John Saunders, ESPN Host

[frankberry]

John Saunders, one of the familiar on-air faces of ESPN for nearly 30 years, has died. He was 61.

http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id...iar-air-face-espn-nearly-30-years-died-age-61

 

[mvcg66b3r]

John Saunders dies: 30-year ESPN broadcaster was 61

John Saunders, who covered college football and other sports for ESPN for nearly three decades, has died. He was 61. Saunders was one of the cable sports giant’s longest-tenured announcers, having joined in 1986.
https://deadline.com/2016/08/john-saunders-dead-espn-college-football-announcer-1201801416/

 

[FreddyE1977]

Wow, had he been sick? The article does not really say. It's a shame as he was one of the most
competent anchors ESPN had in my opinion.

Gotta love that photo of him on the Western Michigan hockey squad with that 70's hair!

 

[Will_H_69_9]

judging from the sudden nature of his passing, i say it would be either a quick battle with a severe illness, a massive heart attack, a major stroke, some sort of accident, suicide (which i doubt that's the case of this shocking untimely death), or he may had cancer for a while but kept it out of the public especially after the passing of Stuart Scott a while back from cancer.

either way, his death was one of those deaths i did not see him coming, and it's pretty sad, he was a great sportscaster too. RIP John, my thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and co-workers at ESPN/ABC/Disney.