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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Sun Jan 4, 2015, 10:58 AM Jan 2015

ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott dies at age of 49

Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49.

Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years. An amazing nine of them belong to one man -- from his signature "Boo-Yah!" to "As cool as the other side of the pillow" to "He must be the bus driver cuz he was takin' him to school."

That man is Stuart Scott, and his contributions to the sports lexicon are writ large. But they are only one aspect of his legacy. When he passed away, he left behind so much more. He inspired his colleagues with his sheer talent, his work ethic and his devotion to his daughters, Taelor, 19, and Sydni, 15. He defied convention and criticism to help bring this network into a new century. He spoke to the very athletes he was talking about with a flair and a style that ESPN President John Skipper says, "changed everything."

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/12118296/stuart-scott-espn-anchor-dies-age-49

That's too bad...49 is way too young.

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ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott dies at age of 49 (Original Post) joeybee12 Jan 2015 OP

Really emotional on ESPN right now live. bluedigger Jan 2015 #1

He had a very distinctive voice and style... joeybee12 Jan 2015 #2

A real shock... SoapBox Jan 2015 #3

Adding...go to ESPN.com and watch the video... SoapBox Jan 2015 #5

Cooler than the otherside of the pillow JonLP24 Jan 2015 #4

Very sad. bigwillq Jan 2015 #6

Way too young. A very eclectic announcer. madinmaryland Jan 2015 #7

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

1. Really emotional on ESPN right now live.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 11:14 AM

Jan 2015

Just the other day one of the on field reporters at a bowl game opened his segment as being there "for Stuart Scott" and I thought how nice that was that they still were "subbing" for him. RIP.