| Greg Gumbel | |
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| Name: | Greg Gumbel |
| Born: | May 3, 1946 |
| Birth Hometown: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died: | December 27, 2024 (age 78) |
| Place of death: | Davie, Florida |
| Occupation: | Sportscaster |
| Years active: | 1973-2023 |
| Known for: | His various assignments for CBS Sports (most notably, the National Football League and NCAA Basketball) |
Greg Gumbel (b. May 3, 1946 – d. December 27, 2024) was an American television sportscaster. He was best known for his various assignments for CBS Sports (most notably, the National Football League and NCAA basketball). The older brother of news and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel, he became the first African-American announcer to call play-by-play of a major sports championship in the United States when he announced Super Bowl XXXV for the CBS network in 2001. Up until 2023, Gumbel served as a play-by-play broadcaster for the NFL on CBS as well as the studio host for CBS' men's college basketball coverage.
Death[]
Gumbel died of cancer on December 27, 2024, at the age of 78.[1]
Show Hosted[]
$64,000 Question (2000 pilot)
Shows Appeared[]
Jeopardy! (1998)
Hollywood Squares (1999)