Chris Lincoln

Chris Lincoln (born November 11, 1947) is an American sportscaster who called College Football on ABC from 1976 to 1979 and hosted ESPN's horse racing coverage from 1985 to 1998. He recently "semi-retired" from a stint as sports director at KTUL-TV (ABC) in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Early life Lincoln was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended high school in Warren, Michigan, where he began his career covering sports writing for his high school newspaper and the Royal Oak Tribune.

He attended the University of Missouri from 1965 to 1970. There, he worked as a student assistant in the Sports Information office and wrote for the Columbia Daily Tribune. He also worked at KFRU as a sports anchor and play-by-play announcer for David H. Hickman High School games. Additionally, he served as a reporter for the University of Missouri Sports Network and provided network cut-ins for ABC Radio.

Lincoln also called college football, college basketball, and Canadian Football League games for ESPN.

In 1999, Lincoln became the global presenter for the World Racing Championship Series.

Return to Tulsa In May 2007, Lincoln returned to KTUL as Executive Sports Director. Lincoln anchored the weeknight sports from May 2007- August 2011. Lincoln retired from evening news in 2011 to hand the position to Rick Pendergraft and John Moss. Moss was later named sports director in January 2013.