Sad news, John Saunders, ESPN anchor dead at 61 (1 Viewer)

[badmojo1006]

Always liked, a class act

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

:(

 

[Cjw_55106]

Used to love watching the Sports Reporters back in the day.

RIP.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

One of the few guys on that network that I actually liked.

 

[MattFancy]

Wow crazy, definitely liked watching him on Sports Reporters. Was he sick or was this something sudden?

 

[ffldrew]

He loved hockey and it's too bad ESPN didn't. I was always surprised he didn't leave for NBC or NHL.

RIP.

 

[Swing 51]

Yah Sports Reporters is still part of my Sunday morning routine before the games begin. Will be strange to watch this year.

 

[badmojo1006]

Wow crazy, definitely liked watching him on Sports Reporters. Was he sick or was this something sudden?

I have not seen any reports as the cause of death  :(

 

[MattFancy]

I have not seen any reports as the cause of death  :(

I read the ESPN article and didn't notice anything in there

 

[Cjw_55106]

Tough gig for Hannah Storm to have to report that on air. She did not mention the cause of death. 

 

[badmojo1006]

Tough gig for Hannah Storm to have to report that on air. She did not mention the cause of death. 

Yeah, she had a tough time getting through that

 

[Kafka]

Damn, I always respected his opinion, & would watch Sports Reporters mainly because of him.  Level-headed always, even when he had a strong opinion.  "Fair & balanced"... he was a throwback; as opposed to modern media .  Bob Ryan next?

 

[MattFancy]

Tough gig for Hannah Storm to have to report that on air. She did not mention the cause of death. 

Didn't she report Stu Scott too?

 

[Limp Ditka]

:(

 

[Tackling Dummies]

Damn, I always respected his opinion, & would watch Sports Reporters mainly because of him.  Level-headed always, even when he had a strong opinion.  "Fair & balanced"... he was a throwback; as opposed to modern media .  Bob Ryan next?

Bob Ley is the last of the level headed, no schtick at Bristol. 

 

[Doctor Detroit]

You never heard any fan complain about him. Why? Because the guy was  

This is a huge loss for sports fans, very sad. 

 

[Swing 51]

Had no idea he was Canadian

 

[RUSF18]

Wow crazy, definitely liked watching him on Sports Reporters. Was he sick or was this something sudden?

A lot of people around ESPN seem pretty blindsided by it so I would guess it's the latter unless it was something he kept well hidden.

Echoing others who said he seemed like a legitimately good guy. RIP. 

 

[NutterButter]

Yeah, she had a tough time getting through that

That was rough to even watch.   Always liked his style.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

weird that no more information is given on cause of death in that story

 

[Da Guru]

You never heard any fan complain about him. Why? Because the guy was  

This is a huge loss for sports fans, very sad. 

Just blended in and did his job very well.  Unlike other ESPN anchors it never seemed to be about him...just the stories he was reporting.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Had no idea he was Canadian

had a pretty clear accent

 

[Da Guru]

weird that no more information is given on cause of death in that story

They never do at first.  Why I don`t know.  always comes out later.

 

[flapgreen]

Dang

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

This is really sad news. Great reporter in the classic reporter fashion. Helped make ESPN, the real ESPN, what it is. RIP, thanks for the calls, John.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

One of the good ones. I remember him on channel 2 in Baltimore back in the early 80s.

 

[Tom Servo]

One of the good ones. I remember him on channel 2 in Baltimore back in the early 80s.

I think he was still there when I came to MD in the mid-80s. Solid guy. He'll be missed.

 

[Politician Spock]

Until I hear differently, I'm blaming Mark May. 

 

[Joe Summer]

I never would have guessed that he played college hockey.

 

[Cjw_55106]

I never would have guessed that he played college hockey.

Why? Because he was a tad overweight? 

 

[tone1oc]

Well shoots.. He was one of the good ones.  RIP John Saunders

 

[Sconch]

Damn.  He was one of those guys who did his job the right way...so you didn't notice him.

 

[Da Guru]

Possible suicide as Saunders just wrote this.

 Saunders “confesses about his constant battle with depression and how it nearly cost him his life.” The book, “welcomes readers into the heart of his desperate struggle against depression: from insights into the illness’s root causes to the nature of modern treatments, from both a medical and cultural perspective. His story unfolds as so many of our lives do – among family, friends and colleagues – but it also peers into places we don’t often discuss openly – psych wards and hospitals. Here is the honest story of a public figure facing his own mental illness head on.

 

[Tackling Dummies]

Until I hear differently, I'm blaming Mark May. Steven A Smiff 

Corrected that for you. 

 

[Johnnymac]

Really sad to hear this.  I loved the sports reporters because of him.  He never injected himself into a topic unlike so many others.

 

[Tom Servo]

Possible suicide as Saunders just wrote this.

 Saunders “confesses about his constant battle with depression and how it nearly cost him his life.” The book, “welcomes readers into the heart of his desperate struggle against depression: from insights into the illness’s root causes to the nature of modern treatments, from both a medical and cultural perspective. His story unfolds as so many of our lives do – among family, friends and colleagues – but it also peers into places we don’t often discuss openly – psych wards and hospitals. Here is the honest story of a public figure facing his own mental illness head on.

Yeah, if it's suicide that's not going to be reported.

 

[George Jefferson Airplane]

So sad :(  

 

[fantasycurse42]

Always liked this guy, def one of the better ESPN guys.

RIP

 

[Tom Skerritt]

Saunders and Bob Ryan both have lost a lot of weight in the past year. Cancer could be a possibility. 

 

[rockaction]

Great commentator, great anchor. 

RIP.  

 

[HellToupee]

I never would have guessed that he played college hockey.

you couldn't tell by his accent??

 

[HellToupee]

ESPN has a lot of jackasses working there , Saunders was one of the good ones. 

 

[comfortably numb]

I didn't realize he was so young. Just assumed older. Sucks 

 

[Doctor Detroit]

ESPN has a lot of jackasses working there , Saunders was one of the good ones. 

Yeah Tom Jackson retired, Saunders died.  Their NFL/College coverage just got worse as Lou Holtz and Deon Sanders will probably be doing the biggest games. 

 

[[scooter]]

"sudden death" + "cause of death not reported" = suicide

 

[wazoo11]

RIP

 

[bud29]

Damn. :(

 

[Raider Nation]

Sucks. Seemed like a very decent man. RIP.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

I never would have guessed that he played college hockey.

His nephew Shaun played at my alma mater.

Terrible news. RIP. 

 

[Judge Smails]

Really liked him. Sad. Hope he's at peace now.