December 12, 1962
Michael Louis Golic Sr. (/ˈɡoʊlɪk/; born December 12, 1962 ) is an American television host and former professional football player. He played as defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). Golic is well known for his 25-year association with ESPN, most notably co-hosting ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike from 2000 to 2017. He currently co-hosts a talk show with his son, Mike Golic Jr., on FanDuel Sports Network.
1985
Golic was born and raised in Willowick, Ohio, and attended St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Golic graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1985 as a finance and management major. He served as captain of the football team during his senior season and also wrestled for the Fighting Irish.
1995
During his five years in Philadelphia, he decided to begin his television career with a weekly segment on the Randall Cunningham Show. He received a Mid-Atlantic Region Emmy Award for his feature Golic's Got It. Mike Golic began his fulltime broadcasting career in earnest when he moved to Phoenix, AZ, in 1995 to become the lead talkshow host at KGME radio. Paired with co-host Bruce Jacobs, the Golic-Jacobs morning show on KGME became the model for ESPN's "Mike & Mike" five years later. Golic served as the analyst for Jacksonville Jaguars pre-season games from 1995 to 1998.
1995
Golic joined ESPN in 1995 as a reporter/analyst for Sunday NFL Countdown. He was an original analyst for NFL 2Night (now known as NFL Live), the five-night-per-week news and information program on ESPN2. Golic also served as analyst for Arena Football League on ESPN. In 1997, Golic began serving as college football analyst for ESPN and ABC Sports, a role he continued until 2004 and resumed in 2020. He also hosted Golic and Wingo from 2017 until 2020.
1998
From January 2, 2000, to November 17, 2017, he hosted Mike & Mike with Mike Greenberg on ESPN Radio and ESPN2. November 27, 2017, he began a show with Trey Wingo named Golic and Wingo, which also featured Mike Jr. Prior to "Mike and Mike", Golic was co-host of ESPN Radio's first-morning show, "The Bruno-Golic Morning Show", with talk radio veteran Tony Bruno. The program started in 1998 and ended in 1999 with Bruno's resignation from ESPN Radio. Golic worked with a series of co-hosts for the remainder of 1999. On July 9, 2020, ESPN announced that they would be canceling Golic and Wingo. Their final program together aired on July 31, 2020. On July 18, 2020, Adam Schefter reported that Golic would return to his former role as a college football analyst for ESPN during the 2020 season.
2008
Golic made an appearance on ESPN's mini-series Tilt. He can be seen during the final episode eating a donut at the buffet table. Mike also appeared with Mike Greenberg on the TV series Guiding Light in 2008.
April 27, 2008
On April 27, 2008, it was announced Golic would appear alongside football's greatest players in the PS3 and Xbox 360 game, All-Pro Football 2K8.
May 28, 2009
Mike and Bob appeared with their father and their brother Greg on the May 28, 2009, edition of Mike and Mike in the Morning broadcast from Progressive Field in Cleveland. The three Golic brothers again appeared together on Mike and Mike on May 7, 2010, May 9, 2012, and May 31, 2017, when the show broadcast from Progressive Field. Golic has stated numerous times on Mike and Mike he is a Cleveland Guardians and a Cleveland Cavaliers fan.
2010
In 2010, Golic co-wrote the book Mike and Mike's Rules for Sports and Life with co-host Mike Greenberg.
2015
In 2015, Golic was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in the Outstanding American category, designated for those who have used wrestling as a stepping stone to success in other fields.
2021
After leaving ESPN, in 2021 Golic joined Learfield as co-host and analyst of College Football Saturday Night, a new personality-driven streaming radio broadcast of college football games throughout the season. He currently serves as an analyst for Pro Football Talk, and as the analyst for Westwood One's broadcast of Thursday Night Football.
2021
Golic joined the DraftKings Network in 2021, and Golic Jr. did the same in following year. They co-hosted “GoJo and Golic” on the network from 2022 to 2025, and then moved to FanDuel Sports Network to co-host “Golic/Golic” that same year.
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