And now reports are emerging of the death of Lou Dobbs, who had been a respectable, maybe even formidable, business journalist before he decided that the world needed to know his opinions:
https://nypost.com/2024/07/18/us-new...it-dead-at-78/
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And now reports are emerging of the death of Lou Dobbs, who had been a respectable, maybe even formidable, business journalist before he decided that the world needed to know his opinions:
https://nypost.com/2024/07/18/us-new...it-dead-at-78/
Same here, his delivery and manner were great. I remember when I was a kid a friend across the street who was a few years older than me had a Bob Newhart album, and I remember laughing hard at the part where he was a driving instructor. Loved The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart (well, I could have done with our Michael and Stephanie). He will be missed greatly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eremius
Chi Chi Rodriguez
I always loved to watch him play when I was young, he seemed to have a joy for the game and never took it too seriously, although he did have a pretty good career.
Old friend of my grandfather's who I thought passed away years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonlainy
They were both touring "mascots" for the military. My grandfather was the very first, with the Army Air Force, and then the Air Force, and they picked up Rodriguez due to his eccentricities. My grandfather loved playing with him, and while I never got to meet him, my grandfather, after having his life debilitating stroke in his late 70s in the 1990s, would be visited by him on occasion and who would bring him cheeseburgers.
Tremendous individual - but god damn, that article you linked SUCKS grammatically.
Kevin Sullivan, 80s and 90s wrestling icon dies at 74
Growing up, watching WCW and the prior incarnation, The Dungeon thrilled me and legitimately freaked me out
Straight from the AP, so send them a letter of complaint.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tinthalas Tigris
Hugely influential figure in the industry, for better or worse (I would tend toward the latter, overall). Also a key figure in what ultimately became an sad and awful story -- before Benoit killed his wife and her kids, she was Kevin Sullivan's real-life wife and on-screen valet. Sullivan, as others have noted, basically booked his own divorce -- life imitated art, the feud become legit, and they decided to ride that real emotion through a hell of an on-screen feud that culminated in the memorable match that blasted through a bathroom at Great American Bash.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninetoes
I would argue the opposite, but I can definitely see how folks feel that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by PPatty
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the...llis-has-died/
The original voice actor for Misty/Jessie of Pokemon has passed at 46 from cancer.
Perry Kurtz, the kindest man who did comedy. Killed by hit and run driver.
Terrible loss. I'm shocked he was 73. I thought he was in his 50s.
Afa A'noai of the Wild Samoans, dead at 81
Man, not a good year for wrestling icons
81.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ninetoes
Are there older wrestling legends?
General legends? Cowboy Bob Ellis, the guy who invented the bulldog move, is still alive and he's 95. WWF? Not in their 80's (I won't count Dory Funk as a WWF wrestler even though he's in their hall of fame), but there's a fair number in their 70's (Ric Flair, Jerry Lawler, "Cowboy" Bob Orton, Bushwhacker Luke), and a few of those even wrestled in their 70's. It's no shock they die early after all the things they put their bodies through, including the steroids. I wonder if this current wrestler is juiced (the two guys are 300 and 350 pounds, the face of the guy in the front row says it all):
https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCirc...ting_wrestler/
It's always a possibility in pro wrestling, but in this case, it would not surprise me if he were clean. He played o-line at an FBS school, so he's not only naturally huge and athletic, but he also had to go through the NCAA's fairly rigorous PED testing. When he tried out for WWE, he did a trap deadlift of 800 lbs, which supposedly is a record for the WWE combine, so he was powerful right from the start.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delores Mulva
I wouldn't use the video in that reddit link as a great example of it, though: He still has to be strong to carry their weight, but he's not really lifting the two guys being slammed; they're grabbing around his neck and swinging into position, so they're supporting themselves before he drops down. If they went dead weight, there's no way that move gets executed. And that's true for many slam or suplex-type moves in pro wrestling -- the person taking the move does most of the work, for practical and safety reasons.
Kane was natural and he was well known for being gentle and able to lift folks - both Big Show and Mark Henry have said they could take a nap when Kane had them up in the air.
Similar to Mark Henry, Big Show and Otis he's natural just massive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delores Mulva
Speaking of naturally massive wrestlers, and wrestlers who were icons: Sid Vicious, 63, cancer:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxle0vxkyxo
He was naturally tall, but his build (at least when he was in his prime) screams juice to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delores Mulva
Probably not well known to the handful of folks still frequenting this board, but Johnny Hockey was a six-time All-Star and arguably the most high-profile player on his team:
https://www.dispatch.com/story/sport...l/75009208007/