NEW YORK According to a family statement issued by CBS on Friday, legendary CBS sportscaster Greg Gumbel passed away from cancer. He was 78 years old.
According to a statement from his wife Marcy Gumbel and daughter Michelle Gumbel, he leaves behind a legacy of love, inspiration, and dedication to more than 50 remarkable years in the sports broadcast industry. His famous voice will never be forgotten.
Due to what he claimed at the time were family health concerns, Gumbel missed his first NCAA Tournament since 1997 in March. Since rejoining CBS from NBC in 1998, Gumbel has served as the network’s studio presenter. In order to continue broadcasting college basketball while renouncing his role as an NFL announcer, Gumbel negotiated an agreement with CBS last year.
He became the first Black commentator in the United States to call play-by-play of a major sporting event when he called Super Bowl XXXV for CBS in 2001.
In his years as a voice for sports fans, notably in the NFL and March Madness, Greg Gumbel broke down barriers and set standards for others, according to David Berson, president and CEO of CBS Sports.
According to Berson, Greg had one of the most extraordinary and innovative sports broadcasting careers ever. He was a superb broadcaster and a talented storyteller.
After the network lost football in 1994, Gumbel left for NBC, but he returned when the network reclaimed the contract in 1998. Gumbel had two spells at CBS.
During its four-year tenure of covering the national pastime, he called Major League Baseball games and hosted CBS’ coverage of the Winter Olympics in 1992 and 1994.
However, he was most well-known and had the most influence in basketball and football. From 1990 until 1993 and again in 2004, Gumbel anchored The NFL Today, a CBS NFL studio program.
From 1998 until 2003, he served as the network’s chief play-by-play commentator for NFL games, including Super Bowl XXXV and XXXVIII. After the 2022 season, he left that position and returned to the NFL booth in 2005.
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