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| ESPN’s Stuart Scott dies of cancer at 49 | ESPN’s Stuart Scott dies of cancer at 49 |
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| ESPN anchor Stuart Scott has died of the cancer he fought so fiercely three times over a seven-year span. | ESPN anchor Stuart Scott has died of the cancer he fought so fiercely three times over a seven-year span. |
| Scott’s death at 49 was announced by the network Sunday morning. | Scott’s death at 49 was announced by the network Sunday morning. |
| We are heartbroken to report that Stuart Scott has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 49. pic.twitter.com/aI0TGwFqGU — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 4, 2015 | We are heartbroken to report that Stuart Scott has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 49. pic.twitter.com/aI0TGwFqGU — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 4, 2015 |
| We are heartbroken to report that Stuart Scott has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 49. pic.twitter.com/aI0TGwFqGU | We are heartbroken to report that Stuart Scott has died after a long fight with cancer. He was 49. pic.twitter.com/aI0TGwFqGU |
| — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 4, 2015 | — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 4, 2015 |
| "When you die, it does not mean you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, & in the manner in which you live" -Stu — ESPN (@espn) January 4, 2015 | "When you die, it does not mean you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, & in the manner in which you live" -Stu — ESPN (@espn) January 4, 2015 |
| "When you die, it does not mean you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, & in the manner in which you live" -Stu | "When you die, it does not mean you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, & in the manner in which you live" -Stu |
| — ESPN (@espn) January 4, 2015 | — ESPN (@espn) January 4, 2015 |
| Scott was one of the most recognizable and popular faces of ESPN, eventually joining the network’s “Sports-Center” and NFL and NBA shows, in 1993. He brought a hip vibe, what LeBron James called an unmistakable “swag” to TV sports reporting with his “cool as the other side of the pillow” and “boo-yah” comments, although his appearances over the last few years were increasingly sporadic. | |
| Scott’s cancer was first diagnosed when his appendix was removed in 2007. It recurred four years later and again in 2013. Scott fought the disease by working himself into shape with a mixed martial arts regimen that helped him cope with 58 infusions of chemotherapy and three extensive abdominal surgeries. He did not, he told the New York Times last March, know his prognosis. | Scott’s cancer was first diagnosed when his appendix was removed in 2007. It recurred four years later and again in 2013. Scott fought the disease by working himself into shape with a mixed martial arts regimen that helped him cope with 58 infusions of chemotherapy and three extensive abdominal surgeries. He did not, he told the New York Times last March, know his prognosis. |
| “I never ask what stage I’m in,” he said then. “I haven’t wanted to know. It won’t change anything to me. All I know is that it would cause more worry and a higher degree of freakout. Stage 1, 2 or 8, it doesn’t matter. I’m trying to fight it the best I can.” | “I never ask what stage I’m in,” he said then. “I haven’t wanted to know. It won’t change anything to me. All I know is that it would cause more worry and a higher degree of freakout. Stage 1, 2 or 8, it doesn’t matter. I’m trying to fight it the best I can.” |
| Related Watch Stuart Scott’s ESPYs speech | |
| ‘Words cannot express the grief’: Reaction to Scott’s death The fight limited his appearances on the network. “There are some days when I say, I don’t know how he’s doing it,” Mark Gross, a senior vice president for production, told the Times in March. Yet he was ubiquitous even in his absence on the broadcasts, as recently as last month, when his “NFL Countdown” colleagues paid an emotional tribute to him before a Monday night game. | |
| Suzy Kolber, Steve Young, Trent Dilfer and Ray Lewis were joined by other crew members as Kolber broke down, saying: “I have the privilege of sitting in [Scott's] seat each week as he fights the fight with cancer. It’s been seven years and Stuart is the recipient of the Jimmy V Award for perseverance and he said in his amazing speech . . . that sometimes when you don’t have the strength you need your friends to step up a little bit and help you. So, Stuart, we want you to know we’re sending you some extra strength and to keep fighting that fight.” | Suzy Kolber, Steve Young, Trent Dilfer and Ray Lewis were joined by other crew members as Kolber broke down, saying: “I have the privilege of sitting in [Scott's] seat each week as he fights the fight with cancer. It’s been seven years and Stuart is the recipient of the Jimmy V Award for perseverance and he said in his amazing speech . . . that sometimes when you don’t have the strength you need your friends to step up a little bit and help you. So, Stuart, we want you to know we’re sending you some extra strength and to keep fighting that fight.” |
| Scott only in the last year or so went public with his private battle, opening up about it in the stirring speech that Kolber mentioned when he was given the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPNs in July. (That award is, of course, named for the North Carolina State basketball coach who died of cancer in 1993.) He was, as the network’s Sage Steele noted, terribly ill at the time and his appearance was in doubt until the last minute. But this was Stuart Scott. “He owned it,” Steele said of the moment. “It was Stuart and it was perfect.” | |
| “When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer,” Scott told the audience. “You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.” | “When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer,” Scott told the audience. “You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.” |
| In his third battle with the disease, Scott admitted at the ESPYs that he thinks of cancer “20 hours a day,” and offered his thanks to his family, his ESPN family and others. He fought, as he so clearly put it, for his two teenaged daughters, whom he brought onto the stage that night | |
| “This whole fight, this journey thing, is not a solo venture,” he said. “This is something that requires support.” | “This whole fight, this journey thing, is not a solo venture,” he said. “This is something that requires support.” |
| In November, it was erroneously reported that he had entered hospice care and Scott shot back with a tweet that marked his seven-year-long attitude. | In November, it was erroneously reported that he had entered hospice care and Scott shot back with a tweet that marked his seven-year-long attitude. |
| “Hospice? No. fighting? YES!” | “Hospice? No. fighting? YES!” |
| His former “SportsCenter” partner, Rich Eisen, delivered a raw and powerful tribute over on the NFL Network, where he works now. Scott, he said as he choked back his emotions, lived joyfully and without fear. | His former “SportsCenter” partner, Rich Eisen, delivered a raw and powerful tribute over on the NFL Network, where he works now. Scott, he said as he choked back his emotions, lived joyfully and without fear. |
| “I loved this man. I still love this man,” Eisen said. “The fact that he has passed away is absolutely mind-boggling and a travesty. He battled cancer as bravely as anybody else. I know there are many people out there battling cancer right now and Stuart would want you to know to keep fighting, to keep fighting and that he didn’t lose this battle to cancer. He fought it as bravely as he possibly could. And as you go to bed tonight, flip your pillow over to the cool side and before you go to sleep, as Stuart would say, you hit your knees tonight and pray to the Big Man for his beautiful daughters whom he loved, Taelor and Sydni. Pray for Stuart and his family, his parents, his siblings, his girlfriend, his ex-wife, everybody who he loved. That includes you the sports fans, even those who hated on him. He thrived on it. That’s because he is who is he and he was who he was. I can’t believe that’s past tense. | “I loved this man. I still love this man,” Eisen said. “The fact that he has passed away is absolutely mind-boggling and a travesty. He battled cancer as bravely as anybody else. I know there are many people out there battling cancer right now and Stuart would want you to know to keep fighting, to keep fighting and that he didn’t lose this battle to cancer. He fought it as bravely as he possibly could. And as you go to bed tonight, flip your pillow over to the cool side and before you go to sleep, as Stuart would say, you hit your knees tonight and pray to the Big Man for his beautiful daughters whom he loved, Taelor and Sydni. Pray for Stuart and his family, his parents, his siblings, his girlfriend, his ex-wife, everybody who he loved. That includes you the sports fans, even those who hated on him. He thrived on it. That’s because he is who is he and he was who he was. I can’t believe that’s past tense. |
| “Stuart Scott, dead at the age of 49. I love you Stuart. Wherever you are, godspeed. Rest in peace.” | “Stuart Scott, dead at the age of 49. I love you Stuart. Wherever you are, godspeed. Rest in peace.” |