Death Impends 7,977 Posted March 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Posting here though he was a solid football player at UT. A name I had forgotten. Johnny Lam Jones, one of the most celebrated athletes in University of Texas history as both a football and a track star, died Friday morning after a decades-long fight with myeloma cancer. He was 60. He was known more for his track exploits as an Olympic gold medalist on the U.S. mile relay team in 1976 at age 18 and a world-class sprinter who once won four events at a Southwest Conference meet. But he also played tailback and wide receiver for the Longhorn football team and was later selected by the New York Jets as the No. 2 player taken in the first round although he only had marginal success as a pro. SC A deadpooling blast from the past. I remember that name being thrown about on various US pools in the mid aughts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 15, 2019 Andrea Pollack, who won multiple gold and silver medals for East Germany at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, has died. She was 57. https://navva.org/germany/germany/andrea-pollack-triple-swimming-olympic-champion-†-57-died-of-cancer-sports-mix/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 16, 2019 Ilona Novák, a 1952 Olympic gold medalist in swimming for Hungary, has died. She was 93. https://tickleme.info/ilona-novak-hungarian-swimmer-died-at-93 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 3, 2019 Dimitar Dobrev, a 1960 Olympic gold medalist in wrestling for Bulgaria, has died. He was 87. https://tech2.org/bulgaria/olympic-champion-dimitar-dobrev-died/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted April 3, 2019 Btwn this new and Rusev's push down the card in WWE it is not a good year for Bulgarian wrestling 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, CaptainChorizo said: Btwn this new and Rusev's push down the card in WWE it is not a good year for Bulgarian wrestling Quite unlikely Rusev & Shinsuke will win the just-announced Wrestlemania fatal 4-way Smackdown tag title match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted April 3, 2019 Shinsuke's title winning days are in the past I think,seems like he has been in Orton idc mode for a while now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted April 17, 2019 Report of the death of Winifred Jordan (nee Jeffrey) who competed for Britain at the 1948 Games in the 100m. She was 99. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 17, 2019 2 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Some days you Winnie, some days you lose-y Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted April 19, 2019 Belgian Cyclist Patrick Sercu dead at 74 years. He won gold metal in 1964 summer olympics https://www.rtbf.be/sport/cyclisme/detail_l-ex-cycliste-patrick-sercu-est-decede-a-l-age-de-74-ans 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,637 Posted April 22, 2019 On 17/04/2019 at 12:14, YoungWillz said: Report of the death of Winifred Jordan (nee Jeffrey) who competed for Britain at the 1948 Games in the 100m. She was 99. Still no obit nearly a week on. Athletics Weekly and TeamGB tweeted about it, but still... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 3, 2019 Report of GB Gold medalist at the 1964 Tokyo Games, Ken Matthews: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 3, 2019 On 17/04/2019 at 12:14, YoungWillz said: Report of the death of Winifred Jordan (nee Jeffrey) who competed for Britain at the 1948 Games in the 100m. She was 99. On 22/04/2019 at 18:33, Ulitzer95 said: Still no obit nearly a week on. Athletics Weekly and TeamGB tweeted about it, but still... Just for completeness, Winnie Jordan got a Times Obit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/winnie-jordan-obituary-hnvbphqk8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 8, 2019 Lowell North, a 1964 Olympic bronze medalist in Dragon class sailing, 1977 America's Cup participant and master sailmaker has died. He was 89. https://www.cruisingworld.com/eight-bells-lowell-north/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 8, 2019 9 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Lowell North, a 1964 Olympic bronze medalist in Dragon class sailing, 1977 America's Cup participant and master sailmaker has died. He was 89. https://www.cruisingworld.com/eight-bells-lowell-north/ Source ‘Cruising World’ has me convinced you put in wrong thread SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 16, 2019 Revered Hungarian gymnast, Erzsebet Koteles, who won three team silver medals at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, as well as team gold for portable apparatus in 1956 and a bronze for the same event in 1952, dead at 95: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=hu&u=https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20190616-torna-reviczkyne-koteles-erzsebet-meghalt-95-eves-olimpiai-bajnok.html&prev=search Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 17, 2019 8 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Revered Hungarian gymnast, Erzsebet Koteles, who won three team silver medals at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Olympics, as well as team gold for portable apparatus in 1956 and a bronze for the same event in 1952, dead at 95: https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=hu&u=https://www.origo.hu/sport/egyeni/20190616-torna-reviczkyne-koteles-erzsebet-meghalt-95-eves-olimpiai-bajnok.html&prev=search Here is Erzsebet doing her thing, on the set of what looks like a Louisiana swamp. And the fruit didn't fall far from the tree -- her daughter Krisztina at the 1983 Worlds... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted June 26, 2019 Been some months since we had an update on our old pal Balbir Singh. Anyways, he's back in the hospital, though stable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,948 Posted June 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Death Impends said: Been some months since we had an update on our old pal Balbir Singh. Anyways, he's back in the hospital, though stable. Obviously Punjab finds money for his treatment. Ominous that his FB page has not posted anything about his hospitalization, but continues to post about his lifetime achievements. Balbir had it coming from a long time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 28, 2019 Babis Holidis a Kazakh-born, Greek two-time Olympic bronze medal winner in Greco-Roman wrestling who participated in four total Olympics, has died. He was 62. https://greece.greekreporter.com/2019/06/27/greek-olympic-wrestler-babis-holidis-dies-at-62/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,948 Posted July 9, 2019 On 27/06/2019 at 00:35, Death Impends said: Been some months since we had an update on our old pal Balbir Singh. Anyways, he's back in the hospital, though stable. Balbir gets prize in hospital. He is not bedridden, seems he is recovering once again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,948 Posted July 14, 2019 On 09/07/2019 at 20:08, drol said: Balbir gets prize in hospital. He is not bedridden, seems he is recovering once again. Balbir has been discharged today according to his daughter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted July 15, 2019 https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/15/us/boxer-pernell-sweet-pea-whitaker-death-trnd/index.html Pernell Whitaker dies aged 55. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 15, 2019 23 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/15/us/boxer-pernell-sweet-pea-whitaker-death-trnd/index.html Pernell Whitaker dies aged 55. Im not even going to look. No way in fucking hell someone had him in Scavenger Hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted July 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: Im not even going to look. No way in fucking hell someone had him in Scavenger Hunt. No he was not Scavenger food. That would be a massive gamble when you only get five picks. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
