Celebrity Death Thread

[DanO]

Sorry for your loss Marko.

[Panoptes]

sorry for your loss M69

[LionsFanInJapan]

RIP to Uncle Doug the Jambo. :(

[Trickalicious]

Condolences from this side of the puddle. RIP Uncle Doug.

[FVD]

My condolences Marko. RIP to Uncle Dougie.

[dpatnod]

Sorry for your loss Marko.

[Chuck Cunningham]

Best wishes to you and your family Marko at this difficult time

[DetroitRockCity]

Sorry for your loss, Marko.

[Marko69]

Thanks very much for the replies there ^^^ Confident he's gone to a much better place.

And Dougie, if you meet another big celebrity up there going by the name of Sharkbait...... No Hearts stories, ye hear!

[Panoptes]

Former NFL defensive end Quentin Groves dies

10/16/2016 7:54:47 AM

Former Jaguars defensive end Quentin Groves died Saturday at age 32, reportedly of a heart attack, the Florida Times-Union reports .

The Jaguars released a statement offering their heartfelt condolences to Groves’ family. Groves was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome at the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine. The condition causes a rapid heartbeat.

The Jaguars drafted Groves a round after taking defensive end Derrick Harvey with the eighth-overall pick. He played two seasons for the Jaguars, recording 30 tackles, 2 ? sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception.

Groves started seven games for the Jaguars and was eventually moved to linebacker before being traded to Oakland in 2010 for a fifth-round pick.

Groves played two seasons for the Raiders before having his best season with Arizona in 2012 with four sacks. Groves also played in regular-season games for Cleveland and Tennessee. His last appearance in an NFL game came in the 2014 season.

Groves played in 100 NFL games (32 starts) with 127 tackles, 9 ? sacks, five forced fumbles and two picks.

[Panoptes]

Former Jets DL Dennis Byrd killed in car accident at age 50

10/16/2016 7:58:37 AM

Former Jets defensive lineman Dennis Byrd was killed in a car crash Saturday on a state highway north of Claremore, Oklahoma, Daniel Popper of the New York Daily News reports. He was 50.

Fox23 reports that Byrd was behind the wheel of a 2004 Hummer H2 when a 17-year-old male driving a 2000 Ford Explorer ?traveled left of center? and struck Byrd?s vehicle.

Byrd was pronounced dead on the scene. The teen and a 12-year-old passenger in Byrd?s car were taken to the hospital for injuries, according to Fox23.

Byrd was born in Oklahoma City and played four seasons with the Jets after playing college ball for the University of Tulsa. On Nov. 29, 1992, Byrd suffered a spinal injury after colliding with a teammate during a game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The broken vertebra in his neck left Byrd paralyzed from the waist down for a brief time. However, he eventually was able to walk again after physical therapy.

The Jets retired Byrd?s No. 90 jersey during a ceremony in October of 2012.

[DanO]

RIP.

[FVD]

Drew Sharp passed away. 56. Never really was a fan of him but 56 is way too young. RIP.

[FVD]

Drew Sharp, a Detroit Free Press columnist since 1999, died this morning at his home in Bloomfield Hills. He was 56.

Sharp, a Detroit native who graduated from Detroit Catholic Central in 1978 and the University of Michigan in 1982, joined the Free Press in 1983. Initially he and covered high school, college and pro beats. He formerly was the beat writer for Michigan State and the Detroit Pistons.

In January 1999, at the age of 38, Sharp was promoted to a full time columnist to replace the retiring Charlie Vincent.

Upon being named columnist, Sharp wrote: ?A columnist's role isn't to blindly lead cheers. Nor is it a blank check to slam individuals solely because you have been given a club. But there is a responsibility to raise questions and express doubts. There should be a commitment to deflate the smug and arrogant because, after all, this is only sports -- a useful diversion and an increasingly influential business, but hardly irreplaceable in our everyday lives.

?A columnist hopes readers come away with a better understanding of what motivates his vision of sports today. He hopes they understand that the objective is to stir their emotions, make them laugh, cry, shout or swear, but most important, make them think.?

Sharp was famous for his acerbic wit and for being tough on the teams he covered, often referred to by many readers as one of his column personas "The Great Boodini." Sharp relished the role and played it deftly.
Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom said: "Drew was my colleague for more years that I can remember. This news was a complete shock, and heartbreaking knowing how much Drew was loved by his family and friends."

"Drew Sharp loved writing about our beloved Detroit sports. He was powerful voice, with big opinions. " said Robert Huschka, executive editor of the Detroit Free Press. "He was a longtime member of the Free Press family -- and he will be greatly missed."

Sharp lived with his wife, Karen, and their cocker spaniel, Seamus.

[CGVT]

Just came to post this. 56. Holy shit.