CBS Sports assistant Bryce Adair, 31, dies in car crash
The CBS Sports family is mourning the loss of production assistant Bryce Adair, who died Saturday, June 6, from injuries sustained in a single-car accident earlier in the week while working the PGA Tour's Memorial Tournament in Ohio. He was 31 years old.
Adair was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital following the crash on Wednesday night and passed away on Saturday morning. During the network's live broadcast of the tournament from Dublin, Ohio, veteran broadcaster Jim Nantz delivered an emotional on-air tribute, visibly struggling to maintain his composure as he shared the news with viewers.
Nantz described Adair as an incredibly bright and charismatic teammate who was beloved by the entire crew. He noted that Adair, who joined CBS Sports from Augusta, Georgia, in 2017, had won an Emmy for his work on a Super Bowl broadcast and was training to become a steadicam operator. "The world was his and he deserved the world," Nantz said, directly addressing Adair's mother, Michelle, to thank her for sharing her son.
CBS Sports reporter Tracy Wolfson also honored Adair on social media, remembering him as a kind soul and true gentleman whose infectious smile and love for the...