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Clay Travis

Clay Travis, American sports journalist, blogger, and broadcaster

Born
April 6, 1979
Age in 2026
47
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1979

About Clay Travis

Richard Clay Travis (born April 6, 1979) is an American writer, lawyer, radio host and television analyst, and the founder of OutKick. He has spoken out on political issues. He has written several books. As a political commentator, he and Buck Sexton host The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, a three-hour weekday conservative talk show which debuted on June 21, 2021 as the replacement of The Rush Limbaugh Show on many radio stations. Travis has stated that he had never voted Republican before the presidential election in 2016. Travis began writing online for CBS Sports in September 2005, which for the first year was not paid. After FanHouse was merged into Sporting News in 2011, Travis founded Outkickthecoverage.com. After leaving CBS, Travis became a writer and editor at Deadspin, and then a columnist at FanHouse.

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Clay Travis timeline

  1. Travis began writing online for CBS Sports in September 2005, which for the first year was not paid.
  2. After FanHouse was merged into Sporting News in 2011, Travis founded Outkickthecoverage.com.

The world when Clay Travis was born

Clay Travis was born in 1979. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1979

  • #1 song"My Sharona" – The Knack
  • Top movieKramer vs. Kramer
  • Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
  • Best-selling bookThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle on Ice" (1980 — actually)
  • Top headlineIran hostage crisis begins
  • Technology milestoneSony Walkman released — portable music goes mainstream
  • Defining fadSony Walkman — portable music revolution
  • Notable inventionSony Walkman
  • World population4.38 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
  • Also wonSeattle SuperSonics (NBA)
  • U.S. population225.1M

1979 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Clay Travis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19792026
Gas$0.86$3.45/gal
Average home$62,900$435,000
Average income$19,554$67,500
Minimum wage$2.90$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population225.1M341 million

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