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Greg Gumbel

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Greg Gumbel

Gregory Girard Gumbel (May 3, 1946 – December 27, 2024) was an American television sportscaster. He was best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports (most notably, the National Football League and NCAA basketball). Gumbel became the first African-American announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he announced Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network in 2001. From 1998 through 2023, Gumbel was the studio host for CBS' men's college basketball coverage and was a play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS.

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Born
(1946-05-03)May 3, 1946New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died
December 27, 2024(2024-12-27) (aged 78)Davie, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater
Loras College (BA)
Occupation
Sportscaster
Years active
1973–2023
Spouse
mw- Marcy Kaszynski (m. 1976)
Children
1
Relatives
mw- Bryant Gumbel (brother)

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Preceded byBrent MusburgerJim Nantz
Preceded byBrent MusburgerJim Nantz
Media offices
Preceded byBrent MusburgerJim Nantz
Media offices
The NFL Today host 1990–19932004–2005
Media offices
Succeeded byJim Nantz (in 1998)James Brown
Preceded byTim McCarver and Paula Zahn
Preceded byTim McCarver and Paula Zahn
Media offices
Preceded byTim McCarver and Paula Zahn
Media offices
American television prime time anchor,Winter Olympic Games 1994
Media offices
Succeeded byJim Nantz
Preceded byJim Lampley
Preceded byJim Lampley
Media offices
Preceded byJim Lampley
Media offices
Studio host, NFL on NBC 1994–1997
Media offices
Succeeded byBob Costas (in 2006)
Preceded byBob Costas, Dick Enberg, Gayle Gardner and Hannah Storm
Preceded byBob Costas, Dick Enberg, Gayle Gardner and Hannah Storm
Media offices
Preceded byBob Costas, Dick Enberg, Gayle Gardner and Hannah Storm
Media offices
American television daytime anchor,Summer Olympic Games 1996
Media offices
Succeeded byHannah Storm
Preceded byPat O'Brien
Preceded byPat O'Brien
Media offices
Preceded byPat O'Brien
Media offices
Studio host, College Basketball on CBS 1998–2024
Preceded byDick Enberg
Preceded byDick Enberg
Media offices
Preceded byDick Enberg
Media offices
#2 play-by-play announcer, NFL on CBS 2006–2013
Media offices
Succeeded byIan Eagle
Preceded byDick Enberg
Preceded byDick Enberg
Media offices
Preceded byDick Enberg
Media offices
Super Bowl television play-by-play announcer(AFC package carrier) 2000–2003
Media offices
Succeeded byJim Nantz
Preceded byBob Costas (in 1989)
Preceded byBob Costas (in 1989)
Media offices
Preceded byBob Costas (in 1989)
Media offices
#2 play-by-play announcer,Major League Baseball on NBC 1995
Media offices
Defunct
Preceded byDick Stockton
Preceded byDick Stockton
Media offices
Preceded byDick Stockton
Media offices
Secondary play-by-play announcer,Major League Baseball Game of the Week 1993
Media offices
Succeeded byThom Brennaman (in 1996)
Media offices
Preceded byBrent MusburgerJim Nantz
The NFL Today host 1990–19932004–2005
Succeeded byJim Nantz (in 1998)James Brown
Preceded byTim McCarver and Paula Zahn
American television prime time anchor,Winter Olympic Games 1994
Succeeded byJim Nantz
Preceded byJim Lampley
Studio host, NFL on NBC 1994–1997
Succeeded byBob Costas (in 2006)
Preceded byBob Costas, Dick Enberg, Gayle Gardner and Hannah Storm
American television daytime anchor,Summer Olympic Games 1996
Succeeded byHannah Storm
Preceded byPat O'Brien
Studio host, College Basketball on CBS 1998–2024
Preceded byDick Enberg
play-by-play announcer, NFL on CBS 2006–2013
Succeeded byIan Eagle
Preceded byDick Enberg
Super Bowl television play-by-play announcer(AFC package carrier) 2000–2003
Succeeded byJim Nantz
Preceded byBob Costas (in 1989)
play-by-play announcer,Major League Baseball on NBC 1995
Defunct
Preceded byDick Stockton
Secondary play-by-play announcer,Major League Baseball Game of the Week 1993
Succeeded byThom Brennaman (in 1996)

References

  1. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/business/media/greg-gumbel-dead.html
  2. The Shoulders of Giants
    https://books.google.com/books?id=aXtaKMEG3WsC&dq=%22Richard+Dunbar+Gumbel+and+Rhea+Alice+LeCesne+Gumbel%22&pg=PT70
  3. Gates, Henry Louis (November 7, 2017). "Black Like Me." Finding Your Roots season 4, episode 6.
  4. www.encyclopedia.com
    https://www.encyclopedia.com/african-american-focus/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/gumbel-greg
  5. "Greg Gumbel, CBS Sports broadcasting legend, dies at 78"
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greg-gumbel-dies-cbs-sports-anchor/
  6. Greg Gumbel, CBS Sports. Paramount.
    https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/talent/?view=greg-gumbel
  7. "Greg Gumbel (2023) - Hall of Fame"
    https://duhawks.com/honors/hall-of-fame/greg-gumbel/206
  8. Chicago Tribune
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-07-05-9002250030-story.html
  9. CBS Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears October 4, 2020 – 6 minutes left in the 3rd
  10. "Greg Gumbel, Longtime CBS Sports Studio Host and Play-by-Play Man, Dies at 78"
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/greg-gumbel-dead-sportscaster-1236094721/
  11. The Sherman Report
    http://www.shermanreport.com/without-don-imus-sports-talk-radio/
  12. southcoasttoday.com
    https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/sports/1998/01/30/cbs-hires-simms-gumbel/50588303007/
  13. orlandosentinel.com
    https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1999-02-13-9902130450-story.html
  14. chicagotribune.com
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-10-06-9310060274-story.html
  15. chicagotribune.com
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-06-10-9406100238-story.html
  16. The Baltimore Sun
    https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-02-11-1994042177-story.html
  17. Chicago Tribune
    https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/06/10/greg-gumbel-finds-saying-farewell-can-be-painful/
  18. cbsnews.com
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greg-gumbel-04-03-1998/
  19. "15 years ago today on CBS, Greg Gumbel & Phil Simms were calling @Ravens win over @Giants in Super Bowl XXXV #TBT"
    https://x.com/NFLonCBS/status/692788757955620864
  20. nbcsports.com
    https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/tv-broadcasters-tom-bradys-10-super-bowl-appearances
  21. espn.com
    https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1825982
  22. nydailynews.com
    https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/gus-forced-bow-brown-article-1.217691
  23. Awful Announcing
    https://awfulannouncing.com/cbs/cbs-announces-2021-nfl-broadcast-pairings.html
  24. Sports Business Journal
    https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2023/03/15/Media/greg-gumbel-cbs-contract-extension.aspx
  25. "Greg Gumbel missing CBS' March Madness coverage due to 'family health issues'"
    https://nypost.com/2024/03/12/sports/greg-gumbel-missing-cbs-march-madness-coverage-due-family-health-issues/
  26. Kasabian, Paul (December 27, 2024). Greg Gumbel Dies at 78; Broadcasting Legend Anchored CBS' NFL, March Madness Coverag
    https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10148706-greg-gumbel-dies-at-78-broadcasting-legend-anchored-cbs-nfl-march-madness-coverage#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20Gumbel%20is%20just,call%20of%20Super%20Bowl%20XLI.
  27. Buffalo News
  28. Variety
    https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/greg-gumbel-dead-cbs-sports-1236261024/
  29. CBSSports.com
    https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/greg-gumbel-trailblazing-cbs-sports-broadcast-legend-dies-at-78/
  30. The Spun
    https://thespun.com/college-hoops/cbs-sports-broadcaster-greg-gumbel-passed-away-at-78
  31. Gumbel, Greg, "Greg Gumbel: Emmy Award-Winning Sportscaster, CBS Sports" (2013). President's Lecture Series. 104. https:
    https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/pls/104
  32. "Honorees"
    https://www.legendsforcharity.com/honorees
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