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Irishman

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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

gonzoron
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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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How many on here are old enough that they actually saw him play? I did. He was arguably the best player in the league at his position for several years. The first great shooter I can remember seeing. If the NBA had a 3 pt. line when he played, he’d probably be the all time career points leader.

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On 6/14/2024 at 12:28 PM, Bobref said:

How many on here are old enough that they actually saw him play? I did. He was arguably the best player in the league at his position for several years. The first great shooter I can remember seeing. If the NBA had a 3 pt. line when he played, he’d probably be the all time career points leader.

Great point regarding the 3 point shot and JW...can one imagine Pistol Pete's college scoring stats had the 3 point line been in place??

https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/pete_maravich_was_incredibly_making_13_threes_a_game_before_the_three_point_line_existed_he_would_have_averaged_57_points_per_game_in_college_if_it_did/s1_16751_38289787

 

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25 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Say hey Willie.....RIP

Passed away this afternoon. 
It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend and Hall of Famer Willie Mays passed away peacefully this afternoon at the age of 93.

When I was a little kid, and I’d play catch in the backyard with my brother, he would be Mickey Mantle, and I would be Willie Mays. I followed his career always. He was my first “sports hero.” Simply put, he was the greatest baseball player to ever walk between the white lines. The term “5 tool player” was invented for him. R.I.P. Willie. 

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On 6/18/2024 at 9:38 PM, Bobref said:

When I was a little kid, and I’d play catch in the backyard with my brother, he would be Mickey Mantle, and I would be Willie Mays. I followed his career always. He was my first “sports hero.” Simply put, he was the greatest baseball player to ever walk between the white lines. The term “5 tool player” was invented for him. R.I.P. Willie. 

He was the best 5 tool player I ever saw, and I'm old, real old!

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Truly one of the good guys....this tugs at my heart....

Adding on to my own post....loved his smile and enthusiasm for bball and life itself.  Used to chuckle big time at his Geico commercial.....

 

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