By Tony Romo was born on the 21st of April 1980. His full name is Antonio Ramiro Romo. He is a retired pro football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) as a quarterback for a total of 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. Romo was a part of college football at Eastern Illinois University, where he appeared at the Ohio Valley Conference championship in 2001 and received the Walter Payton Award the next year. In 2003, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.
Tony Romo’s career achievements:
- He was named Second-team All-Pro in 2014.
- He was a four-time Pro Bowl in 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2014.
- He was the NFL passer rating leader in 2014.
- He was the NFL completion percentage leader in 2014.
- He was a recipient of the Walter Payton Award in 2002.
- He was three-time OVC Player of the Year in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
- He was a three-time First-team All-OVC in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
With that said, we could say that Tony had a pretty successful career as a footballer, and on top of that, he also married a gorgeous woman whose name is Candice Crawford.
Who is Candice Crawford?
Born on the 16th of December 1986, Candice Crawford is well known for being the wife of former NFL superstar Tony Romo. She stands at 5 feet 8 inches and is 36 years old as of March 2023. She hails from Lubbock, Texas, and is a journalist by profession.
While she was still a student at the University of Missouri, Candice initially began her career as a sports commentator for NBC affiliate KOMU-TV and worked as an intern for CBS affiliate KTVT, as per PEOPLE.
Her family being massive Cowboys fans, she covered the Cowboys for the Blitz and uploaded it on the popular sports blog Midwest Sports Fans.
After completing her studies, she proceeded to work at local Dallas circuits such as CW33TV, where she filled in high school sports.
Besides being a fantastic journalist, Candice is popularly known for being a former pageant queen. In 2003, she won Miss Texas Teen and in 2005, she was named Miss Missouri USA. She is also known as the sister of the handsome actor Chace Crawford, who portrayed the role of Nate Archibald on the hit show Gossip Girl.
How Did Tony Romo and Candice Crawford Meet?
The couple had their first encounter back in the early 2000s while Candice was working as an intern with the cowboys.
Their exact dating timeline is not clear but it is reported that the two started dating somewhere in 2009 and after dating for about a year, the couple got engaged on December 16, 2010, which was also Candice’s 24th birthday.
When Did Candice Crawford and Tony Romo Get Married?
The couple announced their engagement in December 2010 and after being engaged for about five months, they decided to exchange their vows on May 28, 2011. The couple has three sons together. They welcomed their first son Hawkins Crawford Romo on April 9, 2012. The second son Rivers Romo on March 18, 2014, and the third son Jones McCoy Romo on August 23, 2017.
