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14 hours ago, Irishman said:

Fantastic baseball commentator.  Seeing some great photos of Tim during his playing days as a catcher with StL and Philly....photos with Gibson and Carlton

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51 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Another legend passes. The case could easily be made that he is on a shortlist of the best, toughest, and most physical players to ever put pads on. 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37685864/all-great-running-back-jim-brown-dies-87 

This one hit me hard. My lifelong love affair with football began as a young kid growing up in a western suburb of Cleveland. My interest in the game paralleled his career, and I watched almost every NFL game he ever played. On the field, he was like a force of nature. He was the best football player I ever saw. But, he was also much more than a football player, and it would be short changing his legacy to think of him only on those terms.

Incidentally, he was also one of the greatest players in the history of NCAA lacrosse. When I played lacrosse at Notre Dame, I wore #32 in his honor. A very sad day.

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Another legend passes. I know this will hit hard for the Bears fans here, especially those old enough to have enjoyed watching him play. Thank God for the genius of Steve Sabol and NFL Films for allowing us to see so much of his and other legends’ careers in such detail.

RIP Dick

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38577860/dick-butkus-hall-fame-linebacker-chicago-bears-dies 

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22 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Another legend passes. I know this will hit hard for the Bears fans here, especially those old enough to have enjoyed watching him play. Thank God for the genius of Steve Sabol and NFL Films for allowing us to see so much of his and other legends’ careers in such detail.

RIP Dick

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38577860/dick-butkus-hall-fame-linebacker-chicago-bears-dies 

In a game of physical toughness — especially the way it was played back then — he had a whole league intimidated.

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2 hours ago, Irishman said:

Another legend passes. I know this will hit hard for the Bears fans here, especially those old enough to have enjoyed watching him play. Thank God for the genius of Steve Sabol and NFL Films for allowing us to see so much of his and other legends’ careers in such detail.

RIP Dick

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38577860/dick-butkus-hall-fame-linebacker-chicago-bears-dies 

Truly one of the greats.

RIP Mr. Butkus.

 

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