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Post by Vegas on Jul 11, 2022 15:35:48 GMT -5
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 11, 2022 17:00:09 GMT -5
Gary Moeller, a former NFL and college head coach, passed away at the age of 81 according to several social media reports. Moeller was a three-year letterwinner at Ohio State University, playing primarily at linebacker under head coach Woody Hayes. He served as team co-captain in his senior year, along with offensive tackle Bob Vogel. After graduating in 1963, Moeller coached at the high school level, including Bellefontaine High School in Ohio as head coach and coach of defensive linemen for several years before joining Bo Schembechler at Miami University in 1967. He moved with Schembechler to Michigan in 1969, where he served as defensive ends coach until 1973, when he was promoted to defensive coordinator. Schembechler had also been an assistant coach at Ohio State when Moeller was a player, and both were members of the FWAA 1961 National Championship team. Moeller was head coach at the University of Illinois from 1977 to 1979. He rejoined the Wolverines as quarterbacks coach for a season in 1981. Moeller has the rare distinction of serving as both an offensive (1987–1990) and defensive (1974–1976, 1982–1987) coordinator during his time at Michigan. He coached the Wolverines to a victory over Alabama in the 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl, while Schembechler recovered from heart surgery. Individual Michigan players to win national honors under Moeller include Desmond Howard, winner of the Heisman Trophy and other awards in 1991. Erick Anderson won the Dick Butkus Award in 1991. Moeller resigned from the head coaching position in May 1995 following a drunken incident at a local restaurant. After Michigan, Moeller was hired in June 1995 by the Cincinnati Bengals as tight ends coach under head coach David Shula and spent two seasons there. In 1997, he joined the Detroit Lions as the assistant head coach and linebackers coach under new head coach Bobby Ross. In 2000, Moeller was named head coach following Ross' sudden resignation nine games into the season. He was given a contract for the remainder of the season and two additional years by owner William Clay Ford, Sr., a move that seemingly guaranteed a future with the team. After the team narrowly missed the playoffs (losing their final game on a last-second 54-yard field goal), ownership endorsed Moeller as the Lions head coach for the foreseeable future. However, he was eventually fired by new team president Matt Millen in early 2001 and replaced by Marty Mornhinweg. Moeller finished with a 4–3 record as head coach, making him the only Lions head coach since Joe Schmidt to post a winning record during his tenure (Moeller has since been joined by Jim Caldwell in this regard). In 2001, Moeller joined the Jacksonville Jaguars as defensive coordinator under head coach Tom Coughlin. He voluntarily stepped down from that position after one season, signing a three-year contract with the Chicago Bears as linebackers coach under head coach Dick Jauron. He served in that role for two seasons, leaving when Jauron was fired after the 2003 season. He has not coached again since. The following is a list of Moeller's teams while coaching: 1967–1968 Miami (OH) (assistant) 1969–1972 Michigan (DE) 1973–1976 Michigan (DC) 1977–1979 Illinois 1980–1981 Michigan (QB) 1982–1986 Michigan (DC) 1987–1989 Michigan (OC) 1990–1994 Michigan 1995–1996 Cincinnati Bengals (TE) 1997–2000 Detroit Lions (LB) 2000 Detroit Lions 2001 Jacksonville Jaguars (DC) 2002–2003 Chicago Bears (LB)
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Post by TTX on Jul 11, 2022 17:40:18 GMT -5
RIP Gary.
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Post by on_the_edge on Jul 11, 2022 19:11:00 GMT -5
Man that sucks. But Gary had a good life. That is all we can hope for in the end. RIP.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 12, 2022 12:49:57 GMT -5
Dick Schofield, a former MLB baseball infielder, passed away according to social media posts at the age of 87. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1971 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers. Schofield made his Major League Baseball debut shortly after graduating from Springfield High School with the St. Louis Cardinals on July 3, 1953, and appeared in his final game on September 30, 1971 for the Milwaukee Brewers. Ducky was a member of the 1960 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates and played a pivotal role in the team's N.L. pennant. It appeared the Pirates had suffered a huge loss on September 6, 1960 when team captain Dick Groat, who would subsequently be honored as both the National League's batting champion and most valuable player, suffered a broken wrist. Schofield took over as the Pirates' shortstop and batted .403 through the end of the season to help the Pirates clinch the N.L. pennant. He also hit .333 in the World Series (1 hit in 3 at-bats) after Groat returned. Schofield was also the first player to bat at Shea Stadium in 1964, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Schofield is the father of daughters Kim Schofield Werth, who competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials in the long jump and 100 meters, and Tami (1960-2021); and son, former Major League Baseball player Dick Schofield and the grandfather of former MLB outfielder Jayson Werth. Ducky, Dick, and Jayson all played for the Los Angeles Dodgers at one point in their respective careers. Ducky was also known as Dick Schofield, going by his middle name. His son's first name is Richard, so is technically not a "Junior". Schofield played for the following teams during his 19 year career: St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1958) Pittsburgh Pirates (1958–1965) San Francisco Giants (1965–1966) New York Yankees (1966) Los Angeles Dodgers (1966–1967) St. Louis Cardinals (1968) Boston Red Sox (1969–1971) St. Louis Cardinals (1971) Milwaukee Brewers (1971)
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 12, 2022 12:51:20 GMT -5
Bob Parsons, a former tight end and punter in the NFL, passed away at the age of 72 on July the 8th. The following is an excerpt from Parsons' online obituary: "He went on to graduate in 1972 from Penn State University with a bachelors degree in Health and Physical Education where he played football as a proud Nittany Lion. Right out of college, he was drafted by the Chicago Bears, where he played for 12 seasons as a Tight End and Punter. He currently holds the record for the most career punts by a Chicago Bear with 884 punts. After his retirement from the NFL, he went on to play in the USFL for the Birmingham Stallions. Following his football career he was a Real Estate Appraiser and in his free time Bob enjoyed playing tennis, golf and bowling." The Chicago Bears selected Parsons with their fifth round selection, (117th player overall) in the 1972 NFL Draft. Parsons made the team as a rookie, playing behind starter Earl Thomas. The Bears finished 4-9-1 under head coach Abe Gibron, but Parsons scored a touchdown during rookie season, in his first game as a pro. Not long after Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Zook returned a fumble for a score, Bears quarterback Bobby Douglas found Parsons for a game tying six yard touchdown pass. That would be as close as the Bears would get, as the Falcons routed Chicago 37–21. Parsons remained a back-up tight end the following season, catching a few passes throughout the season. The Bears fell to 3–11 in 1973 under Gibron. 1974 would be the first time in his pro career that Parsons would be a starter, but it wasn't at tight end. Instead, Parsons replaced Bobby Joe Green as the Bears punter. In his first season as a punter, Parsons punted 90 times for a 37.9 yard average with one punt blocked. However, the Bears were still a terrible team under Gibron, once again ending the season with double digit losses. The 1975 season saw the arrival of new head coach Jack Pardee and a rookie running back named Walter Payton. Parsons was even doing double duty. He was the team's punter as well as the starting tight end. That season, Parsons caught 13 passes for 184 yards and a touchdown, his first since the first game of his rookie season. Parsons' second career touchdown came from quarterback Gary Huff in the Bears 27–14 win over the rival Green Bay Packers. In 1976, Parsons was back to being the team's punter, though he did complete two passes during the season. One was a 23-yard pass against the Detroit Lions week one, and the second one a 25-yard pass week eight against the Minnesota Vikings. Both games were Bears victories. In 1977, the Bears finally had a winning season, going 9–5, and making the playoffs, though they lost to the Dallas Cowboys 37–7. Parsons punted six times that game as the Bears offense struggled to get on track. After the season was over, Pardee left to coach the Washington Redskins and Neill Armstrong took over as the Bears head coach. While the Bears slipped to 7–9, Parsons had himself as the Bears punter. He would remain so until 1983, when Mike Ditka cut Parsons after week 14 and replaced him with ex-packers punter Ray Stachowicz. It wasn't Parsons' play or declining quality that lead to his release. Ditka became enraged when he learned that Parsons had been talking to the owners of the Chicago Blitz of the USFL about signing on as the team's punter about the possibility of a role as a special teams coach. Ditka, already reeling from quarterback Vince Evans pending departure to the upstart spring league, and that the league had been talking to other members of the Bears, cut Parsons, citing he only wanted players that would be loyal to the Bears. After departing the Bears, Parsons signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFl. The Stallions had managed to sign quarterback Cliff Stoudt away from the Pittsburgh Steelers and running back Joe Cribbs from the Buffalo Bills. With the Stallions, Parsons got to play with a team that was a playoff contender, something he didn't get to experience much with the Bears. In a 1985 playoff game against the Houston Gamblers, led by quarterback Jim Kelly, the Stallions eliminated Houston, thanks in part to Parsons' punt that pinned Houston to their own one-yard line. During his time the Stallions, Parsons served mainly as the team's punter. In 1984, he punted 42 times for 1,625 yards. In 1985, he punted 67 times for 2,626 yards. After the 1985 season, with the USFL's future in doubt due to a lawsuit against the NFL, Parsons retired from pro football. In 1975, 1981 and 1982 seasons, Parsons lead the NFL in punting attempts, while leading the NFL in punt yards in both 1982 and 1983. With 34,180 career punting yards, he ranks 45th all-time in NFL history and 53rd all-time with the most punts blocked with five.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 13, 2022 20:27:22 GMT -5
Rashard Anderson, a former NFL player who played for the Carolina Panthers passed away on July 13th at the age of 45. No cause of death has been released. Anderson played in college for Jackson State and was selected by the Panthers in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. In his first NFL season, he appeared in 12 games, recording 21 tackles. Anderson ended the 2001 season with 47 tackles and his only career interception in 15 games. Anderson was suspended for a year by the NFL on May 23, 2002 for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. The suspension was extended for the 2003 season after Anderson failed to meet the requirements for reinstatement. Anderson was eventually reinstated by the NFL following the 2003 season, and the Panthers immediately released him. In May 2005 Anderson signed a contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. However, Anderson was released in June 2005 when the Stampeders cut their roster to the 40-player regular-season limit.
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Post by TTX on Jul 14, 2022 16:22:23 GMT -5
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 16, 2022 11:48:33 GMT -5
William Hart, Founding Member of the Delfonics, Dies at 77
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Post by neilybob on Jul 16, 2022 18:27:38 GMT -5
You take this job to seriously jim.
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