ESPN is mourning the demise of Zach Jones, a analysis supervisor for SportsMiddle, who died Sunday, two years after being identified with colorectal most cancers. He was 41.
SportsMiddle anchor Randy Scott introduced Jones’ demise Monday throughout a broadcast.
“You may have never seen him on your screens, but you saw his work on our live golf coverage or women’s college basketball coverage, or on any of our SportsCenter shows,” Scott stated.
Scott stated Jones joined ESPN in 2010 as a researcher earlier than transferring to the administration group in 2018. Since that point he had served as a member of stats and data.
ESPN damage analyst Stephania Bell paid tribute to Jones on X. “Beyond his impressive contributions elsewhere, Zach provided the data backbone to Fantasy Football Now,” she wrote. “Kind, thoughtful and sharp as they come, Zach made research ‘fun’ for us.”
ESPN producer Paul Hembekides wrote, “A heartfelt tribute to my colleague Zach Jones — a devoted husband, father, mentor, and good friend. Please contemplate supporting his treasured household throughout this troublesome time. He included a hyperlink to a donation web page, which states that Jones was identified with stage 4 colorectal most cancers at 39 years outdated after having no household historical past of colon most cancers and no genetic tendencies to most cancers.
CBS Sports researcher and author Paul Clawson additionally remembered Jones on X. “So sad to hear of Zach’s passing. I was fortunate to work with Zach for many years,” he wrote. “What a wonderful, joyful person. Grateful knowing Zach is resting in heaven after his courageous battle. Praying for his wife and son.”
Jones is survived by his spouse Amber, and his 10-year-old son Silas.