Sports World Mourns Death Of Longtime ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Alex Trebek

Tributes for Trebek came in abundance

Legendary ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek died Sunday. He was 80 years old.

Trebek passed following a bout with pancreatic cancer. The official “Jeopardy!” Twitter account delivered the news of Trebek’s death Sunday morning, noting he was surrounded by family and friends at his home in Los Angeles.

Shortly after the news broke, social media soon was flooded with tribute posts for Trebek. Below are a handful of the several tweets delivered from the sports world.