I mean when does it stop? It seems every week friends and colleagues of mine are dying. Barry and the great John Saunders and Tom Mees each worked together and as a result we had to be close as well. Iโm feeling for @espnSteveLevy too as I know heโs in tears tonight. It truly is the curse of a long and hopefully healthy life. We have to deal with the loss of so many we grew up alongside. Prayers to Barryโs family. Rest easy my man. ๐๐
Chris Berman. Dick Vitale. Stuart Scott. Kenny Mayne. SVP. Barry Melrose. Bob Ley. Peter Gammons.
Thatโs the ESPN core I remember the most from my childhood.
Thatโs the core that guided me to a career in sports.
Long live Barry Melrose.
Barry Melrose legitimately kept the lights on for hockey in America as it fiercely had to fight for relevance. He made you want to watch his segments even if you cared nothing for the sport. One of the friendliest guys in the ESPN hallways, no matter what time of night.
In the old days at the Four Letter, NBA 2 Nite and NHL 2 Nite aired, back to back, on the Deuce. It was so much fun hanging with Barry on set, either as their show was ending and ours was starting, or vice versa. He was a firecracker. And that man loved hockey. RIP, Coach.
Barry Melrose, the former NHL player and coach who was a beloved, longtime hockey analyst for ESPN, died Wednesday, his wife, Cindy, told ESPN's Steve Levy. He was 70. https://t.co/68PGbK6rkI