Actress and sportscaster Phyllis George is best remembered for being the co-host of the CBS pre-show The NFL Today, becoming one of the first women to hold an on-air position in televised sports broadcasting. She won Miss Texas in 1970 and was crowned Miss America in 1971. She died of complications from polycythemia vera, a rare blood cancer, on May 14, 2020 at the age of 70.
