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Stuart Scott
Scott in 2010
Born
Stuart Orlando Scott

(1965-07-19)July 19, 1965
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 4, 2015(2015-01-04) (aged 49)
Avon, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationSportscaster
WebsiteStuart Scott at ESPN

Stuart Orlando Scott[1] (July 19, 1965 – January 4, 2015) was an American sportscaster and anchor on ESPN, most notably on the network's SportsCenter.

Early life and career

Scott had two sisters (Susan and Synthia) and one brother, Stephen.[2] He attended Mount Tabor High School for 9th and 10th grade and then completed his last two years at Richard J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and was part of the on-air talent at the student-run radio station WXYC. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication. Following graduation, Scott worked as a reporter at WPDE-TV in Florence, South Carolina, from 1988–1990 and at WRAL-TV 5 in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1990–1993. He worked at WESH, an NBC affiliate in Orlando, Florida, from 1993–1995.

ESPN

Scott joined ESPN2 at the network's launch in 1993 as the host of SportsNight.[3] He worked for ESPN as an anchor for SportsCenter episodes as well as National Football League and National Basketball Association programming. Scott appeared in each issue of ESPN the Magazine, with his 'Holla' column. In his work at ESPN, he interviewed top professional athletes such as Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, as well as two American Presidents: then-Senator Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.[4]

Style

At SportsCenter Scott was frequently teamed with fellow anchor Rich Eisen. He became well known for his use of unique catch phrases, following in the SportsCenter tradition begun by Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann, such as "holla at a playa when you see him in the street!", "call him butter, he's on a roll" and "Boo Yah!" and "as cool as the other side of the pillow."[5] In 1999 he was parodied on Saturday Night Live by Tim Meadows.[6]

Past television shows

Scott at ESPN The Weekend, 2008

Besides SportsCenter, Scott was the host of a number of television shows. His NFL work included NFL Matchup, NFL Live, NFL PrimeTime, and NFL Countdown, while his NBA work included hosting the NBA Finals and NBA Fastbreak. He hosted a number of ESPN game and reality shows, including Stump the Schwab, Teammates, and Dream Job, and hosted David Blaine's Drowned Alive special. He hosted a special and only broadcast episode of America's Funniest Home Videos called AFV: The Sports Edition.[4]

Personal life

Scott was married to Kimberly Scott from 1993 to 2007.[7][8] They had two daughters together, Taelor and Sydni. Scott lived in Avon, Connecticut.[2] At the time of his death, Scott was in a relationship with Kristin Spodobalski.[9]

Eye injury

Scott was injured when hit in the face by a football during a New York Jets mini-camp on April 3, 2002, while filming a special for ESPN, a blow which damaged his cornea.[10] He received surgery but since suffered from ptosis, or drooping of the eyelid.[11]

Appendectomy and cancer

Scott had an emergency appendectomy in Pittsburgh after becoming ill while covering the Pittsburgh Steelers–Miami Dolphins Monday Night Football game on November 26, 2007. The surgeons discovered a malignancy that required an additional surgery to remove possibly cancerous tissue. He returned a month later and continued on-air broadcasting during recommended preventive chemotherapy. ESPN President George Bodenheimer said "Stuart is approaching this fight with the same passion and energy we see on air ... He knows he has our full support and we look forward to the day where this is all behind him."[12]

The cancer returned in 2010.[13] Scott went into remission in early 2012, but he was again diagnosed with cancer on January 14, 2013.[14]

Scott was honored at the ESPYS on July 16, 2014, with the Jimmy V Award for his ongoing fight against cancer. He shared that he had four surgeries in seven days in the week prior to his appearance, when he was suffering from liver complications and kidney failure.[2] Stuart died the morning of January 4, 2015.[15]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ University of North Carolina. "Stuart Orlando Scott '87". alumni.unc.edu. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Stuart Scott Accepts Jimmy V Award". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Schwab, Frank (January 4, 2015). "ESPN's Stuart Scott dies at age 49 after long battle against cancer". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Stuart Scott Biography".
  5. ^ "Boo-yah or just boo? Scott has fans and detractors". USA Today. December 3, 2003. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  6. ^ Sandomir, Richard (January 9, 2011). "Onion Hopes Parody of 'SportsCenter' Leaves Viewers Saying Boo-Yah". New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. ^ December 9, 2014. "Kimberly Scott, Stuart Scott's Ex-Wife: 5 Facts You Need to Know". Heavy. Retrieved January 4, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Kimberly Scott v. Stuart Scott". FindLaw. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  9. ^ Kelley, Michael (January 4, 2015). "http://uk.businessinsider.com/espn-anchor-stuart-scott-has-died-2015-1?r=US". Business Insider. Retrieved January 4, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Scott hopes to be back in studio soon". USA Today. May 28, 2002. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  11. ^ Jussim, Matthew (January 15, 2013). "Stuart Scott Announces On Twitter That Cancer Has Returned, ESPN Broadcaster Hosts SportsCenter After News Is Released". Sports World Report. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  12. ^ "Scott will host NBA shows while undergoing chemotherapy". ESPN. December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  13. ^ Hiestand, Michael (January 15, 2013). "Stuart Scott: 'Trying to stay alive for my daughters'". USA Today. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  14. ^ Busbee, Jay (January 14, 2013). "ESPN's Stuart Scott announces on Twitter that his cancer has returned". Yahoo! Sports.
  15. ^ "Stuart Scott dies at age of 49". espn.go.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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