Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted August 7, 2018 5 hours ago, Toast said: Not necessarily. The spark that created Person A might simply spark a different life instead. As I sometimes reflect: if the chain of events that led to my parents meeting had not happened, I would have been somebody else. Or something else, possibly. I'd always imagined you as looking very elegant like Audrey Hepburn but all I see now is Boris Karloff. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted August 11, 2018 Former Seahawks head trainer Jim Whitesel, 70, died at Evergreen Hospice in Kirkland late Thursday night of cancer. Whitesel was an assistant Seahawks trainer from 1976-1982 and head trainer from 1983-1998, a total of 23 years with the team. He is in the National Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame and under him the Seahawks staff was named the 1988 NFL training staff of the year. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted August 15, 2018 Reggie Oliver, a quarterback at Marshall University in the early 1970s who was portrayed by 'American Dreams' actor Arlen Escarpeta in the 2006 movie 'We Are Marshall', has died. He was 66. https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/marshall_university/marshall-great-reggie-oliver-dies-at/article_eebae4ff-dafd-551a-ad83-e1b7d2077dc8.html https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758794/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted August 19, 2018 Bad year for the Detroit Lions continues.Paul Naumoff, the former Pro Bowl linebacker who spent 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions, has died. He was 73. Naumoff died Friday at his home in Lenoir City. Naumoff played for the Lions from 1967-78. The former third-round draft pick reached the Pro Bowl in the 1970 season and won the Lem Barney Award as the Lions' defensive MVP in 1975. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted August 22, 2018 George Andrie, who played 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and was an original member of the 'Doomsday Defense', has died. He was 78. https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/08/21/george-andrie-member-cowboys-original-doomsday-defense-dies-78 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted August 31, 2018 Former Miami Hurricanes running back Tyrone Moss died Thursday night (July 27) the age of 33. Though the cause of death was initially unclear, Moss' former high school football coach, Steve Davis, told The Sun-Sentinel that the running back had been dealing with an unspecified medical issue. Moss was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in 2005 and ran for 1,942 yards and 26 touchdowns at Miami. A spate of injuries slowed him toward the end of his career, however, and he ultimately never played a snap in the NFL. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted September 3, 2018 Fred Zamberletti, the long-time trainer of the Minnesota Vikings, has died. He was 86. His death comes about six weeks after the Vikings lost their offensive line coach, Mike Sparano. http://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/football/4493997-longtime-vikings-trainer-fred-zamberletti-dies-86 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted September 20, 2018 Keith Nord, a former defensive back with the Minnesota Vikings, has died. He was 61. He is the third current, or former, person associated with the club to have died in the last two months. The others were offensive line coach Tony Sparano and former trainer Fred Zamberletti. https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-send-condolences-to-family-of-keith-nord Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted September 21, 2018 Former Univ of Pittsburgh offensive lineman Alex Officer has been diagnosed with (osteosarcoma) cancer. His agent Jordan Byrd confirmed the news on Tuesday. The four-year starter at center and guard graduated in 2017 and had been seeking to catch on with an NFL team. Pittsburgh Sports Now reports that he participated in summer programs with the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders, where he didn’t make the cut. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted September 25, 2018 Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Tommy McDonald has died, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced on Monday. He was 84. The 5-foot-7, 175-pound McDonald teamed with quarterback Norm Van Brocklin to help the Eagles capture the 1960 NFL championship. McDonald, who played for five teams in 12 seasons, ranked second in league history in touchdown catches (84), fourth in yards receiving (8,410) and sixth in receptions (495) when he retired in 1968. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, McDonald was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998. McDonald still owns the Eagles' single-game receiving record with a seven-reception performance for 237 yards and two touchdowns. He set the record against the New York Giants in 1961. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted September 27, 2018 Julius Whittier, the first African-American athlete to letter in football at Texas, died Tuesday morning at the age of 68. He was among the first black athletes in the nation to receive a football scholarship when he came to Texas from Highlands in 1969. Whittier, a stalwart offensive tackle, was a member of three straight Southwest Conference Championship teams (1970-72) and won a national title in 1970. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted September 29, 2018 The Philadelphia Eagles community is grieving another loss Friday as former All-Pro safety Wes Hopkins has passed away. He was 57. The team announced his death Friday. No cause was given. Hopkins spent his entire NFL career in Philadelphia, starting 125 games. Hopkins ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time interceptions list with 30 and is tied for third in games played among defensive backs with 137. A second-round draft pick in 1983, Hopkins was a member of Southern Methodist Univ’s 2018 Hall of Fame induction class. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted September 29, 2018 Former Marshall University All-American quarterback Michael Payton died Thursday. Payton, 48, died from complications related to cancer. Payton led Marshall to the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA national championship, engineering a fourth-quarter game-winning drive that culminated in Willy Merick’s 22-yard field goal to defeat Youngstown State at Marshall Stadium. Payton also helped the Thundering Herd to the 1991 NCAA title game in Statesboro, Georgia. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 4, 2018 CJ Fuller, a member of the Clemson 2016 national championship team, has died. He was 22. https://www.foxcarolina.com/news/athletic-director-former-clemson-running-back-cj-fuller-has-died/article_8ff0795a-c768-11e8-aace-574adbb77fa8.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeretBleu 142 Posted October 4, 2018 Jim Kelly has returned to New York City to undergo additional surgery after a previous surgery to remove oral cancer. The former Buffalo Bills quarterback has been battling cancer since 2013; this is his third diagnosis. https://13wham.com/sports/buffalo-bills/jim-kelly-returns-to-nyc-for-more-surgery did he deserve his own thread ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,268 Posted October 4, 2018 Not really... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 7, 2018 John Gagliardi, the winningest coach in college football history, has died. He was 91. Gagliardi spent six decades at Division III Saint John's University in Minnesota and retired with a record of 489-138-11. http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/24918723/john-gagliardi-winningest-coach-college-football-history-dies-91 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,758 Posted October 7, 2018 2 hours ago, alt obits guy said: winningest Arrgggghhh! See words we hate thread. *I know you are in Canada and therefore it's perfectly acceptable North American English for you. It's just that for most this side of the pond there's something about that word..it grates like few others. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 8, 2018 5 hours ago, En Passant said: Arrgggghhh! See words we hate thread. *I know you are in Canada and therefore it's perfectly acceptable North American English for you. It's just that for most this side of the pond there's something about that word..it grates like few others. The article used the same term. Granted, it's not the Queen's English and a bit of a lazy term. However, we can express our thoughts with a plethora of grammatic alternatives here, across the pond, when the need arises. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,246 Posted October 8, 2018 8 hours ago, alt obits guy said: The article used the same term. Granted, it's not the Queen's English and a bit of a lazy term. However, we can express our thoughts with a plethora of ungrammatical alternatives here, across the pond, when the need arises. FTFY. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,386 Posted October 9, 2018 George Taliaferro, the first African-American to be drafted by an NFL team, has died. He was 91. Taliaferro was selected in the 13th round of the 1949 draft by the Chicago Bears. https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2018/10/08/first-african-american-drafted-nfl-george-taliaferro-dies-91-iu-hoosiers/1574059002/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted October 12, 2018 A former Ohio State football player was killed in a tragic accident over the weekend when he was struck by a car while walking along the side of the road. 49-year-old Tyrone Harrison, a former fullback at Ohio State, was killed after a car that was involved in a drag race struck him and fled the scene. Police were still searching for the individuals involved in the race as of Thursday. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Robinson 71 Posted October 13, 2018 Jim Taylor, fullback for the Green Bay Packers, dead at 83. https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24973592/jim-taylor-first-vince-lombardi-era-green-bay-packers-inducted-hall-fame-dies%3fplatform=amp 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,157 Posted October 13, 2018 Lightning strikes near Bart Starr, but misses him once again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,072 Posted October 14, 2018 17 hours ago, drol said: Lightning strikes near Bart Starr, but misses him once again. I have Starr and teammate Willie Wood in a couple DPs and they may be the last two standing lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
