OT: Obituaries Thread

[MrNubbz]

Bud Grant


https://twitter.com/Vikings/status/1634604808320557056?t=rWBbQNbIg7E7R5sg1f_cwQ&s=19

One report said "shocked and saddened" well saddened for sure he was a great guy but "shocked" I dunno but at 95ys old most would be shocked to make it that far

[FearlessF]

some folks are easily shocked

or they just like to be dramatic and use emotional terms for everything

[MrNubbz]

Joe Pepitone, a New York Yankees shooting star, dies at age 82

  He helped the Yankees to their second straight World Series title in1962, a team led by Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Elston Howard. Pepitone drew attention for his off-the-field conduct. In a time when most players were staid and conformist, Pepitone was thought to be the first to bring a hair dryer into the clubhouse,He posed nude for a January 1975 edition of Foxylady magazine.

  Pepitone’s 1975 autobiography, “Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud,” detailed nightlife with Frank Sinatra, smoking marijuana with Mantle and Whitey Ford and Pepitone’s jailing at Rikers Island.

[longhorn320]

He actually spent one season with the Astros so I have some memory of him

may he RIP

[MrNubbz]

RIP to all the Tornado victims the last couple of weeks,hoping/wishing/praying that'll be the end of it

[MrNubbz]

Former Ohio State All-American John Brockington died on Friday at the age of 74.

"John Brockington, an All-American fullback who helped Ohio State win two national championships and set school rushing records during his senior year, died Friday at 74 years old," Eleven Warriors tweeted.

In three seasons as a Buckeye, Brockington had 378 carries for 1,663 yards and 24 touchdowns. He made history in 1970 by rushing for 1,142 yards and 17 touchdowns, both of which were school records at the time, on 261 carries.That record-setting final season led to Brockington being selected with the No. 9 overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in the 1971 NFL draft. He became the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in each of his first three seasons in the league, earning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 1971 and making the Pro Bowl after all three seasons, in which he ran for 3,276 combined yards.

[FearlessF]

respected the hell outta Brockington, he was a brute

him being a Packer and running over the Viking defense, I didn't enjoy it

[Hawkinole]

He was a monster. A great player. It would hurt to tackle this man. 

In high school we had a player who would become the Big Ten leader in tackles. He played fullback on my high school team. He would come through the line in practice. I was little but never failed to take him down, and each time I took him down I would get back up as fast as I could but I would be dazed - my bell was rung every time. But, I only let him know this at our 40th high school reunion. 

This is how I envision defenders of John Brockington's felt each time he collided with them.

[MrNubbz]

respected the hell outta Brockington, he was a brute

If I recall right,the Packers picked up MacArthur Lane from St Louis - another brute. That was like two steam pistons on an old train hammering away

[FearlessF]

you recall correctly, grasshopper

[847badgerfan]

RIP, Bernie.

[CatsbyAZ]

edit to add quotes from The Hollywood Reporter:

"You could say that Jerry Springer was the anti-Oprah Winfrey Show; if aliens monitored our broadcasts in those days, they would have been hopelessly confused about whether mankind was worth preserving or not."

"The Jerry Springer show didn’t need a legal team; it needed a human rights commission." 


https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1651591294127423488

[ELA]

If You Could Read My Mind was a great song, Edmund Fitzgerald kind of sucked


https://twitter.com/RollingStone/status/1653215662783823873?t=v7YMv1ublqLIWIWp66Z9EA&s=19

[OrangeAfroMan]

Huge influence on Jimmy Buffett.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0qTgyevtI0