Phyllis George, the former Miss Texas and Miss America who made history as a sportscaster on the CBS pregame showThe NFL Today, has died.
She was 70. George died Thursday after a long struggle with a blood disorder at a hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, a family spokeswoman announced.
George's role in 1974 as Allen Funt's co-emcee of CBS'Candid Cameralaunched her career in television. That year, the network recruited her to join Brent Musburger and Irv Cross on the cast ofThe NFL Today. (Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder would come aboard the Sunday program later).
One of the first women to have a nationally prominent role reporting for TV sports, she also covered horse racing events, including the Preakness and Belmont stakes.
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