Adan Manzano, whose wife died in a car crash less than a year ago, was a sports anchor for a Kansas City outlet.

Sports anchor and reporter Adan Manzano, of Telemundo KC and Tico Sports, died while on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in New Orleans, according to his employer

Adan Manzano’s colleagues at KGKC Telemundo Kansas City praised him as a “true professional and rising star” in NFL media.