Skip Bayless

Birth Name: John Edward Bayless II

Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 4, 1951

Ethnicity: English, distant Irish

Skip Bayless is an American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality.

Skip is the son of Levita and John Bayless. His brother is chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless. He is married to Ernestine Sclafani.

Skip’s paternal grandfather was Claude Richard Bayless (the son of George Grant Bayless and Nora Ellmore). George was born in Missouri, the son of John Adams Bayless and Rebecca Chaney. Nora was also born in Missouri, the daughter of Thomas J. Elmore and Melissa J. Howard.

Skip’s paternal grandmother was Fannie/Fanny Geneva Packwood (the daughter of Jesse William Warren Packwood and Amanda Caroline White). Jesse was born in Barry County, Missouri, the son of John Ira Packwood and Jane Malissa Stamps. Amanda was born in Missouri, the daughter of James Wilson White and Julia Ann Knowles.

Skip’s maternal grandfather was William Potter (the son of Ottis Potter and Iva Edna Fitzpatrick). Ottis was born in Missouri, the son of Marion Francis Potter and Mary Baker Sneed. Iva was born in Cowley, Kansas, the daughter of William Wallace Fitzpatrick and Evaline Louisa Belless.

Skip’s maternal grandmother was Gladys Augusta Jones (the daughter of Laurent Jones and Mary Catherine Main). Gladys was born in Oklahoma. Laurent was born in Claiborne County, Tennessee, the son of Kindred Barron Jones and Summerfield Elizabeth Herring. Mary Catherine was born in Missouri, the daughter of The Rev. General Lane Main and Margarett/Margaret Elizabeth Earles/Earls.

Sources: Genealogy of Skip Bayless – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Skip’s mother (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com