Eddie McGuire is every inch the proud father as he poses with his NFL college champion son Joe

Eddie McGuire looked every inch the proud father during a recent trip to the US to visit his budding NFL star son Joe.

The media personality, 60, was seen proudly posing alongside his son as he visited the upcoming NFL star at the Ohio State Football Stadium, ahead of a big game.

Eddie, dressed in a zipped-up black puffer jacket and matching jeans, stood tall with his son, who looked every bit the budding sports sensation in his red NFL jersey, emblazoned with the number 42.

The father-son duo shared a special moment on the field, marking a milestone in Joe's career as an NFL college champion.

Joe, 24, towered over his father in the photo and looked fit, with his strapping physique clearly on display. 

Eddie, who has been a constant source of support for his son, clearly couldn’t be prouder of Joe’s achievements as he continues to make a name for himself on the field.

The McGuire family’s bond was evident as they stood together in front of the stadium, with Eddie beaming with pride, and Joe's bright future ahead of him.

Eddie McGuire is one of the most famous faces in Aussie Rules, which is why his son wanted to forge his own identity in footy far away from the AFL in Australia.

Joe McGuire grew up like most kids in Melbourne, playing Aussie Rules and cricket and with the former Collingwood boss and Footy Show host as his dad, seemed destined for a career in the AFL.

Instead, he chose a very different path and is now in his second year at the Ohio State Buckeyes, one of the biggest college football programs in the United States.

He is joined by fellow Aussie Nick McLarty as punters for the Buckeyes, bringing a uniquely Aussie twist to the team which only happened because of a chance conversation during the Covid pandemic.

'One of my friends sort of came up to me in Covid and said you've got a decent leg, why don't you try this thing called Prokick Australia,' Joe said.

Now, in a remarkable journey, the right-footed punter has forced his way into a side that has won eight national championships and plays in front of 100,000 diehard supporters at their Ohio stadium.

And now he has revealed why he spurned the AFL to take a chance on a sport where only 6.5 per cent of high school footy players will make it to NCAA college level.

'What the world is like at the moment, anything I did in Melbourne there are going to be some people who say you only did that because of your dad,' he told News Corp.

'This is just one thing that it just does not matter who your dad is or whatever. You have to put in the work and you have to be good enough, or else there's just no way they play you at a school like this.'

His father was surprised by his journey, but highly supportive. 

'It was very impressive to watch a young kid have a go at this outlandish sort of dream,' Eddie said of his son.

'He literally started from scratch, and now he's playing in front of 100,000 every week.'