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Barry Melrose Diagnosed With Parkinson's Disease, Will Step Away From ESPN

ESPN broadcaster and former NHL player and head coach Barry Melrose is stepping away from the network after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, according to ESPN's John Buccigross.

Melrose will use his time away from the network to spend more time with his family, Buccigross wrote.

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NEWS:<br>Barry Melrose has Parkinson's disease and is stepping away from our ESPN family to spend more time with his. I've worked with Barry at ESPN for over a quarter century. Cold beers and hearty laughs in smokey cigar bars. A razor sharp wit, he was always early &amp; looked like a… <a href="https://t.