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Post by jimsteel on Aug 17, 2022 15:06:47 GMT -5
Charley Frazier, a former wide receiver in the American Football League and the NFL, passed away at the age of 83 At Texas Southern, Frazier starred on the school's track and field team. He was teammates with future New York Giants receiver Homer Jones. Frazier did not play football in college. Despite a lack of college football experience, Frazier would have a productive professional career in the American Football League. He had his best season in 1966. With George Blanda at quarterback, Frazier totaled over 1200 yards receiving and 12 touchdown receptions. His 12 touchdowns were good for the second most in the league that year, trailing only Lance Allworth's 13 touchdown receptions.Pretty good for a man who did not play college football. Frazier was named to the 1966 AFL All-Star team for his accomplishments. Frazier played on the following pro football teams:Houston Oilers (1962–1968) and the Boston Patriots (1969-1970).
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Post by on_the_edge on Aug 17, 2022 18:00:14 GMT -5
I expect to see more lady baseball players as they all are around the same age and are getting up there in years now. I guess it all depends on how many are still with us.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 18, 2022 7:28:15 GMT -5
Pioneering Japanese 'butterflies' designer Hanae Mori dies at 96 Hanae Mori, a pioneering designer who brought Japanese motifs to the global haute couture stage and created the wedding dress worn by Empress Masako, had died aged 96. Famed for her butterfly designs, Mori was born in the rural prefecture of Shimane, recalling in later life how the stylish clothes ordered for her as a girl by her doctor father from Mitsukoshi, a noted Tokyo department store, left her feeling "embarrassed". Still, she later made her way to the city, where she attended university and then design school, opening her own studio there in its still partly war-ravaged centre in 1951.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 18, 2022 15:15:23 GMT -5
Milt Ramirez, a former MLB outfielder, passed away at the age of 72. Puerto Rican Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1970 and 1971 seasons and the Oakland Athletics during the 1979 season. He was traded along with Skip Jutze by the Cardinals to the Astros for Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick on November 29, 1972. The following is one of several social media posts about his passing: "Our condolences to the family of one of our great short outfielders, Milton Ramirez. He passed away this morning, Thursday, August 18, 2022. Lions of Ponce 1979 and 1980. Great combination he made with David Rosello when they played with the Lions (The Mayaguezana combination of the Lions of Ponce, as some called them). A great player for the Lions, Indians and Crabb. Before 1968 Seasonhe was originally signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent. Then, on December 1, 1969 he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 rule 5 draft. After playing in parts of two seasons in the Majors on November 28, 1972 he was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Skip Jutze to the Houston Astros for Ray Busse and Bobby Fenwick. He bounced around in the minors and Mexican leagues for several organizations, including the Dodgers, Reynosa of the Mexican Leagues and the Kansas City Royals. Prior to the1977 Season he was sent from the Kansas City Royals to the Oakland Athletics in an unknown transaction. This led to his last MLB appearance in 1979 with Oakland.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 18, 2022 15:52:43 GMT -5
Lyle Bradley, a former center in the NHL, passed away at the age of 79. The report came from social media posts. Bradley played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons between 1974 and 1977: four games in 1974 with California, and two in 1977 with Cleveland. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1966 to 1978, was spent in various minor leagues. Prior to turning professional, Bradley spent three seasons at the University of Denver.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 19, 2022 11:48:06 GMT -5
FIU football announced the death of LB Luke Knox. He was 22. Knox transferred to FIU from Ole Miss. He's the younger brother of Bills TE Dawson Knox.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 19, 2022 15:12:19 GMT -5
Riddick Parker, a former defensive end in the NFL, passed away at the age of 49. During his NFL career, Mr. Parker played for the following teams: Seattle Seahawks (1997–2000) New England Patriots (2001) Baltimore Ravens (2002–2003) Parker played in a total of 82 games and had 5 sacks during his 6 year NFL career. He played college football at the University of North Carolina and was originally inked to a contract by the Chargers; however, he was never on the roster during his time in San Diego. His death seems attributed to a cardiac event while he was bicyling.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 20, 2022 19:02:51 GMT -5
George Kernek, a former 1st baseman in MLB, passed away at the age of 82. Kernek was signed to a pro baseball contract by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1961. He spent his entire career in the Cardinal organization and played in the Majors during parts of the 1965 and 1966 seasons. After hitting .295 with 17 home runs and 86 RBI's in the Triple-A International League in 1965, Kernek was recalled in September; he got into ten games and batted .290 in 31 at bats with four extra-base hits. That winter, the Redbirds traded their veteran All-Star first baseman, Bill White, to the Philadelphia Phillies, opening up his position for competition among younger players like the 26-year-old Kernek. He was St. Louis' Opening Day first baseman (against White's Phillies) and went on to start 14 more games for the Cardinals through May 1. But despite two three-hit games, he was hitting only .239 with one extra-base hit when he lost his starting job. A week later, future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda was acquired from the San Francisco Giants. That same day, Kernek struck out as a pinch hitter against the Giants' Lindy McDaniel. It was last MLB appearance.He was also an all-state basketball player that same year. The following is an excerpt from his online obituary. George spent his childhood growing up in Holdenville, playing sports. His athletic ability became apparent very early on. During his sixth grade year in 1950, he jumped higher than his actual height, setting the high jump record for the Little Olympics. That record still holds to this day. During his high school years, George lettered in three different sports; basketball, baseball, and track. He was the first Wolverine basketball player to dunk a basketball during a game in 1958. After high school, he attended The University of Oklahoma on a basketball scholarship where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. During that time, he earned two letters in basketball and two in baseball. At the end of his junior year at OU in 1961, he signed a contract with the Saint Louis Cardinals. He went on to graduate from OU in 1965 and served his country as a member of the Army National Guard. George retired from the Cardinals in 1971
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 21, 2022 10:26:52 GMT -5
Julian Klymkiw, a former goaltender in the NHL and a longtime broadcaster, passed away at the age of 89. The following is excerpts from his online obituary: "Julian was born in Winnipeg on July 16, 1933 and served as a legendary hockey player and public relations/promotions executive for Carling O’Keefe-Molson’s Brewery and was a longtime Winnipeg Jets hockey and post-game broadcaster on CJOB radio. Julian was a player and trainer with the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 1950s for the Detroit Red Wings. In his book “The Game”, goalie Ken Dryden cited Julian as a chief influence upon his goaltending style, Gordie Howe referred to Julian as “The Little Uke” when he served as a backup goalie to “The Big Uke” Terry Sawchuk. Before an NHL players union existed, Julian broke his ankle, and instead of being taken care of until he healed, he received the Red Wings’ brass handshake from GM Jack Adams. “Best of luck to you, kid,” was all Adams had to offer. In the 1960s, Julian returned to represent his country as a goalie with the Winnipeg Maroons on Canada’s National Hockey team. In later years Julian masterminded the sponsorship deal allowing for the continuation of the Canada Cup international hockey tournaments throughout the 70s and 80s. Julian was regarded as one of the best public relations (PR) and sales promotions executives in Canada through his long and valued support of professional and amateur sporting events as well as a wide variety of cultural events and institutions. Julian distinguished himself for many years by doing Winnipeg Jets game and post-game analysis on CJOB radio with the late, great Ken “The Friar” Nicholson. During his retirement, Julian volunteered to strap on the goalie pads for the young hockey players of the Manitoba Moose and to improve their game, they fired pucks at him on the ice of the late, lamented Winnipeg Arena (“The Barn”). Klymkiw was working as Detroit`s assistant trainer during the October 12, 1958 game between the Rangers and Red Wings at The Olympia. Early in the third period, Rangers goaltender Gump Worsley was tripped up and crashed into his own net by Gordie Howe, pulling a tendon in his left leg. Worsley was removed from the ice on a stretcher, and the Wings offered the Rangers the use of Klymkiw for the remainder of the game. Klymkiw had been a goaltender during his amateur hockey career and participated in Detroit practices. He entered the game with the Red Wings leading 1-0 and gave up two goals, one to Marcel Pronovost and one to Gordie Howe, for a 3-0 loss. Klymkiw was also a resident goaltender for the CBS show "Shootout in the NHL," which ran into gaps between periods of games broadcast by CBS.
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Post by TTX on Aug 21, 2022 10:28:16 GMT -5
RIP to all.
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