A Barstool Sports executive has tragically died suddenly, the company’s founder Dave Portnoy has revealed.
Iga Obrycka was just 28 years old when she died unexpectedly last week, according to Portnoy.
An online obituary stated that Obrycka died on Wednesday in Nashville.
However, no cause of death was given.
All details surrounding Obrycka’s mysterious sudden death have been withheld from the public.
Portnoy described Obrycka as one of Barstool Sports’ top employees.
“Iga basically ran our Bar group for us,” Portnoy wrote in a post on X.
“If you ever went to Barstool Nashville you probably saw her there.
“I would have hired her for any position she wanted at our company because she was that smart and driven.
“Just incredibly sad news and another cruel reminder not to take a minute for granted. RIP Iga.”
According to her social media, Obrycka was also the chief marketing officer at Stanton & Bowery Hospitality group, in addition to her role with Barstool.
Obrycka. was born in Poland.
She came to the United States in the early 2000s.
The Daily Mail reported that she was raised in New York City and relocated to Nashville in 2020.
Obrycka spent almost nine years working for the Tao Group Hospitality.
After she moved to Nashville she eventually opened Barstool Nashville in 2023.
A tribute to Obrycka on Barstool Nashville’s Instagram page states:
“We lost the leader, heart, and soul of Barstool Nashville, Iga Obrycka.
“Our heart goes out to her family, those that she was born into, and those of us she chose to be in her life.
“There will never be another like her and she will be with us always.”
She was also praised as a “lamp of kindness and generosity.”
Her “sudden passing created a deep empty space in every soul with whom she came in contact,” the post added.
Barstool Sports suffered another sad passing after Jonathan Stanko lost his battler with cancer earlier this month at age 32.
“We lost Jonathan Stanko to cancer yesterday morning,” Portnoy posted on X on January 7.
“He was 32 years old and leaves behind a wife.”
“He worked in our NY offices for close to four years and was well-liked by literally everybody he worked with. (Very rare at Barstool).
“It’s the first time we’ve had to deal with something this heavy in the 20 years of Barstool.
“A cruel reminder not to take a day for granted because tomorrow isn’t promised to anybody.”
Really sad news from the world of Barstool. We lost Jonathan Stanko to cancer yesterday morning. He was 32 years old and leaves behind a wife. He worked in our NY offices for close to 4 years and was well liked by literally everybody he worked with. (Very rare at Barstool).… https://t.co/ODik1CoPDI
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) January 7, 2025
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