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Irishman

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Bash Riprock Grand Master

Bash Riprock

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14 hours ago, Irishman said:

https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/tim-mccarver-big-league-catcher-and-broadcaster-dies-at-81/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WISH-TV&fbclid=IwAR0bA6Q-WkoW3qKa7-n4vZwB7f8gWkgzQgampcXPmGESu2MjTB8OXhCb1F4 

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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Bobref
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He and Summerall are the standard by which all sports broadcast teams are measured. And don’t forget his coaching career. Won a Super Bowl and over 100 NFL games as coach of the Raiders. A real giant

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According to the "All Madden" documentary, the video game generated $7 Billion in revenue. I highly recommend the documentary if you haven't seen it yet. It was finished and shown to John 3 days

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Wow! He was a freshman at ND when I was a senior in the 1973 national championship season. One of Our Lady’s all-time greatest players. Ross Browner was one of the most decorated defensive player

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Bobref Grand Master

Bobref

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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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Bobref Grand Master

Bobref

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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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Muda69

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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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George McGinnis passed this morning....I loved those ABA Pacers teams, and George was a great one. So many great memories, and I have no doubt those teams could have competed well against the NBA teams. RIP George

 

This was written before he passed and is a great story. 
https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/his-best-george-mcginnis-was-best?fbclid=IwAR2HaausRgEWauA-r59Jln2wi9vMBS0ImIklI1Vx3R61KwPtrahqznTecQ4 

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Bobref Grand Master

Bobref

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George McGinnis passed this morning....I loved those ABA Pacers teams, and George was a great one. So many great memories, and I have no doubt those teams could have competed well against the NBA teams. RIP George

 

This was written before he passed and is a great story. 
https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/his-best-george-mcginnis-was-best?fbclid=IwAR2HaausRgEWauA-r59Jln2wi9vMBS0ImIklI1Vx3R61KwPtrahqznTecQ4 

Saw him play when I was a freshman at Notre Dame and IU came up and beat Austin Carr and the Irish 106-103. What a player!

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Pacers were gods to me as a young kid. Neto was at my house one time-he had to duck through doorways. McGinnis and Doc Erving were the stars of stars in the ABA, and the ABA had a lot of top players.

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Bash Riprock

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Pacers were gods to me as a young kid. Neto was at my house one time-he had to duck through doorways. McGinnis and Doc Erving were the stars of stars in the ABA, and the ABA had a lot of top players.

George “Iceman” Gervin, Artis Gilmore, Moses Malone, David Thompson, etc. Great league!! 

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O.J. Simpson dead at 76, family announces: https://sports.yahoo.com/oj-simpson-dead-at-76-family-announces-144012008.html

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O.J. Simpson, whose immense fame on the football field was eclipsed by his infamy off it, died Wednesday according to his family. He was 76.

Simpson had been battling cancer and had been in hospice. Simpson's attorney also confirmed his death to TMZ.

"On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer," read a statement posted by Simpson's family on X. "He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren."

“O.J. Simpson was the first player to reach a rushing mark many thought could not be attained in a 14-game season when he topped 2,000 yards,” Pro Football Hall of Fame president Jim Porter said in a statement. “His on-field contributions will be preserved in the Hall’s archives in Canton, Ohio.”

No matter what Simpson did as a football player, he will always be more remembered for perhaps the most famous murder trial in American history, one that had people glued to their televisions on a daily basis and split the country along racial lines. The moment he was found not guilty of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman was one of the most-watched in television history, as was Simpson’s slow-speed Ford Bronco chase through Southern California freeways after he was charged with the murders and failed to turn himself in.

Long before the trial that fascinated a large majority of Americans, Simpson’s fame was undeniable. He was one of the most famous football players ever, and became a celebrity off the field.

A sad day for football fans.

 

Bobref Grand Master

Bobref

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Only when football is more important than morality. He'll be remembered first and foremost as a psychopath killer, football player second. 

Which I find interesting, since he was acquitted of the crime.

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BTF

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Which I find interesting, since he was acquitted of the crime.

Oh, he was acquitted? I guess that means he didn't do it. I stand corrected. 

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