Phyllis George died Thursday at 70. She was a trailblazer for women in sports media, and a gracious role model. 'We have lost a gentle giant.' ...

Phyllis George, a former Miss America winner and trailblazer in the field of women’s sports journalism and football broadcasting, has died at the age of 70.

Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS's “The NFL Today” and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70.

Phyllis George, the former Miss Texas and Miss America who made history as a sportscaster on the CBS pregame show The NFL Today, has died. She was 70.

Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS's "The NFL Today" and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70.

Phyllis George, a North Texas native and former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS's "The NFL Today," has died at the age of 70.

Phyllis George, a vivacious Texas beauty queen who changed the face of sportscasting in the 1970s during a barrier-smashing, roller-coaster career in television, then electrified Kentucky politics ...

Denton native Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS’s The NFL Today and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70.

Phyllis George owes her celebrity, at least in part, to Texas’ first Miss America. Jo-Carroll Dennison, the 1942 winner, helped pick George as Miss Texas 1971.

Phyllis George, a former Miss America winner who went on to become one of the first female broadcasters covering the NFL — and later, the First Lady of Kentucky — died Thursday at the age of 70.

Phyllis George, a broadcast television pioneer who became the first female co-anchor of the football pregame show “The NFL Today,” has died. She was 70.

Phyllis George could wear a lot of hats. Kentucky first lady, CBS Sports personality, Miss America, and aunt. "She was a remarkable woman, she lit up the room wherever she went," says George's ...