Stuart Orlando Scott was a famous American sportscaster who extensively worked for ESPN. His most memorable work at ESPN was for its flagship show ‘SportsCenter’. For ESPN, he consistently covered NBA and NFL as well. He also covered NBA for ABC network. Along with some serious sports knowledge, he incorporated hip hop style and numerous catch phrases in his commentary which made his style unique. Some of his catch phrases like ‘Boo-yah!’ entered the main stream culture as well. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2007 and thereafter his lengthy battle with the disease began. For his fight against cancer, he was awarded ‘Jimmy V Award for Perseverance’. He ultimately succumbed to cancer at the age of 49 leaving the sports world and fans extremely sad.
