2020 In Memoriam thread

[DzynKingRTR]

Chadwick Boseman has died. Did not even know he was sick.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...lack-panther-dies-colon-cancer-024040826.html

 

[NationalTitles18]

Chadwick Boseman has died. Did not even know he was sick.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...lack-panther-dies-colon-cancer-024040826.html

Heartbreaking.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Heartbreaking.

Yes, it has hard to believe that we lost both of these guys this year.

 

[BamaNation]

Former Georgetown hoops coach, John Thompson, dead at 78. One of best who ever coached any sport, IMHO.

John Thompson, former Georgetown coach, dead at 78

Thompson became the first Black head coach to win the NCAA national championship in 1984.

www.al.com

" In 27 seasons, Thompson, 78, compiled a coaching record of 596-239. Perhaps his biggest number was 97 percent, as in that’s how many of his players stayed all four years and left with a college degree. "

 

[Relayer]

Tom Seaver dead at age 75.
Tom Terrific always seemed like a good guy,certainly a fierce competitor. RIP.

 

[BamaNation]

Tom Seaver, Mets' star who won 3 Cy Young awards and 311 games, dead at 75

New York Mets legend Tom Seaver, who earned the nickname "Tom Terrific" during a 20-year career that saw him win 311 games and three Cy Young awards, has died at age 75, his family said in a statement.

www.foxnews.com

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

Seaver was one of the best of all time. Many hours of enjoyment watching him pitch. RIP

 

[Padreruf]

I saw him pitch for the Mets against the Reds as a young pitcher. He tried to throw 3 fastballs in a row past Tony Perez. The 3rd one was still rising as it cleared the center field fence. He learned quickly, I might add....

 

[selmaborntidefan]

And now Lou Brock joins Tom Terrific. Lou was 81.

 

[GrayTide]

Lou Brock, Cardinals great and MLB Hall of Famer, dies at 81

 

[Bamaro]

Diana Rigg dies at 82: Starred in Game of Thrones, Avengers and James Bond

 

[GrayTide]

She was a excellent actress and very hawt back in the day. Rest In Peace.

 

[seebell]

Long ad at the start

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[Zorak]

Winston Groom dead at 77

 

[GrayTide]

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87.

 

[CrimsonTheory]

Lee Kerslake, drummer/backup vocalist for Ozzy Osbourne and Uriah Heep passed away at 73.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Wrestler Road Warrior Animal has died at 60.


And Gale Sayers at 77.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Wrestler Road Warrior Animal has died at 60.


And Gale Sayers at 77.

Came here to post about Sayers.

 

[Relayer]

Gale Sayers, the Kansas Comet, remains my favorite NFL running back of all time.

In the '65 NFL draft the Bears took Dick Butkus and Sayers, back-to-back - Butkus with the 3rd pick, Sayers 4th.

The #1 pick that year was Auburn RB Tucker Frederickson, who had basically a "serviceable" career .

Joe Namath was drafted 12th, by the St. Louis Cardinals, but signed instead with the Jets of the rival AFL.

 

[GrayTide]

Tommy DeVito: Four Seasons founding member dies of Covid aged 92

One of the greatest groups of all time.