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Pippin04
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10-26-2007

Friday, November 19, 2010 - 6:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pippin04 a private message Print Post    
Pat Burns, who logged time behind the bench with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils, died today at 58 from complications caused by cancer. (Yes, unfortunately, this time for real.)

Burns was known as a wise-cracking, hot-tempered bench boss and a fan favourite in every city he coached. Any Leafs fans remember Pat's Garage? He's the only person to win the Jack Adams trophy as the league's top coach three times with three different teams - with the Habs in '89, Leafs in '93 and Boston in '98. He hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Devils in 2003. Burns also had one helluva 'stache.

Jhonise
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07-10-2003

Friday, November 19, 2010 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jhonise a private message Print Post    


Lyn
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08-07-2002

Friday, November 19, 2010 - 7:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lyn a private message Print Post    
Very sad about Pat Burns. :-(

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, November 19, 2010 - 8:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
That's for sure.

Lyn
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08-07-2002

Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lyn a private message Print Post    
Wonderful coach! He brought a lot to the game

Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cablejockey a private message Print Post    
I was saddened to hear this. Loved that magic year he got the Leafs so close to the Cup in 1993. A good man who died too soon.

Wink
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10-06-2000

Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wink a private message Print Post    
Such a beloved coach and how fitting a farewell that the Leafs and Habs will play tonite in Montreal.

Darrellh
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07-21-2004

Monday, November 29, 2010 - 5:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Darrellh a private message Print Post    
Leslie Nielsen of 'Naked Gun' fame dies at age 84

LOS ANGELES - Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in "Airplane!" and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun" comedies, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84.

The Canadian-born actor died from complications from pneumonia at a hospital near his home at 5:34 p.m., surrounded by his wife, Barbaree, and friends, his agent John S. Kelly said in a statement.

"We are saddened by the passing of beloved actor Leslie Nielsen, probably best remembered as Lt. Frank Drebin in 'The Naked Gun' series of pictures, but who enjoyed a more than 60-year career in motion pictures and television," said Kelly.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, November 29, 2010 - 8:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, November 29, 2010 - 8:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
This is how I prefer to remember him; in all his devilish handsomeness.

Mack
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07-22-2002

Monday, November 29, 2010 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
Just seeing his face in the picture above makes me laugh. Great memories of some great chuckles over the years.

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Monday, November 29, 2010 - 10:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
Soooo sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 - 6:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
SO FUNNY!! I had NO idea that the movie Airplane! took so much of it's plot from the old movie Zero Hour. The video is about 7 minutes long and I wish it was longer!!

Airplane vs. Zero Hour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q__vuyH1JEI

Chaplin
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01-08-2006

Wednesday, December 01, 2010 - 9:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chaplin a private message Print Post    
Pat Burn's wife was robbed during the funeral when thugs broke into her car and stole jewelry, credit cards and hockey memorabilia. I am not sure why all the stuff was in her car when she was attending a funeral. It is sick. Seems it was an inside job and they think she knew the thieves. Some of the credit cards were Pat Burn's cards!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, December 03, 2010 - 5:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Cub icon, Ron Santo.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Friday, December 03, 2010 - 6:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Sorry, I don't know this man, but I did hear of his passing over the radio this morning. No matter how you see it, 70 is much too young to die. Prayers for his family's strength.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, December 06, 2010 - 1:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Don Meredith, Cosell’s Foil, Dies at 72
NY Times


meredith

Don Meredith, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback who served as a folksy foil for Howard Cosell on ABC's "Monday Night Football" and helped carve out the niche for colorful ex-athlete broadcasters, has died. "Dandy Don," as he was known, was 72.

Meredith's wife, Susan, told The Associated Press her husband died Sunday in Santa Fe after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma. She and her daughter were at Meredith's side when he died.

Meredith played for the Cowboys from 1960-1968, becoming the starting quarterback in 1965.

While he never took the Cowboys to the Super Bowl, Meredith was one of the franchise's first stars. He led the Cowboys to three straight division titles and to consecutive NFL Championship games in 1966 and 1967, where they lost both games to eventual champion Green Bay.

"Don Meredith was one of the most colorful characters in NFL history. He was star on the field who became an even bigger star on television," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. "He brought joy to football fans, from his play in historic NFL games like the Ice Bowl to his great personality that helped launch the success of Monday Night Football." [...]

He quickly became one of the most popular broadcasters in sports with a homespun humor that played off Cosell in particular. Meredith's signature call was singing the famous Willie Nelson song "The Party's Over" when it appeared a game's outcome had been determined. [...]

turn out the lights....the party's over....
RIP, Mr Meredith


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, December 06, 2010 - 2:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Seems like I remember him being called Dandy Don. Probably something Cosell pinned on him.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, December 06, 2010 - 5:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Back to Jill Clayburgh.. I was flipping through a People magazine today while waiting at the radiation place and it said she had dealt with leukemia for TWENTY-ONE YEARS.. Sad..

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Elizabeth Edwards has died. Such a sad, sad story!

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/07/131862855/elizabeth-edwards-succumbs-to-cancer

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 2:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    

ELIZABETH EDWARDS
7-3-49 - 12-7-10

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 2:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
My heart breaks for her children.

Texannie
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07-15-2001

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 2:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
wow, just this morning they were saying nothing more they could do, but didn't realize it was that close.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 2:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
May her children emulate her wisdom and empathy.

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 - 3:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
I admired her so much!! I'm sad she's gone.