Not that I want to see a lot of obits, but I thought it may be appropriate for us to have a thread for men and women involved with sports or college football that have met their maker.I loved the PG-era of the WWF (later WWE) and Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan made for a great heel during it / R.I.P.
The greatest heel the world of wrestling has ever known died yesterday, Bobby the Brain Heenan.
I'll admit it, as a kid, I actually hated this man. The master of the insult, my own personal favorite was calling the common man a 'ham and egger'. Apparently the Brain never made it past 8th grade. I learned he was introduced into the world of wrestling here in Indy, working with Dick the Bruiser, and others during the early mid 70s. He hawked whatever merch he could and was dubbed the Brain early on, because he knew all about the wrestling business at a fairly early age. He was also called the Weasel which was a good game too. RIP.
Tiller brought his CFL offense to Purdue, with roaring success.Gimmicky offense? Yeah, just because the B1G had never seen the spread, it's a gimmick. Okay then...
He was able to somehow convince a lot of TX recruits to play in W Lafayette, where his gimmicky offenses ran roughshod over the Big Ten for years.
Reporting he has died.Now they are reporting that he is still alive.
This one hurts
Now they are reporting that he is still alive.Lots of conflicting info out there.
I’d definitely put Petty in my all time greatest list. Dude has TONS of songs I don’t just like but downright love. Sad to hear he’s gone.He's on my "Greatest Hits" list with bands like Queen where his 15 track "Best of" can match up with anyone, but aside from Damn the Torpedoes (which is awesome) I don't think he has an album I listen to start to finish.
He's on my "Greatest Hits" list with bands like Queen where his 15 track "Best of" can match up with anyone, but aside from Damn the Torpedoes (which is awesome) I don't think he has an album I listen to start to finish.I can listen to Full Moon Fever start to finish
RIP Jim Nabors. Just an overall great character, whether as Gomer Pyle or any of his other roles, and adored here in Indiana for signing 'Back Home Again...' before the Indy 500 for 30+ years. He's not even from Indiana.Wow really, he's not from Indiana? I guess I just assumed he was!
Dolores O'Riordan, former lead singer the Cranberries died today at 46. Rough stretch for 90s rock personalities. I always thought her voice was much better than the band ahe played in. One of many females lead vocalists that I've dug over the years.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dctPlixNRdc
R.I.P. Joe Tiller. You revolutionized the B1G passing game, made Purdue relevant again, took us to our second Rose Bowl, gave us a shot to win every game, kept us entertained with your dry wit, and had one heluva c@ckbroom on your upper lip. You are missed. :'( :'( :'(Len Dawson revolutionized the Big Ten passing game, and Purdue has been the leader in this department for probably most of the years, since then.
One of those baseball players from my youth, the kind you never forget, despite a thoroughly unremarkable career has died. The man with professional sports' greatest hairdos, RIP Oscar Gamble.OG was one of my favorite players from the South Side Hit Men. Do you remember the "Sox Supporters" from the LF bleachers?
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Heh. Old man MH rockin' it!!41 YOA, the new 65.
RIP Jim Stillwagon - In his time with Ohio State, Stillwagon was a three-year starter and helped the Buckeyes go undefeated in their 1968 National Championship-winning season. In addition, the defensive tackle was a consensus All-American selection in both his junior and senior seasonsYour post makes me feel like I am getting closer to home. I am just 3-blocks from the cemetery. One of these days I'll have to buy me some new digs.
.In 1970, Stillwagon won the Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy; he was the first to win both in the same year.
RIP Art Bell. I will now have the theme to 'Coast to Coast AM' in my head all day. He was certainly one of a kind. I like how the headliners are taking liberties with this: "Art Bell's cause of death is unclear", or "Art Bell dies on Friday the 13th." I think the chupacabra got him.As a kid one of the backsteps I always had was my radio. On sleep shortened, late enough nights it was Coast To Coast and Bell's voice that kept me company while opening quite an underground world. I still remember peculiar episodes about missing time, traveling to the center of the earth, the Mothman, and Stanley Kubrick's theorized involvement in the moon landings. And his episodes in the post Sept 11th attacks were gold.
Harry Anderson. Not really sure if Night Court has aged well or not, haven't really seen it in awhile.It's odd, it ran for quite a while, but you never see it in syndication.
It's odd, it ran for quite a while, but you never see it in syndication.I'm a cord-cutter and it is on over-the-air on the HD side-channels. I don't watch it often, but I do watch it once in a while.
Wow, I would've bet he was already dead. 82. wow.He was fairly active here in Pittsburgh, and would pop up in a story every now and then, which was the only reason I knew he wasn't.
One of the legends of pre-Wrestlemania pro wrestling, Bruno Sammartino, passes away at 82. I believe he still holds the record for longest (now WWE) title reign at nearly 8 years from 1963-1971.In Honor of Bruno's Passing (https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+crusher+and+bruno&view=detail&mid=A60FA688AA2415516475A60FA688AA2415516475&FORM=VIRE)
RIP Earle BruceA little before my time (I was 8 when he was fired from OSU), but man did he set up OSU for my time, having hired both Tress and Urbs to his coaching staff. Urban has always been a very vocal Earl Bruce guy.
A little before my time (I was 8 when he was fired from OSU), but man did he set up OSU for my time, having hired both Tress and Urbs to his coaching staff. Urban has always been a very vocal Earl Bruce guy.You and I are exactly the same age.
A little before my time (I was 8 when he was fired from OSU), but man did he set up OSU for my time, having hired both Tress and Urbs to his coaching staff. Urban has always been a very vocal Earl Bruce guy.RIP Earle - Pete Carrol was on his staff also,he knew how to pick them
You and I are exactly the same age.Damn kids.
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Not sports related, but Anthony Bourdain has passed today, apparently of suicide. Once again I hope something like this helps shed some light on mental illness in our country.Was not news I wanted to wake up to this morning...
RIP
Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul passed away at 54.Dimebag Darrell is an all time great nickname
He was the brother of their guitarist that was gunned down on stage in Columbus about 15 years ago.
Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul passed away at 54.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!!!"
He was the brother of their guitarist that was gunned down on stage in Columbus about 15 years ago.
Darryl Rogers dies at 83.Rogers recruited some damn solid NFL talent to ASU like Eric Allen and Randal McDaniel, among others.
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.
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
Jim the Anvil died. Brett is the last surviving wrestler from the Hart Foundation I believe.Yeah, Owen, Pillman and Bulldog are all dead. I want to say there was a 3rd Hart brother to Owen and Brett that was part of it back in the 80s, but never rose to the same level. No clue if he's alive or not.
Yeah, Owen, Pillman and Bulldog are all dead. I want to say there was a 3rd Hart brother to Owen and Brett that was part of it back in the 80s, but never rose to the same level. No clue if he's alive or not.Smith Hart passed away a couple of years ago I believe.
Smith Hart passed away a couple of years ago I believe.Jesus, there were apparently 8 brothers? Yeah, Smith died last year. Ross was the one I was thinking of. Appeared on and off through the 80s, not always under the Hart name. There was also Keith and Bruce. Bruce had a limited WWF run too. Keith and the 8th brother didn't.
My first thought was yes, Adam Sandler, but either way, a fantastic question. Even Reynolds’ memorable movies like Deliverance and Boogie nights come with a sort’ve odd embarrassment I wouldn’t want the association of. Smokey is probably his hallmark but even that won’t be appreciated outside the sweet tea drinking South. His last two decades definitely had a famous-for-being-famous quality.
Has an actor been so famous and appeared in so many lousy movies? Carson/SNL really made him Yes, he has some ringers (Boogie Nights, Deliverance, Smokey..) but phew, a lot of low grade junk.
My first thought was yes, Adam Sandler, but either way, a fantastic question. Even Reynolds’ memorable movies like Deliverance and Boogie nights come with a sort’ve odd embarrassment I wouldn’t want the association of. Smokey is probably his hallmark but even that won’t be appreciated outside the sweet tea drinking South. His last two decades definitely had a famous-for-being-famous quality.Yeah, but Adam Sandler is a comedian. And not a "cerebral" comedian. A funny character, crazy voice, physical humor comedian. I'm not sure he ever did stand up, or would survive at it. He was much more suited to sketch comedy and turned some "sketch" characters into actual movies. So stupid campy comedies are exactly what you expect from him.
There was a pretty good 30 for 30 short about a family of professional wrestlers, a father and like 4 of his sons, that where pretty big in one of the regional circuits (Texas I believe, before the WWF/WWE was a massive juggernaut) and how all but one of the brothers committed suicide at some point.The Von Erich family. They were huge stars in Texas in the 80s. I think there were 5 brothers. Mike, David, Kerry, Kevin, and Chris. As far as I know Kevin is the only one left. Hard to imagine one family suffering that much heartache.
The Von Erich family. They were huge stars in Texas in the 80s. I think there were 5 brothers. Mike, David, Kerry, Kevin, and Chris. As far as I know Kevin is the only one left. Hard to imagine one family suffering that much heartache.depression is hereditary... not inconceivable all suffered... we often say "he died of cancer" or "a heart attack got her", but we rarely say "depression killed them" because they commit suicide.... just something to think about, maybe... i'm dang sure no doctor, but it makes sense to me...
RIP Super Dave Osborne as well.The scene in Curb when he insists on telling Jerry Seinfeld a joke is one of the best moments of that show
I wonder what Ditka's thinking.Did Iron Mike and Forrest not see I2I?
probably that Forrest wasn't as good as Larry AllenOf course Forrest only got 5 Titles with the Pack and 1 in Dallas
Did Iron Mike and Forrest not see I2I?Pure hatred.
I remember watching that game,definitely cheap.Wonder what Gregg said to Martin afterward"Good job!"
I had to represent Perot's positions in a high school debate in 92. That was fun. Perot won our mock election.Not because of Perot; because you were a ringer.
The Admiral Stockdale role played by Phil Hartman was also awesome.
Yep, it was the closest since Teddy Roosevelt ran as a Progressive in 1912.Taft was Roosevelt's long-time friend, but he was his Secretary of War, not his V.P.
What's interesting is that he had a bit of a falling-out with his former VP (and eventual President) William Taft. What Roosevelt effectively did was take votes away from Taft and gifted Woodrow T. Wilson the presidency.
Rip Torn also died yesterday at 88.
Tom Green, yeeshRumors of his death have been going on for sometime. Somewhat apropos he gets name dropped in this thread while referencing a guy who did die.
This is no dignified way to remember Rip Torn but my first and pretty much only encounter with him was as a high schooler, Summer 2001, taking a day off from my landscaping gig to hit the air conditioned theater with my rowdy, foul mouthed high school buddies to watch Freddy Got Fingered, a dreadful movie that can only be enjoyed amongst teenage boys making obnoxious idiots of themselves. Every Rip Torn scene still stands out, and though still NSFW (fair warning!), here’s one of the tamer bits:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E_1sgGXYYrk
Not a fan of the film, but I LOL every time I see this scene:
I like how the non-heavyweights always end up getting tagged with some nickname or skill set meant to identify them for the lay person.I gave up boxing when I saw Lennox Lewis beat the hell out of Evander Holyfield for 12 rounds and the fight declared a draw. I walked out of my friend’s apartment swearing I would never watch boxing again and, for a scant few exceptions, I haven’t.
For Whitaker I remember commentators couldn't mention him without saying 'the most defensive boxer in history'. Anyways, that might have been the first fight I remember thinking boxing was crooked. 'what? a draw!' Whitaker was robbed.
RIP, Harley Race. Outlived so many of his peers.His reputation for being a legit bad ass is legendary. To look at him there was nothing physically that would really make you think that but any wrestler who ever knew him will vouch for it.
I gave up boxing when I saw Lennox Lewis beat the hell out of Evander Holyfield for 12 rounds and the fight declared a draw. I walked out of my friend’s apartment swearing I would never watch boxing again and, for a scant few exceptions, I haven’t.Same-same I remember the Hagler-Leonard fight and felt the that way.They said something like 70% of the people at ringside thought Hagler won the fight.Believe it or not Marvin had another gear and wanted to fight 15 rounds but acquiesced to Leonard's demand of 12.Bad move Marvin - who I always liked
Peter was one of my favoritesGotta tell ya he got a lot of mileage out of one movie,he had a good life what-79yrs.Not a bad gig if you can get it
Same-same I remember the Hagler-Leonard fight and felt the that way.They said something like 70% of the people at ringside thought Hagler won the fight.Believe it or not Marvin had another gear and wanted to fight 15 rounds but acquiesced to Leonard's demand of 12.Bad move Marvin - who I always likedI loved Hagler as a kid. My uncle got that fight on PPV and me and my dad went over there and watched it. We all thought Hagler won but it was close. If someone thought Sugar Ray won that fight I could see their side of it even if I disagreed. The Lewis-Holyfield fight on the other hand was total domination. I liked Holyfield and wanted him to win but when they called that fight a draw I just thought they had crossed the line into professional wrestling.
Eddie Money dies at 70. That's too young.My ex-GF was his server at Mitchell's Fish Market maybe 13 years ago
Eddie Money dies at 70. That's too young.For a musician that's probably par for the course. You would think with all that money (no pun intended) athletes, actors and pop musicians would take better care of themselves but the opposite is actually true. All too often they find themselves in early graves due to poor financial management, high stress, alcohol/narcotics (which probably goes hand-in-hand with the stress), etc. Some of them look 60 before they even turn 40.
For a musician that's probably par for the course.there's a lot of truth to that and not necessarily because they were parting like rock stars.Because of all the years of travel they eat a lot of fast,hastily prepared meals that are usually artery/intestinal clogging.And sometimes they slightly over did it,unfortunately I think Tom Petty did that
so that's your connectionNo,no,no - because like I'm into downers,man
She was pretty good. When I used to watch Brinkley, she was a good guest.Christy?
wowBig deal on Big Ten land. I think he has an argument, considering what he took over, of being the greatest coach in Big Ten history. Woody might be the only coach I would buy an argument to out above.
that's a big deal in the state of Iowa
Does Fielding Yost predate the Big Ten?Stagg, Woody, Kirk and Bo are the only coaches with more Big Ten conference wins.
Has any coach produced a better tree than Hayden Fry?
https://twitter.com/BadgerFootball/status/1207482990814740480Barry was a great high school coach at Mason City, Iowa. But I attended the game as an alumnus in which my high school coach defeated Mason City for the state championship that evaded us. Barry went onto fame and fortune.
George Perles died today. If they come in 3s, what other name Big Ten coaches from the 80s are still alive?Interesting question
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2020/01/08/george-perles-dies-michigan-state-university/1909366001/ (https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2020/01/08/george-perles-dies-michigan-state-university/1909366001/)
Fred Akers is reasonably famous from coaching at Texas but did coach Purdue at the end of the 90's.Forgot about that,I was too busy bitching/screaming at Cooper to notice
John Cooper hit a couple years of the 80's - he's 82Wow, that shocks me
George Perles died today. If they come in 3s, what other name Big Ten coaches from the 80s are still alive?We were talking about this at work this week, talking about when Perles was nearly hired by the Packers, who eventually settled on Lindy Infante.
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2020/01/08/george-perles-dies-michigan-state-university/1909366001/ (https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2020/01/08/george-perles-dies-michigan-state-university/1909366001/)
We were talking about this at work this week, talking about when Perles was nearly hired by the Packers, who eventually settled on Lindy Infante.Lindy Infante's greatest accomplishment was being so bad in Indianapolis that they ran him out in two years, but he left them with the #1 pick, that they used on Peyton
Neil Peart has died. Brain cancer. Helps explain their retirement a few years ago. Damn. Amazing talent.Best there ever was, best there ever will be.
Pete Dye died. Diabolical, a great nickname for the man who tortured golfers around the globe. He designed a lot of world class courses and a lot of fun munis and clubs around here in Indiana. He was 94.tortured me many times, most notably at the Ocean Course at Kiawah
I saw him at the PGA at the Straits years ago at a practice round and he couldn't understand why people wanted his autograph, he was a great crusty old guy. He still had a home a mile or so south of me, on Crooked Stick but think his days were mostly spent in FL/SC. His wife died last year.
TerribleHis 13 year old daughter was also killed 😣
His 13 year old daughter was also killed 😣His poor family. Left behind a baby who will never know her father or big sister
it was a TMZ report... and i was and still a little suspicious, but others are picking it up now. fingers crossed it's BS.tmz is shit for everything except celebrity deaths. the got the lock down on those. i was hoping it was one of the few times they've missed on those.
To be honest, surprised he was only 77. I thought he was 70ish when he was at Vandy two decades ago.
Woody Widenhofer, who coached and played against the Huskers for Missouri, has died at age 77.Re the linked article, he just never could turn the corner at Mizzou.
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/former-mizzou-football-coach-woody-widenhofer-dies-at/article_17c27213-3613-5d6d-b0e0-06e4ab1b44de.amp.html (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
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.
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
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:57:Louis Prima (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142746/?ref_=tt_trv_qu): With all the great players playing ball right now, how well do you think you would do against today's pitchers?Ty Cobb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000169/?ref_=tt_trv_qu): Well, I figure against today's pitchers I'd only probably hit about .290Louis Prima (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142746/?ref_=tt_trv_qu): .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 (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000169/?ref_=tt_trv_qu): Well, I'm 72 f—king years old you ignorant son of a b—ch.
he supposedly sharpened his spikes alsoI think that might be one of those Al Stump-generated myths.
Little Richard died.Jeez, me too. In fact, I was mindlessly flipping through channels the other day and he was in some movie and I wondered how old it was because I assumed he had been dead a while.
To be honest, I would have assumed he had already died
Little Richard died.That's exatly what I thought and how I responded when Cindy told me
To be honest, I would have assumed he had already died
Jerry Stiller died of natural causes at 92Festivus for the rest of us
Little Richard died.Who woulda thunk that Jerry Lee Lewis would be the last one standing of the original R&R giants?
To be honest, I would have assumed he had already died
https://oklahoman.com/article/5667484/ou-football-john-blake-former-sooners-coach-and-player-dies-at-age-59 (https://oklahoman.com/article/5667484/ou-football-john-blake-former-sooners-coach-and-player-dies-at-age-59)Our worst-ever HFC.
OU football: John Blake, former Sooners coach and player, dies at age 59
he could recruitRe: John Blake former OU coach.
RIP Wilford BrimleyHe was great in absence of Malice with Paul Newman and Sally Field.Though he had a small roll
Rickey Dixon, maybe OU's best-ever cornerback, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, died of ALS (suspected to have been induced by multiple concussions) died today at age 53.A very dear aunt died of that and 2 guys I knew thru the years - truly heinous disease,RIP
Rickey Dixon, maybe OU's best-ever cornerback, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, died of ALS (suspected to have been induced by multiple concussions) died today at age 53.great player
Kamala died. Apparently a lot of people misinterpreted 'Kamala', aka James Harris, as CA. Sen. Kamala Harris.If I’m not mistaken diabetes had cost him both legs already. But yeah, he was a great villain. Scared the shit out of me as a kid.
He was a frightening character/wrestler when I was a kid. Amazing athleticism in the ring. Certain, his character wouldn't fly these days.
He had a handler, made grunting sounds, the face paint and Ugandan backstory. Fantastic WWF villain.
RIP Midnight Lute
Two former coaches at Iowa who gave their respective programs a rebirth, ironically at the same time, have died over the course of the past nine months. Now together again. RIP Lute and Hayden.I believe Roy Williams and Eddie Sutton are the only other coaches with 150+ wins at two major conference schools
Damn, Clifford Robinson dead at 53.Really good longtime pro and early stretch 4/5
Was a big part in the Pistons' breakout season in 01-02, unfortunately gone before the title team
John Thompson, legendary Georgetown coach, dies at 78. His Hoya teams with Patrick Ewing were iconic. Won one national championship but was 3 points short of winning 3.I would have guessed he was older than that. He looked about 78 when he retired, which had to have been two decades ago.
Tom Seaver died.just saw that
Tom Seaver died.The earliest piece of sports memorabilia my dad had was a Tom Seaver autograph from Spring Training in 1969. Rest in Peace
311 wins and 2.86 career ERA - we may never see those numbers again.We'll see. Guys won't get the innings, or the wins, but K rates are up.
Heck, we may never see another pitcher with 3500 career strikeouts for that matter. Verlander is the only active pitcher with 3000 career K's (just barely), and there's no guarantee he'll get another 500 more. If I was a betting man, I'd bet against it. And if he does make it, my guess is he'd be the last in my lifetime.
We'll see. Guys won't get the innings, or the wins, but K rates are up.K's are definitely up the past couple of seasons. It's been a while since Randy Johnson retired - it was not uncommon for someone with as few as 220 K's lead their league until fairly recently.
If Cole hadn't spent the start of his career in a place that taught pitch to contact, he could have done it
Tom Seaver died.My favorite baseball player of all time.
that is a lot of balls!Haha, that was my thought
My favorite baseball player of all time.Johnny Bench is Riffraft!
I have just about every baseball of his.
Johnny Bench is Riffraft!LOL. Proofreading would help. Just about every baseball CARD
Johnny Bench is Riffraft!I dunno Jerry Grote maybe
1963 Nebraska vs Kansas: Gale Sayers 99 yd run - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=N9omxdn9HAY&feature=emb_logo)man among boys
1963 Nebraska vs Kansas: Gale Sayers 99 yd run - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=N9omxdn9HAY&feature=emb_logo)Gutsy pitch call from their own 1
Gale Sayers dies at 77.The Kansas Comet - he had moves you can't really describe almost seemed to shift directions in mid air.DR J is the only other guy that I remember who could do that.RIP Gale
Mac Davis and Helen Reddy,RIPIn the Ghetto came on the radio a couple weeks back. Aged even worse than you would have expected it to. But A Little Less Conversation might be my favorite Elvis song.
Bob Gibson, the Hall of Fame pitcher from Omaha, has died of pancreatic cancer at age 84.one of the greatest MLB pitchers ever
Eddie Van Halen dies at 65Just saw the news.
Never was the biggest VH fan but won't even attempt to deny the greatness of EVH and his massive influence. This is definitely an awful loss.That's where I am
Never was the biggest VH fan but won't even attempt to deny the greatness of EVH and his massive influence. This is definitely an awful loss.I'm guessing youse guys are just too young
I'm guessing youse guys are just too youngIt really has nothing to do with my age, I'm a huge fan of tons of bands from the same era as VH or older (Queen, Beatles, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Pink Floyd for example) it's just VH never appealed to me as much. I definitely wouldn't say I dislike them or anything, just that I never went out of my way to listen to them.
rocked the world in 1978. I was 16 and it was great stuff for a high school kid
I'm guessing youse guys are just too youngNo, I love bands older than them. I don't dislike them at all. I think I have a Greatest Hits CD somewhere. They were just never a go to.
rocked the world in 1978. I was 16 and it was great stuff for a high school kid
The front man drama was always a problem, granted the two brothers were likely responsible for some of that but they were really done in by themselves. Pretty impressive run. I dont even really acknowledge or care about the Cherone era.They wrecked Extreme.
I did pick Hot For Teacher for the garter song at our wedding. So there's that.Careful OAM may read that wrong! 😜
I don't feel tardyYou get a hall pass....and a Yuengling
Hall-of-Fame baseball infielder Joe Morgan has died, according to USA TODY's Bob Nightengale. He was 77 years old.I remember sitting in the stands watching Joe play 2nd base for the 45s
A 10-time All-Star and two-time World Series Champion, Morgan spent more than two decades in Major League Baseball, debuting with Houston Colt .45s in 1963 before ultimately retiring with the Oakland Athletics in 1984. Morgan played for six different teams over the course of his professional career.
Morgan was perhaps best known for his time playing with the Cincinnati Reds from 1972-1979. Morgan won World Series titles with Cincinnati in 1975 and 1976, and was also named NL MVP in both of those seasons. Morgan additionally won five Gold Glove Awards, all of which also came during his time with the Reds and has since had his No. 8 retired by the franchise.
Vanna White
Has anyone had such a good income and next to no stress that came with the Position?I mean even the letters are lit for her,show up on time,pick out some clean clothes and one foot in front of the other - pretty much ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gocPZA0HLA&ab_channel=%22WeirdAl%22Yankovic-Topic
Has anyone had such a good income and next to no stress that came with the Position?I mean even the letters are lit for her,show up on time,pick out some clean clothes and one foot in front of the other - pretty much itShe is paid $10 million per year
Chuck Yeager dead at 97I just came here to post that.
US Air Force officer and test pilot Chuck Yeager, known as "the fastest man alive," has died at the age of 97.Fearless do you read the previous posts before you post something?
Yeager broke the sound barrier when he tested the X-1 in October 1947, although the feat was not announced to the public until 1948.
His second wife, Victoria, confirmed to CNN Monday night that Yeager had passed after she tweeted from Yeager's verified Twitter account that the World War II flying ace had died.
"An incredible life well lived, America's greatest pilot," she tweeted.
Fearless do you read the previous posts before you post something?I don't always read the previous posts, but when I do they're just a bunch of political crap that Utee hasn't deleted yet
A whole new world will open to you.
I don't always read the previous posts, but when I do they're just a bunch of political crap that Utee hasn't deleted yetsomeone would have to be pretty anal to post political stuff on the obit thread
someone would have to be pretty anal to post political stuff on the obit threadMrNubbz is watching and posting
THE GAMENot dead. Just in a coma this year.
HoF pitcher Phil Niekro, died at the age of 81. RIP.I didn’t realize that about Niekro winning so many games late in his career.
Niekro had a fascinating career. The guy won only 31 games in his 20s. Then runs off 166 victories in his 30s, and 114 in his 40s, as a knuckleballer. 2020 has taken quite the rotation. Gibson. Ford, Seaver, Niekro and Larsen.
I think Niekro could have passed for 60 when he was 35. I saw him pitch when he pitched in the AL Began his career for the Milwaukee Braves in 1964, later ATL, and I remember he had some time with Yanks, Indians and even Toronto before he retired with Atlanta in 1987.
Rip Tom Lasorda.Never really cared for him but he was a great coach
Incredibly colorful character and life, not without his own cringe worthy moments.
Probably the only human being in history to have his likeness in a photograph punched in the face in a movie. What is it about Chevy Chase and memorable punches.? He also doinked the Moose out front.
Rip Tom Lasorda.Wha..?
He also doinked the Moose out front.
Wha..?Chevy Chase punch, not Tommy Lasorda punch.
how is that when he played 22 yrs?Anyway Aaron's still the home run king sorry Barry was juicing.
Aaron, a 25-time All-Star, played in MLB from 1954-76 almost entirely with the Braves organization first in Milwaukee and then in Atlanta. In 1957 he led the organization to their first World Series pennant since 1914. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.
So, Larry King.remember when they thought they could replace him with that asshat Piers Morgan?
Dee Big Mon,he played 4 seasons in Cleveland hitting 363 in '74.Did Carty and Hank square off?
We had Rico Carty at camp two years ago, he had some great stories about Hank, one how they got into a fight on a plane.
Dee Big Mon,he played 4 seasons in Cleveland hitting 363 in '74.Did Carty and Hank square off?Yeah, they had a tussle on a team plane. Rico said he could recall what it was about, and it didn't last very long, but it made the news. He was called "De BEEG Boy", which today might be considered pejorative.
Rico once hit a line drive the short stop jumped for and it went over the fence. He said he rounded first and asked the coach where the ball went.I was right down the left field line in Cleveland when Dave Winfield launched a liner with a vapor trail tailing.It never went higher than 6-7 feet,as soon as he swung we heard a thud..Never saw it as we ducked and never did I see a ball hit harder.No inertia was waisted climbing it simply went straight
Winfield launched a liner with a vapor trail tailing.that's what vapor trails do, they tail
that's what vapor trails do, they tailThank You Aerospace Technician
Probably the best coach to never make the FF. Took Temple to five E8 appearances but could never get over the hump.I want to say when Temple went from Chaney to Dunphy they maintained employing the active head coach with the most D1 wins without a Final 4.
He got a lot of crap for his "send in the goons" moment, but I loved it.You thinking of Chuck Daly?
You don't see a lot of tough, physical basketball anymore.
That's horrible are life jackets shunned or too restrictive to use while "skulling"?Life jackets are too restrictive to use while skulling.
Roughly 10,000 children will die today from starvation.as much time as you spend on here the earnings from that second job could have saved one
So it's that field and not you,ya,OK,we'll go with that :DWell you send that back my way, and I'm quite likely the poorest person on this board......by an obscene amount.
Purdue RB legend Leroy Keyes passed away at 74.I think he made it into our Big Ten Hall of Fame back on the old scout page, when that was a thing