OT: Obituaries Thread

[MrNubbz]

He'd be one of the last people you'd expect to end their lives.I remember a while back he said he was hooked on some heavy stuff back in the day.Wonder if that came into play.R.I.P. Anthony

[Hawkinole]

Anthony Bourdain seemed to be living the life - world travel - drinks - food - meeting people all over the world - friends worldwide. But one's demons can come out late at night when a person is alone, and left to his own devices. When I did occasionally view his show, I thought to myself -- what a great life this guy has -- he is on top of the world -- yet he apparently did not think so, at least not when he was alone last night.

 I caught part of the special programming CNN gave to him tonight, and it was amazing the content both verbal and visual, they put together, with about 12-hours notice. It was clear his compatriots at CNN admired him.

I have a feeling a few people would say kind things about me when I am gone too; very few.

[CatsbyAZ]

I can't imagine living a more notable day to day life than as an iconic fashion designer like Spade or going on a global food tour like Bourdain. Their suicides would be one thing if their fame had waned, because I don't think most realize how addictive fame is, nor how quickly it fades. Their names were strong brands, which goes to show you how, quite often, no matter how much success we achieve there's still the matter of keeping our internal well being afloat.

[MrNubbz]

*https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/04/19/dont-eat-before-reading-this*

Here's the article that Bourdain attributed to getting it all started.He had his own unique writing style.Insightful,engaging,clever & truthful

[Brutus Buckeye]

Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul passed away at 54. 

He was the brother of their guitarist that was gunned down on stage in Columbus about 15 years ago. 

[ELA]

Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul passed away at 54.

He was the brother of their guitarist that was gunned down on stage in Columbus about 15 years ago.

Dimebag Darrell is an all time great nickname

[ELA]

Darryl Rogers dies at 83.

Was an ok coach at MSU, peaking with a co-Big Ten title in 1978, finishing #12 in the polls.  After a 1-3 start, MSU won 7 in a row, including a road win at Michigan, who they shared the conference title with.  MSU had a TV/bowl ban due to recruiting violations under previous coach Denny Stolz, so all in all it is one of the forgotten good MSU teams.  They had the conference's best passing attack, with Kirk Gibson at WR.  Instead MSU's Rose Bowl drought extended until 1987, and UM went in 1979 in their place.  That game gave us the Charles White Phantom Touchdown, in USC's 17-10 win.  The Trojans had also beaten MSU earlier in the year, in LA.

After the 1979 season, AD Joe Kearney took the Arizona State AD job, and took his head football coach with him.  Rogers returned to Michigan a few years later to coach the Lions, after taking Arizona State to a Fiesta Bowl, and a #6 national ranking, before giving way to John Cooper, who two years later won Arizona State's lone Rose Bowl with Rogers' players as uperclassmen.

[Huskerfan_12]

Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul passed away at 54.

He was the brother of their guitarist that was gunned down on stage in Columbus about 15 years ago.

I met him at a Mcdonalds in Aurora, NE. I'm not one for getting Autographs or acting like a little girl at a boy band concert but I grab my wife's arm and loudly proclaimed. "That's Vinnie Paul, Vinnie F@$#ing Paul!!!"

[DevilFroggy]

Darryl Rogers dies at 83.

Was an ok coach at MSU, peaking with a co-Big Ten title in 1978, finishing #12 in the polls.  After a 1-3 start, MSU won 7 in a row, including a road win at Michigan, who they shared the conference title with.  MSU had a TV/bowl ban due to recruiting violations under previous coach Denny Stolz, so all in all it is one of the forgotten good MSU teams.  They had the conference's best passing attack, with Kirk Gibson at WR.  Instead MSU's Rose Bowl drought extended until 1987, and UM went in 1979 in their place.  That game gave us the Charles White Phantom Touchdown, in USC's 17-10 win.  The Trojans had also beaten MSU earlier in the year, in LA.

After the 1979 season, AD Joe Kearney took the Arizona State AD job, and took his head football coach with him.  Rogers returned to Michigan a few years later to coach the Lions, after taking Arizona State to a Fiesta Bowl, and a #6 national ranking, before giving way to John Cooper, who two years later won Arizona State's lone Rose Bowl with Rogers' players as uperclassmen.

Rogers recruited some damn solid NFL talent to ASU like Eric Allen and Randal McDaniel, among others.

[MrNubbz]

From Eleven Warriors
Former Ohio State defensive end and All-Big Ten player Mike Kudla passed away unexpectedly Sunday at the age of 34.

Kudla, who played for the Buckeyes from 2002-2005, won a national championship as a freshman with Ohio State and went on to become one of the strongest players ever to play in Columbus. He still holds the OSU football record for max bench press at 610 pounds and at one time, held the NFL Combine record for most reps.

In 2003, Kudla was read his last rites after being diagnosed with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, a rare illness that causes high fever and severe eye damage. Kudla lost nearly 50 pounds before beating the illness and returning to Columbus for his sophomore season.

Kudla was named first-team All-Big Ten and Ohio State's most valuable player on defense in 2005. In his final college game, he set a Fiesta Bowl record with three sacks to help the Buckeyes beat Notre Dame. He finished his college career with 91 tackles and 14.5 sacks.

Too soon,RIP,Mike

[MarqHusker]

Tony Sparano has died. 

[MarqHusker]

Rip Nikolai volkoff .  Great all time heel, commanding silence so he could sing the Soviet anthem .   I guess two other wrestlers died too.  Unrelated . Brian Christopher and Brickhouse Brown.

[OrangeAfroMan]

As the NFL battles with CTE and all that, at least it's getting a real look as a perceived 'legitimate' sport.  I know in the past 10 years or so, pro wrestlers have dropped like flies.  I'm afraid since it's "staged," it won't get the genuine look it should, in terms of health, damage, and fallout.

[ELA]

Rip Nikolai volkoff .  Great all time heel, commanding silence so he could sing the Soviet anthem .   I guess two other wrestlers died too.  Unrelated . Brian Christopher and Brickhouse Brown.

IIRC he was Jerry Lawler's son