Jump to content
Head Coach Openings 2023 ×
  • Current Donation Goals

    • Raised $3,162.05 of $3,600 target

In Memoriam


Irishman

Recommended Posts

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

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...
  • 2 months later...
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.

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...