OT: Obituaries Thread

[MarqHusker]

Frank Robinson,  an inner circle HOFer died.  Great trivia he was the first black MLB manager and the first black NBA head coach attended the same high school as Robinson. That was Bill Russell and they were teammates.  Incredible numbers in a pitchers era.

I love the time when he managed the Expos and Bonds hit a towering pop up on the IF.  Infield Fly Rule was signaled.  Runner advanced home and to second at their own risk.   Expos players start arguing with umpire and Robinson hustles out waving and barking at his players to get back to their positions as they didn't understand the rule. Umpires were smirking. 

[MrNubbz]

Growing up an Indians fan he gave us something to cheer about.In his 1st game as Player-Manager(1975) in the season opener in Cleveland in front of 74,000 fans he hit a home run vs the Yankees and the Tribe went on to win.Cincinnati, Baltimore and Cleveland have all retired Robinson’s number and elected him to their franchise halls of fame. All three clubs have erected statues honoring Robinson’s legacy at their ballparks.R.I.P. Frank

[fezzador]

In his prime, Frank Robinson was every bit as good as Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle, but compared to those three, he seems way underappreciated.  A .290 lifetime average and 575+ career homers isn't the HOF guarantee today like it was a couple of generations ago, but folks tend to forget he played the bulk of his career in a very pitcher-friendly era.

[MarqHusker]

Rip king Kong Bundy.   As well as Luke Perry and Keith Flint.

[Hawkinole]

Damon Bullock, Hawkeyes RB, 2011-14 died March 3, 2018 in a car-pedestrian accident.

[MrNubbz]

R.I.P. the Tornado victims in the South East.Hopefully the count stops at 23

[FearlessF]

Concordia (St. Paul) assistant football coach Russell Gary, who played for Minneapolis Central High School, the University of Nebraska and eight years in the NFL, died Sunday, the school announced.

Gary, who graduated from Central in 1977, died of an apparent heart attack. He was 59.

“Coach Gary has been with CSP football since 2004, the past 15 seasons,” Concordia coach Shannon Currier wrote in an e-mail. “Coach Gary was a special man that brought instant credibility due to his personality, All-Pro status, and the love he shared with the CSP football family. Coach Gary was loved by so many!”

Gary lettered in basketball, football and track at Minneapolis Central. In basketball, he was recruited by several Division I schools, including Indiana. At Nebraska under legendary coach Tom Osborne, he lettered three years in football as a safety and was an All-Big Eight selection in 1980, and he was inducted in the Cornhuskers Hall of Fame in 2013.

In April 1981, Gary was drafted by the New Orleans Saints, the first player taken in the second round (29th overall). In 1983, he was named All-Pro by UPI. After being waived by the Saints in October 1986, he signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. He retired after the 1987 season.

[MrNubbz]

Forrest Gregg, who earned the nickname “Iron Man” for playing in a then-record 188 consecutive NFL games during his Hall of Fame career, died Friday in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was 85.
The former offensive lineman, who was a seven-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowler, played 15 seasons in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys from 1956 to 1971.
Legendary coach Vince Lombardi once called Gregg “the best player I ever coached.”

R.I.P. Forrest

[MarqHusker]

I would've thought he was already dead.  He was SMU's post death penalty HC as well.

[847badgerfan]

I wonder what Ditka's thinking.

[FearlessF]

probably that Forrest wasn't as good as Larry Allen

[MrNubbz]

I wonder what Ditka's thinking.

Did Iron Mike and Forrest not see I2I?

[MrNubbz]

probably that Forrest wasn't as good as Larry Allen

Of course Forrest only got 5 Titles with the Pack and 1 in Dallas

[847badgerfan]

Did Iron Mike and Forrest not see I2I?

Pure hatred.