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[russsnyder]

That's a hell of a life. Gonna try to watch The Right Stuff soon (I've re-read it recently). Yeager needs to be even more famous than he is.

Chuck Yeager is the very definition of bad ass. RIP sir

[russsnyder]

RIP Dick, he was one of the most feared sluggers in the late 60’s and 70’s. I agree, he should be in the Hall.

His brother Hank was a major league player too, but nowhere near Dick

I loved watching Dick Allen hit. He was an exciting player to watch in the batter's box. I remember his brother from baseball cards. Kind of a utility guy IIRC.

[glenn__davis]

That's a hell of a life. Gonna try to watch The Right Stuff soon (I've re-read it recently). Yeager needs to be even more famous than he is.

 

Absolutely.

[24fps]

NY Times obit for Chuck Yeager:

 

https://www.nytimes....eager-dead.html

[Mark Carver]

Chuck Yeager was a bad-ass....

 

WWII - Piloting a P-51 Mustang. He had 11.5 kills, 5 came on 1 mission) and of which 1 of them was a ME-262 (German jet for those unaware). He flew 61 mission.

 

Post-WWII - His high number of flight hours and maintenance experience qualified him to become a functional test pilot of repaired aircraft, He was the 1st person to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the X-1 Glamorous Glennis at Mach 1.05 at an altitude of 45,000 feet.

 

Awards -

• Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
• Army Distinguished Service Medal
• Silver Star (2)
• Legion of Merit (2)
• Distinguished Flying Cross (3)
• Bronze Star Medal
• Purple Heart

This just touches on his many accomplishments.

[Mark Carver]

[Old Man]

Chuck Yeager was a bad-ass....

 

WWII - Piloting a P-51 Mustang. He had 11.5 kills, 5 came on 1 mission) and of which 1 of them was a ME-262 (German jet for those unaware). He flew 61 mission.

 

Post-WWII - His high number of flight hours and maintenance experience qualified him to become a functional test pilot of repaired aircraft, He was the 1st person to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, flying the X-1 Glamorous Glennis at Mach 1.05 at an altitude of 45,000 feet.

 

Awards -

• Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
• Army Distinguished Service Medal
• Silver Star (2)
• Legion of Merit (2)
• Distinguished Flying Cross (3)
• Bronze Star Medal
• Purple Heart

This just touches on his many accomplishments.

a true top gun living legend.

[Don Quixote]

Yeager passing hits hard. It's too bad he wasn't let go to space, but he made immense contributions to our ability to get there. Although much of his fame didn't come expressly from what he did in wartime, he may have been the most famous World War II veteran we had left, and his Vietnam service is routinely overlooked in the popular sphere. A man of great work ethic, skill, and contribution, indeed - a true hero and legend.

[Mike B]

RIP Ray Perkins, long time coach and also a tough as nails wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts

[Mike B]

also RIP Jack Dawson local sports broadcaster for WMAR.

[24fps]

John Le Carré (born David Cornwell) died today at the age of 89.  Not an athlete, but definitely an Olympic class writer - considered by many to be the greatest spy novelist ever.  Myself included.

 

RIP John Le Carré

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: Kevin Greene, Hall of Fame pass rusher who played with four teams in 15 NFL seasons, dies at 58
https://www.cbssport...ons-dies-at-58/

[russsnyder]

Hall of Fame Pitcher Phil Niekro.

[Don Quixote]

Segment, or article, however you choose to consume it, from Sunday Morning:

 

https://www.cbsnews....e-lost-in-2020/

[Mike B]

Hall of Fame Pitcher Phil Niekro.

The 7th HOF baseball player to pass in 2020.

 

\RIP Knucksie.

[Don Quixote]

Fashion designer Pierre Cardin, aged 98.

 

https://www.bbc.com/...europe-55476062

[Mark Carver]

Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies of Covid-19 complications at 82

 

https://www.cnn.com/...obit/index.html

 

And Mary Ann over Ginger...

[Mike B]

Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies of Covid-19 complications at 82

 

https://www.cnn.com/...obit/index.html

 

And Mary Ann over Ginger...

RIP Mary Ann.  We saw her in a play years ago. she was a very pretty woman.  I sat through the entire play before I realized it was her.

[RShack]

Gilligan trivia:

* Everybody had a first name and last name... except Gilligan... nobody knows if it was his first name or last name.

* The intro sequence to episodes of the first season showed a US flag at half mast... they did this because the pilot episode was finished on the same day that JFK got shot.

* During the first season, the US Coast Guard set up a meeting with the producer... to discuss all the mail they were getting from viewers who thought the show was real and were PO'd at the Coast Guard because they didn't sail out to rescue them.

[russsnyder]

Gilligan trivia:

* Everybody had a first name and last name... except Gilligan... nobody knows if it was his first name or last name.

* The intro sequence to episodes of the first season showed a US flag at half mast... they did this because the pilot episode was finished on the same day that JFK got shot.

* During the first season, the US Coast Guard set up a meeting with the producer... to discuss all the mail they were getting from viewers who thought the show was real and were PO'd at the Coast Guard because they didn't sail out to rescue them.

I'll take your word for it, but I thought Gilligan was his last name.

The coast guard stuff is hilarious.

Who knew Gilligan's Island was reality TV?