CBS Sports production assistant dead at 31 in horrific car crash near Memorial Tournament
CBS Sports covered this weekend’s PGA Tour Memorial Tournament with a heavy heart after the network lost one of its own following what a GoFundMe page described “a horrific single-car accident.” Production assistant Bryce Adair died Saturday morning following the car crash that occurred Wednesday night while he was covering the event in Ohio.He was 31 years old.Details around the crash are limited, but Adair was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital, according to a GoFundMe set up to support Adair‘s family.In an emotional moment, Jim Nantz paid tribute to Adair during Saturday’s broadcast of the Memorial Tournament from Dublin, Ohio. “Be patient with us for a minute here,” Nantz said on air, having to take a moment to regain his composure.“A huge loss earlier today within our CBS Sports family.
Trust me when I tell you that in over 40 years I have never seen our crew of 250 people coming to a broadcast like this one carrying as much grief as they are now.“This morning, an incredibly bright, charismatic teammate, 31-year-old Bryce Adair, passed away from injuries suffered Wednesday night in a car accident while here working the Memorial Tournament.”“Everyone loved him.Every day Bryce would greet you with a warm smile and a caring, compassionate spirit,” Nantz later said about him.
“He did many things for us.He won an Emmy for our Super Bowl broadcast.
He was even training to one day be a steadicam operator. “The world was his and he deserved the world.I’m the one who has a chance to tell you how much we loved him.
… I just want to say to his mother, Michelle, thank you for sharing your remarkable son with us.We loved him and he will never be forgotten.” Nantz was not alone in his tribute to Adair, with CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson honoring his memory in a post on X. “Our CBS family lost a great friend and colleague today,” she wrote.
“Bryce Adair brought joy to our crew, he was a kind soul and a true gentleman.I will ...