1. Steven Patrick Byrnes was an American television announcer and producer.
13 Facts About Steve Byrnes
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In October 2014, Byrnes took a medical leave from Fox Sports after being diagnosed with a reoccurrence of head and neck cancer.
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Steve Byrnes later died on April 21,2015, at the age of 56 in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
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Steven Patrick "Steve" Byrnes was born on April 14,1959, in Chicago, Illinois and raised in New Carrollton, Maryland.
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Steve Byrnes graduated from Largo High School in 1977, where he was a quarterback on the football team and pitcher on the baseball team, and from the University of Maryland in 1981.
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Steve Byrnes was first hired as a weekend sports producer where he covered the Washington Redskins, Washington Bullets, Maryland, Georgetown, the Baltimore Orioles, and other sports.
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Steve Byrnes announced what was happening on pit road for World Sports Enterprises, and later worked for TBS, TNN and CBS.
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Steve Byrnes was a backup pit commentator for Monster Jam on TNN.
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Steve Byrnes served as a fill-in studio host and lap-by-lap announcer whenever Chris Myers or Mike Joy, respectively, were not available.
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In late August 2013, Steve Byrnes was diagnosed with an early stage of head and neck cancer.
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Two days after the tribute race, Steve Byrnes died early on April 21,2015, of complications from his cancer in Fort Mill, South Carolina, one week after his 56th birthday, and was survived by his wife Karen and son Bryson.
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Steve Byrnes lived in the Charlotte metropolitan area with his wife Karen and son Bryson.
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Steve Byrnes reported on the pre-race gridwalk with Michael Waltrip at the 2021 NASCAR All-Star Race.