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Post by on_the_edge on Jun 30, 2022 14:48:27 GMT -5
Two that were not athletes and while not wildly known had quite the impact on society.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 3, 2022 16:25:21 GMT -5
BRUNO 'POP N TACO' FALCON BREAKIN' STAR DEAD AT 58 ... Taught MJ to Pop/Lock
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Post by on_the_edge on Jul 4, 2022 15:03:04 GMT -5
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 4, 2022 21:27:46 GMT -5
Jean-Guy Gendron, a former left-winger in the NHL and WHA, passed away at the age of 87 on June 30th. Gendron played 863 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers. Gendron scored his first NHL goal on November 9, 1955 for the New York Rangers in their 1-1 home tie versus the Montreal Canadiens. He also played 127 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Quebec Nordiques, a team for which he was the head coach for two seasons. Gendron played junior hockey with the Trois-Rivieres Reds before making his professional debut with the Providence Reds in 1954. He scored an NHL career-high 24 goals in 1959–60 despite generally being called upon to play a hard-nosed, defensive-oriented role. During his tenure in the NHL and WHA he scored 210 goals and 242 assists.
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Post by TTX on Jul 5, 2022 6:56:20 GMT -5
RIP Hank.
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Post by ajcostello on Jul 5, 2022 19:17:26 GMT -5
Sonny Barger, the founder of Hells Angels, has died at 83. Fun fact, but about 15 years ago I was working for Home Depot on the overnight freight team under a guy named Lowell Barger. On a night off, I watched a show called "Gangland" that was airing on the History channel and they mentioned Sonny Barger. The next night I went to work and asked my boss if there was any relation, and he replied: "Yeah, he's my cousin. He was always an asshole to me." So I guess I've got a Six-Degrees-of-Separation kind of thing with this one.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 6, 2022 14:10:35 GMT -5
Jim Van Pelt, a former Canadian Football League player, passed away at the age of 86 on july 2nd. Van Pelt played the quarterback position for the University of Michigan from 1955 to 1957. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League in 1958 and 1959. He led the Blue Bombers to consecutive Grey Cup championships and set league records with seven touchdown passes in a game, a 107-yard touchdown pass and 22 points scored in the 1958 Grey Cup championship game. His professional football career ended in 1960 when he was drafted into the United States Air Force for a three-year term of service.
The following is an excerpt from his online obituary: "After his senior season at Michigan, Jim was selected by the Washington Redskins with the 54th pick in the 1958 NFL draft. However, he opted instead to play pro football for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. As a rookie, Jim was a two-way player and the team's placekicker. He was the MVP of the 1958 Grey Cup Championship game after scoring 22 points and quarterbacking Winnipeg to a 35-28 victory over the Hamilton Tiger Cats.
In 1960, Jim started a three-year service commitment in the United States Air Force and was assigned to Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, MD. After completing his military duty, Jim settled in the Chicago area, where he and Cathy raised their two children, Jeffrey and Catherine. He spent 40 years working at Arthur Anderson, the Quaker Oats Company and Grundy Industries. At Grundy he worked alongside his father, who started the company, and also his son."
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 6, 2022 14:20:29 GMT -5
Bradford Freeman, Last Surviving Member of ‘Band of Brothers,' Dies at 97
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 6, 2022 16:28:16 GMT -5
Bryan Marchment -- a former NHL defenseman and the father of current Florida Panthers forward Mason Marchment -- has passed away at age 53.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 6, 2022 16:33:21 GMT -5
Mike Schuler, a former head coach in the National Basketball Association, passed away on June 28th at the age of 81. He coached the Portland Trail Blazers (1986–87 to 1988–89) and the Los Angeles Clippers (1990–91 to 1991–92) in 338 games, and compiled a win–loss record of 179–159. In his first year as the coach of the Trail Blazers, Schuler led the team to a 49–33 record, winning the NBA Coach of the Year Award. He followed that up with a 53–29 campaign, though the season ended in a first-round playoff defeat. In his third season with the Blazers, the team was racked with dissension and posted a 25–22 record before Schuler was fired in mid-February. Then-assistant coach Rick Adelman was promoted to replace him on an interim basis. After the Blazers reached the 1989 NBA Playoffs, Adelman was made the head coach on a full-time basis. One incident Schuler is remembered for occurred at the first press conference that introduced him as the coach of the Trail Blazers, when he fell out of his chair. The footage was often seen on American television in the following days, and Schuler termed it "my instant claim to fame."
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