Iconic NY Post sports photographer Anthony Causi dies of coronavirus: ‘Universally loved’

Award-winning New York Post photographer Anthony Causi died Sunday from the novel coronavirus at age 48, prompting an outpouring of condolences from figures across the sports media world.

Sports world pays tribute to Post photographer Anthony Causi https://t.co/VHewWvCfC5 pic.twitter.com/PYJf1Vp61E

— New York Post (@nypost) April 13, 2020

“Anthony Causi was our colleague, our friend, and a brilliant journalist,” said Stephen Lynch, New York Post editor-in-chief, which is owned by News Corp. “He was, quite simply, one of the best sports photographers in New York City, capturing all the major moments of the past 25 years. Soft-spoken, funny, but most of all kind — he was respected by those he photographed and admired by those with whom he worked.”

Causi is survived by his wife and two young children, as well as his parents and two sisters.

RIP Anthony Causi. 48 and taken by the virus. My prayers and condolences to his family. God speed.

— Mike Francesa (@MikeFrancesa) April 13, 2020

The back page of tomorrow’s @nypostsports is for own of their own:
Their endlessly talented, universally loved photographer Anthony Causi, who has died of coronavirus at 48https://t.co/JtJjxZbJ3d pic.twitter.com/ODHd57iO7h

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 13, 2020

This is an Anthony Causi photo.
He knew the story was Eli and his family and got the perfect shot.
RIP. pic.twitter.com/MRpRlwMmHF

— Paul Schwartz (@NYPost_Schwartz) April 13, 2020

So sad..wife and two children and only 48…Anthony Causi, beloved Post sports photographer, dies of coronavirus at 48 https://t.co/OrTQg77uwD via @nypostsports

— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) April 13, 2020

Just finished the hardest column I’ve ever had to write. Godspeed, Anthony Causi. You were the best of us. Will post soon.

— Mike Vaccaro (@MikeVacc) April 13, 2020

Such terrible news. Anthony Causi was a fun guy who loved life and loved his job, too. Gone way too soon. This illness is insidious. RIP Anthony. https://t.co/ikAhm1NnTq

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) April 13, 2020

The death toll from COVID-19 in New York state stands at 9,395, with the overall death toll in the U.S. at 22,056.