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RIP to the greatest Eagle

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Drip, Aug 24, 2012.

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  1. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Steve Van Buren passed. He was 91.
    http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/dneagles/Obituary-One-of-the-great-Eagles-Steve-Van-Buren-dead-at-91.html
     
    Drip, Aug 24, 2012
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  2. joe king

    joe king Active Member

    Re: RIP to a great Eagle

    Make that "the greatest Eagle."
     
    joe king, Aug 24, 2012
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  3. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Re: RIP to a great Eagle

    No argument there.
     
    Drip, Aug 24, 2012
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  4. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Re: RIP to a great Eagle

    Van Buren's accomplishments show how far the NFL has evolved and how good he was in his time.

    When he retired with a knee injury in the early 50s, Van Buren was the NFL's all-time leading rusher with ... 5,860 yards. His 69 rushing TDs were also a league record at the time.

    And he had both of those records by a wide margin.

    He also had a pair of 1,000-yard rushing seasons (including a then-league-record 1,146) when the NFL schedule was only 12 games long.

    RIP to a great.
     
    Bubbler, Aug 24, 2012
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  5. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    I just saw this and freaked a little because I am close friends with Chuck Bednarik's granddaughter. He has been in the hospital lately.
     
    Shoeless Joe, Aug 24, 2012
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  6. X-Hack

    X-Hack Well-Known Member

    I thought something had happened to Doug Flutie...
     
    X-Hack, Aug 24, 2012
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  7. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Eddie Edwards just punched John Ashcroft and doesn't know why.
     
    Azrael, Aug 24, 2012
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  8. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    My first thought was the ski-jumper Eddie the Eagle.
     
    novelist_wannabe, Aug 24, 2012
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  9. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    As long as Harold Carmichael is OK... :D
     
    Mizzougrad96, Aug 24, 2012
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  10. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    Bednarik was my first thought as well. RIP, Mr. Van Buren.
     
    Liut, Aug 24, 2012
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  11. HandsomeHarley

    HandsomeHarley Well-Known Member

    Was glad to see that it wasn't Don Henley passing.
     
    HandsomeHarley, Aug 24, 2012
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  12. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    Came for the Joe Walsh reference, left in second place.
     
    poindexter, Aug 24, 2012
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