Barry Melrose retires after Parkinson's disease diagnosis

[BobbyFK]

On the rare occasion I watched hockey it was always nice to hear his voice. I think he was always a great analyst for the game and I wish him all the best

ESPN's Melrose has Parkinson's disease, retiring

Barry Melrose, an Emmy Award-winning hockey analyst for ESPN for nearly 30 years, is retiring after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

www.espn.com

 

[slickfazzer]

oh damn.

I enjoyed him also.

 

[quantumleap]

Sad to hear this. I enjoyed watching him back when he was the coach of the Kings when I live in Southern California.

 

[samsncharge99]

super sad to read that and watch the video they produced for him. Guy is a hockey legend. He's one of the good guys for ESPN

wish him the best

 

[goblue05]

Dam this is terrible news. I hope he fights through this.

 

[Wagerallsports]

So many horrible diseases

This one (Parkinsons), MS, Cancer, and so on

We can all only hope that we go quickly in some way

 

[KingKolzig]

kenny mayne called him a dumbass once on air. split screen and he meant it. barry couldnt believe it and it was just silent. then mayne changed the subject. that guy is a douche

 

[fiftycint]

Saw him at Saratoga last year.Solid drinker and cool guy

 

[BigJay]

Sad. Guy was Mr. Cool