A year after his passing, Stuart Scott still impacts friends, family and colleagues

Posted Jan 4, 2016
Today is a solemn day for ESPN and for sports fans everywhere. It is the one-year anniversary of Stuart Scott’s passing. Throughout the day, ESPN will honor its friend and colleague with a series of tributes, vignettes and remembrances. NFL host Suzy Kolber, who began working with Stuart in 1993 and was one of his closest friends, has written a tribute essay that discusses his legacy. (ESPN.com)

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