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Post by jimsteel on May 8, 2023 18:45:33 GMT -5
Vic Stasiuk, a former NHL Left-winger and Head Coach, passed away at the age of 93. He played junior hockey in his native Lethbridge, Alberta, before signing with the Chicago Black Hawks. He played sparingly in Chicago and was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1951. He spent time in the minors with the Indianapolis Capitals and the Edmonton Flyers. He was part of three Stanley Cup teams in 1952, 1954, and 1955. In 1954, however, although Stasiuk played 42 regular-season games for Detroit because he spent the playoffs in the minors, his name was left off the Stanley Cup after the Wings captured the league crown. In 1955, Stasiuk was traded to the Boston Bruins and found chemistry with Johnny Bucyk and Bronco Horvath, a grouping dubbed "The Uke line" because of the Ukrainian ancestry of the three players. In 1957-58, this line became the first in NHL history to have all three participants reach the 20 goal mark. In 1960, Stasiuk scored a career high 68 points, and he was selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game. In 1961, he was traded back to Detroit, playing with the club until 1963, before finishing his career in the minors. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins, and recorded 183 goals and 254 assists in 745 NHL games. After retiring, Stasiuk moved into coaching. He took over the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League for two seasons and later led the same league's Quebec Aces to back-to-back losses in the Calder Cup finals. Immediately after coaching the EHL Jersey Devils from 1966-68,[3] Stasiuk earned a job with the Philadelphia Flyers. His team finished out of the playoffs with a single point in 1969-70, and then were eliminated in the first round of the postseason the next year. Stasiuk was fired after the 1970-71 season; the Flyers offered him a scouting position, but he took a head coaching job three games into the NHL season with the California Golden Seals. Stasiuk was fired after the season due to a stylistic conflict with management, and he then spent a year behind the bench with the Vancouver Canucks before settling into a career in junior hockey coaching.
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Post by jimsteel on May 9, 2023 6:00:53 GMT -5
Joe Kapp, a former NFL/CFL football player, coach, and executive, passed away at the age of 85. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley. Kapp played professionally in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders and the BC Lions and then in the National Football League with the Minnesota Vikings and the Boston Patriots. Kapp returned to his alma mater as head coach of the Golden Bears from 1982 to 1986. He was the general manager and president of the BC Lions in 1990. Kapp is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the BC Sports Hall of Fame, the BC Lions Wall of Fame, the College Football Hall of Fame, and the University of California Athletic Hall of Fame. Kapp's #22 jersey is one of eight numbers retired by the Lions. In November 2006, Kapp was voted into the Honour Roll of the CFL's top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. Sports Illustrated once called him "The Toughest Chicano." Kapp is the only player to play quarterback in the Super Bowl, Rose Bowl, and the Grey Cup. Kapp was a player and coach on the following teams: Calgary Stampeders (1959–1960) BC Lions (1961–1966) Minnesota Vikings (1967–1969) Boston Patriots (1970) As a coach: California (1982–1986) Sacramento Attack (1992) As an administrator: BC Lions (1990) (GM) The following accolades and achievements were accumulated over Kapp's career: NFL champion (1969) Pro Bowl (1969) 50 Greatest Vikings CFL Grey Cup champion (1964) Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (1963) 2× CFL All-Star (1963, 1964) 2× CFL West-All-Star (1963, 1964) BC Lions jersey No.. 22 retired Bob Bourne Memorial Trophy (1963) and he set an NFL record for the Most touchdown passes in a game: 7 (tied)
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Post by jimsteel on May 9, 2023 12:03:43 GMT -5
Legendary Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum dies at 86
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Post by TTX on May 9, 2023 12:38:08 GMT -5
RIP Denny.
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Post by jimsteel on May 9, 2023 19:38:09 GMT -5
Up-and-coming MMA star Shalie Lipp, 21, dies in car crash Lipp was one of two passengers in a Chevy Malibu when it hit a Jeep Cherokee on the Red River Bridge on I-94 in Moorhead, according to Valley News Live. The fighter was the only person of the five people in the crash to not wear a seatbelt. She was also the only fatality. Both vehicles were traveling eastbound on the highway when the Malibu made contact with the Jeep.
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Post by jimsteel on May 10, 2023 11:53:22 GMT -5
Larry Foster, a former MLB right-handed pitcher, passed away at the age of 85. Foster attended Michigan State University before signing a professional contract with the Detroit Tigers prior to the 1958 season. He played on the same team then with Ron Perranoski and Dick Radatz in college. What a great college staff. He went on to have an eight-season professional career, but appeared in only one Major League game for the Tigers on September 18, 1963 . In that game, against the Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium, Foster pitched the sixth and seventh innings in relief of Willie Smith. He gave up four hits and three earned runs, with a double by Don Mincher as the most damaging blow. He issued one walk and struck out one. After retiring from baseball in 1965, Foster became a Lutheran pastor, at one point serving at Grace Lutheran Church in his home city of Lansing. The following is an excerpt from Foster's online obituary: "He graduated from Lansing Sexton High School in 1956. Larry was inducted into the Sexton High School Athletic Hall of Fame and the Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame for his outstanding records as a baseball pitcher. He played baseball for Michigan State University for 2 years before signing a professional contract with the Detroit Tigers, followed by a 7-year career in professional baseball. Off-season he pursued higher education at Michigan State University, where he earned a bachelor's and master's degree before entering the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago and attaining a Master of Divinity degree. He was ordained as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church followed by pastorates at Grace Lutheran, Lansing and Lebanon Lutheran, Whitehall in Michigan. He earned a doctorate degree in Ministry from Western Theological Seminary along with years of study with Dr. Edwin Friedman and Murray Bowen, family systems professionals. Larry was also a certified marriage and family therapist and pastoral counselor. Until his death he continued consultations, counseling, conversations and presentations in his fields of study. He also served in the U.S. Army reserve. During the Berlin Crisis, he was called to be combat ready and sent to Fort Lewis, WA, where he met his "first and only wife", Virginia "Ginny" Lee who was in her senior year at Pacific Lutheran University. They were married Oct. 6, 1962 in Ferndale, WA. In their 60+ years together, they cherished their time with the gifts of great family, friends, and co-workers. After 24 years of parish life he began a 30 year effort with clergy leadership, leading seminars and consultations across the country, including most recently the ELCA Systems Academy, a comprehensive application of reflective thinking and learning. This work continues.
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Post by jimsteel on May 10, 2023 12:27:08 GMT -5
Ed Flanagan, a former NFL center, passed away at the age of 79. He played college football at Purdue University and professional football in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions from 1965 to 1974 and for the San Diego Chargers from 1975 to 1976. He was selected to four Pro Bowls. Flanagan was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round, the 64th overall pick, of the 1965 NFL Draft. While playing for the Lions, Flanagan supplemented his income in the off-season by selling steel to automobile companies, selling real estate, and working for a beer distributorship owned by former Detroit Tigers star Vic Wertz. Flanagan took over as the Lions' starting center as a rookie in 1965 and held the position for the next ten years. From 1965 to 1974, he started 139 games for the Lions, including a streak of 129 consecutive games. He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl four times, in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1973. He was also selected by the UPI as a second-team All-NFL player in 1969 and by the Pro Football Writers as a second-team All-NFL player in 1970.[1] Flanagan developed a rivalry with Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus. Flanagan recalled Butkus as his "greatest challenge." He was quoted in 1973 calling Butkus "a wild man on defense . . . one of the most foul-mouthed guys in the league . . . he insults you, your mother, and the team." Flanagan also claimed that Butkus "would spit down the back of his neck." In May 1975, Flanagan signed with the San Diego Chargers. At the time, he said he was "happy to be back home in my native state," but emphasized that he had been treated well by the Lions and was leaving under "happy circumstances." He was the Chargers' starting center in the 1975 and 1976 seasons. In July 1977, Flanagan was traded by the Chargers to the Los Angeles Rams. However, he was released on waivers by the Rams in early September 1977 prior to the start of the regular season. In 1984, Flanagan was hired as the offensive line coach for the Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League. Then in 1985, he was hired as the line coach for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League. Later he was hired in 2013, and was an assistant coach with the Cedar Rapids Titans of the Indoor Football League. Detroit Lions (1965–1974) San Diego Chargers (1975–1976) Career highlights and awards 4× Pro Bowl (1969, 1970, 1971, 1973) Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team Detroit Lions All-Time Team
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Post by jimsteel on May 10, 2023 23:39:33 GMT -5
Legendary Central Coast boxing coach dies. Genaro Romero, or “El Maestro” as he’s mostly known, was originally born in Sonora, Mexico. He had 15 professional boxing matches but decided one day that he wanted to coach. He would end up moving to Watsonville and eventually ended up in Salinas in the 1980s. His time in Salinas is where he established himself as one of the best coaches in California. “When he got to Salinas, the legend of maestro's style and maestros boxing technique, grew. He had the great Jose Celaya, he had Jesus Vega and many more great fighters,” said Daniel Corona, who’s a coach for Rock Boxing Gym, the gym where El Maestro finished his coaching career. Corona detailed how fighters or coaches from other gyms would show up at tournaments and know exactly which fighters El Maestro’s were based on their style of fighting. Maestro made his mark as a boxing coach, but to those who knew him, he was much more than that. He was 82
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Post by TTX on May 11, 2023 3:48:30 GMT -5
RIP to all.
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Post by jimsteel on May 11, 2023 14:12:15 GMT -5
Lavern George Holtgrave, a former pitcher in the MLB, passed away at the age of 80. Prior to the 1961 season, Holtgrave was signed by the Tigers as an amateur free agent. Holtgrave was in his fifth season in the Detroit organization when he was recalled at the close of the 1965 season. He had appeared in 49 games in minor league baseball that season, all but one as a relief pitcher, and posted a 2.06 earned run average in 77 innings pitched. In his lone Major League appearance, on September 26, 1965, against the Cleveland Indians, he relieved Phil Regan with Detroit trailing 5–0. He held the Indians off the scoreboard in the fourth and fifth innings, but in the third frame, he gave up two earned runs on RBI hits by Tom Kelley and Leon Wagner. All told, in three MLB innings, Holtgrave surrendered four hits, two runs and two bases on balls, with two strikeouts. He retired after the 1966 season. The following is an excerpt from Holtgrave's online obituary: "He played professional baseball with the Detroit Tigers organization for six years, until an arm injury ended his professional baseball career. He made one appearance in a Major League game, long enough for a “cup of coffee,” as he would say, but enjoyed a successful minor-league career with a 3.30 ERA and made many lifelong friends in baseball. After baseball, he had successful careers in sales, truck-driving and as a security guard at Kaskaskia College.
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