Cooler on the Other Side: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Stuart Scott
Posted Jan 15, 2020
In 1993, a 28-year-old anchorman appeared on ESPN2. He had a high-top fade and a bottomless well of self-confidence. The latter was important. How else was Stuart Scott going to drag ESPN into the 21st century? Five years after his death from cancer, it’s easy to forget just how much of sports television Scott helped unlock. So let’s remember.
(The Ringer)
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