Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers team president Gay Culverhouse died Wednesday at the age of 73 due to complications from myelofibrosis, according to Richard Goldstein of the New York Times.
She was diagnosed with the condition, which is a form of chronic leukemia, in 2003.
Buccaneers owner and co-chairman Bryan Glazer honored Culverhouse in a statement, via Jenna Laine of ESPN:
"We are saddened to hear of the passing of Gay Culverhouse earlier this week. During her family's ownership of the Buccaneers, Gay was a leading figure in and around the Tampa Bay community who was defined by her compassion for helping others.