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Post by TTX on Aug 15, 2023 4:24:04 GMT -5
saw the hockey player. Way too young. RIP.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 16, 2023 0:15:58 GMT -5
![](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KH-COMP-OLYMPIC-SWIMMER-v2.jpg?w=620) Former Olympic swimmer Helen Smart Passed away at the age of 43 Helen Smart was a world level competitive swimmer and backstroke specialist who won a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and silver medals at the World and European Championships. After representing Great Britain at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000, she decided to retire and become the headteacher of Worsley Mesnes Community Primary School on Clifton Street in Wigan.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 16, 2023 11:30:39 GMT -5
![](https://clemsontigers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GaryBarnes.jpeg) Gary Barnes, a former wide receiver in the NFL, passed away at the age of 83. Barnes attended Valley High School, where he practiced football and basketball. He spent a year at Gordon Military Academy before accepting a scholarship from Clemson University with the intention of playing both sports. Head coach Frank Howard convinced him to just focus on football and eventually named him a starter at split end as a sophomore, registering 9 receptions for 216 yards and 3 touchdowns. He had a 68-yard touchdown reception in a 23-7 win over seventh-ranked Texas Christian University in the 1959 Bluebonnet Bowl. The next year, he posted 14 receptions for 256 yards and one touchdown. He was moved to halfback as a senior, finishing with 16 receptions for 247 yards, 8 carries for 31 yards and 3 touchdowns. In 2002, he was inducted into the Clemson University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2005, he was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. Barnes was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round (41st overall) of the 1962 NFL Draft and was also selected by the New York Titans in the ninth round (69th overall) of the 1962 AFL Draft. As a rookie, he was a backup wide receiver, appearing in 13 games with no receptions and was a member of the 1962 NFL Championship team. In 1963, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a fifth-round draft choice (#60-Duke Carlisle). In 1963, he appeared in 12 games (3 starts), registering 15 receptions for 195 yards. On June 18, 1964, he was traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for defensive end Maury Youmans. In 1964, the Chicago Bears acquired Barnes for depth purposes and he only recorded 4 receptions for 61 yards. He was waived in August 1965. In 1965, Barnes was the first player signed to a contract with the Atlanta Falcons in team history. He was asked to play for a semi-pro football team in Huntsville to stay in shape since the franchise was still a year away from beginning play. The next season, he scored the first touchdown in Falcons history, with a 53-yard reception from quarterback Randy Johnson during a 14–19 loss in the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams. On November 25, 1966, he was released to make room for rookie Richard Koeper. Barnes played for the following teams during his NFL career: Green Bay Packers (1962) Dallas Cowboys (1963) Chicago Bears (1964) Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967)
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Post by TTX on Aug 16, 2023 11:40:34 GMT -5
Jim Reaper still working hard.
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Post by on_the_edge on Aug 16, 2023 17:38:48 GMT -5
Jim Reaper still working hard. It is the one job that is recession proof, cannot be replaced by AI and never runs out of work.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 16, 2023 19:08:57 GMT -5
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Bobby_Baun_Maple_Leafs_Chex_Cereal_card.jpg) Legendary Leafs Defenceman Bob Baun passes at the age of 86.
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 17, 2023 11:07:23 GMT -5
![](https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/63971/63971-21Fr.jpg) Richard "Dick" Tomanek, a former MLB pitcher, passed away at the age of 92. The following is an excerpt from his online obituary: "Richard graduated from Avon Lake High School in 1950 and joined the Cleveland Indians Baseball organization in Pittsfield, Massachusetts as a pitcher. In January 1951 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, reporting to Parris Island, South Carolina, and proudly served until June 1952. He rejoined the Cleveland Indians and made his Major League Baseball debut in September 1952 at Cleveland Indians Municipal Stadium against the Detroit Tigers. He pitched his final game on September 26, 1959 for the Kansas City Athletics. A dream fulfilled!Richard retired from BF Goodrich in Avon Lake in 1992 after a 28-year career and commenced a life of travel, boating and fishing with his beloved wife Maureen, golfing with friends as often as possible, reading, listening to music and being with family." During his career, he pitched in 106 MLB games with a 10-10 record and a 4.95 ERA. He played on the following teams over parts of 5 seasons. Cleveland Indians (1953–1954, 1957–1958) Kansas City Athletics (1958–1959)
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Post by jimsteel on Aug 17, 2023 22:17:19 GMT -5
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HUSLwxbcBMk/maxresdefault.jpg) Rick Jeanneret, a Canadian television and radio personality best known as the play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and its broadcast network, the Sabres Hockey Network for 51 years, passed away at the age of 81. Having started with the team on the radio during the team's second season in 1971–72, and ending his career after the 2021–22 season, he was the longest-tenured play-by-play announcer with a single team in NHL history. He moved to television during the 1995–96 season and began doubling both television and radio play-by-play duties during the 1997–98 season. He is known as "RJ" within the Sabres organization and by close associates. Jeanneret was a Canadian citizen of Swiss descent. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, and raised in Terrace Bay, Ontario. He was known for his energetic delivery (especially during big plays and fights), colorful player nicknames, passionate goal calls, and his trademark suspenders worn on air and uncanny resemblance to the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Jeanneret announced every Sabres season from 1971–72 through 2021–22. The inaugural season was announced in its entirety on radio by Ted Darling, and for seven games on television by then-unknown Dave Hodge, who the next year left to become the host of Hockey Night in Canada. Jeanneret worked alongside Jim Lorentz for over 20 years before Lorentz retired. Harry Neale, former color commentator for the Toronto Maple Leafs regional broadcasts and was a commentator on Hockey Night in Canada until the end of the 2006–07 season, was Jeanneret's partner through the 2011–12 season. Former Sabres enforcer Rob Ray was an ice-level reporter with him and Neale for five years and was Jeanneret's partner for the MSG Network and WGR, occasionally alternating with Martin Biron.
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Post by TDalton on Aug 17, 2023 22:24:14 GMT -5
Rick Jeanneret, a Canadian television and radio personality best known as the play-by-play announcer for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and its broadcast network, the Sabres Hockey Network for 51 years, passed away at the age of 81. So many great and memorable calls. Hopefully there's a place in heaven for him on the top shelf (where mama hides the cookies).
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Post by LAWraith on Aug 18, 2023 7:57:17 GMT -5
Jeanneret is gonna be missed, grew up listening to him as my grandparents would always be playing the radio broadcast to hear him. So many great calls. Sabres games won’t be the same without him …
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