Stuart Scott, the longtime SportsCenter anchor for ESPN, died on Sunday at the age of 49 after a long battle with cancer.
Scott was one of the most colorful and popular anchors on ESPN during his career and he helped make the terms "Boo-Ya" and "as cool as the other side of the pillow" norms on the SportsCenter program. ESPN released a statement and announced the news on Sunday, calling Scott a "uniquely inspirational figure." Scott was diagnosed with cancer back in 2007 and while he was in remission in 2012, the cancer came back the following year.
Scott made an appearance at the 2014 ESPYs and made a very inspirational speech after he was presented with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award. Scott was with the network for over 20 years and leaves behind two daughters, Taelor and Sydni. Scott worked for ESPN for years on SportsCenter and he also had many other assignments, including work on ESPN2, Monday Night Countdown and other ESPN shows.
"ESPN and everyone in the sports world have lost a true friend and a uniquely inspirational figure in Stuart Scott," said ESPN president John Skipper. "Who engages in mixed martial arts training in the midst of chemotherapy treatments? Who leaves a hospital procedure to return to the set? His energetic and unwavering devotion to his family and to his work while fighting the battle of his life left us in awe, and he leaves a void that can never be replaced."
