FILE – In this Saturday, March 17, 1979 file photo, The former Phyllis George and her new husband Boston Celtics owner John Y. Brown, Jr., pose for cameramen during reception at New York’s Tavern on the Green. 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. A family spokeswoman said George died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at a Lexington hospital after a long fight with a blood disorder. (AP Photo/ G. Paul Burnett, File)