Hugh Downs – Retired At Age 97

Hugh Downs started gaining popularity back in the late 1950s after he started hosting a game show titled Concentration. He eventually became even more known when he was hired as a co-host on The Today Show. After leaving The Today Show during the early 1970s, he later started appearing on 20/20 as an anchor. Downs has also pursued a career as an author and has released more than ten books in his career. Downs was officially retired by the late 1990s. In 2017, Downs sadly lost his wife of 73 years, Ruth Shaheen Downs.