R.I.P. Kurt Thomas

[goalmouth]

Had no idea he was 64. Also, that he was at Indiana State the same time as Larry Bird. I did see him at MSG about 1980.

Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Had no idea he was 64

Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64

Damn.

Had a "Gymkata" movie poster in my dorm room my freshman year. We used to get drunk and watch that at least once a month. At the end of the year we got everyone on our floor to sign the poster.

R.I.P. He probably would have preferred I remembered him for something else, but whatever.

 

[da man]

World gym title?

 

[Smallpotatoes]

Had no idea he was 64. Also, that he was at Indiana State the same time as Larry Bird. I did see him at MSG about 1980.

Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64

Hard to believe Indiana State had men's gymnastics at one time.

 

[Neutral Corner]

The Thomas Flair, on the horse or the floor, was amazing. Rest.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Damn.

Had a "Gymkata" movie poster in my dorm room my freshman year. We used to get drunk and watch that at least once a month. At the end of the year we got everyone on our floor to sign the poster.

R.I.P. He probably would have preferred I remembered him for something else, but whatever.

 

[garrow]

Loved Gymkata as a kid. RIP.

 

[terrier]

Kinda sad that a trailblazing gymnast is best remembered for a piece of MST3K shtick, but at least he was in a better movie than "American Anthem," which simultaneously killed Mitch Gaylord's and Mrs. Gretzky's show biz careers.

 

[User 150927]

I best remember him for the Thomas Flair. Wow. RIP. Loved him.