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The Geezers @ Caesar's:lol2:

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October 21

1973 – Fred Dryer

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of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.

October 25

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Wikipedia:

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On October 25, 1999, a month after the American team rallied to win the Ryder Cup and four months after his U.S. Open victory, Stewart was killed in the depressurization of a Learjet. He was flying from his home in Orlando, Florida, to Texas for the year-ending tournament, The Tour Championship, held at Champions Golf Club in Houston. Traveling on a Monday morning, Stewart was planning to stop off in Dallas to discuss building a new home course for the SMU golf program with Dallas-based real estate developer Jeff Blackard. The last communication received from the pilots was at 9:27 am EDT, and the aircraft made a right turn at 9:30 am EDT that was probably the result of human input.

At 9:33 am, the pilots did not respond to a call to change radio frequencies, and no further contact from the aircraft was received. The aircraft was apparently still on autopilot and angled off-course, as observed by several U.S. Air Force (and Air National Guard) F-16 fighter aircraft as it continued its flight over the Southern and Midwestern United States. The military pilots observed frost or condensation on the windshield (consistent with loss of cabin pressure) which obscured the cockpit, and no motion was visible through the small patch of windshield that was clear.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators later concluded that the aircraft suffered a loss of cabin pressure and that all on board were incapacitated due to hypoxia as the aircraft passed to the west of Gainesville, Florida. A delay of only a few seconds in donning oxygen masks, coupled with cognitive and motor skill impairment, could have been enough to result in the pilots' incapacitation. The NTSB report showed that the aircraft had several instances of maintenance work related to cabin pressure in the months leading up to the accident. The NTSB was unable to determine whether they stemmed from a common problem.

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At the time of his death, Stewart had won $12,673,193 in career earnings. He won over $2 million during the 1999 season, and finished seventh on the year's money list.

Thought you folks might find this interesting:

NFLArrest.com

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Terry Glenn, former receiver for Cowboys, Packers, and Patriots, died in a car crash around 1am this morning, in Irving, Texas.

He was 43.

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Also, 'Ferdie' Pacheco, "The Fight Doctor", Muhammad Ali's personal physician and corner man, died back on the 16th of Nov.

Former Bear/Packer/Brown/Falcon John Thierry died of a heart attack back on Nov 24.

He was 46.

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Vin Scully turns 90 today.

Happy Birthday, Vin!!

The Voice of the Dodgers. Best baseball announcer *ever*.

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Wrestler Ric Flair is in the hospital, in critical condition, in an induced coma, due to "multiple organ problems".

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Of course I read "multiple orgasm problems"

Ooh, ahhh, oooh, AAAUUUUGHHH!!!!!!

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Former NHRA Pro-Stock drag racer Bob Glidden died yesterday (Dec 17), at 73.

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Bob Glidden (August 18, 1944 –December 17, 2017) was an American drag racer. He was retired from Pro Stock racing in 1997 and returned in 2010.[1] Glidden retired as the driver with the most wins in National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) history at that time (a feat recently topped by 16 time Funny Car champion John Force), and he is currently the third most successful drag racer of the professional class drivers (sixth when counting sportsman national event winners). Glidden won 85 NHRA National Events. In the Professional classes, he currently is behind Force (141) and Warren Johnson (97). Glidden's ten Pro Stock championships included five in a row beginning in 1985.[3] Among his numerous accomplishments, Glidden won nine straight NHRA national races in 1979 and was the No. 1 qualifier 23 times in a row, including the entire 1987 season. At one point, he won 50 eliminations rounds in a row.

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I never realized how much he looked like Mr. Bean.

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 1000410)

I never realized how much he looked like Mr. Bean.

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Originally Posted by classicman (Post 994262)

The Eagles look to be mediocre again this year. 7-9//8-8.

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The Eagles will go 16-0 and win the Super Bowl.

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^ Fake news. The Eagles will actually go 10-6, but I always say they will go 16-0 and win the S.B. at this time of year. It's a tradition.

You were righter than me. Sadly after seeing Nick in person and the game replay on TV yesterday, my confidence is low they will go very far in the playoffs.