Greg Gumbel, the renowned CBS Sports anchor and commentator, has died at the age of 78. His family confirmed the news in a statement on Friday, saying:

Following Friday’s announcement of the passing of famed broadcaster Greg Gumbel at 78 after a battle with cancer, there have been a lot of tributes to him from across the sports world. Those have included comments from broadcasters at Fox,

Greg Gumbel first started with CBS Sports in 1989, where he served as a NFL play-by-play announcer and an in-studio host for college basketball.