Barry Melrose dead at 70

[MidseasonTweak]

ESPN has lost another great.

 

[Dward13]

Coached Gretzky in LA. Kings first finals appearance i think.

 

[rick64]

 

[RunninRichie]

Refreshing and full of flavor, RIP.

 

[Drogon]

Parkinson's disease is evil.

RIP Barry Melrose

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Legend.

 

[NociHTTP]

That's sad.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

ESPN has lost another great.

Dang, another classic host from an era that is long gone.

 

[DWDwildcat47]

Not a big hockey guy but really enjoyed listening to him on Sports Center

 

[ThroughBlue]

Looks like we made it, Barry

 

[TheResistance]

So many memories...

 

[AustinTXCat]

Great seeing Paddock wisdom show up over here. Keep up great work, ladies and gents. We'll straighten Rafters out in no time.

 

[JakeKx]

One of the staples to watching espn back on the day when it was tolerable. Didn’t know a thing or cared about hockey but you got use to seeing him as he was literally the only hockey guy they seemed to give air time too.

im curious how head concussions and things like that playing hockey affected him getting Parkinson’s.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

One of the staples to watching espn back on the day when it was tolerable. Didn’t know a thing or cared about hockey but you got use to seeing him as he was literally the only hockey guy they seemed to give air time too.

im curious how head concussions and things like that playing hockey affected him getting Parkinson’s.

Almost certainly was a core reason. Similar how it appears many NFL players who have their brains given to science seem to always have varying levels of CTE.

Even headers in soccer can lead to CTE

 

[megablue]

Sad to learn ... always liked him and enjoyed listening to his commentary. Seemed like a straight-shooter. R.I.P.

 

[StuBlue270_uk]

Dude could hit the ball a mile, just liked the juice a little too much.

 

[L.O.D.]

A name i heard for many years. Well beford I started to like hockey. He was one of ESPNs best and im not even that big on hockey.

 

[P. Fanning]

To this day whenever I see Calgary I read it like Melrose pronounced it: Cal Gary. RIP.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Loved him on espn. Not a big hockey guy but watching him talk about it was fun. I remember when the Preds made the 2017 finals and he was covering it.

 

[TheBlueMist]

Why couldn't have been Keith Olbermann? I'm just kidding, sort of.

 

[BleedBlue63]

I saw him play with a Cincinnati stingers back in the 70s. And Wayne Gretzky was a 17-year-old star for the Edmonton Oilers in the AHL.