SEC Network host Peter Burns welcomes second child born on Halloween

Halloween was already a special day in the Burns household, now it’s arrived at a new level.

SEC Network host Peter Burns on Thursday announced the birth of his second child born on Halloween, a boy named Thomas James Burns. He arrived at 2:45 a.m. and was seven pounds and 12 ounces.

“He’s named after my best friend and the greatest father I could have ever known who adopted me and raised me to be the man I am today,” Burns tweeted.

Burns and his wife had a daughter born on Oct. 31, 2017, Beaux Victoria Burns.

Burns said these children are especially meaningful to him because he was adopted as a child. He added this tweet also Thursday: “So quick story…. 2 years ago, my life changed forever. Our daughter Beaux was born on Halloween. Being adopted, she was the first person I had ever met that I was related to. I was always pulling for a Halloween baby….thought it would such a cool day for a birthday.”

Last year, ESPN announced that Burns agreed to a multi-year extension to continue to host studio programming on SEC Network, including its flagship news show, SEC Now.

C’mon….I’m kidding.
His name is not Tiger Jeaux Burns

(My wife vetoed it)

He’s named after my best friend and the greatest father I could have ever known who adopted me and raised me to be the man I am today.

Thomas James Burns. pic.twitter.com/MIJhStJEbh

— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) October 31, 2019

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.