Longtime ESPN commentator Chris Mortensen has died at age 72, the cable sports network announced Sunday. “Mort is considered an industry leader and is well-liked as a caring and hard-working team member.” ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement on social media. “He covered the NFL with incredible skill and passion and dominated the field for decades. He will be greatly missed by his teammates and fans, and our hearts and thoughts are with his loved ones.”
Mortensen retired after being the 33rd overall pick in the NFL draft last April. Since starting at ESPN in 1991, he has hosted many of the NFL Network’s biggest broadcasts, including Sports Center’s “Inside the Huddle” segment. Mortensen, who has battled pancreatic cancer for years, wrote in September that he had decided to focus on his health, his family and his faith. He was initially on leave in early 2016 after declaring himself ill.
“Thankful and very humbled,” he wrote of his retirement. “It’s not a typical retirement, we’re still talking here.” – It is only a matter of time and God bless you. Prior to his distinguished sports reporting career, Chris Mortensen covered the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Eagles and the NFL for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, winning the George Polk Award in 1987. He then covered the NFL for a newspaper national sports before joining the now defunct ones. ESPN newspaper.
In 1991, he published the book Game to Stay: How One Man Saved a Bandit from Singing His Song for Pro Football. Mortensen’s Chris wife, Mickey Mortensen, and son, Alex Mortensen, are former professional football coaches and kickers. Chris Mortensen, an NFL reporter and ESPN analyst for more than 30 years, died on March 3, his family told The Stadium. The journalist had retired at the age of 72 last year.
ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement, ‘We consider Morty a leader in the industry and like him as a caring and hard-working member of the team.’ He covered the NFL with incredible skill and passion and dominated the field for decades. His teammates and fans will greatly miss him, and our hearts and thoughts are with his loved ones.’
Mortensen’s Chris wife, 39, Mickey Mortensen, 65, and son Alex Mortensen, 38, are a former football coach. Quarterback at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Chris Mortensen, a California Army veteran, began his journalism career as an investigative. Sports reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution extensively covering the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks. In 1987, he received the George Polk Journalism Award. During his career, he won 18 journalism awards and received nominations for two Pulitzer Prizes.
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