How did Stuart Scott lose his eye?

Eye injury Scott was injured when he was hit in the face by a football thrown during a New York Jets mini-camp on April 3, 2002, while filming a special for ESPN, a blow that damaged his cornea.

Was Stuart Scott blind in one eye?

He sustained a detached retina in the right one in 1989 after getting hit with a basketball. His vision in it is 20/40. He says, “I don’t see well enough out of my right eye to work.” Scott now counts on the right eye — with the help of a contact lens — to lead while the left heals.

What kind of cancer did Stuart Scott have?

Former ESPN journalist Stuart Scott passed away just two months ago after a seven year battle with appendix cancer.