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RIP Bud Greenspan

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Gutter, Dec 26, 2010.

  1. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

    Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan passed away yesterday at age 84.

    http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-bud-greenspan-20101227,0,1178619.story

    One of the many reasons why Olympic memories remain so vivid for me.
     
    Gutter, Dec 26, 2010
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  2. D-3 Fan

    D-3 Fan Well-Known Member

    I heard of his passing before heading to bed last night. RIP to an amazing filmmaker.
     
    D-3 Fan, Dec 26, 2010
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  3. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    RIP.

    So do they bury him with those f*#@ing glasses propped on his forehead?
     
    PCLoadLetter, Dec 26, 2010
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  4. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    RIP. Very good at what he did. Remarkably good.
    But I must admit I laughed like hell at this.
     
    Moderator1, Dec 26, 2010
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  5. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Me too, was the first thing I thought of.
     
    Huggy, Dec 26, 2010
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  6. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

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  8. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    The question is did anybody ever see Bud actually wearing his glasses?

    RIP to a great filmmaker and a nice man.
     
    spnited, Dec 26, 2010
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  9. westcoastvol

    westcoastvol Active Member

    RIP, Lex Luthor.
     
    westcoastvol, Dec 26, 2010
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  10. ringer

    ringer Active Member

    Anyone else watching the 9-night Greenspan marathon on UniversalSports?
     
    ringer, Jan 2, 2011
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  11. terrier

    terrier Well-Known Member

    Is his 1976 "Olympiad" series on PBS even available on DVD? I got seriously hooked on that series the summer before high school - Bud was just an incredible storyteller.
    I also still have "Play It Again Bud" somewhere in Mom's basement. Great '70s book that really got to the bottom of fantastic finishes, disasters and controversies. If you know anything about the women's 4x100 relay in Berlin, he did an amazing Zapruderization of what happened on the baton transfer at the final leg.
    And David Perry, who died in the late '80s...he was every bit the voiceover legend John Facenda was.
     
    terrier, Jan 2, 2011
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