2023 Deaths (Pool)......

Crazy Pete

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Bob Richards, the original Wheaties guy.
97.

Richards was ordained as a minister in the Church of the Brethren in 1946. When he first came to prominence as he competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the news media nicknamed him the Vaulting Vicar. Richards won a bronze medal in pole vault that year, but he would go on to win gold at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. This feat made him the only male athlete to date to win gold twice in pole vault. Richards also competed in the decathlon in 1956. After his Olympic career, he became the spokesman for Wheaties and was the first to be featured on the front of the box that would become famous for showcasing athletes. He worked as a pastor in later years, with his
 

railbird

EOG Master
Bob Richards, the original Wheaties guy.
97.

Richards was ordained as a minister in the Church of the Brethren in 1946. When he first came to prominence as he competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the news media nicknamed him the Vaulting Vicar. Richards won a bronze medal in pole vault that year, but he would go on to win gold at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. This feat made him the only male athlete to date to win gold twice in pole vault. Richards also competed in the decathlon in 1956. After his Olympic career, he became the spokesman for Wheaties and was the first to be featured on the front of the box that would become famous for showcasing athletes. He worked as a pastor in later years, with his
Here i am interview Bobs son who was also a world class pole vaulter
 

railbird

EOG Master
Like Kyle Riitenhouse and Casey Anthony

Not guilty in the eyes of the court
GUILTY in the eyes of the public
Court documents obtained by Wisconsin Right Now from the Pima County (Arizona) Clerk of Courts confirm Rosenbaum was charged by a grand jury with 11 counts of child molestation and inappropriate sexual activity with children, including anal rape, masturbation, oral sex, and showing minors pornography.
 

Crazy Pete

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Otis Taylor’s most famous moment was bouncing off of a defender in Super Bowl IV and high stepping into the end zone for a long touchdown.

The opposing coach in that game was Bud Grant.

Bud Grant was a member of the NBA championship Lakers in the 49-50 season. Minnesota, not LA.
Grant was 95, can’t ask for much more than that.
 

MrTop

EOG Master
i would have went all in grant was gone a while ago.

he never got excited when i watched him on the sideline
 

mrbowling300

EOG Dedicated

Sad to hear that Jerry Green, retired sports writer for the Detroit News has died at age 94. He was the last sports writer to cover every super bowl from Super Bowl I, through Super Bowl 55 when he retired from covering super bowls, covid didn't help. He did have some columns this past super bowl, but was done from Detroit.

A legend in Detroit. His was certainly a life well lived.
 
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