A longtime ESPN employee has reportedly passed away ahead of the holidays. Zach Jones, a manager who worked in the Stats & Information department at The Worldwide Leader in Sports, is dead at 41, having journeyed on this past Sunday.
Jones had been with ESPN for nearly 15 years but has lost a battle to cancer, which prevented him from seeing out the year.
SportsCenter host Kevin Neghandi shared the news on social media on Monday in a heartwarming post in which he also slammed the deadly disease.
“May you rest in peace Zach. A devoted dad who loved golf, the Chargers and his family. He was a fantastic researcher and had the perfect demeanor for TV. He will be missed by so many. Sending all of our love to his wife, son and their family. F*ck cancer,” he wrote.
Randy Scott Paid A Touching Tribute To Zach Jones
Randy Scott also paid tribute to Zach Jones in a video, noting his colleague had battled colorectal cancer for two years before he succumbed to the disease.
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“You may have never seen him on your screens, but you saw his work,” Scott said.
“He got married here, he started a family here,” Scott continued while fighting through tears. “The Stanford graduate loved the Cardinal, and he loved golf. He loved his wife, Amber, and he loved his son, Silas, who turned 10 last month. And he lost his dad three days before Christmas.
“He fought like hell; he gets to rest now.”
TPS extends condolences to Zach Jones’s family, as well as his friends, loved ones, and colleagues.
May he rest in peace.
