CBSSports anchor and commentatorGreg Gumbelhas died of cancer.

Greg approached his illness like one would expect he would, with stoicism, grace, and positivity.

Gregs memory will forever be treasured by his family, dearest friends, colleagues and all who loved him.

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He ended up working there for seven years.

He joined CBS in 1988 as a part-time NFL announcer before adding college basketball andThe NFL Todayto his duties.

In 2022, he celebrated his 50th year of broadcasting.

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The CBS Sports family is devastated by the passing of Greg Gumbel.

There has never been a finer gentleman in all of television.

He continued, Greg broke barriers and set the standard for others to follow.

It is an extremely sad day for all of us at CBS Sports and the entire sports community.