- O.J. Simpson was his best man at his 1985 wedding to Phylicia Rashad. Bill Cosby walked her down the aisle.
- Proposed to wife Phylicia Rashad on national TV during the halftime show of NBC's Thanksgiving Day broadcast of the game between the Detroit Lions and the New York Jets. Earlier in the day, she had worked NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day telecast. Within minutes of hearing Ahmad's request, she came on NBC's "NFL Live" halftime set and accepted his proposal live on TV.
- The name Ahmad Rashad means, "Admirable One Led To Truth." He was a Minnesota Viking from 1976-1982.
- Children: Daughter Keva (born in 1970 - mother Deidre Waters), son Sean (born in 1970 - mother unknown), daughter Maiysha (born in 1974 - Matilda Johnson), son Ahmad Jr. (born in 1978 - mother Matilda Johnson), daughter Dola Rashad (born December 11, 1986 - mother: Phylicia Rashad) and one stepson Billy (born in 1973 - Phylicia's son).
- Daughter Condola was born three days before the Rashads' first wedding anniversary, who is named after her paternal grandmother, Condola Moore.
- Played football for the University of Oregon
- Sportscaster for NBC Sports
- Stepfather of Casey Johnson.
- Ex-brother-in-law of Debbie Allen and Norman Nixon.
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