Rest well, Stuart Scott
Stuart Scott from Winston Salem, North Carolina, by way of Chicago, left today. He fought hard to defeat cancer, and in his own way he did.
Father, sportscaster and one of the most famous Tar Heels, Scott was a shining example of tackling life through your challenges. He battled cancer for a long time, but he didn't do it from a hospital bed.
I followed him on Twitter as he would go on adventures with his daughters, get up every day through chemotherapy to do p90x, and appear at events to speak. Sometimes even chat a little with me on a sports topic...yeah, I felt kinda special, but he would chat a little with everyone who tweeted him.
Scott inspired me, even in my younger days when I watched him "Booyah" his way on Sports Center, he had an exuberant personality and was just himself doing a job his way. I was so thrilled when we selected him as our commencement speaker for graduation from UNC.
Some people fought against it, claiming we should have someone more steeped in the academic realm and not some flashy sports guy. But who could teach you more about life and chasing goals than someone who did it out loud, out front, and out of the box?
He was definitely the right fit and he delivered a rousing speech. In 49 years, he impacted a lot of people, which meant his little girls had to share him with the rest of us. In the end, he fought hard to be here with and for them.
To him, they mattered most. Not the Tar Heels, not sportscasting, not even having catch phrases...his daughters mattered more to him than anything and his every day fight to defeat cancer and create memories with them...happened!
Booyah!!!
