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The Sultan

"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

Uncle Rico

Hope no one takes a stab at making a joke
Guster is for Lovers

tower912

#2
RIP


I thought he did it.  I thought his attorneys were better than the prosecutors and don't blame the jury for acquitting him.
Luke 6:45   ...A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil.   Each man speaks from his heart's abundance...

It is better to be fearless and cheerful than cheerless and fearful.

4everwarriors

"Give 'Em Hell, Al"

Pakuni

Quote from: Uncle Rico on April 11, 2024, 09:41:22 AM
Hope no one takes a stab at making a joke

Cancer? That's no way for a man to die.
A parachute not opening ... that's a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine ... having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that's the way I wanna go.

MU Fan in Connecticut

The white Bronco is off to somewhere.

Dr. Blackheart

I hope the family donates his brain to science. 

4everwarriors

"Give 'Em Hell, Al"

The Sultan

Quote from: tower912 on April 11, 2024, 09:45:29 AM
RIP


I thought he did it.  I thought his attorneys were better than the prosecutors and don't blame the jury for acquitting him.

I think had it happened a few years later, when DNA evidence was more established in the public-eye, he would have been found guilty in short order.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

tower912

Luke 6:45   ...A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil.   Each man speaks from his heart's abundance...

It is better to be fearless and cheerful than cheerless and fearful.

cheebs09

He will be happy to know the killer has died.

MU82

You know, you (allegedly) kill a couple of people and you get labeled for life.

On a serious note ... maybe the best RB I ever saw, and certainly in the top few. During his prime, he was a rare combination of speed, power, shiftiness and durability. I was a Dolphins fan growing up, and he was on a division rival, but I still loved watching him run.

Hell of an actor, too! Who could forget his star turn as astronaut John Walker in Capricorn One?
"It's not how white men fight." - Tucker Carlson

"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." - George Washington

"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

TallTitan34


4everwarriors

Quote from: MU82 on April 11, 2024, 10:37:10 AM
You know, you (allegedly) kill a couple of people and you get labeled for life.

On a serious note ... maybe the best RB I ever saw, and certainly in the top few. During his prime, he was a rare combination of speed, power, shiftiness and durability. I was a Dolphins fan growing up, and he was on a division rival, but I still loved watching him run.

Hell of an actor, too! Who could forget his star turn as astronaut John Walker in Capricorn One?


Hoo kares. He was, is, and eternally will be a POS, aina?
"Give 'Em Hell, Al"

MuMark

May he find out that Hell really does exist........

Uncle Rico

Probably from the Covid shot
Guster is for Lovers

Sir Lawrence

Not an original thought:   If the coffin doesn't fit, do we give a sh!t?
Ludum habemus.

The Sultan

Quote from: Sir Lawrence on April 11, 2024, 03:34:49 PM
Not an original thought:   If the coffin doesn't fit, do we give a sh!t?

Don't get indignant, the tumor was malignant.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

Biggie Clausen

As someone who wasn't around for his football career and the height of his fame, what would the modern equivalent of this be, if it happened today?  Maybe someone like Shaq?  Just trying to get some perspective on how famous he was and how shocking the murders were when they happened.

Dish

I went and re-read the events the night of the murders.

It really is something that he got on a red eye flight to Chicago like two hours after the murders. I know the area around the hotel near O'Hare was searched for the knife/his clothes. Guessing though he dumped them in a garbage can at LAX before that flight.

The Sultan

Quote from: Biggie Clausen on April 11, 2024, 04:06:11 PM
As someone who wasn't around for his football career and the height of his fame, what would the modern equivalent of this be, if it happened today?  Maybe someone like Shaq?  Just trying to get some perspective on how famous he was and how shocking the murders were when they happened.

Yeah that's a pretty good parallel.
"I am one of those who think the best friend of a nation is he who most faithfully rebukes her for her sins—and he her worst enemy, who, under the specious and popular garb of patriotism, seeks to excuse, palliate, and defend them" - Frederick Douglass

tower912

Luke 6:45   ...A good man produces goodness from the good in his heart; an evil man produces evil out of his store of evil.   Each man speaks from his heart's abundance...

It is better to be fearless and cheerful than cheerless and fearful.

Uncle Rico

Quote from: Biggie Clausen on April 11, 2024, 04:06:11 PM
As someone who wasn't around for his football career and the height of his fame, what would the modern equivalent of this be, if it happened today?  Maybe someone like Shaq?  Just trying to get some perspective on how famous he was and how shocking the murders were when they happened.

Yeah, he had the football career and then broadcasting and acting.  He wasn't very good at either but his impact went beyond his days on the gridiron.

The Naked Gun movies were pretty popular and his character was such a hapless goof, his image with the general public was harmless jock.

Then he murdered two people.  I think the Mannings are bigger but maybe not.  Certainly in that realm.  Barkley might be a better comp but it's unfair to lump them in with OJ
Guster is for Lovers

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RJax55

Quote from: Uncle Rico on April 11, 2024, 04:29:21 PM
Yeah, he had the football career and then broadcasting and acting.  He wasn't very good at either but his impact went beyond his days on the gridiron.

The Naked Gun movies were pretty popular and his character was such a hapless goof, his image with the general public was harmless jock.

Then he murdered two people.  I think the Mannings are bigger but maybe not.  Certainly in that realm.  Barkley might be a better comp but it's unfair to lump them in with OJ

What about Gronk? Perhaps, I'm focusing too much on the hapless goof character.

I disagree on Barkley. He's always been outspoken on issues, unlike OJ. That was part of the shock with OJ. The general public had almost no knowledge of OJ beyond his carefully crafted persona prior to June of 1994.

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