John Clayton, Beloved NFL Reporter for ESPN, Dead at 67 Following Brief Illness
Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty John Clayton, who spent more than 20 years covering the NFL for ESPN, has died following a brief illness. He was 67. Clayton, nicknamed “The Professor,” died Friday afternoon in Washington state, his family confirmed toESPN.Seattle Sports, where Clayton hostedThe John Clayton Showon Saturday mornings, and the Seattle Seahawks laterconfirmed the reportsin separate statements honoring the late broadcaster. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen saidin a tweetthat Clayton passed away “peacefully” at a Seattle area hospital with his wife Pat and sister Amy “at his side....