A Personal Tragedy
In 1991, when Carson was on the way to traveling to England for the Wimbledon tennis championship games when he was notified that his son Ricky, was in a car crash, and was unfortunately killed. Ricky was just 39 at the time.
A Personal Tragedy
Paying Tribute
After his son’s tragic death, Carson decided to pay tribute to him on The Tonight Show. He showed some of his son’s nature photography while “Riviera Paradise” by Stevie Ray Vaughn played.
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Paying Tribute
