He was less fortunate on the rushing attack, running for -34 yards on 30 carries with a touchdown, with all of this being done in eight games (with Chicago winning once) that resulted in 12 fumbles (four of which he lost), which was a league high.

Oddly enough, he would fumble the ball eight total times in his next four seasons combined (the 35 for a career was second alltime in history when he retired).

[7][8] During the 1948 season, Christman made a cameo appearance in the film Triple Threat alongside teammate Charley Trippi.

[13] After retiring as a player, Christman worked as a television color commentator, first-teaming with play-by-play announcer Joe Boland to call Cardinals games for CBS in 1958 and 1959.

In 1962, he began calling American Football League games on ABC with Gowdy, a pairing that continued after AFL rights shifted to NBC in 1965.

Christman also called the collegiate Orange Bowl game for several years, teaming with Boland (1960), Scott (1961), and Gowdy (1962–67).

Christman died three days shy of his 52nd birthday in 1970 in Lake Forest, Illinois, from a heart attack.

[14][15] Christman was buried at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, and was survived by his wife Inez and three adult children.