Kirk Herbstreit reveals heartbreaking personal news as he explains why he cried after Ohio State win
Kirk Herbstreit reveals heartbreaking personal news as he explains why he cried after Ohio State win
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ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit revealed Tuesday that his wife, Allison Herbstreit, was diagnosed with breast cancer during the last several months. His wife's health, alongside a few other recent life events were the reason he cried after Ohio State won the national championship live on-air.
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Herbstreit did not reveal when Allison was diagnosed with breast cancer, or her status in current day. The broadcaster did not miss an assignment with ESPN or Prime Video this season. 'I haven't really talked about this publicly, Allie, my wife, faced some stuff, it's been a tough year for me behind the scenes,' Herbstreit said Tuesday on 'The Pat McAfee Show'.
'My wife got diagnosed with breast cancer, Ben [Herbstreit's dog] dies. It's a lot of emotion. And when you do what we do, you endure, you do your job.'. In November, after accompanying him on many road trips, Herbstreit's golden retriever Ben passed away due to leukemia. When a tribute played to his dog on ESPN's 'College GameDay', Herbstreit was also overcome with emotions and cried on-air.
Kirk Herbstreit Tuesday that his wife, Allison Herbstreit, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Herbstreit revealed the diagnosis while explaining why he was crying after the CFP title game. "It's been a tough year for my family and I have a lot of gratitude for Ryan Day..I was just so happy for him and his players..My wife was in the booth with me and we were looking down watching our son" @KirkHerbstreit #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/hCaju4KUsK.
