NBA has such a global footprint and Kobe was the Jordan of my generation (born early 90s)
This was shocking.. I couldn’t believe it when I heard. One of my favorite athletes ever. And millions of others. Sad day for sports
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NBA has such a global footprint and Kobe was the Jordan of my generation (born early 90s)
This was shocking.. I couldn’t believe it when I heard. One of my favorite athletes ever. And millions of others. Sad day for sports
Payne Stewart came to mind this morning. They way that happened was unusual.
John Altobelli, baseball coach at Orange Community College, his wife and daughter reported among dead in the crash.
Had just finished Ozzy album and Quiet Riot Mental Health....Originally Posted by DawgyNWindow
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
I was think about this on the way to drop Kyle off to school this morning, he asked me if something like this had ever happened before to a big sports star -
I had just got into baseball when Roberto Clemente was killed in a plane crash on a humanitarian mission, I don't know why I didn't remember him yesterday...
And Thurman Munson headed to spring training for the Yankees
And as you mentioned - Payne Stewart coming off a US open victory - a three time major winner
There was NO ONE bigger in baseball than Clemente when he was tragically killed
Different era, different time
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
I was never a super fan of Kobe's as I hate the Lakers, but I did buy his first sneaker for Jr. High Basketball. Comes as quite a shock given his stature as one of the best basketball players of my generation. I was stunned when I saw the news.
And his wife and daughter also I believe...
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
The Yankees had a game against the Rangers one week before Munson died. I sat right behind home plate in old Arlington Stadium and could hear every word Munson said to the batters and vice versa. Hardly anyone was in the stands, so you could hear it all. What a shock to hear he was killed a week later! It was not heading to spring training, it was within the season.
Also, don't forget the great Otis Redding.
Last edited by Amos Moses; 01-27-2020 at 10:10 AM.
Yeah, didn't he crash on a golf course?
Lynard Skynard in 1977 on their way to Baton Rouge for a concert. My dad's college roommate still has his tickets for that concert.
I am not sure about that part, but I know the plane lost cabin pressure and I remember it being on autopilot and folks tracking it until it crashed. I remember the frost inside the windows of the plane was how they knew everyone was dead.
He had left a design project with some of Arnold Palmer's design members and something went wrong with the oxygen regulator/compression apparatus in the private jet and they ended up crashing in a field in the Midwest? once the plane ran out of fuel....
''Don't be a bad dagh..."
Yep, he played in Memorial Gym in what turned out to be his pentultimate concert. He came up on a stage, sat on three legged stool and just sang and played his guiter. It was a memorable concert.
Crazy PC at work. Weird considering the #MeToo movement.
WaPo reporter suspended for post-crash Kobe Bryant tweet
’DISPLAYED POOR JUDGMENT’
WaPo reporter suspended for post-crash Kobe Bryant tweet
The Washington Post placed a political reporter on administrative leave over tweets she sent as news of Kobe Bryant’s tragic death were still unfolding.
The paper said the tweets "displayed poor judgment that undermined the work of her colleagues."
Post reporter Felicia Sonmez shared a 2016 story about 2003 rape allegations from The Daily Beast headlined, “Kobe Bryant’s Disturbing Rape Case: The DNA Evidence, the Accuser’s Story, and the Half-Confession,” as details of the helicopter crash were still trickling out.
Sonmez doubled down with numerous follow-up tweets when her initial message was hit with an onslaught of backlash, writing that the response was “eye-opening,” and claiming she received abuse and death threats.
another in bad taste, Dallas Morning News ran an article yesterday about what might have been had a Lakers/Mavs trade involving Kobe hadn't fallen through.
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