RIP Jack Kemp

[pseudo]

Larry can still bring it. Straightforward, articulate writing without a lot of self-congratulatory fluff and adjectives that clutter up sentences. Still putting that Canisius education to good use.

Not too long ago, I was feeling nostalgic, so I dug out the sports section from the day following the Comeback game. (Yes, non-Buffalonians, that is capitalized.) Felser had the column to go with beat writer Vic Carucci's gamer, and oh yeah, there was a Sabres story from Jim Kelley below the fold. Damn, that paper was good.

 

[Jesus_Muscatel]

From Fenian's post:

"Dear Kemp grandchildren -- all 17 of you, spread out from the East Coast to the West Coast, and from Wheaton College in Illinois, to Wake Forest University in North Carolina:

My first thought last week upon learning that a 47-year-old African-American Democrat had won the presidency was, "Is this a great country or not?"

You may have expected your grandfather to be disappointed that his friend John McCain lost (and I was), but there's a difference between disappointment over a lost election and the historical perspective of a monumental event in the life of our nation."


RIP Mr. Kemp. You'll be missed.

 

[cranberry]

I've always had mixed emotions about Jack Kemp because despite throwing himself into the silly Laffer cult, he was a good, decent and charming man. He was a leader among the AFL players in the '60s and took principled stands on behalf of black players, including leading a protest in which the all-star game was moved from New Orleans to Houston because of the treatment black players received in New Orleans.

I worked as a part-timer at the NFL office during college and he was a frequent visitor (always causing much swooning by the women who worked in the office). One summer, Pete Rozelle had a party at his Westchester home preceded by a softball game between the office team and Rozelle's "all-stars." I homered off of both Rozelle and Kemp and made a diving catch in the outfield that morning and it brought about a conversation later in the day that I'll never forget. And I always got a kick out of the fact that he remembered me in subsequent visits to the office.

RIP, Jack.

 

[StormSurge]

I've always had mixed emotions about Jack Kemp because despite throwing himself into the silly Laffer cult, he was a good, decent and charming man. He was a leader among the AFL players in the '60s and took principled stands on behalf of black players, including leading a protest in which the all-star game was moved from New Orleans to Houston because of the treatment black players received in New Orleans.

I worked as a part-timer at the NFL office during college and he was a frequent visitor (always causing much swooning by the women who worked in the office). One summer, Pete Rozelle had a party at his Westchester home preceded by a softball game between the office team and Rozelle's "all-stars." I homered off of both Rozelle and Kemp and made a diving catch in the outfield that morning and it brought about a conversation later in the day that I'll never forget. And I always got a kick out of the fact that he remembered me in subsequent visits to the office.

RIP, Jack.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing Cran.

 

[YankeeFan]

I've got the TV on in the background and wasn't paying attention.

I had to look up because the voice sounded a hell of a lot like Jack Kemp's. It was Senator Sherrod Brown -- very similar voice.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Wow, saw this thread and I thought he died again.

 

[BYH]

Wow, saw this thread and I thought he died again.

That would have been quite a feat.