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Sports Legends Passing Away
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DON"T MAKE ME BREAK MAH FOOT OFF IN YO ASS!
Yeah, he's on his way to Hell, right now.
Lol
alkeiper
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Whitey Herzog, 92, most famously manager of the '80s St. Louis Cardinals. Also managed the '70s Royals to three consecutive division titles. Incidentally one of Roger Maris' best friends.
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Carl Erskine, 97. One of six living Brooklyn Dodgers. One of three living players who were in the majors in the '40s. Erskine played in five World Series, winning one.
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Erskine is also a legendary great guy. Stood up for racial equality and human rights at a time when many didn't.
Roman Gabriel, former NC State QB and NFL MVP with the Rams, dies at 83.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39982942/roman-gabriel-former-nc-state-qb-nfl-mvp-dies-83
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39982942/roman-gabriel-former-nc-state-qb-nfl-mvp-dies-83
49ers HOF CB Jimmy Johnson passed away earlier this week at 86. Today I learned that his older brother was 1960 gold medal decathlete Rafer Johnson. Rafer died in 2020, also at 86.
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Crazy stuff... He withdrew on Friday.
www.cbssports.com
Professional golfer Grayson Murray, 30, dies after withdrawing from Charles Schwab Challenge
Murray was a two-time winner on the PGA Tour
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Hall of Famer Bill Walton, 71, dies of cancer
Bill Walton, who won two NCAA titles with UCLA and two NBA championships during a Hall of Fame career, died Monday at age 71 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
How did Bill Walton not get a thread? He was everywhere like 10-15 years ago, a defining figure of college basketball, and even has a parody account on this very board. The weird thing is that there was barely a peep about his death in the media and online. I found out like nearly a week after from my dad, and thought he was bullshitting me or got a death hoax.
He got a lot of coverage from ESPN/Turner and the Ringer type shows and countless people in sports media on twitter or other social platforms shared their Bill Walton stories.
His death was fairly covered in the days after it happened.
Dead and Co. dedicated a show at the Sphere to him as well.
Well, this is where I get my news I guess as well as various subreddits and Twitter. I don't really follow ESPN or the sports news publications, but he was such a fixture in the 00's I thought it would trend or be on one of the mainstream news channels. I would've posted a thread if I knew on time.
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Boners, and farts.
Got lots of coverage the day it happened.
The board just doesn’t seem to do the volume it used to. Years ago any show that was even a minor hit would have its own thread. Feels like almost none do now. Every UFC event would have its own thread. Plenty more examples to be made I’m sure.
Cackling Co Pilot Kamala
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There used to be monthly maybe even weekly MLB threads and now we get one for an entire season + post season. There used to be weekly WWE threads and now it’s quarterly.
Fact that all of the sports deaths are in one thread is p. depressing ngl.
Fact that all of the sports deaths are in one thread is p. depressing ngl.
Fall of Epic
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We're all older and most of us are married with kids (not me, but most!). We just don't have the time nowadays to ignite discussion or contribute to threads as we used to. Our priorities have changed.
Cackling Co Pilot Kamala
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This is what happens when you allow the Red Sox to start winning championships again.
Kills the god damn sport.
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Well, money is in the chase not the win, according to Bruce Prichard so sure.
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Feels trippy to see Peyton against the vintage 90s Cowboys.
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Chet Walker, 84 years old. Hall of Famer, 7x all-star, member of the 1967 NBA champion 76ers who ended the Celtics' string of 8 straight titles.
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Orlando Cepeda passed away last week at 86. Kind of in the shadow of Mays' death and possibly in Mays' and McCovey's shadow as a teammate, but he earned 11 All Star nods and won the MVP award in 1967. He was the best hitter on the Cardinals mini-dynasty of the '60s, a team that has lost Cepeda, Bob Gibson, Tim McCarver, Lou Brock and Mike Shannon in the last four years. And most notably, Cepeda was the second Puerto Rican MLB superstar after Clemente and probably the elder statesman of that community for the last half century.
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Monte Kiffin passed away today: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...l-defensive-coordinator-monte-kiffin-has-died
Best known as the DC of Tampa Bay in the 90s and 00s under Tony Dungy & Jon Gruden. His Tampa 2 defense was incredibly influential. Also notably a longtime LB Coach in the 80s with Green Bay, Buffalo, and Minnesota (including 1992-1994).
Best known as the DC of Tampa Bay in the 90s and 00s under Tony Dungy & Jon Gruden. His Tampa 2 defense was incredibly influential. Also notably a longtime LB Coach in the 80s with Green Bay, Buffalo, and Minnesota (including 1992-1994).
Ravens legend Jacoby Jones passed away at 40. Caught the Flacco bomb in the AFC divisional game (Mile High Miracle) vs. the Broncos to send the game into OT. Had a receiving and a kick return TD vs. the 49ers in the Super Bowl.
Played the first several years of his career with the Texans, finished with short stints with the Steelers and Chargers. No cause of death yet.
Played the first several years of his career with the Texans, finished with short stints with the Steelers and Chargers. No cause of death yet.
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Al Attles passed away Tuesday at 87. Played 12 seasons with the Warriors and also coached them to a championship in 1975, their first after moving to the Bay from Philadelphia. Hall of Fame as a contributor in 2019.
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Mercury Morris, 77, who we all know and love from the undefeated Dolphins team.