On Sunday, the veteran ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor died after a years-long battle with cancer, the network said Sunday.
He was 49.
Scott spent the last 21 years on the air for ESPN, and his anchoring included coverage of NFL and NBA games.
Viewers may remember him for his trademark catchphrases, such as, "Boo-yah" ... "He's as cool as the other side of the pillow" ... "He must be butter because he's on a roll" ... and "See, what had happened was ..."
His first diagnosis of stomach cancer came in November 2007, after he felt ill during a broadcast of "Monday Night Football," and ESPN said Scott "went through several surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and clinical trials to stay strong and ward off cancer for as long as humanly possible."
Despite the cancer, he was resilient.
"Here's what I do right (after) chemo. Leave the infusion center & go STRAIGHT 2 either do a p90x wkout or train MMA..THATS how you #LIVESTRONG," he posted online in January when he received a third diagnosis.
In November, Scott responded to rumors that he was in hospice: "Not True. Airball. Swing & a miss."
Beloved as an anchor, colleague and father
Scott was remembered as a dedicated family man. He called his two daughters "my heartbeat."
In September, he was in the hospital when his youngest started in her first high school varsity soccer game.
"I DIDNT miss it," he posted online. "A friend I love ... FACETIMED me all game. Saw my daughtrs 3-goal "HATRICK" in a 3-1 win. I was cryin & yelling so ... Loud, nurses came in worried."
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