Former Miss America, ‘NFL Today’ Host Phyllis George Dies at 70: Family

Former Miss America, ‘NFL Today’ Host Phyllis George Dies at 70: Family
Phyllis George arrives at the Museum of Television and Radio "She Made It" launch party in New York on Dec. 1, 2005. Stephen Chernin/AP Photo
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Phyllis George, the former Miss America who hosted CBS’s “NFL Today” and was the first lady of Kentucky, died at age 70, according to her family.

A family spokeswoman told several news outlets over the weekend that she died in a hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Her cause of death was related to a long battle with a blood disorder.
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