I never knew Stuart Scott. I will probably never meet his daughters Taelor and Sydni, or anybody related to him. Yet for some reason, hearing the news that Stuart Scott died upset me more than I thought it would.
ESPN really became big during my generation, so it is what the sports fan grew up watching. Every morning and every night I would find myself in front of SportsCenter catching up on the latest news in the sports world. There are some great anchors on ESPN, and like everybody else, I have my favorites. However, there is one anchor that we will always remember, and that is Stuart Scott. I grew up watching Scott. We all did. We all watched as he changed the way sports were reported, letting out an echoing “booyah” whenever somebody crushed a home run or threw down a dunk that made the arena tremble. We watched all the “This is SportsCenter” commercials that had him admiring Arnold Palmer mix an Arnold Palmer or pitching a dance move to Chad OchoCinco and the wide receiver using his own catchphrase to shut him down. We all knew who was as cool as the other side of the pillow. This was our childhood. Everybody who played sports had the dream of becoming a professional athlete. Scott made kids want to become a sportscaster. He made it entertaining to watch. I don’t get wrapped up in celebrity deaths. That’s not to say I’m insensitive and don’t care, they just never really affect me. This death was different. I couldn’t believe how sad I was hearing of Scott’s death. That is because he was part of my childhood. Despite never meeting him, I grew up with him. Anybody my age who grew up a sports fan knows what I mean and probably feels the same way. So when you go to bed tonight, do as Scott’s long-time partner Rich Eisen asked you to do, and flip your pillow over to the cool side. Rest in peace, Stuart Scott. You meant more to our generation than you ever knew. You will be missed. Follow @SamPericolo for the latest sports talk and news
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SAMUEL PERICOLOSam is a graduate of Assumption College where he studied History, Marketing, and Political Science and was a Co-Producer on a weekly sports talk television show. Archives
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