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ELA

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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1204 on: April 22, 2025, 10:07:31 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on April 22, 2025, 09:25:09 PM
Mike Patrick of ESPN died. 

Of course I love Keith Jackson, but those ESPN primetime games were special with Patrick and Ron Franklin.  Loved that pair. 
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1205 on: April 22, 2025, 11:25:43 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on April 22, 2025, 09:25:09 PM
Mike Patrick of ESPN died. 

Of course I love Keith Jackson, but those ESPN primetime games were special with Patrick and Ron Franklin.  Loved that pair. 

Wasn’t it Gottfried with Franklin?
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1206 on: April 23, 2025, 01:02:52 AM »
Quote from: jgvol on April 22, 2025, 11:25:43 PM
Wasn’t it Gottfried with Franklin?
Yes it was...hmmph.  I heard/read Mike Patrick and pictured Gottfried.  Oops.  
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1207 on: April 23, 2025, 12:00:26 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on April 22, 2025, 09:25:09 PM
Mike Patrick of ESPN died.

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I enjoyed much of his career, but he kinda has nostalgic place for me in that he called the 2009 CWS in which we beat Texas.  I lived in the heart of Longhorn-ville at the time and got a lot of mileage out of thumbing my nose at the locals.  Mike Patrick's voice evokes those special baseball-snob memories for me :)
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1208 on: April 23, 2025, 11:51:54 PM »
Steve McMichael died.

"Mongo" went to Texas and then a long time for the Bears, including the '85 SB champs.
He was a consensus All-American in 1979.
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1209 on: April 24, 2025, 07:38:22 AM »
He was a great player and a great person.

I once went to his bar and he was there, holding court. Fun.
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1210 on: April 24, 2025, 08:13:15 AM »
Yup he's a legend in Texas and Chicago.  RIP.



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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1211 on: April 24, 2025, 08:55:36 AM »
Alex Karras - U of Iowa - the original Mongo

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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1212 on: April 24, 2025, 09:48:14 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on April 24, 2025, 08:55:36 AM
Alex Karras - U of Iowa - the original Mongo

Wasn't he the actual Mongo from Blazing Saddles?
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Re: OT: Obituaries Thread
« Reply #1213 on: April 24, 2025, 09:57:49 AM »
yes, and Alex played for the Lions

the other "Mongo" came later and played for Da Bears
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