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Post by jimsteel on Jun 24, 2023 11:58:27 GMT -5
Joanne McComb passed away on June 22nd at the age of 90. Jo’s father taught her to play baseball. She remembers being a young girl and playing ball on the street with the boys. She explained that: “a neighbor came up to my mother and said, "Why does your daughter act like that? Why can’t she be more ladylike?’ My mother never said a word.” One of her most significant influences was growing up on a street where all her neighbors enjoyed playing baseball. Every single day, they played a game of baseball in the middle of their street. People from all over town came to watch it. Jo earned herself a reputation throughout her life as being very helpful to everyone. She even gave of her time to coach other women. She was a very good friend to everyone too and would often be found helping her friends and neighbors through tough times in their lives. At the same time, she was very self-confident, most likely because of her place in the baseball league. Jo first heard about the AAGPBL league from an article she read in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In that article the try-outs were mentioned. She played first base for the Springfield Sallies in 1950. This was her favorite position. Her favorite manager was Mitch Skupien and her favorite chaperone was Barbara Liebrich (whose nickname was Bobbie). Jo’s most memorable baseball-related experience was playing in a Yankee Stadium before a Yankee versus Philadelphia A’s game. An award was created for Jo at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It is the “Joanne McComb Outstanding Female Athlete Underclassman Award.”
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 24, 2023 12:51:05 GMT -5
Mighty Mike Quinn, the professional bodybuilding star from the 1980s, has died at the age of 61.
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Post by TTX on Jun 24, 2023 14:01:53 GMT -5
RIP Mike.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 24, 2023 17:11:29 GMT -5
Dahrran Diedrick, a former CFL/NFL football running back, passed away at the age of 44. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003 and drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the third round of the 2002 CFL Draft. Diedrick went on to play for eight seasons with the Montreal Alouettes, where he won two Grey Cup championships. He played college football at Nebraska. Dahrran has also been a member of the following teams in Pro Football: 2004 Washington Redskins 2005–2006 Edmonton Eskimos 2006–2013 Montreal Alouettes 2013 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2014 Montreal Alouettes His professional football career came to an end during the 2014 CFL season when he was diagnosed with hepatosplenic gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma. After having his enlarged spleen removed in August 2015 and multiple rounds of chemotherapy, he underwent a stem-cell transplant in June 2016 with his daughter Dominique, serving as the donor. As of September 2017, his health had returned and he had spent the 2017 season as a strength and conditioning coach for the Toronto Argonauts.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 25, 2023 0:00:05 GMT -5
Texas A&M Aggies Coach Dies At Age 55 Terry Price, Texas A&M’s defensive ends coach and former Aggies standout, died Friday
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 26, 2023 0:17:17 GMT -5
Dean Smith, Olympic Athlete and Western Stuntman, Dies at 91 Finis Dean Smith, a stuntman regular in John Wayne Westerns who turned to Hollywood after becoming an Olympic gold medalist, died Saturday. He was 91. Smith was born in Breckenridge, Texas and began his athletic career competing in track and field competitions, earning All-American status in the 100-meter dash in 1952. He went on to win varying athletic championships, culminating in his inclusion on Team U.S.A. as a member of the 4×100-meter relay team at the Helsinki Olympics, where he would win the gold medal. Following his graduation from University of Texas at Austin, Smith would play for the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers for a few years ahead of his career in the entertainment industry. Working as a stuntman, Smith was a part of several Oscar-winning Western films, including “True Grit” and “How the West Was Won,” in addition to “The Quick and the Dead,” “El Dorado” and “Rio Lobo.” He would serve as a stuntman in several television series including “Tales of Wells Fargo,” “Maverick,” “Gunsmoke,” “Law Man, “Have Gun Will Travel,” “Walker, Texas Ranger” and ”The Outer Limits.” Some of his most impressive stunts include falling out of the two-story building into a hay wagon for Maureen O’Hara in “McLintock!” Smith was noticed by John Ford when working on the Rosalind Russell film “Auntie Mame,” and went on to be featured in many of Ford’s films. Smith also worked as a professional rodeo cowboy and he would go on to join the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. He was inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2006, the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame in 2009 and later the Hollywood Stuntman’s Hall of Fame. He was honored with the “All American Cowboy” award in 1997, the Golden Boot Award in 1998 and the Silver Spur award in 2007.
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Post by Bazzy on Jun 26, 2023 10:17:37 GMT -5
Football / Soccer Glasgow Scotland born Craig Brown aged 82 played for Dundee & Falkirk more famous as a manager for Clyde, Scotland national team (World Cups 1994 & 1998), Preston North End, Motherwell and Aberdeen
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 26, 2023 17:12:32 GMT -5
Terry Price, a former defensive end in the NFL, passed away on June 23rd at the age of 55 per the following press release by the Texas A&M football program. “Terry was not only a great Aggie, football coach and recruiter, he was an even better husband, father and man,” Aggie head coach Jimbo Fisher said. “The impact he had on this program and his players is immeasurable. Our football family has suffered an incredible loss. We will continue to hold Kenya and the boys in our thoughts and prayers.” Price, known around Aggieland as “TP”, was born April 5, 1968, in Atlanta, Georgia and played high school football at Plano High School in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Price was recruited by Aggie football coach Jackie Sherrill to play on the defensive line for coach R.C. Slocum. A four-year letterman (1986-89), Price helped the Aggies win Southwest Conference titles in 1986 and 1987 and led the Aggie defensive line in tackles as a junior and senior. His senior season he was named All-SWC and earned honorable mention All-America honors by The Sporting News. During his playing days, the Aggies lost only three games at Kyle Field. Price was drafted in the 10th round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. He played in his only two games during the 1990 season and was attached to the practice squad for two seasons in the NFL for the Bears and the Miami Dolphins before returning to finish his degree and begin his coaching career on Coach Slocum’s staff in 1992. After serving on the Aggie coaching staff in 1992 and 1993, Price moved to Western Kentucky, where he coached defensive line and was a strength coach in 1994. In 1995, Price began his SEC coaching career as an assistant at Ole Miss (1995-98) before moving to Auburn (1999-2008) and then back to Ole Miss in (2009-11). After the 2011 season, he accepted a position at Texas Tech before he was hired back at Texas A&M under head coach Kevin Sumlin in 2012. Price has remained on the Aggie defensive coaching staff since that time serving with head coach Jimbo Fisher.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 26, 2023 20:42:10 GMT -5
PRO HOCKEY PLAYER ALEX GRAHAM DEAD AT 20 Alex Graham -- a pro hockey player in England -- tragically died over the weekend ... his team, the Sheffield Steelers, announced. He was just 20 years old. Graham first debuted for the Steelers back in 2019 ... and had just signed his first pro contract with the team in May. He was considered by many to be one of the franchise's future stars.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 26, 2023 20:48:07 GMT -5
linkSeventeen year old hockey player has sadly passed away The hockey community is mourning the devastating loss of Brian Renaud, a beloved player who tragically passed away at just 17 years old.
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