Phyllis George
1949 - 2020
A melancholy happy trails to Phyllis George who died four days ago at the age of 70.
She had been largely out of the picture of late, but her obituaries made me realize what a groundbreaker this former Miss America was. Thrust into the co-anchor chair alongside Brent Musberger and Irv Cross on CBS' "NFL Today" show, she experienced, as her daughter related, everything that has been made public in today's #MeToo environment. Women like Lesley Visser, Hannah Storm, Erin Andrews, Linda Cohn, and the raft of female talking heads that populate the sports desks at the broadcast networks, ESPN, NFL and MLB Networks all owe a debt to Phyllis George.
Miss America 1970
Her death was due to a rare blood disorder that she had been battling for the last 35 years of her life.
The Groundbreaker
"Somebody had to be the first."
RIP Phyllis George.
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