John Clayton, N.F.L. Reporter Best Known for His ESPN Work, Dies at 67 ESPN anchor Stuart Scott died Sunday morning after a lengthy battle with cancer. Aschoff was initially hospitalized with multifocal pneumonia, and died of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare immune system syndrome. Clayton spent over a decade at the Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune before a more than 20-year run at ESPN. So while the grief is deep at ESPN over the death of Stuart Scott, so is our gratitude. All in the family: how three generations of Jaquezes have ruled West Coast basketball, Alonso says Aston 'living a dream,' eyes podium, LIVE Transfer Talk: Bayern still keen on Kane despite new Choupo-Moting contract, Top moments from Brady, Manning, Jordan and other athletes hosting 'Saturday Night Live'. Clayton's close friend Jeff Muzzy announced the news of Clayton's death on Twitter on March 18, 2022, in an emotional statement. She is publicly vocal but equally powerful. ", Yes, he would reference Tupac, but he also would quote Shakespeare: "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.". All rights reserved. His wife Pat and sister Amy were at his side and communicated earlier he passed peacefully after a brief illness, his longtime ESPN colleague Chris Mortensen tweeted. A memorable and original voice over the past two decades, Scott was known for his colorful. It was always a trip doing a 'SportsCenter' with Stuart. The fiance of ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff shared that his sudden death at 34 on Christmas Eve was actually caused by stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and not pneumonia, as doctors previously thought. "There was the Mercury program, which gave us Chris Berman and Bob Ley, great pilots who went up there without teleprompters or whatever. Tragically, he died unexpectedly at age 61. "The Seahawks are heartbroken to learn of the passing of John Clayton," the team said in a statement. ", Ten years later, Levy watched a different kind of warrior go to work. Berteau described Aschoffs lymphoma as an aggressive type of cancer that is usually undetectable until it is very advanced.. 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. (0:30). into MORE than GREAT! He was 67. He was 49 years old. Anderson calls it "magic." 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. Stuart Scott, ESPN anchor, dies at age of 49 I go back out on the floor, say, 'Give me the damn ball,' Stuart D's me up, make the shot, walk off the floor and go to the emergency room because I chipped a vertebrae. A Manson Family follower, she helped put Charles Manson behind bars. Initial reports indicated Mees had jumped into the pool to save one of his daughters. CNN notes many had expressed surprise that Aschoff, who was young and seemingly in good health, would die of pneumonia, and Berteau adds, "I also wanted to provide this update because he would have wanted everyone to know that something way bigger than pneumonia took him down." Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years. 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.' Larkin, 26, leads the Red Wings in scoring this season with 22 goals and 35 assists for 57 points in 59 games. 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. 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. [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. He would spell it out B-O-O dash Y-O-W. What could reparations mean for Black residents of Alameda County? Learning the new information seemed to bring some comfort to Berteau. Around long enough to have written about athletes from Hank Aaron to Ben Zobrist and Super Bowls from VII to XLVI. From 1979 to 1987, Mees worked exclusively as a lead anchor for the networks nightly highlight news show, SportsCenter. His ass was too vain." He was disarming in other ways, as well. He died three days after being moved to intensive care. Mees did deliver the sports and he did it well. Unfortunately, their enjoyable afternoon turned deadly in a matter of seconds. 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. The award is presented annually by the Pro Football Writers of America in recognition of "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football.''. He had first gone to the emergency room three weeks earlier for flu-like symptoms and tweeted on Dec. 4 about having pneumonia. Police later said that was not the case. Stuart's role in "The Nutcracker" was not unlike one of the roles he played at ESPN. We talked regularly. ", That man is Stuart Scott, and his contributions to the sports lexicon are writ large. He spent the next six months in therapy relearning how to walk, talk, read, and write. All of this combined is what led to his very rapid decline those last few days, and ultimately his passing. 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Even I encouraged him to maybe take a more traditional approach, but he had a strong conviction about who he wanted to be, and the voice he wanted to project, and clearly, he was right, and we were wrong. She was honored with the prestigiouc Croix de Guerre. And Stuart laughed so hard because it sort of confirmed his belief that he provided me with street cred.". She die for lack of care in the Buea general hospital. | By West ESPNU anchor . He had recently contracted pneumonia, according to his social media posts. ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff dies at 34 But Cari breaks her silence when it is about racism and inappropriate representation of her race. Fellow anchor Chris Berman remembered Mees years later as ESPN celebrated its 50,000th SportsCenter. 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. The sports network announced Aschoff died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 after a brief illness. He went out and did a piece on the rodeo, and he nailed it just like he would nail the NBA Finals for ESPN. The Seahawks also confirmed the news and expressed their condolences. ESPN Layoffs: A List of Which Employees Have Been Fired 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).. College Basketball Analyst, SEC Network. God bless whoever it was who thought to rearrange the bedding at ESPN. 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. The Steelers called Clayton "a Pittsburgh media icon.". 2023 ABG-SI LLC. He spent 20 minutes sitting there with Nicholas, helping him feel better. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. "The PFWA mourns the passing of John Clayton," the organization said in a statement. He had a spirit and energy, and, dare I say, a sense of purity in his love of sports and his delivering of the evenings news through the TV to his fellow sports fans that all of us envy to this day. McClure died at his home near Atlanta, Georgia, this week, ESPN announced on Thursday. Rosaforte was only . Once the century rolled over, he did pretty much everything, hosting game shows and New Year's Eve specials, sitting down with President Obama, and becoming the guiding light for NBA and NFL coverage. A classic talent like Vin Scully might ask you to pull up a chair. Sports News & Articles - Scores, Pictures, Videos - ABC News On December 5, a few days after his pneumonia diagnosis, he tweeted: Anyone ever had multifocal (bilateral) pneumonia in their early 30s as someone who never gets sick and has a very good immune system? Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez died unexpectedly at his home Sunday afternoon, the company announced. He was publishing stories as recently as last week. "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? He never slipped. We've received your submission. It didn't hit me until that moment that this guy was making an impact.". Reporter Jeff Dickerson, who covered the Chicago Bears for two decades during his tenure at ESPN, died Tuesday from complications from colon cancer. Our condolences to his wife Pat, and to his friends and family. Former ESPN reporter John Clayton, who was nicknamed The Professor, died Friday at age 67, the network reported. He wrote the story for Flipper and directed many episodes of the TV show. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Bay Area weather: After thunderstorms and hail, snow could be on the way this weekend, ESPN reporters sudden death at 34: The surprise that autopsy revealed. The ESPN reporter who died on his 34th birthday last month didn't realize it, but he had stage 4 cancer. A renowned baseball reporter and familiar face on ESPN's. "I never ask what stage I'm in," Stuart told Sandomir. Clayton's pursuit of news and information was done with such fervor that, as ESPN's Chris Mortensen said, "Anyone paying attention walked away a little more educated. 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?!" ESPN 1000 Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson, 43, died Tuesday after battling colon cancer. Once he got into the show, you just forgot about everything, and it was just Stuart Scott doin' 'SportsCenter,' havin' fun. Edward Aschoff's fiancee shares the full story of his untimely death. I've often said John would be the guy who would stop everything he was doing, to make sure anyone would have everything they needed. "The soldiers kept coming up to thank us, and we're like, 'No, we're here to thank you.' At WESH, the NBC affiliate in Orlando, he first met ESPN producer Gus Ramsey, who was beginning his own career. ", That competitive nature always made for a better show. "After his passing, the hospital received the final results from his lung biopsy. ", His first real ESPN assignments were for "SportsSmash," a short sportscast twice an hour on ESPN2's "SportsNight" program. "But Stuart spoke a much different language that appealed to a young demographic, particularly a young African-American demographic.". Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. John Clayton, one of the most prominent national NFL reporters who worked at ESPN for over 20 years, died on Friday. He was just one of the first guys to say, 'Hey, I'm going to play golf, wanna come with me? "JD was one of the most. Stephen Smith was a 19-year-old boy. Baseball Commentator. "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.". He continued his work up until just 10 days ago, when he broke down the Seattle Seahawks' blockbuster trade of Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos for Seattle Sports 710 AM, where he was a regular contributor. Date of birth. He has been a regular contributor for TODAY.com since 2011, producing news stories and features across the trending, pop culture, sports, parents, pets, health, style, food and TMRW verticals. Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada. ESPN Commentator, Anchor and Executive Bios - ESPN Press Room U.S. After graduating in 1987 with a degree in speech communication, Stuart was hired by WPDE-TV in Florence, South Carolina. Unbeknownst to us, Edward had stage 4, non-Hodgkins lymphoma in his lungs. And I'm really thrilled that he was right on. I just liked it. Azu IshiekweneA good number of those I have spoken with since the news of her tragic death broke on Friday night, said Nigerian gospel artiste, Osinachi Nwachukwu, 42, should not have died. Clayton wrote for multiple newspapers early in his career, including The Pittsburgh Press and The Tacoma News Tribune in Washington, before joining ESPN in 1996. He was part of the Miles Davis Quintet and Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers. Also known by the nickname, The Professor, he won the Pro Football Hall of Fames Dick McCann Award in 2007for distinguished reporting in football. Doctors also diagnosed him with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare autoimmune disorder, after bone marrow and lung biopsies. of "best ever" is an ENDEAVOR Antibiotics did not work and he got worse. Jon Champion. Heres a look back at one of the original ESPN personalities Tom Mees. Clayton is survived by his wife, Pat, and sister, Amy. ESPN Reporter Edward Aschoff's Death Was Due to Un - TheWrap He made an. He ran out of gas on his way home from school on July 8, 2015. Sometimes neither one of us knew who the other was talking about, but it worked. ESPN Bears Reporter Jeff Dickerson Dies at 44 - Sports Illustrated And he continued to do "SportsCenter." Cari is an American broadcast journalist who has worked as an anchor for ESPN's flagship program, SportsCenter, and as the host of ESPN2's First Take. Below is a list of former ESPN employees who have confirmed their departures via social media (this list will continue to be updated). ", Father. (1/9) Hi all, Katy again- this will be my last post on Edwards social media. This was all new territory. He has been a weekly guest on my radio show for years. The ESPN reporter who died on his 34th birthday last month didn't realize it, but he had stage 4 cancer. Unfortunately, the injury in 2011 and the mistakes that followed exacerbated his depression. "It's the highest honor any writer covering this sport can receive,'' Clayton said at the time. Yes, there was an Ebony and Ivory theme to their show, but more importantly, they were two young sports nuts playing off one another for the benefit of other young sports nuts. His marriage to Kimberly Scott, the mother of their daughters, came to an end. I think betweenBob Ley, Tom Mees and me, we must have done 5,000 or 6,000 of them. Through it all, Stuart remained upbeat and defiant. 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. He spoke to the very athletes he was talking about with a flair and a style that ESPN president John Skipper says, "changed everything. Karen Hudson-Samuels, 68, worked for over four decades in Detroit as an anchor, producer . 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. 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. What happened next to Mees was something that hadnt ever happened to another sports reporter in the history of broadcast television. ESPN 1000 Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson, 43, dies after battling cancer Aschoff, who covered college . CBS Sports journalist Grant Wahl -- one of the most respected soccer reporters in the country -- died while covering the World Cup, his brother announced Friday. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. 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. "SportsCenter" anchor Jay Crawford. Sports reporter dies covering World Cup as brother claims he was killed 1. ESPN Reporter Vaughn McClure Dead at 48: 'We Will All Miss Him Greatly' NHL trade deadline: Winners and losers, including the Bruins, Devils and Bruce Boudreau? Most recently, he worked for the Seattle Sports 710 radio station for the past 14 years. ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff dies at 34 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.". John Saunders, longtime ESPN sports announcer, dies at 61 It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of John Claytons passing. I followed up and found out that Stuart's contract was up soon. But they are only one aspect of his legacy. He was 49. (CNN) - Edward Aschoff, a college football reporter for ESPN, died Tuesday on his 34th birthday, according to ESPN. "He was so tired. When Tom Mees arrived at ESPN, there wasnt a template. Every day, Legacy publishes tributes to people from all walks of life. 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.