Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 10, 2016 A memorial service for former local sports franchise holder Eli Jacobson has been set for Jan. 17 at the B’Nai Zion Temple, according to his wife, Pat Lindsey. Jacobson, 69, brought a Continental Basketball Association team with him from Columbus, Ohio, in 1994. The Shreveport Crawdads, which became the Shreveport Storm, lasted two seasons SC Edit: "“Eli got stage 4 bedsores, lost the use of his legs and then had his colon and rectum removed,” Lindsey said. “He was in and out of the hospital or nursing home for most of the last 10 months. The wound was a big factor in his death".Egad! I wouldn't wish that nastiness on my worst enemy. Dr. Zorders maybe 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,342 Posted January 12, 2016 http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14556988/andrew-smith-butler-center-final-four-teams-dies-age-25?ex_cid=espntw American Basketball player Andrew Smith,butler center dies of cancer aged just 25 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Switch 141 Posted January 13, 2016 Non-qualifying obit from The Guardian, as it's the international edition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted January 13, 2016 Non-qualifying obit from The Guardian, as it's the international edition. Ah, but it also shows up in the UK edition. You can go to the UK edition and search for him, you'll find him. Interestingly, there is a US sports sub-category, under home => sports => US sports. I didn't know about that. That made the obit much more likely. Ah well, that's why I said I need another year to fine-tune my obitability sense. Congratulations to those who picked him! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 13, 2016 And anyway it's in the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3397431/Former-Butler-University-basketball-star-Andrew-Smith-25-dies-two-year-cancer-battle.html I've a feeling stories only appearing in The Guardian are going to cause issues at this rate.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 13, 2016 And yet no New York Times obit though they're slower than molasses. Interesting to see if he gets one. MTV reality stars Diem Brown did but Ahmad Givens didn't. No rhyme or reason. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted January 14, 2016 And yet no New York Times obit though they're slower than molasses. Interesting to see if he gets one. MTV reality stars Diem Brown did but Ahmad Givens didn't. No rhyme or reason. SC I think the reason Diem and Joey Kovar got NYT obits and other reality star's dont is because The Real World is the original reality show in the Us and predates everything else by almost a decade. It has a name value brand even more watched reality shows don't ,it is thee reality show for a generation of people attached to their youth even if almost no one has watched TRW proper in a decade. Also if Andrew Smith does not get a NYT Obit that would not be shocking because NY is not a College Sports hub the way certain other regions and cities of the Us are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 14, 2016 And yet no New York Times obit though they're slower than molasses. Interesting to see if he gets one. MTV reality stars Diem Brown did but Ahmad Givens didn't. No rhyme or reason. SC I think the reason Diem and Joey Kovar got NYT obits and other reality star's dont is because The Real World is the original reality show in the Us and predates everything else by almost a decade. It has a name value brand even more watched reality shows don't ,it is thee reality show for a generation of people attached to their youth even if almost no one has watched TRW proper in a decade. Also if Andrew Smith does not get a NYT Obit that would not be shocking because NY is not a College Sports hub the way certain other regions and cities of the Us are. And here I thought it was as simple as Brown was a white gal with breast cancer and Givens was black. I'd have guessed Smith's chances were less than 50-50 but NY colleges ARE basketball schools and zero football so I gave him a fighter's punch chance. The Times are excellent at taking 3-4 days to post obits, even fahkin online. Give it till Friday then I'll declare it a lost cause. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Switch 141 Posted January 18, 2016 Sherron Mills dead at 44. He had ALS. He was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1993, but never played a game in the NBA. He went on to have a decent career in Europe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 18, 2016 Johnny Bach, coaching veteran of the Chicago Bulls, dies at 91. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-johnny-bach-bulls-20160118-story.html One DDP team awaits a QO. Good luck with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted January 19, 2016 Johnny Bach, coaching veteran of the Chicago Bulls, dies at 91. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-johnny-bach-bulls-20160118-story.html One DDP team awaits a QO. Good luck with that. Blow me, a mention in the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3405776/NBA-National-Basketball-Association-roundup.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 19, 2016 Johnny Bach, coaching veteran of the Chicago Bulls, dies at 91. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-johnny-bach-bulls-20160118-story.html One DDP team awaits a QO. Good luck with that. Blow me, a mention in the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3405776/NBA-National-Basketball-Association-roundup.html Guy was Phil Jackson's assistant for three championships; it wasn't terribly obtuse at all was it? SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted January 19, 2016 Johnny Bach, coaching veteran of the Chicago Bulls, dies at 91. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/ct-johnny-bach-bulls-20160118-story.html One DDP team awaits a QO. Good luck with that. Blow me, a mention in the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3405776/NBA-National-Basketball-Association-roundup.html Guy was Phil Jackson's assistant for three championships; it wasn't terribly obtuse at all was it? SC There's really no precedent one way or another since no Assistant Coaches to one of Popovich,Riley,Jackson's etc teams had died since Daily Mail started going for Us readers. Kudos to the person who took a chance on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuriedInCarolina 46 Posted January 31, 2016 Kenny Sailors, a Pioneer of the Jump Shot, Dies at 95 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/sports/basketball/kenny-sailors-a-pioneer-of-the-jump-shot-dies-at-95.html?_r=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 10, 2016 Video exclusive: UNC head coach Roy Willians collapses during game. We lost Dean Smith last year, just sayin. SC https://www.facebook.com/theACC/videos/10154063957512223/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuriedInCarolina 46 Posted February 12, 2016 Murray State legend Bennie Purcell dead at 87, toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. http://www.kfvs12.com/story/31208257/murray-state-legend-bennie-purcell-dead-at-87 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuriedInCarolina 46 Posted March 10, 2016 KU legend Clyde Lovellette dies at age 86. Lovellette and six Jayhawk teammates helped lead the United States to the gold medal at the Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. http://www2.kusports.com/news/2016/mar/09/ku-legend-clyde-lovellette-dies-age-86/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted March 23, 2016 Craig Sager The longtime NBA sideline reporter known for his ever colourful suits has been diagnosed with Leukemia His cancer had been in remission Now it's back and doctors told him he has 3-6 months to live https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/craig-sager-tells-hbo-that-his-leukemia-is-no-longer-in-remission-205120813.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 4, 2016 Former (Univ of) Indiana star Archie Dees, the first two-time Big Ten Conference MVP, died Monday morning at age 80. Dees led the Hoosiers to back-to-back conference titles in 1957 and 1958, finishing his senior season with averages of 25.5 points and 14.4 rebounds. Both numbers still rank among the five best single seasons in school history. He was rewarded with two straight league MVP awards. SC https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/sports/colleges/former-indiana-hoosiers-star-archie-dees-dies-at-age-80/2016/04/04/618155bc-fa83-11e5-813a-90ab563f0dde_story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted April 13, 2016 Pearl Washington's doctors say "it won't be long": http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2016/04/former_syracuse_basketball_legend_pearl_washington_gravely_ill.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,975 Posted April 20, 2016 Pearl Washington's doctors say "it won't be long": http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2016/04/former_syracuse_basketball_legend_pearl_washington_gravely_ill.html His death was mentioned in another thread, but I'll use this one to note that his death has gotten Guardian and Mail coverage. Not a DDP pick, but him and Andrew Smith both getting QOs could be a useful reference point the next time a risky-obit basketballer falls ill. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,452 Posted April 20, 2016 Pearl Washington's doctors say "it won't be long": http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2016/04/former_syracuse_basketball_legend_pearl_washington_gravely_ill.html His death was mentioned in another thread, but I'll use this one to note that his death has gotten Guardian and Mail coverage. Not a DDP pick, but him and Andrew Smith both getting QOs could be a useful reference point the next time a risky-obit basketballer falls ill. We are getting close to the point I'd be more confident in US sports names than in non-big team footballers getting qualifying obits. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted April 20, 2016 Pearl Washington's doctors say "it won't be long": http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2016/04/former_syracuse_basketball_legend_pearl_washington_gravely_ill.html His death was mentioned in another thread, but I'll use this one to note that his death has gotten Guardian and Mail coverage. Not a DDP pick, but him and Andrew Smith both getting QOs could be a useful reference point the next time a risky-obit basketballer falls ill. Ha! I just made the same point in Shaun's Deadpool thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,975 Posted April 20, 2016 Pearl Washington's doctors say "it won't be long": http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2016/04/former_syracuse_basketball_legend_pearl_washington_gravely_ill.html His death was mentioned in another thread, but I'll use this one to note that his death has gotten Guardian and Mail coverage. Not a DDP pick, but him and Andrew Smith both getting QOs could be a useful reference point the next time a risky-obit basketballer falls ill. We are getting close to the point I'd be more confident in US sports names than in non-big team footballers getting qualifying obits. Which is all the more impressive given Yahoo UK no longer counts for the DDP, and in 2013-15 that tended to be the best bet for the riskier US sportspeople (most notably being the only obit source for Jack Pardee in 2013). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 30, 2016 Former Kentucky guard Ed Davender, the only Wildcat with at least 1,500 points and 400 assists, has died. He was 49. The school announced Saturday that Davender died Thursday night after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week. SC https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/sports/colleges/former-kentucky-guard-ed-davender-dies-at-49/2016/04/30/95f4b600-0ee1-11e6-bc53-db634ca94a2a_story.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites