OT: Obituaries Thread

[OrangeAfroMan]

If you're younger than 45 and older than 40, she's best known for selling (and demonstrating) the thigh master.  

[MrNubbz]

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/frank-howard-four-time-all-star-and-washington-senators-legend-dies-at-87/

Frank Howard, former baseball and basketball All American for Ohio State in the 1950's has died. 

Howard was the 1960 rookie of the year playing for the LA Dodgers. He slugged 382 career home runs, including 44 to lead the majors in 1968 with the last place Washington.He spent most of his career with the Washington Senators.


I was but a lad when he was socking them out.Remember him Boog Powell,Ken Harrelson,Willie Horton,Reggie Jackson,Harmon Killebrew,Norm Cash,Kaline,Yaz,Freehan and those guys - good times - RIP Frank

[MarqHusker]

Bobby Knight died.  His legacy around here still capable of starting a barroom fight.

[longhorn320]

There was never a question where his heart was

He lived and breathed college BB

[Riffraft]

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/frank-howard-four-time-all-star-and-washington-senators-legend-dies-at-87/

Frank Howard, former baseball and basketball All American for Ohio State in the 1950's has died.

Howard was the 1960 rookie of the year playing for the LA Dodgers. He slugged 382 career home runs, including 44 to lead the majors in 1968 with the last place Washington.He spent most of his career with the Washington Senators.


I was but a lad when he was socking them out.Remember him Boog Powell,Ken Harrelson,Willie Horton,Reggie Jackson,Harmon Killebrew,Norm Cash,Kaline,Yaz,Freehan and those guys - good times - RIP Frank

Frank Howard played for South High School and my dad played for Central and North in Columbus.  My father always called him a "fat bum" every time he saw him play.  Carried whatever his issue was from High School rivalry.

[GopherRock]

Bobby Knight died.  His legacy around here still capable of starting a barroom fight.

Nobody, but nobody, threw a folding chair like him. 

[ELA]

I think I was slightly too young to hate him.  His only great team I saw was the 1992 Calbert Cheaney team that lost to Duke in the Final 4.  Although I was at this game, where he got tossed, because he was done watching it


https://youtu.be/K3VayQJDtdw?si=nyVh4rSAVPoM1qJB

[OrangeAfroMan]

The Diamondbacks' hopes and dreams died tonight.
RIP

[MarqHusker]

Rip Henry Kissinger.  100 years old.  Gotta be one of the most important figures of the 20th C.

Also one of the super famous names even if most of the public can't quite recall what he did or who he was.

[847badgerfan]

Rip Henry Kissinger.  100 years old.  Gotta be one of the most important figures of the 20th C.

Also one of the super famous names even if most of the public can't quite recall what he did or who he was.

This is the sad part.

[longhorn320]

Tom Smothers passes away at 86

wow I spent many moments listening to the Smothers Brothers

sad to hear this

[847badgerfan]

Tom Smothers passes away at 86

wow I spent many moments listening to the Smothers Brothers

sad to hear this

My DIL's mother is married to Dick Smothers. Weird dood, but interesting. Tom owned a winery in Cali. 

I'll see Dick in January.

They live on Longboat Key up North a bit during the winter.

It's all her money. He's broke.

[MarqHusker]

Rip Killer Khan.    Wonder if autopsy will show he indeed had glands producing venomous green spray.

[Hawkinole]

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/frank-howard-four-time-all-star-and-washington-senators-legend-dies-at-87/

Frank Howard, former baseball and basketball All American for Ohio State in the 1950's has died.

Howard was the 1960 rookie of the year playing for the LA Dodgers. He slugged 382 career home runs, including 44 to lead the majors in 1968 with the last place Washington.He spent most of his career with the Washington Senators.


I was but a lad when he was socking them out.Remember him Boog Powell,Ken Harrelson,Willie Horton,Reggie Jackson,Harmon Killebrew,Norm Cash,Kaline,Yaz,Freehan and those guys - good times - RIP Frank

I recall all of these guys, too. As for Al Kaline:

As a kid we would go into Chicago and watch the White Sox occasionally. Uncle Wes liked to go early and watch batting practice, so once when Uncle Wes went with us we got there very early. We were watching the Tigers batting practice. Al Kaline was an aging star near the end of his career, and I was a kid who figured he can't do much now. He stepped into the batters box for batting practice and then ball after ball landed in the right field upper deck. Kaline was one of the greats.