Former ESPN Producer Barry Sacks Passes Away at Age 63

Former ESPN producer Barry Sacks has passed away at the age of 63.

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Sacks joined ESPN in 1986 and served as a producer on many of the network’s most iconic programming.
Across his long career at ESPN, he served as a mentor to many of the new generation of production assistants.
He was also a part-time faculty member at Quinnipiac’s School of Communications.
ESPN shared a remembrance of Sacks from Monday Night Countdown host Suzy Kolber:

We remember the life & legacy of one of our own, Barry Sacks.

“We at ESPN are heartbroken… (He) is survived by a countless number of colleagues who love him and will miss him dearly.” – @suzykolber pic.twitter.com/WurXTp3YV5
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) February 12, 2023

SportsCenter co-anchor Scott Van Pelt had this to say:

Trying to explain what Barry Sacks was to ESPN and how much he meant to so many is proving to be impossible. He was a profound presence in the lives of so many. I’ll see that big smile and hear that voice forever.

Rest Easy, B Sacks. You were one of one – an all time beauty.
— Scott Van Pelt (@notthefakeSVP) February 12, 2023

Barry Sacks is survived by his wife Joann and his son Jesse.