Gene Upshaw RIP

[Mizzougrad96]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

Does that mean Peter King has cancer?

You think it's unaccounted-for in his case?

No... He denies it, but everybody says he had the surgery. Not gastric, but the band put on his stomach.

I know a couple people who have had lunch with him and they insist he eats about two bites and that's it.

Maybe just portion control, but he seemed to dump that weight overnight.

That's surgery, for sure.

Or cancer.

Considering he dumped the weight three years ago, I'm guessing it was surgery and not cancer...

 

[Bubbler]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

It's shocking that Upshaw died so soon after diagnosis, but why are some of the dimmer bulbs on here thinking he offed himself or that there's some mystery to it?

I mean, why does someone get hit by a truck? Why does someone die in a plane crash? Why does someone seem perfectly healthy one day and die of a heart attack the next? Just because the cause of death is medically-explained, doesn't mean death won't be sudden. Sometimes death has no explanation.

RIP to Upshaw. One of the greatest offensive linemen of all-time.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

It's shocking that Upshaw died so soon after diagnosis, but why are some of the dimmer bulbs on here thinking he offed himself or that there's some mystery to it?

I mean, why does someone get hit by a truck? Why does someone die in a plane crash? Why does someone seem perfectly healthy one day and die of a heart attack the next? Just because the cause of death is medically-explained, doesn't mean death won't be sudden. Sometimes death has no explanation.

RIP to Upshaw. One of the greatest offensive linemen of all-time.

WFFW.

Sometimes, there isn't "more to the story."

 

[txsportsscribe]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

... pancreatic's probably the nastiest sort there is--incredibly fast moving and, on top of that, about the hardest to detect in early stages.

there's a reason why pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. it indeed is very, very hard to find and by the time someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it's usually too late. mortality rates are extremely high.

that said, my sainted mother was diagnosed in april 1999 and given 6 months to live and really no hope. well she beat the hell outta that evil ******* will celebrate 10 years next spring thanks in large part to the miracle workers at m.d. anderson cancer center in houston. she's mda's longest-living survivor!!!

 

[cranberry]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

... pancreatic's probably the nastiest sort there is--incredibly fast moving and, on top of that, about the hardest to detect in early stages.

there's a reason why pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. it indeed is very, very hard to find and by the time someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it's usually too late. mortality rates are extremely high.

that said, my sainted mother was diagnosed in april 1999 and given 6 months to live and really no hope. well she beat the hell outta that evil ******* will celebrate 10 years next spring thanks in large part to the miracle workers at m.d. anderson cancer center in houston. she's mda's longest-living survivor!!!

Awesome. If you don't mind my asking, how was she diagnosed and what kind of treatment did she recieve?

 

[txsportsscribe]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

... pancreatic's probably the nastiest sort there is--incredibly fast moving and, on top of that, about the hardest to detect in early stages.

there's a reason why pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. it indeed is very, very hard to find and by the time someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it's usually too late. mortality rates are extremely high.

that said, my sainted mother was diagnosed in april 1999 and given 6 months to live and really no hope. well she beat the hell outta that evil ******* will celebrate 10 years next spring thanks in large part to the miracle workers at m.d. anderson cancer center in houston. she's mda's longest-living survivor!!!

Awesome. If you don't mind my asking, how was she diagnosed and what kind of treatment did she recieve?

she was taken to the emergency room with what they thought was a gall bladder infection after several days of increasing back pain and nausea, followed by jaundice. doctors at baylor hospital in dallas said nothing could be done. we basically forced her to go to mda where she underwent several weeks of chemo and radiation prior to surgery. they performed a surgery called the whipple procedure where they basically gutted her. she was on the operating table for more than 12 hours and spent another 6 weeks recovering. you'd never suspect today, at 75, that she ever went through such an ordeal except for the giant scar on her stomach that looks somewhat like a mercedes symbol.

NEVER JUST ACCEPT THE FIRST PROGNOSIS!

 

[cranberry]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

... pancreatic's probably the nastiest sort there is--incredibly fast moving and, on top of that, about the hardest to detect in early stages.

there's a reason why pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. it indeed is very, very hard to find and by the time someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it's usually too late. mortality rates are extremely high.

that said, my sainted mother was diagnosed in april 1999 and given 6 months to live and really no hope. well she beat the hell outta that evil ******* will celebrate 10 years next spring thanks in large part to the miracle workers at m.d. anderson cancer center in houston. she's mda's longest-living survivor!!!

Awesome. If you don't mind my asking, how was she diagnosed and what kind of treatment did she recieve?

she was taken to the emergency room with what they thought was a gall bladder infection after several days of increasing back pain and nausea, followed by jaundice. doctors at baylor hospital in dallas said nothing could be done. we basically forced her to go to mda where she underwent several weeks of chemo and radiation prior to surgery. they performed a surgery called the whipple procedure where they basically gutted her. she was on the operating table for more than 12 hours and spent another 6 weeks recovering. you'd never suspect today, at 75, that she ever went through such an ordeal except for the giant scar on her stomach that looks somewhat like a mercedes symbol.

NEVER JUST ACCEPT THE FIRST PROGNOSIS!

Wow. It's really great to hear about someone who defeated pancreatic cancer. Just to know it can be done.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

It's shocking that Upshaw died so soon after diagnosis, but why are some of the dimmer bulbs on here thinking he offed himself or that there's some mystery to it?

I mean, why does someone get hit by a truck? Why does someone die in a plane crash? Why does someone seem perfectly healthy one day and die of a heart attack the next? Just because the cause of death is medically-explained, doesn't mean death won't be sudden. Sometimes death has no explanation.

RIP to Upshaw. One of the greatest offensive linemen of all-time.

Matt Stover did it!

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

It's shocking that Upshaw died so soon after diagnosis, but why are some of the dimmer bulbs on here thinking he offed himself or that there's some mystery to it?

I mean, why does someone get hit by a truck? Why does someone die in a plane crash? Why does someone seem perfectly healthy one day and die of a heart attack the next? Just because the cause of death is medically-explained, doesn't mean death won't be sudden. Sometimes death has no explanation.

RIP to Upshaw. One of the greatest offensive linemen of all-time.

WFFW.

Sometimes, there isn't "more to the story."

More often, there is.

Listen, we GET that pancreatic is especially virulent and fast-moving. Usually a matter of months, perhaps even weeks.

But not dead-three-and-a-half-days-after-walking-out-of-a-doctor's-office-with-initial-diagnosis fast.

If there isn't more (a coincidental heart attack, something intentional...), I will be shocked.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

... pancreatic's probably the nastiest sort there is--incredibly fast moving and, on top of that, about the hardest to detect in early stages.

there's a reason why pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer. it indeed is very, very hard to find and by the time someone is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, it's usually too late. mortality rates are extremely high.

that said, my sainted mother was diagnosed in april 1999 and given 6 months to live and really no hope. well she beat the hell outta that evil ******* will celebrate 10 years next spring thanks in large part to the miracle workers at m.d. anderson cancer center in houston. she's mda's longest-living survivor!!!

Awesome. If you don't mind my asking, how was she diagnosed and what kind of treatment did she recieve?

she was taken to the emergency room with what they thought was a gall bladder infection after several days of increasing back pain and nausea, followed by jaundice. doctors at baylor hospital in dallas said nothing could be done. we basically forced her to go to mda where she underwent several weeks of chemo and radiation prior to surgery. they performed a surgery called the whipple procedure where they basically gutted her. she was on the operating table for more than 12 hours and spent another 6 weeks recovering. you'd never suspect today, at 75, that she ever went through such an ordeal except for the giant scar on her stomach that looks somewhat like a mercedes symbol.

NEVER JUST ACCEPT THE FIRST PROGNOSIS!

Wow. It's really great to hear about someone who defeated pancreatic cancer. Just to know it can be done.

What I was thinking.

 

[DanOregon]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

Can we remove the question mark to this thread?

 

[Football_Bat]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

It's shocking that Upshaw died so soon after diagnosis, but why are some of the dimmer bulbs on here thinking he offed himself or that there's some mystery to it?

I mean, why does someone get hit by a truck? Why does someone die in a plane crash? Why does someone seem perfectly healthy one day and die of a heart attack the next? Just because the cause of death is medically-explained, doesn't mean death won't be sudden. Sometimes death has no explanation.

RIP to Upshaw. One of the greatest offensive linemen of all-time.

WFFW.

Sometimes, there isn't "more to the story."

Some people cut themselves whilst shaving with Occam's razor.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

Can we remove the question mark to this thread?

I put that suggestion to the moderators, but so far no luck.

 

[Football_Bat]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

Can we remove the question mark to this thread?

I put that suggestion to the moderators, but so far no luck.

We wouldn't have that problem if YOU were the moderator.

 

[Football_Bat]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

Oh wait ...

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

Can we remove the question mark to this thread?

I put that suggestion to the moderators, but so far no luck.

We wouldn't have that problem if YOU were the moderator.

I can think of a bunch of people who would hate that. We'd have the long-gone questions about "hey, where'd such-and-such a post go?" twice a week.

(Admittedly, seeing some of those posts get wiped out might not be a bad thing.)

 

[Football_Bat]

Re: Gene Upshaw dead?

You know I kid. Just hate to see the alternative spark of sports-journalistic free speech snuffed out.

 

[Moderator1]

Can we remove the question mark to this thread?

I put that suggestion to the moderators, but so far no luck.

Sorry. Didn't hear your bell. Changed within moments of your posting this, though I didn't see you had posted this until now.

 

[cranberry]

Dr. Z weighs in with a pretty decent column:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/dr_z/08/21/upshaw/

The '82 strike was a low point for the NFLPA. The skill players revolted against the 55 percent of the gross plus wage scale that Ed Garvey wanted.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Can we remove the question mark to this thread?

I put that suggestion to the moderators, but so far no luck.

Sorry. Didn't hear your bell. Changed within moments of your posting this, though I didn't see you had posted this until now.

I hit the "Annoy Moddy1" link at the bottom right of BYH's post right before I posted that.