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RIP Barry Melrose

Posted on 9/9/26 at 7:50 pm
Posted by DBG
vermont
Member since May 2004
81476 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 7:50 pm
Dead at 70, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s a while back.

All time aura guy at ESPN in the 90s
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
151483 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 7:51 pm to
Damn, RIP
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
83984 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 7:52 pm to
Coached the Kings during the Gretzky era.
Posted by jfan244888
Soda City, SC
Member since Jul 2021
1247 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 7:52 pm to
Wow that's a throwback name. Was the only one to keep hockey alive through the Bettman years

RIP
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
44486 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 7:53 pm to
Stick taps to a legend
Posted by BZ504
Texas
Member since Oct 2005
14871 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 7:54 pm to
Damn, he was ESPN’s hockey guy
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
61987 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 7:57 pm to
Damn. RIP legend
Posted by Joe Mantegna
knoxville
Member since Oct 2007
9759 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 7:59 pm to
Damn it
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
39011 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:00 pm to
Barry is an OG of when men were men and ESPN covered sports.

All time personality
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
129244 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:01 pm to
Damn, he made the ESPN NHL segments great to watch back in the day.

RIP
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
63230 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:02 pm to
Sad. Thoughts and prayers to his family.
Posted by MF Doom
I'm only Joshin'
Member since Oct 2008
12198 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:04 pm to
They better bury him in one of his big arse suits
Posted by geauxtigers87
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2011
28121 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:09 pm to
back when i had sportscenter/espn on 24/7. rip to a legend
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
55995 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:10 pm to
RIP… he was a bright spot of Sportscenter
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
93285 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:13 pm to
Legend
Posted by plazadweller
South Georgia
Member since Jul 2011
12714 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:14 pm to
Family believes he had CTE so just for the sake of making it simple they called it Parkinson’s. The 2 diseases are identical as far as symptoms from what I’ve read
Posted by Giantkiller
the internet.
Member since Sep 2007
26396 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:17 pm to
Aw man. That dude was like, king Canadian pimp on SportsCenter.
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
Member since Sep 2011
20189 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:18 pm to
Damn. I always liked him on ESPN.
Posted by BeachDude022
Premium Elite Platinum TD Member
Member since Dec 2006
36711 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:19 pm to
Damn, this makes me sad.
Posted by StansberryRules
Member since Aug 2024
6357 posts
Posted on 9/9/26 at 8:20 pm to
That's sad, he was like the face of hockey in the 90's because ESPN was about the only place you could watch it and he was their main guy for it.
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