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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #266 on: March 23, 2020, 09:27:28 PM »
Damn. OU beat his team 77-0 once.  He was a good dude, or at least I've always heard nice words about him.
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« Reply #267 on: March 23, 2020, 09:40:31 PM »
His first coaching job was with MSU, and I think Perles recommended him coming to the Steelers (he was a Pittsburgh kid).  Woody coached the LBs and Perles coached the DL on the Steel Curtain teams.

To be honest, surprised he was only 77.  I thought he was 70ish when he was at Vandy two decades ago.
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #268 on: March 24, 2020, 01:11:10 AM »
Quote from: ELA on March 23, 2020, 09:40:31 PM


To be honest, surprised he was only 77.  I thought he was 70ish when he was at Vandy two decades ago.


Good coach but didn’t have the horses most of the time. Remembering when Spurrier joked about Widenhofer’s teams, saying he liked it when his Commodores teams played the Gators tough, even when they shouldn’t‘ve, because then he could go tell Tennessee that they weren’t the toughest out in their own state.

Edit: here’s quite the tidbit from Wikipedia:

”After leaving the Vanderbilt campus in 2001, Woody worked in a toll booth in Destin for three years. Woody stated that he didn't have anything else to do and enjoyed meeting people. However, his wife Sabrina, who works for Spirit Airlines, got transferred to Dallas, TX. Woody did not return to the Vanderbilt campus since his departure.“
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #269 on: March 24, 2020, 12:33:44 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on March 23, 2020, 08:39:51 PM
Woody Widenhofer, who coached and played against the Huskers for Missouri, has died at age 77.

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/former-mizzou-football-coach-woody-widenhofer-dies-at/article_17c27213-3613-5d6d-b0e0-06e4ab1b44de.amp.html

Former Mizzou football coach Woody Widenhofer dies at 77
Re the linked article, he just never could turn the corner at Mizzou.
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #270 on: April 06, 2020, 12:22:52 PM »
Bill Withers, singer/songwriter of "Ain't No Sunshine," "Lean on Me," and other great hits, died of COVID-19 at 81.

R.I.P.
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« Reply #271 on: April 06, 2020, 01:00:59 PM »
Ain't No Sunshine is a top 5 all time song IMO.  I'm sure there are bad versions out there, but I love every single one I've heard
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« Reply #272 on: April 06, 2020, 05:17:13 PM »
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« Reply #273 on: April 06, 2020, 05:45:54 PM »
Wow.  I was never a Tigers fan, but I did like Al Kaline.

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But while Cobb was widely reviled for his bitterness and meanness, Kaline was eminently respected for his on-field elegance and off-field graciousness.
It seems that Ty Cobb's reputation is undergoing revision.  That he wasn't that dirty a player.  That he wasn't a shithead off the field.  That he wasn't a virulent racist.  That most of the bad rep came from an early biographer who just made up a bunch of "facts" to grind an axe.
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #274 on: April 06, 2020, 07:20:53 PM »
I've read every book on Cobb (almost certain of this), the two most recent are much more scholarly than the BS peddled by well known BS artist  Al Stump,which of course became the characature movie depicting Cobb, by Tommy Lee Jones.  Alexander's book isnt very good either 

I strongly recommend A Terrible Beauty by Charles Leerhsen.

Anyways RIP Al Kaline   I have his 58 Topps Card.  Not PSA rated or anything but it's in nice shape.  
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« Reply #275 on: April 06, 2020, 09:10:46 PM »
Never saw him play, but growing up, but he was the favorite Tiger of every adult I knew growing up.
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #276 on: April 07, 2020, 05:37:47 PM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on April 06, 2020, 07:20:53 PM
I strongly recommend A Terrible Beauty by Charles Leerhsen.
I have that book on my checklist.While he was no choir boy he wasn't a sadistic goon either.But there was a Cobb quote that was true.here's the conversation

Louis Prima: With all the great players playing ball right now, how well do you think you would do against today's pitchers?


Ty Cobb: Well, I figure against today's pitchers I'd only probably hit about .290


Louis Prima: .290? Well that's amazing, because you batted over .400 a... a whole bunch of times. Now tell us all, we'd all like to know, why do you think you'd only hit .290?


Ty Cobb: Well, I'm 72 f—king years old you ignorant son of a b—ch.

he supposedly sharpened his spikes also



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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #277 on: April 07, 2020, 06:49:21 PM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on April 07, 2020, 05:37:47 PM
I have that book on my checklist.While he was no choir boy he wasn't a sadistic goon either.But there was a Cobb quote that was true.here's the conversation

Louis Prima: With all the great players playing ball right now, how well do you think you would do against today's pitchers?


Ty Cobb: Well, I figure against today's pitchers I'd only probably hit about .290


Louis Prima: .290? Well that's amazing, because you batted over .400 a... a whole bunch of times. Now tell us all, we'd all like to know, why do you think you'd only hit .290?


Ty Cobb: Well, I'm 72 f—king years old you ignorant son of a b—ch.
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he supposedly sharpened his spikes also
I think that might be one of those Al Stump-generated myths.
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #278 on: April 07, 2020, 07:00:47 PM »

Maybe

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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #279 on: April 07, 2020, 07:20:37 PM »
Heh!  That one's the catcher's fault.  Can't stand on top of home plate.
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