Jeff Dickerson, who was an ESPN reporter who covered the Chicago Bears, died Tuesday at the age of 44.
According to ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert, Dickerson was diagnosed with colon cancer early in 2021 and "died at the same hospice care facility that his wife, Caitlin, died in two years ago." Caitlin Dickerson was diagnosed with melanoma and had it for eight years prior to her death.
Jeff Dickerson started covering the Bears in 2001 for ESPN Radio. He also hosted Dickerson and Hood on ESPN radio, was a TV analyst for Loyola Chicago men's basketball and was a reporter for ABC Chicago.