The sports and gambling world is mourning the death of an absolute legend, who had deep roots in South Florida.

Hank Goldberg died Monday on his 82nd birthday after a long battle with kidney disease.

Goldberg was a pioneer in the explosion of gambling on television. He was a sports betting and horse racing analyst, who appeared for decades on ESPN.

Goldberg was co-host of WPLG-TV’s Sports Jam Live for many years from the late 1990s into the early 2000s. Sports Jam Live was a heavily-watched show right before Monday Night Football.