Soon after officials identified Carley McCord as one of the five victims in the Lafayette plane crash on Saturday, the tributes started pouring in for the well-known sports reporter.

Colleagues and friends called McCord a knowledgeable and friendly 'ray of sunshine.' Others noted that she was a strong mentor to women in the sports media world.

Carley McCord, sports reporter and Steve Ensminger's daughter-in-law, killed in Lafayette plane crash Louisiana sports reporter Carley McCord is one of five victims killed in a small Lafayette plane crash on the way to Atlanta for the Chick-fil…

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McCord was on board a small plane heading to Atlanta for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl when it crashed in Lafayette on Saturday morning. She was one of five victims killed.

McCord's most recent positions were as a digital media reporter for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the in-game host for the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans. She also did freelance sports reporting for a variety of networks, including Cox Sports Television, ESPN3 and WDSU-TV in New Orleans.

She was also the daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger. Her husband, Steven Ensminger Jr., was not on the plane.

Read some of the tributes to McCord's life below.

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