While filling in for Regis Philbin today on Live! With Regis & Kelly, Bryant Gumbel revealed he has lung cancer.
(Gumbel with wife Hilary Quinlan)
The 61-year-old Gumbel had a malignant tumor removed from in his chest in a surgical procedure last month. Gumbel said a portion of his lung was removed and he will be following up with his surgeon next week.
Gumbel: “We had told a few people, we told my family, obviously. I even kept it from my staff at Real Sports. So I’m okay for the time being. I’m hoping they greenlight me to play golf again.”
Video - via People.com - of Gumbel making the announcement:
11:22 am on December 8th, 2009
Well maybe Bryants mom will let him stay at her house so he can heal after his Chemo treatments….OH wait !!!! he told his mom he made his money on his own and she should make hers on her own….she later lost her home at 60 yrs old.
no one feels sorry for B Gumbel, i feel more sorry for the people that waste their time keeping this jerk alive.
11:45 am on December 8th, 2009
My thoughts exactly. He is soooo yesterday and not in a good way. Get well and go back to making your $$ and leave the rest of us alone.
1:16 pm on December 8th, 2009
Wow it’s pretty sad that a person gets lung cancer and all you can do is castrate him for past descretions. I don’t particularly like the guy, but I wish him health and good luck. People make mistakes… but death is certainly not a proper consequence for those mistakes.
But I suppose the first commentor hoped Patrick Swayze died 2 years ago…tough crowd
1:24 pm on December 8th, 2009
Thats not cancer thats just evil trying to work its way out.
1:59 pm on December 8th, 2009
Sorry to hear this, if you’ve ever lost someone close to cancer, you wouldn’t wish this on your worst enemy. Bryant was never a favorite of mine either, but c’mon.
2:33 pm on December 8th, 2009
I have lost two hard working god fearing parents to cancer before I was 20 yrs old, and I dont care if B Gumbel suffers for a decade with it.
and you said:
if you’ve ever lost someone close to cancer, you wouldn’t wish this on your worst enemy.
I guess you dont know how heartless I really am them.
2:57 pm on December 8th, 2009
My prayers are with Bryant and his family. You may not be crazy about him as a person, but he is the best at what he does. I am a fan, and I wish him a complete recovery. Very sorry to hear this story. God bless you Bryant. All the best…
4:12 pm on December 8th, 2009
Maybe Gumbel should have thought of this (that one day he might need them again) before he starting erasing people from his past..
4:23 pm on December 8th, 2009
Maybe his first ex wife that was married to him for 26 years will help him…….OH wait!!! he only game her $250 a month in child support for their two kids when he was making 5 million a year.
Maybe his kids will help him…OH WAIT after he cheated on their mom he didnt ( and hasn’t ) wanted to see them again.
I for one does not believe in fake eastern cult philosophies but some would say KARMA Bitch
6:13 pm on December 8th, 2009
Karma? As in ill coming back to those who take joy in the suffering of others? That kind of “Karma Bitch”?
7:54 pm on December 8th, 2009
Remember that old SI profile of Gumbel, how he had the list of the people he wanted to be pallbearers in the breast pocket of his jacket, and he’d cross people off if he got mad at them?
Karma.
7:08 am on December 9th, 2009
Bryant let his mom lose her home at 60? By every means intolearable. Not enough rooms in his house?
I never heard that story.
If true, I am not in any way sticking up for him, but where was Greg? You have two of your boys making millions and neither stepped up?
10:58 am on December 9th, 2009
@Pres Obama
like I said
I for one do not believe in fake eastern cult philosophies by false and man made created idols. ie FAKE
so for you to explain it means nothin…because IT means nothing.
bad things happen to good people
bad things happen to bad people
good things happen to good people
good things happen to bad people
there is NO such thing as KARMA
8:58 pm on December 9th, 2009
I just find it ironic that you would use Karma as an example.
8:50 am on April 8th, 2010
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