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MLB Dodgers Hall of Fame Player Duke Snider Dies At The Age Of 84…Played On The 1955 Championship Team In Brooklyn

February 27, 2011

Baseball Hall of Famer and Dodger’s legend Edwin Donald Snider,known to many generations of Dodger fans as “Duke” Snider, has passed away today at the age of 84.(LA Times) He succumbed to what his family called natural causes at the Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital in Escondido, California.(CBS) Snider was given the nickname “Duke” by his father […]

Former Dallas Cowboys QB And Monday Night Football Host ‘Dandy’Don Meredith,Dead Today At The Age Of 72…”Turn out the Lights,The Party’s Over” And R.I.P.

December 6, 2010

N.F.L. and A.B.C. Monday Night Football broadcasting fan favorite and legend “Dandy” Don Meredith,72, died Sunday evening after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma.(Source) Meredith had battled emphysema in recent years and suffered a minor stroke in 2004.(Source) Meredith died at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M., a hospital […]

“Dancing With The Stars” First Neocon-Alum Tom DeLay Finally Convicted For Money Laundering,Lying ,And Cheating!!!…He Got Tea-Bagged And Gagged In Texas!!!

November 25, 2010

The lawman known as the Texas Rangers are known for their historical tenaciousness at capturing criminals, most notably the gangsters and murderers Bonnie and Clyde, bank robber Sam Bass, gunslinger John Wesley Hardin.(Wiki) Now, they can add to their infamous list of deadly and devious criminals that they have caught, former House Majority-Neocon Teabagger Leader Tom […]

Hall of Fame Manager Sparky Anderson Dead at 76(1934 – 2010)

November 4, 2010

Just a day after his family announced the sad news that he would be admitted into hospice care because he was suffering from dementia, Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson has died today at the age of 76.(NY Daily News) He managed the National League’s Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with […]

Football Great And “Dancing With The Stars” Fan Favorite Jerry Rice Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame…The Best Wide Receiver Ever!

August 7, 2010

One of my favorite football players and Dancing With The Stars competitors, Jerry Rice, will be inducted into the Football Hall Of Fame today, in Canton, Ohio. Jerry Rice won three Superbowl rings playing for the San Francisco 49ers and an AFC Championship with the Oakland Raiders. [picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=jerry+rice&iid=7822196″ src=”http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/7822196/steve-young-with-jerry/steve-young-with-jerry.jpg?size=500&imageId=7822196″ width=”234″ height=”313″ /] […]

Former UCLA Coach John Wooden 99,Reportedly In Grave Condition…

June 4, 2010

Living legend Hall of Fame UCLA coach John Wooden,99,who led the Bruins to 10 NCAA championships — at one time winning seven in a row — during a 27-year run that ended with his team cutting down the nets one last time in 1975, has been reported to be in ‘grave condition’ tonight at a Los […]

Lawrence Taylor Must Like Jail….NFL Hero Fail!!!!

May 6, 2010

Police say Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor raped a 16-year-old runaway in a hotel room encounter arranged by a man who beat her up before driving her to Taylor’s suburban hotel.(Sandrarose.com) The former NFL superstar and “Dancing With The Stars” fan favorite, is said to have paid $300.00 to the 16-year-old sex slave […]