Very good post. It is so important to keep those important dialogs about prevention going.
You likely know about coach Tony Dungy who is so respected especially here in the Twin Cities. He is often looked to as the moral exemplar of the NFL for his personal integrity, good character, and uplifting spirit. Yet he has had to face the terrible ordeal of losing his own son via suicide - nine years after this tragedy people still talk about it and were doing so yesterday on local sports radio. It has been suspected that his son was gay - Dungy himself has gone on record as saying he would not draft a gay player into his pro team. Yet, he tries to reconcile his archaic view by moralizing and sermonizing. This is viewed favorably by the more conservative members of the sports community. But many view this as too out of touch with today's reality. While many may disagree with him (I would have absolutely no trouble with drafting any player regardless of personal lifestyle) it remains important that he remains as a public figure so that we can all be reminded that no matter how pleasant things may appear on the surface, certain troubling things may be happening that we are not aware of and that we need to deal constructively with those problems.
So it's confirmed that he's still dead is that right?
slapped the aqua velva right off billy's face. :lol:
Or like the proverbial Chihuahua ........might have rabies....He's like that pebble that gets stuck in your shoe and no matter how many times you take it off and shake it, it's still there!
Lol
Or like the proverbial Chihuahua ........might have rabies....
He appealed to the damaged & the lame of which there is a seemingly endless supply in this world.
This is what I posted on The Stew and it applies here several times over
This is what I posted on The Stew and it applies here several times over
Bravo !!!Congratulations you have an opinion. Now grow up and act like a human. A much loved human being with family, friends and fans who miss him has died. Why you think you're opinion of his talent has any merit or you're opinion of those who loved him and appreciated his talent would matter in the slightest is irrelevent.
The fact that you would come to a thread that is expressing respect, love, and mourning at his passing and blather on the way you have shows that either you are a miserable old coot who resides in a lonely bitterness or you are just a complete moron. No need to advice us of which, nobody here really cares.
Congratulations you have an opinion. Now grow up and act like a human. A much loved human being with family, friends and fans who miss him has died. Why you think you're opinion of his talent has any merit or you're opinion of those who loved him and appreciated his talent would matter in the slightest is irrelevent.
The fact that you would come to a thread that is expressing respect, love, and mourning at his passing and blather on the way you have shows that either you are a miserable old coot who resides in a lonely bitterness or you are just a complete moron. No need to advice us of which, nobody here really cares.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
He is rather like a worn out old Oscar the Grouch without any of the Muppet flair isn't he?
Very good post. It is so important to keep those important dialogs about prevention going.
You likely know about coach Tony Dungy who is so respected especially here in the Twin Cities. He is often looked to as the moral exemplar of the NFL for his personal integrity, good character, and uplifting spirit. Yet he has had to face the terrible ordeal of losing his own son via suicide - nine years after this tragedy people still talk about it and were doing so yesterday on local sports radio. It has been suspected that his son was gay - Dungy himself has gone on record as saying he would not draft a gay player into his pro team. Yet, he tries to reconcile his archaic view by moralizing and sermonizing. This is viewed favorably by the more conservative members of the sports community. But many view this as too out of touch with today's reality. While many may disagree with him (I would have absolutely no trouble with drafting any player regardless of personal lifestyle) it remains important that he remains as a public figure so that we can all be reminded that no matter how pleasant things may appear on the surface, certain troubling things may be happening that we are not aware of and that we need to deal constructively with those problems.
Now, that's just not true!either you are a miserable old coot who resides in a lonely bitterness or you are just a complete moron.
but not this guyNow, that's just not true!
He could easily be both.