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8 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Another one of my pretty short - shortlist.

 

7 minutes ago, Death Impends said:

The yang to Floyd Little's "make Jan 1 at all costs" yin.

I hope we were all writing up our shortlists in pencil.

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6 minutes ago, HDS said:

 

I hope we were all writing up our shortlists in pencil.

 

*Pulls out spiral notebook, picks up #2 pencil, crosses name off of list*

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Former star wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has passed away at 33. He was a 5-time Pro Bowler and won Super Bowl L alongside Peyton Manning with the Broncos. Retired last season.

 

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11 minutes ago, Banana said:

Former star wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has passed away at 33. He was a 5-time Pro Bowler and won Super Bowl L alongside Peyton Manning with the Broncos.

 

Wow. For those who don't watch American Football, this is a very notable and shocking death.

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4 hours ago, MortalCaso said:

Wow. For those who don't watch American Football, this is a very notable and shocking death.

It makes the front page of BBC Sport.

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NFL star, Speedy Duncan, dead at 79. 
 

He made 3 pro bowls with the San Diego Chargers. He also played for the Washington Redskins.

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NFL Hall of Famer, Charley Trippi, is celebrating his 100th birthday today.

:birthday:

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On 08/04/2021 at 16:23, Spade_Cooley said:

The man who shot five people before turning the gun on himself in South Carolina has been identified as former Oakland Raiders cornerback Philip Adams.

Philip Adams, somewhat logically, had CTE:

https://apnews.com/article/nfl-sports-health-shootings-football-15b2c553682a7d122dbbc0d1eb76731c?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

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5 hours ago, DeathClock said:

NFL Hall of Famer, Charley Trippi, is celebrating his 100th birthday today.

:birthday:

Pictures from today:

 

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(Wiki) Former Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders (1979-1987) left tackle Bruce Davis dead at 65. 2x SB Champion with the team (XVXVIII).

Played for the Houston Oilers as well (1987-1989).

 

DOD: Dec. 25th, announced on 12/27 (Monday).

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3 minutes ago, Captain Hemlock said:

Dan Reeves, who as a coach led the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons to four Super Bowl losses has died. He was also a former player.

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32972670/dan-reeves-former-nfl-coach-player-dies-77

:clivedunn:

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College Hall of Famer, Ross Browner, dead at 67 from COVID-19. He played for Notre Dame. Was the 8th overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft. Played 9 seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and 1 season for the Green Bay Packers. 

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Longtime former NFL coach Greg Robinson, who was the defensive coordinator for the back-to-back Super Bowl-winning Denver Broncos teams in the 1990's and later became the head coach at Syracuse, has died at the age of 70.  

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Don Maynard, Hall of Famer who played for the New York Giants (1958), New York Jets (1960-1972) and St. Louis Cardinals (1973) amongst others, has died aged 86. Played with the New York Jets when they won the Super Bowl in 1969.

 

Obituary: Daily Mail

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3 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

Don Maynard, Hall of Famer who played for the New York Giants (1958), New York Jets (1960-1972) and St. Louis Cardinals (1973) amongst others, has died aged 86. Played with the New York Jets when they won the Super Bowl in 1969.

As a New York Jets fan, this one hurts. One of the Jets best players in history. R.I.P. 

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5 hours ago, Thatcher said:

Don Maynard, Hall of Famer who played for the New York Giants (1958), New York Jets (1960-1972) and St. Louis Cardinals (1973) amongst others, has died aged 86. Played with the New York Jets when they won the Super Bowl in 1969.

 

Obituary: Daily Mail

Played in the ‘Heidi Game’ - I wonder how many others from that game are still around. 

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