Jeff Dickerson, ESPN's Chicago Bears reporter, died at 44 years old on Tuesday from complications with colon cancer, the media outlet announced. CBS Sports journalist Grant Wahl -- one of the most respected soccer reporters in the country -- died while covering the World Cup, his brother announced Friday. And as cocky and brash as he was, he liked nothing better than to sing a good duet every night. ", That man is Stuart Scott, and his contributions to the sports lexicon are writ large. And I'm really thrilled that he was right on. Since that night, "You beat cancer by how you live" has become a rallying cry for millions of patients and their families. He was 67. ", Father. Jeff Dickerson, who covered the Chicago Bears for ESPN, died on Tuesday from complications of colon cancer at the age of 44. ", Friend. "His girls mean everything to him," says Harris. Take a look at these 30 hottest ESPN female reporters who may not be famous names yet, but they are rising in the industry thanks to their good looks and great reporting skills. Doctors began treating him for a presumed diagnosis of HLH. Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez died unexpectedly at his home Sunday afternoon, the company announced. Some of Claytons most memorable segments on ESPN television were his regular debates with former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury. The cause of death was not immediately . On April 26, 2017, the entire sports media world was rocked by news of about 100 layoffs at ESPN, many of them impacting big-name reporters, columnists, anchors, hosts and analysts. Joined ESPN The Magazine as a founding editor in 1998. ", Poet. He inspired his colleagues with his talent, his work ethic, his personality and his devotion to his daughters. Unfortunately, their enjoyable afternoon turned deadly in a matter of seconds. Harris calls it his "Stuartness." Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years. ", Gus Ramsey, who arrived in Bristol in 1994, remembers exactly when he knew Stuart had found a new audience. He was also a mainstay during ESPNs coverage of the biggest sporting events like the college football national championship, where he would stand on the stage under the falling confetti and interview the winning coach and players. "I have friends who have no idea what that movie is about," Stuart told him. He bounced around to several different Canadian television stations in the late 1970s, and then in 1982, he moved to the United States where he took a job as a sports anchor at a Baltimore television station. (1/9) Hi all, Katy again- this will be my last post on Edwards social media. (AP file photo) Bill Conlin, the legendary former Philadelphia sports columnist whose career came to a crashing end 25 months ago after he was accused of . Bob Neumeier, the affable broadcaster known as "Neumy" to legions of sports fans familiar with his work at Ch. He was 67. 5/29/89 ESPN coverage, lead by @cbfowler and the late, great John Saunders, of Phillies 3B Mike Schmidt hanging them up after 18 seasons. And on Nov. 26, 2007, while covering a "Monday Night Football" game between the Steelers and Dolphins, Stuart had to have an emergency appendectomy that revealed a malignancy requiring additional surgery. Celebrate John Clayton by rewatching his This Is SportsCenter commercial (0:30), Longtime NFL reporter John Clayton dies at 67, The future of the NFL combine: Is there really a chance it could end forever? Clayton spent over a decade at the Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune before a more than 20-year run at ESPN. The two were set to be married in April. Over the years, he entertained us, and in the end, he inspired us -- with courage and love. When she arrived next door, she discovered her husband lying on the bottom of the pool. ", Yes, he would reference Tupac, but he also would quote Shakespeare: "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.". The two were to be married in April. HLH is a rare disorder that affects the immune system, making certain white blood cells attack other blood cells and enlarging the spleen and liver, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. "It has helped me knowing that his passing was inevitable, and Im at least grateful he didnt have to go through the painful treatment and drawn out process of battling the disease,'' she wrote. Dickerson's wife, Caitlin, died two years ago from melanoma, and. For all his fame, Stuart was buds with everybody in Bristol, be they production assistants or co-hosts or executives. Olivia Harlan Dekker. Olivia Harlan Dekker. Even I encouraged him to maybe take a more traditional approach, but he had a strong conviction about who he wanted to be, and the voice he wanted to project, and clearly, he was right, and we were wrong. "Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body and that is seemingly what happened with Edward. "One year we went to their performance of 'The Nutcracker.' I turned around, got back in my car, and drove off, heading for home.. "He had that great balance of being entertaining and being right.". is that GOD? He owned it.". He went out and did a piece on the rodeo, and he nailed it just like he would nail the NBA Finals for ESPN. Get breaking news alerts& today's headlines inyour inbox. Now his fiance has revealed that, though he did not know it, Aschoff had stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in his lungs. The very best TV partner. She is publicly vocal but equally powerful. The ESPN reporter who died on his 34th birthday last month didn't realize it, but he had stage 4 cancer. ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff died Tuesday on his 34th birthday, just months before he was to be married. African-American. (Read more cancer stories.). He loved hockey and started playing it at a young age. pic.twitter.com/6x7HPsZqZn, "I wanted to provide an update about Edwards passing that may help people in processing it and making a little more sense of what happened," she wrote. SportsCenter producers created a weekly segment called "Four Downs'' pitting Clayton against NFL analyst and former quarterback Sean Salisbury. The sports network announced Aschoff died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 after a brief illness. He brought in the barber shop, the church, R&B, soul music. Clayton is survived by his wife, Pat, and sister, Amy. 'The Professor' was a friend to so many in our business. On June 15, 2014, Stuart flawlessly handled the trophy presentation to the Spurs -- after doing 300 push-ups that day. As a youth, he was very successful and received a hockey scholarship to play at Western Michigan University. '", The person most responsible for bringing Stuart to Bristol was Al Jaffe, ESPN's vice president for talent, who was looking for sportscasters who might appeal to a younger audience for ESPN2. ESPN knew enough to have sportscasters who represented 45 million Americans, not to mention 80 percent of the players in the NBA and 70 percent of those in the NFL. She was a star of the South Bend Blue Sox. We will miss you, John.. He was 61. Sinai for research. Know more in just minutes with our free newsletters. Scott was remembered through an outpouring of tributes by athletes, colleagues and fans on Twitter and statements from his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, which said that "his legacy will live on in many ways -- as a friend, a son, a father, a professional and forever, a Tar Heel," and President Barack Obama. ", She says that the clarity "has helped me knowing that his passing was inevitable, and Im at least grateful he didnt have to go through the painful treatment and drawn out process of battling the disease," jokingly noting, "He wouldnt have wanted to go out like that. ", "John Clayton, one of the first 'Insiders,' helped bring fans closer to the game they loved," Goodell said in a statement. But I wasn't. But they are only one aspect of his legacy. That part hasnt changed much in 2012, as we get set to present our 50,000thSportsCenter. "Ever since he used that catchphrase on the air for the first time, and we looked at each other and said, 'What the hell is that? the double nickel that sliced the knicks at their knees "After his passing, the hospital received the final results from his lung biopsy. On that day Mees wife Michelle, was alerted to the situation by one of her daughters. He never slipped. Below is a list of former ESPN employees who have confirmed their departures via social media (this list will continue to be updated). Unfortunately, their enjoyable afternoon turned deadly in a matter of seconds. And yet, when the red light came on, when he was on camera, you had no idea. Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49. It's this ineffable way Stuart had of welcoming you to the party, bringing you into his confidence, making sure you were having a good time. He was 89. CNN notes many had expressed surprise that Aschoff, who was young and seemingly in good health, would die of pneumonia, and Berteau adds, "I also wanted to provide this update because he would have wanted everyone to know that something way bigger than pneumonia took him down." ", He first met ESPN anchor Chris Berman in Tampa, Florida. All in the family: how three generations of Jaquezes have ruled West Coast basketball, Alonso says Aston 'living a dream,' eyes podium, LIVE Transfer Talk: Bayern still keen on Kane despite new Choupo-Moting contract, Top moments from Brady, Manning, Jordan and other athletes hosting 'Saturday Night Live'. FILE - Soccer legend Pele, of Brazil, feeds French soccer legend Just Fontaine, left, with a soccer ball cake Sunday, July 5, 1998 in Paris.French soccer great Just Fontaine, whose 1958 record of 13 goals scored during a World Cup still stands, has . to "As cool as the other side of the pillow" to "He must be the bus driver cuz he was takin' him to school. His marriage to Kimberly Scott, the mother of their daughters, came to an end. ESPNU anchor . I followed up and found out that Stuart's contract was up soon. We have been friends since 1986. It didn't hit me until that moment that this guy was making an impact.". Stuart said, 'I got it.' He was 49. Stuart and Steve Levy share one personal career highlight: Taking "SportsCenter" to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait in 2004. He was a phenomenal television friend and a loyal life friend to me. BRISTOL, Conn. -- Richard Durrett, a veteran reporter who covered Dallas-area sports for ESPN, has died. On December 5, a few days after his pneumonia diagnosis, he tweeted: Anyone ever had multifocal (bilateral) pneumonia in their early 30s as someone who never gets sick and has a very good immune system? Eisen, now the lead anchor for the NFL Network, says, "Who would have thought the perfect guy for me, a Jewish kid from Staten Island, would be an African-American guy with North Carolina roots? Suzy Kolber, the ESPN anchor who also began at ESPN2, says, "Stuart called me his TV wife, but we really were like a family, trying to launch this brand-new network and spending all this time together. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Prior, he covered the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Pittsburgh Press and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma News Tribune. In those early days, as ESPN would lose, then regain its contract with the NHL, Mees served as the main NHL host during the season, while anchoring the SportsCenter desk during the offseason. He defied convention and criticism to help bring this network into a new century. When it comes to females who blazed a trail in the male-dominated world of sports journalism, the name Jeannie Morris rarely gets mentioned. What will the Buffalo Bills do without defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier? Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Jeremy Sochan, Christian Wood make the list, Wilbon: Scott changed the language of sports, Scoop Jackson: Scott won by remaining true, Stuart accepted the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, Senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. Mees learned of an opportunity to work for a new sports network launching in Connecticut that would broadcast sports coverage 24/7. Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the . So I told my supervisors at ESPN that I was in the hospital for my diabetes, which gave me more incentive to get out soon before I had to blow my cover.. He was 67 years old. ESPN NFL reporter Jeff Dickerson has died aged 44 from complications of colon cancer. Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has signed an eight-year extension with an $8.7 million average annual value, the team announced Wednesday. "I recently told that story on the air. Most recently, he worked for the Seattle Sports 710 radio station for the past 14 years. John Saunders, the sports anchor whose baritone voice was a fixture on ESPN programming for 30 years, has died, the network announced Wednesday. (3/9) Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body and that is seemingly what happened with Edward. Unfortunately, those watching at home on television let him know. A Manson Family follower, she helped put Charles Manson behind bars. I'm trying to fight it the best I can. He spoke to the very athletes he was talking about with a flair and a style that ESPN president John Skipper says, "changed everything. Says Ramsey, "You knew the second he walked in the door that it was a pit stop, and that he was gonna be this big star somewhere someday. 25 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from West cameroon state news: She die for lack of care in the Buea general hospital. And Stuart laughed so hard because it sort of confirmed his belief that he provided me with street cred.". Oh what a trail they blazed. And occasionally, he would bust out his own poetry, as he did for this jam on Michael Jordan's 50th birthday on Feb. 17, 2013: the best ever a CLEVER phrase we OVERuse The sports network said Aschoff died after "a brief illness," and called the reporter's death "devastating" in a statement. Clayton's close friend Jeff Muzzy announced the news of Clayton's death on Twitter on March 18, 2022, in an emotional statement. "His daughters and my daughters danced at the same studio," says Anderson. A former Detroit news anchor died just one day after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to reports. "We are very sorry to have to share the devastating news of the tragi ", There were times in the last few years when his friends worried that he was working too hard. Former ESPN reporter John Clayton, who was nicknamed "The Professor," died Friday at age 67, the network reported. His plan B was the next best thing to playing sports, and that was covering them. A special man. Coffins of the victims of last Sunday's shipwreck are lined up at the local sports hall in Crotone, southern Italy, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. He sent me a tape, and even then, he had an amazing presence -- I felt the viewer would sit up and take notice when he was on the air. That's partly why he starred in so many "This is 'SportsCenter'" commercials, alongside Tiger, Kobe, Keyshawn, LeBron, Mr. Met and Chad Johnson, who rejected Stuart's idea for a touchdown celebration with "Boo-No! #MLB #Baseball #sports #retire #retirement #Philadelphia #Phillies #Pennsylvania #ESPN #canada #toronto #ontario @PhilliesNation pic.twitter.com/1N4WeyR0mp. The confines of a studio could not hold Stuart. I made my way through the first layer of obstruction and got close enough to see the river below. but the THING that makes "best ever" SING Receive the latest news and breaking updates, straight from our newsroom to your inbox.