RIP, Jerome Bettis' father

Died of heart attack at age 61.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/2020AP_FBN_Obit_Johnnie_Bettis.html





Sad day for the Steeler family.

 

Sorry for your loss, Bus. RIP.

 

RIP Johnnie Bettis

 

It looks like he felt he was having a problem, so he somehow got his SUV to the side of the road, avoiding any possible accidents.

 

without being an asshole, may i pose: why should anyone in the sports world care and why did this obit move on the national AP wire?

sad, yeah. the fact any person loses a father, mother, brother or sister is a sad thing, but it happens countless times a day all around the world. the guy coulda been a great human being -- which there are millions and millions of in the world -- but why would i include this even as a brief in my section?

 

You may not put it in your section, but it may make it in Pittsburgh or Detroit and the surrounding areas. Since Bettis only retired last season and is an analyst for NBC, I think it justifies AP running a piece on it, even if it only serves certain areas.

 

Reasons you'd run it:

1. Bettis is the reigning Super Bowl MVP and still is high profile.

2. His parents got lots of play during the Super Bowl for attending every game he ever played, so the father was known to many.

3. Bettis has been a national name going back to college when he played for that most national of programs, Notre Dame.

4. Nobody is going to miss that brief on European soccer you would have run to fill the space anyway.

 

Hines Ward is the reigning Super Bowl MVP

 

Here's hoping Jerome sheds some weight so he doesn't die that young.

 

I have to side the Tom Petty on this one. I'm from the school that unless a death of a close family member affects the possible contributions of an athlete in-season and in-game, then it isn't news. The Bus doesn't qualify.

 

yeah, should not go world wide news, should be for Pittsburgh only