Pat Forde Sports Illustrated, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Salary, and Net Worth

Pat Forde Bio | Wiki

Pat Forde is an American veteran sports journalist. He has been serving as a national columnist for Sports Illustrated since October 29, 2019. He is also working as an analyst for Big Ten Network and writes his signature columns for, Forde-Yard Dash and Ford.

Before Sports Illustrated he spent eight years at Yahoo! Sports. In addition, he is co-author of Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0 along with Rick Pitino, a basketball coach at the University of Louisville.

Pat Forde Age

He was born in Colorado Spring, Colorado, in the United States of America. Pat is around 57 years old although details regarding the date and year he holds his birthday remain unknown.

Pat Forde Height

He is a man of average stature. Pat stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.74 m).

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Pat Forde Family

He was born to his supportive and hardworking parents in Colorado Spring, Colorado, in the United States. Pat is secretive and has kept details regarding his family (family and/or siblings) names and whereabouts away from the limelight.

Pat Forde Wife

He is happily married to his gorgeous wife Tricia. Tricia is a former swimmer at Northwestern University. The duo exchanged their wedding vows at the Hill in Colorado Springs. Pat and Tricia are proud parents to their three swimmer children Mitchell served as a Missouri swimmer for four years from 2013, Clayton was a swimmer at Georgia between 2016 and 2020, and Brooke a Stanford swimmer. Brooke participated in the USA 4 × 200m freestyle relay team in 2021 and became the Tokyo Olympics, silver medalist.

Pat Forde Daughter

He is a proud father to his daughter Brooke, who is an American Stanford swimmer, born on March 4, 1999, in Louisville, Kentucky. She participated in the USA 4 × 200m freestyle relay team in 2021 and became the Tokyo Olympics, silver medalist. Further, she received the 400m individual medley at the 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Growing up Brooke grew along with her brothers who were also swimmers. Her brothers Mitchell served as a Missouri swimmer for four years from 2013 and Clayton as a swimmer at Georgia between 2016 and 2020.

Pat Forde Education

He earned his high school diploma from Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs. During his time as a student, Pat played high school football for Gary Barnett during his sophomore and junior years from 1980 to 1981. He later enrolled at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and pursued his bachelor’s degree graduating in 1987. As a student at the university, he covered sports at The Maneater a University of Missouri independent paper.

Pat Forde Podcast

He co-hosts the College Football Enquirer: College Basketball Edition podcast along with Dan Wetzel at Yahoo sports. In the podcast, they break down the latest college football and college basketball news with their unique blend of analysis, investigative journalism, and eclectic humor. In addition, the podcast contains 330 episodes as of March 23, 2022.

Pat Forde Yahoo | Yahoo Sports

He joined Yahoo Sports on November 1, 2011, after the expiration of his contract with ESPN. while working at the station, he resumed his weekly “Forde Yard Dash” and, later, his “Forde Minutes” column as well. Pat left the station in October 2019 to join Sports Illustrated.

Pat FordeYard Dash | Espn

He joined ESPN in 2004 as a college football and basketball senior writer along with Michael Kim and John Anderson. While at the station, He wrote a column Forde Minutes and Forde Yard Dash during the NCAA basketball season. Further, he also appeared on ESPN tv and radio.

Pat Forde Sports Illustrated

Pat serves as a national columnist for Sports Illustrated since October 29, 2019. He joined the station as a senior college sports writer. Moreover, he is also working as an analyst for Big Ten Network and writes his signature columns for, Forde-Yard Dash and Ford. Before Sports Illustrated he spent eight years at Yahoo! Sports after his contract terminated with ESPN.

Previously, Pat joined ESPN in 2004 as a college football and basketball senior writer along with Michael Kim and John Anderson. He wrote a column Forde Minutes and Forde Yard Dash during the NCAA basketball season. He also appeared on ESPN tv and radio.

His career life kicked off in 1987 at The Courier-Journal as a working journalist. During his time at the station, he received a number of awards, he later worked as a reporter. In addition, he wrote columns for 12 years. Apart from being a sports journalist, he is co-author of Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0 along with Rick Pitino, basketball coach at the University of Louisville.

Pat’s colleagues at Sports Illustrated include:

Steve Rushin – Senior Writer

Chris Mannix – Senior Writer

Jon Wertheim – Senior Writer

Stephanie Apstein – Senior Writer

Tom Verducci – Senior Writer

Michael Rosenberg – Senior Writer

Pat Forde Salary

He receives decent pay from working as a national columnist for Sports Illustrated. Pat’s salary is $84,500 annually.

Pat Forde Net Worth

He has served as a professional journalist for over three decades, thus he has managed to gather an admirable fortune. Pat’s estimated net worth is $1 Million.

How Tall Is Pat Forde

Pat is a man of average stature and is 5 ft 7 in.

How Old Is Pat Forde

Pat is around 57 years old. He was born in Colorado Spring, Colorado, in the USA. However, details regarding his exact date and year of birth are currently away from the limelight.

Is Pat Forde Married

He is a happily married man as well as a proud father. Pat married his gorgeous wife Tricia at the Hill in Colorado Springs. His wife was a swimmer at Northwestern University. The pair shares three children named Mitchell, Clayton, and Brooke.

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