2020 Dead Pool

sportchampps

Senior Member

Tue, Jan 19, 2021 8:52 PM

It seems like we have lost so many baseball greats 

wildcats20

In ROY I Trust!!

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 10:33 AM

Hank Aaron, 86. 

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 11:03 AM

Man, it's been a bad year for baseball.


Ironman92

Administrator

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 11:22 AM

😢

Not Hank.

Damnit....now we’ll see guys like Willie Mays crying.

Hank was the best.

OSH

Kosh B'Gosh

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 12:51 PM

I'm partial, but former Packers GM, Ted Thompson, died on Wednesday night at 68.

He won't bring the major headlines, but he was a legend for the Packers.

mhs95_06

Senior Member

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 1:16 PM

A portion of Aaron's Hall of Fame plaque includes a quote from Georgia congressman Andrew Young that says the following: 

"Through his long career, Hank Aaron has been a model of humility, dignity, and quiet competence. He did not seek the adoration that is accorded to other national athletic heroes, yet he has now earned it."  

BRF

Senior Member

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 3:55 PM

^^^^^^^ That pretty much spoke to what I was going to say about Aaron. 

Devils Advocate

Brudda o da bomber

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 6:22 PM

I was 13 years old and my dad asked me if I wanted to watch the Reds play Atlanta. In me smart train of thinking and superior thinking, I decided that Hank wouldn’t play and that I would rather play touchy feely  with the girlfriend I had at the time. Needless to say, I have regretted that decision.  Not so much as the record tying of the Babe, but of the only 7 times I went to Riverfront with my dad that could have been 8.

My mom appreciated it. It was her first game at Riverfront. My dad loved it because he had someone to drive his drunk ass home.  Now I guess O appreciate it because I have 2 ticket stubs around here that I have kept to remind me of ot

cat_lover

Senior Member

Fri, Jan 22, 2021 11:57 PM

Hank Aaron is the true Home Run King.


BR1986FB

Senior Member

Sat, Jan 23, 2021 12:46 AM

Former Browns/Broncos offensive tackle Tony Jones at age 54

queencitybuckeye

Senior Member

Sat, Jan 23, 2021 8:41 AM

Larry King, 87

QuakerOats

Senior Member

Wed, Jan 27, 2021 5:18 PM
posted by Ironman92

😢

Not Hank.

Damnit....now we’ll see guys like Willie Mays crying.

Hank was the best.


Agree.  Saw him play at Forbes Field a hundred years ago.

queencitybuckeye

Senior Member

Wed, Jan 27, 2021 8:46 PM

Cloris Leachman, 94. Northwestern Grad (Go Cats!). RIP.

Ironman92

Administrator

Thu, Jan 28, 2021 3:02 PM
posted by queencitybuckeye

Cloris Leachman, 94. Northwestern Grad (Go Cats!). RIP.

She was a good one 


queencitybuckeye

Senior Member

Thu, Jan 28, 2021 7:34 PM

Cicely Tyson, 96

Heretic

Son of the Sun

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 2:40 PM

Looks like you can add former Temple basketball coach John Chaney to the list.

BRF

Senior Member

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 5:43 PM

Could a mod add 2021 to the thread title?

justincredible

Honorable Admin

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 6:04 PM

Oh, it's actually time for a new thread.