SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. "But then I reminded myself, 'Hello, who are you talking about here? He suffered an eye injury while trying to catch a pass at a New York Jets mini-camp, necessitating surgery that put him out of work for a few months. I've often said John would be the guy who would stop everything he was doing, to make sure anyone would have everything they needed. CNN Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez died "unexpectedly" Sunday at the age of 58, according to a statement from ESPN and Sports Content Chairman James Pitaro. The fiance of ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff shared that his sudden death at 34 on Christmas Eve was actually caused by stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and not pneumonia, as doctors previously thought. Once the century rolled over, he did pretty much everything, hosting game shows and New Year's Eve specials, sitting down with President Obama, and becoming the guiding light for NBA and NFL coverage. 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. Jaguars won't spend big, but here are five players they could target in free agency, The most memorable pre-NFL draft workouts ever: Coaches, scouts, execs make their picks, 2023 NFL franchise tag tracker: Raiders tag Josh Jacobs, the NFL's rushing leader. If I told them what I was going through, Im confident they would have protected my privacy and done everything they could to help me. Aschoff died Dec. 24 on his 34th birthday. They had entertaining chemistry in the nerd vs. jock genre. He died from a hit-and-run incident in which Buster Murdaugh was engaged in 2015. I'm not sure the dance steps were up to Baryshnikov, but certainly the intentions were.". "Stuart was playing like it was the seventh game of the NBA Finals, and he's guarding me like I'm Michael Jordan. Behind the scenes, no one knew, including his co-workers and management at ESPN, that John Saunders battled life-long depression. Prior, he covered the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Pittsburgh Press and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma News Tribune. On June 15, 2014, Stuart flawlessly handled the trophy presentation to the Spurs -- after doing 300 push-ups that day. Unfortunately, their enjoyable afternoon turned deadly in a matter of seconds. "He was that good. Before the millennium arrived, he was covering the MLB playoffs, the Final Four and the NBA Finals. Clayton was also widely remembered for his appearance in a memorable This Is SportsCenter commercial in which he completes an on-air segment, pulls off a faux upper half of a suit to reveal a Slayer t-shirt, and lounges in his bedroom headbanging to heavy metal and munching on takeout food. Dylan Lyons, a Spectrum News 13 reporter, was killed on Feb. 22 when a gunman opened fire on him and photojournalist Jesse Walden who was critically injured as they sat in their car in the Pine Hills neighborhood of Orlando. (Joe Faraoni / ESPN Image) (KCTV) -- In a groundswell of support that began in Chicago and has since gone nationwide, the GoFundMe for the 11-year-old son of ESPN . Thank you Aliss for sharing this pain. Azu IshiekweneA good number of those I have spoken with since the news of her tragic death broke on Friday night, said Nigerian gospel artiste, Osinachi Nwachukwu, 42, should not have died. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I go back out on the floor, say, 'Give me the damn ball,' Stuart D's me up, make the shot, walk off the floor and go to the emergency room because I chipped a vertebrae. Stuart and I were both patriotic, but this took it to a whole new level of respect for what our men and women in uniform go through. Get breaking news alerts& today's headlines inyour inbox. Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. 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 NBA and Men's College Basketball Analyst. 'The Professor' was a friend to so many in our business. He did not shy away from the fact that he was a black man, and that allowed the rest of us who came along to just be ourselves. ", "He's a great, great dad," says Ramsey. It should be mentioned often.Morris died Monday at the . Name. That's my Stuart. A Manson Family follower, she helped put Charles Manson behind bars. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images) John. Fontaine's former club Reims announced Fontaine's death on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. 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? His ass was too vain." Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. A renowned baseball reporter and familiar face on ESPN's. "I mean his girls mean everything to him. She was 93. When it comes to females who blazed a trail in the male-dominated world of sports journalism, the name Jeannie Morris rarely gets mentioned. Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years. Clayton was also a longtime member of the Board of Selectors for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Who Is the Highest-Paid ESPN Personality and How Much Do They Make? ", His first real ESPN assignments were for "SportsSmash," a short sportscast twice an hour on ESPN2's "SportsNight" program. "He wasn't as good an athlete as he thought he was," says Harris, a frequent golfing partner. 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'. This undated photo provided by ESPN images shows ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff. #MLB #Baseball #sports #retire #retirement #Philadelphia #Phillies #Pennsylvania #ESPN #canada #toronto #ontario @PhilliesNation pic.twitter.com/1N4WeyR0mp. What we didn't know, until Stuart got here, was how important it was to have someone who could relate to them. All of this combined is what led to his very rapid decline those last few days, and ultimately his passing.. And I'm really thrilled that he was right on. Rosaforte was only . Clayton's close friend Jeff Muzzy announced the news of Clayton's death on Twitter on March 18, 2022, in an emotional statement. Salisbury reflected on Clayton as a "phenomenal man" in a tweet. Host, Analyst and Reporter, SEC Network/ESPN. Edward Aschoff's fiancee, Katy Berteau, took to Twitter to explain the sequence of events that led to Aschoff's sudden decline and Christmas Eve death, USA Today reports. Clayton's appearance included a spot where he appeared as he would on SportsCenter, in a coat and tie, before he tore both off to reveal a Slayer T-shirt, let down his long hair, jumped on a bed and shouted, "Hey ma, I'm done with my segment.''. Some of Claytons most memorable segments on ESPN television were his regular debates with former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury. Mees did deliver the sports and he did it well. Below is a list of former ESPN employees who have confirmed their departures via social media (this list will continue to be updated). He was a terrific journalist, producer, friend, husband and father. Aschoff, who covered college . Stuart and I had to do the 11 o'clock 'SportsCenter,' so with a lead foot, we got to Times Square at around 2 in the morning, and the party at the All-Star Cafe with Gretzky and Shaq and Tiger is letting out. "But Stuart spoke a much different language that appealed to a young demographic, particularly a young African-American demographic.". At least 67 people, including 14 minors, died when . "John was the PFWA's 19th president (1999-2000) and the organization's 2007 Bill Nunn Jr. Award recipient. "His daughters and my daughters danced at the same studio," says Anderson. 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? 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Dickerson's wife, Caitlin, died from melanoma at 36 in 2019. Charmer. "The Seahawks are heartbroken to learn of the passing of John Clayton," the team said in a statement. Six months later, the lingering effects of the injury were evident whenever I made a mistake during our broadcast by mixing up names or getting the score wrongthe kind of simple errors that guys whove been on TV for a few decades arent supposed to make. Tom Mees was one of the ESPN originals. The very best TV partner. From 1979 to 1987, Mees worked exclusively as a lead anchor for the networks nightly highlight news show, SportsCenter. We talked regularly. ", That man is Stuart Scott, and his contributions to the sports lexicon are writ large. Unbeknownst to us, Edward had stage 4, non-Hodgkins lymphoma in his lungs. ", There were times in the last few years when his friends worried that he was working too hard. but the THING that makes "best ever" SING For those not up on their Tchaikovsky, Uncle Drosselmeyer is the toymaker who brings the tableau to life at midnight -- sort of what Stuart did in Bristol. He would spell it out B-O-O dash Y-O-W. He ran out of gas on his way home from school on July 8, 2015. He has been a weekly guest on my radio show for years. Smith, a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., studied at Jackson State University and began his career at the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss. You're having trouble sleeping. Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the . Receive updates on your favorite Boston teams, straight from our newsroom to your inbox. I'm trying to fight it the best I can. Antibiotics did not work and he got worse. Radio reporter Jeff Dickerson, a beloved and respected figure on the Chicago sports scene, died Tuesday at age 43 after a bout with cancer XFL Week 3 preview: Can AJ McCarron, Battlehawks continue their fourth-quarter heroics? "I had never met anybody like Stuart Scott. 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 . 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And he took Nicholas aside and just sat down with him and described his moving away as a kid, losing his best friend as a 10-year-old boy and how he handled it. 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. His legendary, Hall of Fame career will forever have a lasting legacy on football fans across the world. She was a star of the South Bend Blue Sox. We have been friends since 1986. At the time of his death, Mees was just 46. "There were successful African-American sportscasters at the time," says ESPN director of news Vince Doria, who oversaw the studio programming for ESPN2 back then. ", Poet. Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has signed an eight-year extension with an $8.7 million average annual value, the team announced Wednesday. Jeff Dickerson, ESPN's Chicago Bears reporter, died at 44 years old on Tuesday from complications with colon cancer, the media outlet announced. ", In a telling piece in The New York Times in March, Richard Sandomir spent the day with Stuart as he worked out at a martial arts studio in West Hartford, Conn. At one point, he lifted up his EVERYDAY I FIGHT shirt to reveal the scar from his abdominal surgeries. "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. & 2020 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. The rivers rough gray surface looked more like concrete than water. The reporter's cause of death was not revealed. We need full proper investigations. 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. He continued hosting college football coverage on ABC and was there on the stage to talk with Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban when their teams won national titles. On a personal level, John was incredibly generous to me when I succeeded him as the Seahawks beat reporter at the Tacoma News Tribune many years ago. Aschoff, a college football reporter, began working for ESPN in 2011. into MORE than GREAT! Here's everything we know, The paths of KD and Kyrie: How one month changed three franchises and two superstar legacies, From bubble struggles to NCAA seed improvement, why these final weekend games matter, Foden's return to form helps mask De Bruyne's troubles, Nelson sends Arsenal into euphoria with last-gasp winner over Bournemouth. It didn't hit me until that moment that this guy was making an impact.". Edward Aschoff's fiancee, Katy Berteau, took to Twitter to explain the sequence of events . US media seated near him. ", "I've called him Boo-Yah forever," says Norby Williamson, the ESPN senior vice president who helped guide Stuart during those early years. "Listen to his lead-ins," says Buccigross. People were stopping us every two feet. This was all new territory. "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? Olivia Harlan Dekker. Despite his digital critics, Saunders pushed forward. According to ESPN, Dickerson died at the same hospice facility where Caitlin died. 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 was 89. He was 49 years old. Ive often said John would be the guy who would stop everything he was doing to make sure anyone would have everything they needed. But for me, and those of us here in the 80s and 90s, a lot of things changed when we lost Tom Mees in 1996. He was 67. And as cocky and brash as he was, he liked nothing better than to sing a good duet every night. Our friendship was special.. A phenomenal man. https://t.co/QbBsi9bg4j, Also memorable were Clayton's appearances on "This is SportsCenter" commercials for ESPN, which to this day are among the best of the popular segments. And to his credit, he brought something special every night he was on.". He was 34 . He received a lot of hate mail, most of it anonymous. We have remained close since our Television days. Unfortunately, those watching at home on television let him know. I'll also personally remember how he loved and cared for his beloved wife Pat as she has battled multiple sclerosis. Once I finally looked over the edge, I saw a drop of about 140 feet, equivalent to a 14-story skyscraper. John Saunders was a proud Canadian. "The soldiers kept coming up to thank us, and we're like, 'No, we're here to thank you.' "He'd be tired," says anchor John Buccigross. He spoke to the very athletes he was talking about with a flair and a style that ESPN president John Skipper says, "changed everything. In 1987, when ESPN signed a contract with the NHL, Mees took on the responsibility of host for NHL broadcasts. His family told ESPN Clayton died following a . There's so much information and analytical stuff, it's phenomenal.''. Recalls Eisen: "He would write down the catchphrases on the specific portion of the highlight, so I would watch him do this, and it wasn't 'Boo-Yah,' it was 'Boo-Yow.' The perfect tummy control bodysuit, a popcorn gadget, more bestsellers starting at $8. "They're thoughtful and precise, really well-constructed lead-ins to a news story or big game or moment. However, like most college athletes, once his playing days were over, Saunders turned to plan B. Grant Wahl, one of the best known football writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. On August 10, 2016, John Saunders collapsed on his bathroom floor and died. He and Berteau were to be married in April. Mees told police her husband did not know how to swim. Stuart Scott, the ESPN anchor and reporter whose catchphrases became part of the American popular sports vernacular for the past two decades, died Sunday morning after a lengthy battle with. John Clayton, whose list of contacts in the NFL was matched only by his attention to detail and dedication to his craft, died Friday in Washington after a brief illness, his family said. All of this combined is what led to his very rapid decline those last few days, and ultimately his passing. '', "Long before he became an ESPN icon, John might have been the best news-breaking team beat reporter of his generation, the type who could sit on a story for months and then break it before others had any clue what was going on,'' said The Athletic's Mike Sando, a longtime friend of Clayton's. "One year we went to their performance of 'The Nutcracker.' Our friendship was special. (1/9) Hi all, Katy again- this will be my last post on Edwards social media. "There was the Mercury program, which gave us Chris Berman and Bob Ley, great pilots who went up there without teleprompters or whatever. A special man. "In the fall of '95 I asked him if he wanted to go to my high school homecoming football game in Greenwich, Conn., and he said, 'Sure, let's go.' Read more in our, This undated photo provided by ESPN images shows ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. As for Stuart's most famous line, Eisen discovered one night that it was not what's up on the wall in the new studio. Over time, as the network adjusted its coverage, Mees found himself working in different capacities. He had recently contracted pneumonia, according to his social media posts. Vince Carter. An amazing nine of them belong to one man -- from his signature "Boo-Yah!" In 1986, John Saunders debuted to the American audience and would be a fixture on the channel for the next 30 years. But then you think to turn the pillow over, and, wow, it's cool, and it feels so good. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez died unexpectedly at his home Sunday afternoon, the company announced. We are mourning his loss. 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. For all his fame, Stuart was buds with everybody in Bristol, be they production assistants or co-hosts or executives. He loved his work, he loved his daughters, he loved being Stu.". I just liked it. Once he got into the show, you just forgot about everything, and it was just Stuart Scott doin' 'SportsCenter,' havin' fun. He later covered the Indiana Pacers for the Indianapolis . He went out and did a piece on the rodeo, and he nailed it just like he would nail the NBA Finals for ESPN. Saunders stood up too quickly, blacked out, fell backward on the tile floor, and hit his head. In 1978, Mees moved to Tallahassee, Florida, and simultaneously moved to another medium. Clayton is survived by his wife, Pat, and sister, Amy. Know more in just minutes with our free newsletters. Moments of silence were held at sporting events around the United States on Sunday, including the NFL wild-card games between the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys; the Mavericks-Cavaliers NBA game in Cleveland and at several college basketball games. Alex Flanagan: (1998-2006), now a reporter for the NFL Network and NBC Sports; Peter Gammons: (1990-2009), MLB reporter for ESPN, now in same capacity for the MLB Network; Hank Goldberg: (1993-2022) Miami-based bureau reporter; died on July 4, 2022; Pedro Gomez: (2003-2021) West Coast based reporter; died on February 7, 2021 ESPN anchor Stuart Scott died Sunday morning after a lengthy battle with cancer. 'Who has the most triples of all time?' Sinai for research. Our condolences to his wife Pat, and to his friends and family. of "best ever" is an ENDEAVOR ESPNU anchor . College Basketball Analyst, SEC Network. Over the years, he entertained us, and in the end, he inspired us -- with courage and love. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.". On August 10, 2016, John Saunders collapsed on his bathroom floor and died. So while the grief is deep at ESPN over the death of Stuart Scott, so is our gratitude. The Indiana native was prominent in the chronicling of sports in his home state for nearly . the double nickel that sliced the knicks at their knees (3/9) Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body and that is seemingly what happened with Edward. In addition to being Christmas Eve, Tuesday was his birthday. Stuart and Steve Levy share one personal career highlight: Taking "SportsCenter" to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait in 2004. A ton of work with everyone rolling up their sleeves. Dickerson, who covered the Chicago Bears for the network, died just two years after his wife Caitlin passed away from melanoma, leaving their 11-year-old son Parker orphaned. ESPN.com senior writer Andy Katz and ESPN feature producer Miriam Greenfield contributed to this story. Doctors began treating him for a presumed diagnosis of HLH. He was 67 years old. "He was a trailblazer," says ESPN anchor Stan Verrett, "not only because he was black -- obviously black -- but because of his style, his demeanor, his presentation. Police later said that was not the case. 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.
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