The program confirmed his death on Dec. 15 but there was no information regarding the cause of death or date Taneyhill died.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

South Carolina football icon Steve Taneyhill has died at the age of 52, the school has announced.

Taneyhill, a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Gamecocks, broke the school record for passing touchdowns and led the program to its first-ever bowl win during his career in the 1990s.