Longtime Los Angeles sportscaster Stu Nahan, also familiar to movie fans for his appearances in the series of "Rocky" films, has died at 81.His daughter, Kathy Derington, says Nahan was surrounded by family members when he passed away Wednesday at his home in Studio City.
He had battled lymphoma since being diagnosed with that form of cancer in January 2006.
A former minor league hockey goalie, Nahan had been a sports anchor for three different television stations in Los Angeles. He retired from TV in 1999, and most recently did pre- and post-game radio shows for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also did play-by-play for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Besides "Rocky," Nahan also appeared in several movies and television episodes including a bit part in the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song" and in a cameo as himself in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" during which he interviewed Sean Penn's character in a dream sequence.
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