‘The NFL Today’ on CBS broadcasts a touching tribute to Greg Gumbel

The sports world received some deeply shocking news on Friday when reports emerged that legendary broadcaster Greg Gumbel had passed away at the age of 78.

Gumbel will be best remembered for his decades-long career at CBS, where he contributed heavily across the network’s sports coverage, particularly with the NFL and the men’s college basketball tournament. On Sunday, his former colleagues went on NFL today spoke of his legacy after a touching tribute package highlighted his illustrious career.

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“He lit up every room he walked into,” Bill Cowher said of Gumbel. “He made you feel special. There was something about that little sly, little laugh he had that he could make you feel like you were something else. And he made you feel that you were better than you really were. While he will be missed, his spirit will live on with everyone he touched. Greg Gumbel was a special man.”

“Yeah, he was,” Nate Burleson agreed. “A legendary career on camera, but it was who he was off camera that will help define him for people who don’t know him personally.” Burleson referred to Gumbel as a “father figure” while sharing an anecdote about texts he would receive from him after personal and professional achievements.

“There is no doubt that the remarks about Greg Gumbel have generally been spot on,” NFL today concluded host James Brown. “One of the greatest talents of any generation. And excellence was his calling card on every platform he graced. Our colleague Seth Davis concluded his tribute to Greg by saying, “May his memory be a blessing.” Well, there’s a maxim , who says it definitively and aptly about Greg. ‘Blessed is the memory of a righteous man.’

(NFL today)