Katherine Webb-McCarron looks back on 7-year anniversary of famous ESPN appearance
On Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, while A.J. McCarron and the Alabama Crimson Tide took on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the country as a whole was introduced to McCarron’s girlfriend, Katherine Webb.
That’s thanks, of course, to Brent Musburger, who was calling the game for ESPN with Kirk Herbstreit.
“What a beautiful woman!” Musburger exclaimed. “If you’re a youngster in Alabama, start getting the football out and throwing it around in the backyard with Pops!”
The comments and video went viral, and Webb—now married to McCarron—became a national sensation.
On Tuesday, to mark the 7th anniversary of the incident, Webb posted an Instagram story highlighting media appearances and modeling career since then and ending with a photo with McCarron, now a backup quarterback with the Houston Texans, and their 2 sons.
“I gave it all up to marry my forever love and have my boys and I would do it again in a heartbeat. The end,” she wrote.
So while Webb embraced her fame for a while, it appears she is most happy being a wife and mother.
It’s starting to get around that time of the year when there’s not much football left to talk about and you’re left with worthless articles like this.
Not worthless. Right after the Citrus Bowl game we were chattering and wondering how she and A.J. were doing. I enjoy background articles like these.
Musberger’s remarks were creepy then; imagine how they’d be received now, just a few years later!
Agree.
Couldn’t agree more. Is it spring yet?
Ok, truth time. If you opened the article just because you hoped to see pictures, raise your hand.
I remember the game & it became a classic Musburger comment. Yes, I wanted to see the photos too. Hand raised.
Hand raised
It’s the seventh year anniversary. AJ now makes $3 Million a year. Who wouldn’t be happy?