", Worker. On June 15, 2014, Stuart flawlessly handled the trophy presentation to the Spurs -- after doing 300 push-ups that day. He was 67 years old. Unfortunately, their enjoyable afternoon turned deadly in a matter of seconds. 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? At WESH, the NBC affiliate in Orlando, he first met ESPN producer Gus Ramsey, who was beginning his own career. 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. John was family to me. Four years later, he got the call to head up the coast to Bristol, Connecticut and ESPN. Grant Wahl, one of the best known football writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. John was family to me. The reporter's cause of death was not revealed. His love for football never wavered from those early days. (Joe Faraoni / ESPN Image) (KCTV) -- In a groundswell of support that began in Chicago and has since gone nationwide, the GoFundMe for the 11-year-old son of ESPN . "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. XFL Week 3 preview: Can AJ McCarron, Battlehawks continue their fourth-quarter heroics? About a quarter of cases are passed down through families, and the rest come from infections, a weakened immune system or cancer. I made my way through the first layer of obstruction and got close enough to see the river below. He owned it.". He was just one of the first guys to say, 'Hey, I'm going to play golf, wanna come with me? Oh what a trail they blazed. Dickerson died Tuesday at age 44. "All of this combined is what led to his very rapid decline those last few days, and ultimately his passing.". And occasionally, he would bust out his own poetry, as he did for this jam on Michael Jordan's 50th birthday on Feb. 17, 2013: the best ever a CLEVER phrase we OVERuse By Variety and Phil Helsel. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. A fast and unbiased roundup of whats happening in the world today. He had recently contracted pneumonia, according to his social media posts. Edward Aschoff's fiancee, Katy Berteau, took to Twitter to explain the sequence of events that led to Aschoff's sudden decline and Christmas Eve death, USA Today reports. The Nigeria Police Command in Rivers has confirmed that 12 persons died in an early Friday morning explosion in the Rumuekpe community of Emoha Local Government Area of the state. Edward Aschoff's fiancee, Katy Berteau, took to Twitter to explain the sequence of events . 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 . He died three days after being moved to intensive care. Clayton began working at ESPN in 1995 covering the NFL. Our friendship was special.. WAIT When he passed away, he left behind so much more. Scott Stump is a staff reporter and the writer of the daily newsletter This is TODAY. "We are very sorry to have to share the devastating news of the tragi He won gold medals in pole vault at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. Unbeknownst to us, Edward had stage 4, non-Hodgkins lymphoma in his lungs. "For five decades, he covered the league with endless energy and professionalism.". 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. The woman who was set to be Dylan's wife is now asking for help to have his child. "His wife Pat and sister Amy were at his side and communicated. Soccer Play-By-Play Voice. Eisen, now the lead anchor for the NFL Network, says, "Who would have thought the perfect guy for me, a Jewish kid from Staten Island, would be an African-American guy with North Carolina roots? A phenomenal man. [vemba-video id=media/2019/12/25/espn-reporter-edward-aschoff-dies-orig-llr.cnn], VIDEO: ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff dies on his 34th birthday. The Steelers called Clayton "a Pittsburgh media icon.". He defied convention and criticism to help bring this network into a new century. I love you, the white guy!' She was honored with the prestigiouc Croix de Guerre. 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"Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body and that is seemingly what happened with Edward. "Stuart was playing like it was the seventh game of the NBA Finals, and he's guarding me like I'm Michael Jordan. But Cari breaks her silence when it is about racism and inappropriate representation of her race. Then along came the Apollo astronauts, like Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, Rich Eisen and Stuart. And I'm really thrilled that he was right on. They had entertaining chemistry in the nerd vs. jock genre. "He was like a ball of fire walking in the door," says ESPN senior vice president Mark Gross, a coordinating producer at the time. It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of John Claytons passing. Over time, as the network adjusted its coverage, Mees found himself working in different capacities. He owned it, just like he owned every sportscast, every 'SportsCenter,' every 'Monday Night Football' show he did. He first started feeling flu-like symptoms while covering the Ohio State-Michigan game on Nov. 30, and two days later he went to the emergency room. "We stood on the floor," says Williamson, "and there's all these things going around -- and immediately we snapped back to 20 years ago and I just told him I was proud of him, and I loved him.". "I never found him without a statistic to back up what he was saying," says Patrick. What will the Buffalo Bills do without defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier? ", That competitive nature always made for a better show. Clayton began his career at the Pittsburgh Press covering the Steelers, before moving to Seattle to cover the Seahawks for the Tacoma News Tribune in the mid 1980s. He would easily take Stuart Scott, dad, over Stuart Scott, 'SportsCenter' anchor. Police later said that was not the case. African-American. It was always a trip doing a 'SportsCenter' with Stuart. (1/9) Hi all, Katy again- this will be my last post on Edwards social media. John Saunders, the sports anchor whose baritone voice was a fixture on ESPN programming for 30 years, has died, the network announced Wednesday. Salisbury reflected on Clayton as a "phenomenal man" in a tweet. I'll also personally remember how he loved and cared for his beloved wife Pat as she has battled multiple sclerosis. The very best TV partner. Unfortunately, their enjoyable afternoon turned deadly in a matter of seconds. And Mees, along with Chris Berman and Bob Ley, would be the trailblazers. Walters joined ABC News in 1976, becoming the first female anchor on an evening news program. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. "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 recently told that story on the air. A Court of Appeal Judge, in Akure, Ondo State, Justice Lokulo-Sodipe has slumped and died. ", Father. LOS ANGELES ESPN reporter Ed Aschoff, who covered the Southeastern Conference college sports for the network, died Tuesday after a battle of pneumonia. ", Eisen was there at the birth of his fame. He was part of the Miles Davis Quintet and Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers. He inspired his colleagues with his sheer talent, his work ethic and his devotion to his daughters, Taelor, 19, and Sydni, 15. This is an aggressive type of cancer that is usually undetectable until it is very advanced.". 'The Professor' was a friend to so many in our business. Jeff Dickerson, who covered the Chicago Bears for ESPN, died on Tuesday from complications of colon cancer at the age of 44. David Benner, who spent nearly 30 years as the director of media relations for the Indiana Pacers, died Wednesday after a long illness. ESPN hired him as one of its first-ever sports personalities. VIDEO: ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff dies on his 34th birthday Aschoff died on December 24 with a diagnosis of pneumonia and a rare disease known as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).. People were stopping us every two feet. into MORE than GREAT! Relive one of the best This is SportsCenter commercials of all time, featuring hard rock fan John Clayton. I'm not sure the dance steps were up to Baryshnikov, but certainly the intentions were.". "SportsCenter" anchor Jay Harris, who grew up watching -- and hoping to be -- Stuart, says, "Think about that phrase, 'As cool as the other side of the pillow.' I remember being jarred, and when I asked him about it, he thought I was making fun of him. 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. Soul, period.". Doctors also diagnosed him with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare autoimmune disorder, after bone marrow and lung biopsies. There's so much information and analytical stuff, it's phenomenal.''. If the senders did leave a name and address, Stuart would answer and ask them to tell him what the problem really was. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Aschoff himself had expressed surprise about the severity of his illness. "The soldiers kept coming up to thank us, and we're like, 'No, we're here to thank you.' Our condolences to his wife Pat, family, colleagues and his many friends.". Once he got into the show, you just forgot about everything, and it was just Stuart Scott doin' 'SportsCenter,' havin' fun. Comentarista de Bisbol. Joe Valerio, who produced The Sports Reporters for nearly three decades, has died at the age of 71, from cancer. 1. He then attended Duquesne University and was hired by the Pittsburgh Press when he was a senior at Duquesne. ", "I've called him Boo-Yah forever," says Norby Williamson, the ESPN senior vice president who helped guide Stuart during those early years. In announcing the findings of a post-mortem lung biopsy, fiancee Katy Berteau said Wednesday: He would have wanted everyone to know that something way bigger than pneumonia took him down., Both pneumonia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma can trigger HLH in the body, and that is seemingly what happened with Edward, she said. He brought so much to the party, and he will continue to do so, through the people he inspired, and the language that he liberated, and the audience that will remember him. The two were set to be married in April. Some of his best moments on the air came when he adopted the persona of a preacher: "Can I get a witness from the congregation?!" To this day no one knows exactly what happened. He has been a weekly guest on my radio show for years. If I told them what I was going through, Im confident they would have protected my privacy and done everything they could to help me. Sports writer and commentator Frank Deford, who won awards for his work with Sports Illustrated magazine and NPR, has died at 78. #MLB #Baseball #sports #retire #retirement #Philadelphia #Phillies #Pennsylvania #ESPN #canada #toronto #ontario @PhilliesNation pic.twitter.com/1N4WeyR0mp. He was a technician when it came to that sort of thing. The Seahawks also confirmed the news and expressed their condolences. '", The person most responsible for bringing Stuart to Bristol was Al Jaffe, ESPN's vice president for talent, who was looking for sportscasters who might appeal to a younger audience for ESPN2. Stay up to date with everything Boston. 'Who has the most triples of all time?' He was onSportsCenteror calling his beloved NHL games or on assignment to pro football, college basketball, and so much more for just one reason. "He had that great balance of being entertaining and being right.". But I was still too embarrassed to let them know I was dealing with serious depression, he writes in his book. John Clayton, one of the most prominent national NFL reporters who worked at ESPN for over 20 years, died on Friday. But for me, and those of us here in the 80s and 90s, a lot of things changed when we lost Tom Mees in 1996. Since that night, "You beat cancer by how you live" has become a rallying cry for millions of patients and their families. Our condolences to his wife Pat, and to his friends and family. Scott saved his best for his last year on the air. What we didn't know, until Stuart got here, was how important it was to have someone who could relate to them. In 1978, Mees moved to Tallahassee, Florida, and simultaneously moved to another medium. I stood there motionless, taking it all in. At the ESPYS on July 16, shortly before his 49th birthday and following another round of cancer surgery, Stuart accepted the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance with strength, humor, grace and these eloquent words: "When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. An amazing nine of them belong to one man -- from his signature "Boo-Yah!" Through it all, Stuart remained upbeat and defiant. BRISTOL, Conn. -- Richard Durrett, a veteran reporter who covered Dallas-area sports for ESPN, has died. "He wanted you to know that he knew what he was talking about, and he never failed. Clayton continued to cover the Seahawks for ESPN Radios Seattle affiliate after departing the Mothership. Stuart went to R.J. Reynolds High in Winston-Salem and then the University of North Carolina, where he played wide receiver and defensive back on the club football team, joined Alpha Phi Alpha and worked at the student radio station, WXYC. But they are only one aspect of his legacy. John Clayton, a former ESPN NFL writer and current contributor to Seattle Sports 710 AM, died Friday. Barbara Walters, the trailblazing television news broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men, died Friday. "I never ask what stage I'm in," Stuart told Sandomir. For years, he and Rich Eisen would do just that on the 1 a.m. "SportsCenter," a show that made its way to the next day's water cooler thanks to their chemistry -- and repeated viewings. It's a hot, stifling night. College Basketball Analyst, SEC Network. He made an. His plan B was the next best thing to playing sports, and that was covering them. He continued hosting college football coverage on ABC and was there on the stage to talk with Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban when their teams won national titles. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live.". For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Which non-quarterback group will define each top-25 team's season? And he continued to do "SportsCenter." Coffins of the victims of last Sunday's shipwreck are lined up at the local sports hall in Crotone, southern Italy, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. pic.twitter.com/6x7HPsZqZn, "I wanted to provide an update about Edwards passing that may help people in processing it and making a little more sense of what happened," she wrote. "John was the PFWA's 19th president (1999-2000) and the organization's 2007 Bill Nunn Jr. Award recipient. Ted S. Warren/AP File Photo. The Seattle Seahawks, through Clayton's family, announced the death in a statement. When he wasnt delivering the days sports news from the SportsCenter desk, viewers regularly watched him on Sundays as host of the popular Sports Reporters roundtable. But after I got out of my car and walked to the side I encountered girders and fences designed to keep people from jumping. Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years. ESPN 1000 Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson, 43, died Tuesday after battling colon cancer. We talked regularly. "Pedro was an elite. '", That was the future, and it looked and sounded different from the present. ", That man is Stuart Scott, and his contributions to the sports lexicon are writ large. Behind the scenes, no one knew, including his co-workers and management at ESPN, that John Saunders battled life-long depression. Clayton worked for the. of "best ever" is an ENDEAVOR ", There were times in the last few years when his friends worried that he was working too hard. His legendary, Hall of Fame career will forever have a lasting legacy on football fans across the world. 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. Warrior. He died from a hit-and-run incident in which Buster Murdaugh was engaged in 2015. Unfortunately, those watching at home on television let him know. There were a few downs mixed in with the ups, though. In 1986, John Saunders debuted to the American audience and would be a fixture on the channel for the next 30 years. According to anchor Scott Van Pelt, "Stuart would always say to me, 'Game recognizes game.' Mees also worked as an anchor and reporter who covered the NHL and numerous other sports until his tragic death in 1996. "They're thoughtful and precise, really well-constructed lead-ins to a news story or big game or moment. The two were to be married in April. Karen Hudson-Samuels, 68, worked for over four decades in Detroit as an anchor, producer . 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.". Olivia Harlan Dekker. Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. Most recently, Clayton hosted The John Clayton Weekends Show on Seattle Sports 710 AM and contributed to The Fan 104.3 in Denver. His ass was too vain." '', "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. That part hasnt changed much in 2012, as we get set to present our 50,000thSportsCenter. He was 61. ", "John Clayton, one of the first 'Insiders,' helped bring fans closer to the game they loved," Goodell said in a statement. Doctors began treating him for a presumed diagnosis of HLH. "The Saturday night before the NBA All-Star Game in New York City. He did not shy away from the fact that he was a black man, and that allowed the rest of us who came along to just be ourselves. "That's what I love about him," says Kolber. He was 67. Olivia Harlan Dekker. ", She says that the clarity "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," jokingly noting, "He wouldnt have wanted to go out like that. His family told ESPN Clayton died following a . He loved hockey and started playing it at a young age. A year. "I love this stuff. ESPNU anchor . Chris Chelios. "But then I reminded myself, 'Hello, who are you talking about here? "He bulldozed the envelope.". "It's the highest honor any writer covering this sport can receive,'' Clayton said at the time. 5 min read John Clayton was an ESPN mainstay. For all his fame, Stuart was buds with everybody in Bristol, be they production assistants or co-hosts or executives. When it comes to females who blazed a trail in the male-dominated world of sports journalism, the name Jeannie Morris rarely gets mentioned. not scoring titles and-MVPs, While he covered the NFL for his entire career, Clayton was also well-known for his appearance on a This Is SportsCenter commercial, where he appeared with long hair and expressing a love for heavy metal music. Tragically, he died unexpectedly at age 61. We've received your submission. Lillian Ross, legendary reporter for The New Yorker, has died at the age of 99.