stuart july january american anchor espn notably known hip hop style use scott regular network national_basketball_association nba national_football_league nfl coverage scott grew north_carolina graduated began career local television stations joining espn accomplished african american blending hip hop unique television staple espn programming began abc lead host coverage nba scott learned appendix going diagnosed cancer scott honored fight cancer months death age early life scott born stuart chicago illinois july scott family moved north_carolina scott brother named stephen sisters named susan attended 9th 10th grade completed years graduating high school captain football team ran track served vice president student government sergeant arms school scott inducted ceremony february ceremony took place high schools scott attended basketball game attended member alpha alpha fraternity air talent scott played wide receiver defensive club football team scott graduated bachelor_of_arts speech communication scott gave commencement address graduates celebrate diversity recognize power communication career following graduation scott worked news reporter weekend sports anchor florence south_carolina scott came phrase cool working job scott worked news reporter north_carolina sports anchor recalled natural bond scott sports department described style creative adding energy leaving scott visited colleagues treated like family scott worked nbc affiliate orlando florida sports reporter sports anchor met espn producer beginning career said scott knew second walked door pit stop gon big star someday went piece nailed like nail espn earned place honors feature espn espn vice president talent brought scott looking appeal younger audience scott african american personalities professional athlete espn assignments short twice hour program left espn scott took place anchor chair scott regular scott frequently teamed fellow anchors scott regular commercials scott named studio host nba espn lead host began abc capacity nba coverage included additionally scott anchored prime time coverage site nba post season games covered league finals scott interviews monday night football moved espn scott hosted site coverage including monday night countdown post game coverage scott previously appeared nfl primetime season monday night countdown sunday nfl countdown scott covered mlb playoffs ncaa final espn scott appeared issue column work espn interviewed president bill_clinton president barack_obama presidential campaign interview president barack_obama scott played basketball game president request troops scott fellow anchors hosted week programs originating kuwait espn salute troops hosted number espn game reality shows including teammates hosted drowned alive special hosted special broadcast episode america called style successful african american scott blended hip hop culture sports way seen television talked manner fans home espn director news told abc stuart spoke different language appealed young demographic particularly young african american demographic wrote scott allowed personality coverage emotion pour scott integrated pop culture references reports commentator remembered style baptist preacher sunday morning service witness congregation quoting public enemy frontman hear drummer wicked parodied saturday night live scott appeared music videos rappers cool luke cited song included line yeah got game like fresh espn shop segment npr media scott revealed approach duties writing better kept simple sentence doesn need perfect agreement said ain air use ain talking result unique style scott espn received lot hate mail people resented color hip hop style generation usa today survey scott finished question anchor voted second definitely voting criticized scott use jay-z alternate nickname halftime monday night football ridiculous offensive scott changed style espn stuck scott known use catch phrases following tradition begun popularized phrase spread sports mainstream culture included cool bus driver school street butter cause roll man cause cleaning glass ain got home got treats like dog sit stay lord said got rise proud world kid rest paying rent witness congregation happened legacy espn president said scott flair style talk athletes covering changed fellow espn anchor said black obviously black style demeanor presentation shy away fact black man allowed rest came role model african american sports journalists personal life scott married daughters scott lived connecticut time death scott relationship speech told teenage daughters love guys able express standing stage tonight eye injury scott injured hit face football mini camp april filming special espn blow damaged received surgery suffered cancer leaving connecticut sunday morning monday night football pittsburgh scott worsened went hospital instead game later appendix removed testing appendix doctors learned cancer days later surgery new_york removed near appendix surgery recommended december scott undergoing hosted friday night espn nba coverage led coverage abc studio scott worked undergoing scott said experience cancer time things having cancer know sounds like meeting people fight bond like fraternity scott returned work people knew cancer diagnosis felt wanted talk sports cancer cancer returned eventually went diagnosed cancer january scott mixed martial arts undergone switched pills scott went radiation multiple cancer treatment scott wanted know stage cancer july scott honored ongoing battle cancer shared days week prior appearance suffering liver complications kidney failure scott told audience die mean lose cancer beat cancer live live manner live video shown included scenes scott clinic room scenes scott life fighting cancer scott ended speech saying great rest night great rest life death morning january scott died cancer home connecticut age tributes espn announced dedicated family man espn signature anchors died courageous inspiring battle cancer espn released video obituary called espn video obituary beautiful moving tribute man died damn young age barack_obama paid tribute scott saying miss years ago stuart helped usher new way talk favorite teams day best plays years public service campaigns kept family went flip colleagues years entertained end inspired courage love offer thoughts prayers family friends colleagues number national_basketball_association athletes current paid tribute scott including number paid tribute scott blair athletes paid tribute including basketball coach called hero head coach said lost football game lost morning think best members media dealt passed away colleagues gave air scott said farewell scott left chair honor nfl countdown shared memories scott acceptance speech sports emmy award best studio host gave award scott daughters saying belongs primetime emmy awards scott included segment rare honor sports broadcaster filmography got game disney kid love don cost thing fully loaded game 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