Randy Cross Randall " Randy " Laureat Cross ( born April 25 , 1954 ) , is a football analyst and former NFL offensive lineman . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in July 2011 . High school years . Cross , who was born in Brooklyn , New York , attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino , California . He was renowned as a high school shot put champion in the Southern California CIF during the years 1970 – 1972 . In 1972 , he was CIF California State Meet champion in the event , defeating future world record holder Terry Albritton and future WWF wrestling star Jim Neidhart both from Newport Harbor High School in the process . He heaved the 12 pound high school shot 67 ' 6 . 5 " which remains the Crespi school and stadium record . College career . At UCLA , Cross was an All - America selection . As a senior he helped lead his team to the 1976 Rose Bowl championship over top - ranked Ohio State . Cross began his career as a Center , but was moved to Right Guard for his junior year before playing both Guard and Center as senior on a rare rotating nine man offensive line . On this rotating line Cross started at RG on the 1st unit and then moved to Center when the next group hit the field . He was named First - team All - America in 1975 . He was also a First - team All - Conference selection in 1975 In his career he was a starter in 28 of 34 career games including his final 23 . Randy Cross ( and many other UCLA linemen ) also played collegiate rugby for the school . Randy was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011 . Pro career . In 1976 , Cross was selected in the second - round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers ; his 13 - year career included six All - Pro selections , three Pro Bowl selections and three Super Bowl championships ( SB XVI , XIX + XXIII ) . Cross ' last game as a player was Super Bowl XXIII in 1989 . Randy played center from 1976 – 78 then guard from 1979 – 87 before finishing his career in San Francisco at center in 1988 . Upon his retirement after Super Bowl XXIII , Randy joined the Miller Lite All Star ' s cast making a series of popular commercials for the brewing giant . Broadcasting career . From 1989 - 1993 , Cross was a member of the CBS Sports team that covered the NFC playoffs and Super Bowl XXVI . In addition , he served as an analyst for CBS Radio Sports ' coverage of Super Bowl XXIV . Cross left CBS ( following their loss of the NFC package to Fox ) to join NBC Sports as a football analyst for NFL telecasts and a part - time analyst for Notre Dame football games . In 1998 , he returned to CBS Sports as a game analyst before serving as a studio analyst on " The NFL Today " from 1999 - 2001 . He eventually returned to his game analyst duties in 2002 . He co - hosts shows also on the Sirius NFL Radio . In 2009 , he also became the color analyst for US Naval Academy home games on CBS College Sports TV . He is also the lead color commentator for New England Patriots pre - season games , alongside Don Criqui . Randy is a co - host on " The Morning Show " on WZGC 92 - 9 The Game a CBS radio station in Atlanta , Georgia . Personal . He lives in Alpharetta , Georgia , with his wife , Patrice , and their three children . Oldest daughter Kelly graduated from University of Georgia and currently works for Levick Strategic Communications in Washington , D . C . Youngest daughter Crystal recently graduated from Auburn University with a degree in BioMedical Science . Son , Brendan , plays football for UCLA after transferring from Wake Forest University . His father , Dennis Cross ( 1924 – 1991 ) , was an American actor , who had the lead role in the syndicated adventure series " The Blue Angels " ( 1960 – 1961 ) .