Rod Simons, a longtime Twin Cities and former Seattle and Pacific Northwest sports personality, has died while covering the Minnesota Twins spring training in Fort Myers Fla., according to the Twins. He was 56. A cause of death was not given.
A graduate of Washington State, Simons spent more than 20 years in the sports media profession, and he worked for multiple causes including his Golf for the Gift charity that helped raise fund to help families with adoption grants.
Prior to moving to Minnesota, Simons anchored the launch of FOX Sports Net’s “Regional Sports Report” in the Pacific Northwest and Detroit Regions while also hosting KOMO-AM sports in Seattle.