Career
College Football
Tillman was an All-American running back for the University of Oklahoma (1982-1985) and was the captain of the 1985 National Championship team when it defeated Penn State, 25–10, in the Orange Bowl. Journalism
Tillman earned a bachelor"s degree in journalism in 1986 and a bachelor"s degree in communications in 1988 from the University of Oklahoma. Houston Oilers
Spencer Tillman was drafted in the 1987 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers as the 133rd overall pick in the 5th round.
He played for the Oilers for two seasons (1987-1988).
San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl XXIV
In the 1989 off-season, Tillman was traded to the San Francisco 49ers where he played for three seasons (1989-1991). Return to the Oilers
In 1992, Tillman was traded back to Houston, where he completed his playing career (1992-1994).
Broadcasting
After being drafted by the Houston Oilers in 1987, Tillman worked as an anchor and reporter at KPRC-television during the seven-month off-season. His football and broadcasting careers developed in tandem as he hosted two radio sports-talk shows and was a reporter and anchor for a radio Prime Minister magazine in Oklahoma City prior to his television jobs.
Columbia Broadcasting System Sports
Spencer Tillman joined Columbia Broadcasting System Sports in 1999 as lead studio analyst for College Football Today, the network"s pre-game studio show.
Tillman, who had served as WABC-television"s weekend sports anchor in New York from 1997 to 1999 and spent 10 years as a sports anchor for KPRC-television Houston, is paired with Tim Brando at the College Football Today desk. Tillman and Brando also broadcast regional NFL games for Columbia Broadcasting System from 2000–2003. In the first three years, Tillman and Brando were the eighth team of the NFL games for Columbia Broadcasting System.
However, Tillman and Brando were demoted to the ninth team of the NFL games for Columbia Broadcasting System and replaced by Bill Macatee and Jerry Glanville in the eighth team in 2003.
He has also served for four years as a reporter for the Network"s National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament coverage and is an anchor for regional broadcasts on Fox Sports Networks. He also served as host of Direct Television"s "NFL Sunday Ticket."
Fox Sports
Starting in 2015 Tillman joined Fox Sports and reunite with Tim Brando on Fox CFB. KGOW 1560 Department of Administration and Management Houston
Spencer Tillman began duties as the voice of KGOW 1560 The Game, a Houston sports talk radio station, when the station launched its new format in August 2007.
Spencer"s role includes reading promotional copy for the station as well as weekly on-air time during football season. KTRK abc13 Houston
Spencer Tillman is a current co host of KTRK"s Houston Texans Inside the Game, a 30-minute weekly post-game recap and analysis program that typically follows the station"s local newscast on game days.