All Rights Reserved. African-American. 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? Katy Berteau wrote in a Twitter thread on Aschoff's account Wednesday night that doctors found non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in his lungs following his death. Aschoff died on December 24 with a diagnosis of pneumonia and a rare disease known as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). But they are only one aspect of his legacy. 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 . For six years, Mees covered the local sports scene. I drive to the hoop, he undercuts me, I fall on my back and nearly pass out. "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. His family told ESPN Clayton died following a brief illness. 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. Antibiotics did not work and he got worse. "I recently told that story on the air. Nobody could ever say he didn't work hard, or labor over his "SportsCenter" lead-ins. "I love this stuff. 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. 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. BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff, known for his outgoing and friendly personality, dapper dress and great love of sports, has died. 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. On August 14, 1996, Tom Mees and his two young daughters headed next door to the neighbors house for some fun in the sun at the swimming pool. "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. 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. His plan B was the next best thing to playing sports, and that was covering them. She is publicly vocal but equally powerful. McClure died at his home near Atlanta, Georgia, this week, ESPN announced on Thursday. And he continued to do "SportsCenter." US media seated near him. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. Four former PetSmart employees are being charged in connection with the death of a CBS Sports reporter's dog that was allegedly strangled during a grooming visit in November. '', "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. But Cari breaks her silence when it is about racism and inappropriate representation of her race. But then you think to turn the pillow over, and, wow, it's cool, and it feels so good. 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. Stuart and Steve Levy share one personal career highlight: Taking "SportsCenter" to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait in 2004. "His girls mean everything to him," says Harris. 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Lokulo-Sodipe, 67, was said to have slumped in his office while preparing to attend a court session on . Heres a look back at one of the original ESPN personalities Tom Mees. Most recently, he worked for the Seattle Sports 710 radio station for the past 14 years. She was honored with the prestigiouc Croix de Guerre. A special man. ESPN college football reporter Ed Aschoff died Tuesday at age 34, the company announced. We have been friends since 1986. For 30 years sports fans turned on their televisions and watched John Saunders on a variety of ESPN shows. The ESPN reporter who died on his 34th birthday last month didn't realize it, but he had stage 4 cancer. Relive one of the best This is SportsCenter commercials of all time, featuring hard rock fan John Clayton. His family told ESPN Clayton died following a . LOS ANGELES ESPN reporter Ed Aschoff, who covered the Southeastern Conference college sports for the network, died Tuesday after a battle of pneumonia. NBA and Men's College Basketball Analyst. ESPNs Linda Cohn Makes Millions Annually and Has a Substantial Net Worth. Clayton worked for the. "No matter how big he got, no matter how bad it got, he never changed. "I have friends who have no idea what that movie is about," Stuart told him. Over time, as the network adjusted its coverage, Mees found himself working in different capacities. "There was the Mercury program, which gave us Chris Berman and Bob Ley, great pilots who went up there without teleprompters or whatever. 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. They had entertaining chemistry in the nerd vs. jock genre. 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. Aschoff died Dec. 24 on his 34th birthday. "I will miss Stuart Scott. God bless whoever it was who thought to rearrange the bedding at ESPN. Tim Rosaforte, who rose from a newspaper reporter to become one of the top American golf journalists, died Tuesday of Alzheimer's Disease. 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. He was a natural morphing between an anchor on SportsCenter to doing play-by-play on a variety of sports, including college football, college basketball, and the NHL. John Saunders was a proud Canadian. 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. When he passed away, he left behind so much more. ", Worker. When Keith Olbermann graduated from "SportsNight" to ESPN's "SportsCenter," Stuart took his place in the anchor chair. Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49. Tom was there to give us the sports.. Unfortunately, their enjoyable afternoon turned deadly in a matter of seconds. We loved John. Ive often said John would be the guy who would stop everything he was doing to make sure anyone would have everything they needed. "The Saturday night before the NBA All-Star Game in New York City. He ran out of gas on his way home from school on July 8, 2015. Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49. He died three days after being moved to intensive care. Asking for two friends my lungs.. As SportsCenter approaches its 50,000th episode, Chris Berman honors the memory of former SC colleague Tom Mees http://t.co/povJ9ztJ. His ability never slipped, and the audience at home couldn't tell what Stuart was dealing with. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. I made my way through the first layer of obstruction and got close enough to see the river below. He loved hockey and started playing it at a young age. ", ESPN anchor John Anderson likens the talent wave at the network to NASA's astronaut programs. "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? I stood there motionless, taking it all in. He started giving me advice and I in turn would talk to my wife. 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. [Later] I said, 'Stu, maybe you were the Swami. "He bulldozed the envelope.". Jon Champion. #MLB #Baseball #sports #retire #retirement #Philadelphia #Phillies #Pennsylvania #ESPN #canada #toronto #ontario @PhilliesNation pic.twitter.com/1N4WeyR0mp. 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. (CNN) The death of ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff on his 34th birthday was puzzling to many: How could pneumonia kill a young person who had been in good health? The Indiana native was prominent in the chronicling of sports in his home state for nearly . Oh what a trail they blazed. "But Stuart spoke a much different language that appealed to a young demographic, particularly a young African-American demographic.". (0:30). Prior, he covered the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Pittsburgh Press and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma News Tribune. There's so much information and analytical stuff, it's phenomenal.''. You're having trouble sleeping. SaharaReporters . "One of the producers on a story we were doing on the Orlando Magic told me about this young guy he really liked. Read more in our, This undated photo provided by ESPN images shows ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff. On that day Mees wife Michelle, was alerted to the situation by one of her daughters. He wrote the story for Flipper and directed many episodes of the TV show. He was disarming in other ways, as well. After graduating in 1987 with a degree in speech communication, Stuart was hired by WPDE-TV in Florence, South Carolina. "We will all miss your words and brilliance @JohnClaytonNFL #RIPJohnClayton," Wilson wrote in a tweet, as he and former colleagues and friends of Clayton took to social media Friday night to offer remembrances. Radio reporter Jeff Dickerson, a beloved and respected figure on the Chicago sports scene, died Tuesday at age 43 after a bout with cancer He also contributed stories for KKFN-FM (104.3 FM) in Denver since February of last year. 'The Professor' was a friend to so many in our business. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! He received a lot of hate mail, most of it anonymous. or artistic inspiration but the real celebration Along with Chris Berman and Bob Ley, Mees was one of the first anchors to narrate sports highlights to a national audience when the new network launched in 1979. "But he was the best-dressed guy on the course.". He and Berteau were to be married in April. He owned it.". Seattle Sports 710 AM confirmed the news on Twitter. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. However, like most college athletes, once his playing days were over, Saunders turned to plan B. Mees learned of an opportunity to work for a new sports network launching in Connecticut that would broadcast sports coverage 24/7. Dickerson is survived by his 11-year-old son, Parker, and parents, George and Sandy Dickerson. Our friendship was special.. WAIT That wasn't the Stuart Scott that I worked with for so many years. And every time she saw him on the air, you could see a noticeable pick-up in her spirit and energy and in her ambition to fight another day.". (14:52). Steve Levy, who came to ESPN shortly before Stuart in August 1993 and served as his co-host for the first "SportsCenter" from the new studio last June, put it this way: "I think the audience recognized that when Stuart was on, there was going to be something special. 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John Madden, Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster, dies at 85, Rush Limbaugh, voice of American conservatism, has died. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.". And as cocky and brash as he was, he liked nothing better than to sing a good duet every night. Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died at the age of 49. (3/9) Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body and that is seemingly what happened with Edward. 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.' Disputed loan at center of Commanders probe, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Covered Broncos for nine years for Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News, Previously covered Steelers, Bills and Titans, Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Board.