Greg Gumbel, the famend CBS Sports anchor and commentator, has died on the age of 78.
His household confirmed the information in an announcement on Friday, saying:
It is with profound disappointment that we share the passing of our beloved husband and father, Greg Gumbel. He handed away peacefully surrounded by a lot love after a brave battle with most cancers. Greg approached his sickness like one would anticipate he would, with stoicism, grace, and positivity.
He leaves behind a legacy of affection, inspiration and dedication to over 50 extraordinary years within the sports activities broadcast business; and his iconic voice won’t ever be forgotten.
Greg’s reminiscence will endlessly be treasured by his household, dearest buddies, colleagues and all who beloved him. — Marcy & Michelle Gumbel
Gumbel served as a play-by-play announcer and studio host for CBS Sports, and beforehand spent years on air for NBC Sports. He gained legions of followers together with his work internet hosting protection starting from “The NFL Today” to a number of Super Bowls and Olympic Games.
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In 2022, he celebrated his fiftieth 12 months of broadcasting.
“The CBS Sports household is devastated by the passing of Greg Gumbel. There has by no means been a finer gentleman in all of tv. He was beloved and revered by these of us who had the respect to name him a pal and colleague,” mentioned David Berson, the president & CEO of CBS Sports.
“An incredible broadcaster and gifted storyteller, Greg led probably the most outstanding and groundbreaking sports activities broadcasting careers of all time. He was a well-recognized and welcoming voice for followers throughout many sports activities, together with the NFL and March Madness, highlighted by the Super Bowl and Final Four,” Berson mentioned.
“Greg broke obstacles and set the usual for others to observe. It is a particularly unhappy day for all of us at CBS Sports and the whole sports activities neighborhood. We will miss Greg dearly, and ship our deepest condolences to his spouse Marcy, daughter Michelle, and his complete household.”
Greg Gumbel was born in New Orleans on May 3, 1946, and grew up in Chicago. He graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1967.
Gumbel joined CBS Sports in 1989 after years of internet hosting and play-play duties for New York Knicks basketball and New York Yankees baseball for the Madison Square Garden Network, in addition to three different weekly MSGN applications, which earned him an area Emmy Award. He additionally labored for ESPN, WMAQ-TV Chicago, the place he gained two native Emmys, and WFAN Radio in New York City
At CBS Sports, he hosted “The NFL Today,” the community’s NFL pre-game, halftime and post-game studio present, from 1990-93 and 2004-05, together with Super Bowl XXVI in 1992, Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, and Super Bowl 50 in 2016.
He served as primetime anchor of CBS Sports’ protection of the 1994 Olympic Winter Games and as co-anchor of the community’s weekday morning broadcasts of the 1992 Olympic Winter Games.
Gumbel additionally served as host of the community’s protection of “Speedweeks” from Daytona International Speedway in 1999, in addition to host and play-by-play announcer for the College World Series. His different roles have included play-by-play announcer for regular-season and post-season Major League Baseball, host of the 1990 All-Star Game at Wrigley Field in Chicago and school soccer broadcasts for CBS Sports.
In 1994, he went to NBC Sports for a number of years, serving as host of “The NFL on NBC” pre-game present and NBC’s Super Bowl pre-game exhibits in 1996 and 1998. He hosted the pre-game present for the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and was a play-by-play announcer on NBC’s “Baseball Night in America.” Gumbel additionally served as a play-by-play announcer for “The NBA on NBC.” He was the host of the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships and of NBC’s daytime protection of the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta.
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Gumbel returned to CBS Sports in 1998 as host and play-by-play announcer for school basketball and “The NFL on CBS.” He teamed for six seasons with analyst Phil Simms to type the CBS Television Network’s lead NFL announce crew. He known as CBS’s protection of Super Bowls XXXV and XXXVIII, on the time making him the primary community broadcaster to name play-by-play and host a Super Bowl.
Gumbel hosted “The NFL Today” for 2 seasons in 2004 and 2005 earlier than returning to the sales space to crew with Dan Dierdorf for eight seasons, via 2013. He served as host of “Inside the NFL” on SHOWTIME in 2014 alongside analysts Phil Simms, Boomer Esiason, Ed Reed and Brandon Marshall.
At CBS, Gumbel additionally supplied play-by-play for regular-season school basketball and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, NBA regular-season and playoff video games and College World Series championship video games.
Gumbel was the recipient of the 2007 Pat Summerall Award for excellence in sports activities broadcasting.
Outside the studio, Gumbel was a longtime supporter of the March of Dimes, serving two six-year phrases as a member of the March of Dimes Board of Trustees and a further 18 years as a member of the group’s National Board of Advisors. For 16 years, he was additionally a member of the Sports Council for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, which offers path and steering for the mission of that group.
He additionally served as member of the Board of Regents for his alma mater, Loras College, since 2009.
