She was a beauty queen and former Miss America, but NFL fans know Phyllis George as the first women’s sportscaster. According to reports, George, who co-hosted CBS’s NFL Today show in the 1970s and 1980s, died Thursday at the age of 70. She died from complications from a blood disorder, her ex-husband, former Kentucky Gov. John Brown Jr., told the Louisville Courier-Journal on Saturday. “Phyllis was a great asset to Kentucky,” Brown told the Courier-Journal. “We had a great partnership. I think we enjoyed every single day.” George, who was born in Denton, Texas, in 1949, was crowned Miss America...
