2023 RIP Thread

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Great actor. He played LBJ in a TV movie iirc

He was also very good in The King's Speech. RIP
 
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Russ Francis, who played for the 80s dynasty 49er teams, has been killed in a plane crash in Lake Placid, NY.

Report: Former Patriot Russ Francis killed in Lake Placid plane crash (timesunion.com)

In a cruel twist of fate, Francis was an avid skydiver who, in 1980, was scheduled as a backup if nobody showed up for a particular event. They all arrived, leaving Francis at home - and their plane crashed, killing all on board en route to a drop into Aloha Stadium before a Univ of Hawaii football game.
 
Russ Francis, who played for the 80s dynasty 49er teams, has been killed in a plane crash in Lake Placid, NY.

Report: Former Patriot Russ Francis killed in Lake Placid plane crash (timesunion.com)

In a cruel twist of fate, Francis was an avid skydiver who, in 1980, was scheduled as a backup if nobody showed up for a particular event. They all arrived, leaving Francis at home - and their plane crashed, killing all on board en route to a drop into Aloha Stadium before a Univ of Hawaii football game.
He was a good tight end. Always enjoyed watching him play. Plane crash is a tough way to go. But I guess they all are. RIP
 
NFL HOFer Dick Butkus.

One of my favorites of all time. He would bring it on every play. Also, a Bear for life. RIP
 
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Walt Garrison, who was both a Dallas Cowboy and a rodeo cowboy, dies at the age of 79. Probably best known for his smokeless tobacco ads.

 
Walt Garrison, who was both a Dallas Cowboy and a rodeo cowboy, dies at the age of 79. Probably best known for his smokeless tobacco ads.


Walt Garrison is probably the most famous graduate of the high school from which my son graduated (Lewisville High Fighting Farmers, Lewisville, TX).

He used to do commercials for Bill Utter Ford about a mile from my workplace.

(The more famous commercial around here, though, was Burton Gilliam - the guy in "Blazing Saddles" that challenges the slaves to do "the Camptown Races" at the start - doing car commercials that were too loud).
 
Walt Garrison, who was both a Dallas Cowboy and a rodeo cowboy, dies at the age of 79. Probably best known for his smokeless tobacco ads.


In high school here in NSB ('71 & '72) I had two other buddies and we all had our favs in that NFC Eastern division. Mine were the Redskins since I grew up in Virginia. The others guys had the Cowboys and the Eagles. Every Monday we'd take turns ribbing each other depending on the games went on Sunday. I remember Walt Garrison from those days.
 
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Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell; January 15, 1927 – October 11, 2023) was an American actress, with a career spanning over fifty years. She was best known for her portrayal of reporter Lois Lane in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole Men and in the first season of the television series Adventures of Superman.
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