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

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

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. 

Mort looked really frail at the HOF ceremony as well.

 

[Tackling Dummies]

Scott Van Pelt on John Saunders

 

[Cjw_55106]

Mort looked really frail at the HOF ceremony as well.

Pretty sure Mort has been sick for a long time. 

 

[mquinnjr]

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

What I'm thinking as well. As was said earlier, I hope that he's a peace now. Terrible to lose someone this way, and I feel awful for his family & friends.

 

[SWC]

very sad he was a class act and never made a show about him just a super solid announcer and i will mist him

 

[On The Rocks]

John Saunders was a great broadcast journalist.  I have no memory of him ever inserting himself into a story. 

I loved how his no nonsense approach contrasted with **** Vitale's all nonsense approach when they worked together.

 

[Tom Skerritt]

Robin Roberts on Mike&Mike this morning, and she said that she saw Saunders in DC last week... and she said that he did not look well.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Some very nice tributes this morning on the first Sports Reporters since Saunders' death.  

Definitely a class individual. He will be missed. 

 

[simey]

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

What I'm thinking as well. As was said earlier, I hope that he's a peace now. Terrible to lose someone this way, and I feel awful for his family & friends.

He may have had a heart attack or had some undiagnosed ailment going on. His family said he wasn't feeling well in the past week. His wife found him unresponsive and not breathing early Wednesday morning and called 911. Paramedics couldn't revive him. 

I liked listening to him on ESPN. RIP

 

[Chemical X]

espn/abc may want to check their studios.....everyone getting cancer and dying it seems.............except for chris berman somehow.