Trivia

Was a die-hard Buffalo Bills fans.

Graduated from Canisius High School, a Jesuit private school for boys in Buffalo, New York.

His son, Luke Russert, graduated from Boston College a few days before Tim's death.

Merited a place in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" (Artists & Entertainers section) with a tribute written by Mario Cuomo (Issue May 12, 2008).

Wife, Maureen Orth, is a writer for Vanity Fair magazine. Their only son, Luke, was born in 1986.

Had three sisters.

Was a New York Yankees fan.

His father, Tim Russert Sr. (Big Russ), was a garbage collector in Buffalo, N.Y.

Special counsel for U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan for five years and then a counselor for ex-Gov. Mario Cuomo in 1983-1984.

Graduate of Cleveland Marshall College of Law.

Longtime friend of Tom Brokaw and Robert D. Novak.