ensen ' s ▁son , ▁Alex , ▁was ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁quarter back ▁in ▁the ▁NFL . ▁He ▁was ▁cut ▁from ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Tit ans ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mort ensen ▁announced , ▁via ▁an ▁ESP N ▁statement , ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁Stage ▁ 4 ▁thro at ▁cancer , ▁and ▁would ▁consequ ently ▁be ▁taking ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁from ▁his ▁on - air ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁cable ▁network . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : American ▁rep or ters ▁and ▁correspond ents ▁Category : American ▁sports ▁radio ▁personal ities ▁Category : American ▁sport sw rit ers ▁Category : ES PN . com ▁Category : ES PN ▁Radio ▁Category : National ▁Football ▁League ▁announ cers ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁George ▁McK end ree ▁Ste ele , ▁D . D ., ▁LL . D . ▁( A pril ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁– ▁ 1 9 0 1 ?) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁educ ator ▁and ▁Method ist ▁minister , ▁president ▁of ▁Lawrence ▁University ▁in ▁App leton , ▁Wisconsin ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 5 – 1 8 7 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁pam ph let ▁The ▁C urrency ▁Question , ▁which ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a