Kenny Mayne was born in Kent, Washington in September 1959. In school he played quarterback and even received honorable mention junior college All-American status at Wenatchee Valley College in 1978. He was then the backup quarterback, to future star Randall Cunningham, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He eventually graduated with a broadcasting degree. He signed as a free agent with the Seattle Seahawks. Mayne worked as a reporter in Las Vegas and then in Seattle, Washington. He was hired by ESPN in 1994 and started on ESPN hosting SportSmash. He then was the co-anchor of the 11PM SportsCenter for two years. In 2013 he returned to SportsCenter signing a contract to anchor 70 episodes and host 10 specials per year through 2015. He wrote the book titled “An Incomplete And Inaccurate History of Sport” in 2008.