HOUSTON, TEXAS – APRIL 1: Sportscaster Greg Gumbel is interviewed before the 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four at NRG Stadium on April 1, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Los Angeles – Legendary sportscaster Greg Gumbel has died at the age of 78.
The longtime broadcaster had been battling cancer, according to a statement released by Gumbel’s family via CBS Sports.
Below is a statement released by Gumbel’s family.
Gumbel often served as the face and voice of NFL games and college basketball’s March Madness tournaments. You may have heard his voice when he provided play-by-play coverage of NFL games, or seen his face when he was the studio host for college basketball’s annual Selection Sunday Show. It might have been.
Gumbel made history in 2001 when he became the first black announcer at the Super Bowl.
Greg Gumbel was the older brother of fellow sportscaster Bryant Gumbel, who was the host of HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.”
source: This report used information provided by CBS Sports.
