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RIP Steve Sabol

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Elliotte Friedman, Sep 18, 2012.

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  1. Rusty Shackleford

    Rusty Shackleford Active Member

    He's not in the HOF?!?! I just assumed he was I guess. That might be the biggest HOF snub in any sport anywhere.
     
    Rusty Shackleford, Sep 18, 2012
    #25
  2. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    I couldn't believe how long it took his dad to get in the hall.

    RIP to an NFL legend.
     
    Huggy, Sep 18, 2012
    #26
  3. Norrin Radd

    Norrin Radd New Member

    Next to Marvin Miller, yes.
     
    Norrin Radd, Sep 18, 2012
    #27
  4. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    And Chris Berman is??
     
    poindexter, Sep 18, 2012
    #28
  5. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    I don't think there is a single sports fan in the pre-ESPN era who cannot say they were impacted by NFL Films' interpretation of the game. RIP.
     
    HanSenSE, Sep 18, 2012
    #29
  6. Colton

    Colton Active Member

    Damn. So very sad.

    RIP, Mr. Sabol.
     
    Colton, Sep 18, 2012
    #30
  7. mpcincal

    mpcincal Well-Known Member

    We pretty much know why Marvin Miller isn't in Baseball's Hall of Fame. Most of us vehemently disagree, but we know the reason.

    Sabol's omission from the PFHOF is a head-scratcher.
     
    mpcincal, Sep 18, 2012
    #31
  8. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    This.
    Was there a kid alive in the 1970s and 80s who didn't imagine they were O.J., Earl Campbell, Billy Sims or Barry Sanders running in slow motion with a football?
    At one point, I had a creepy, encyclopedic knowledge of the first 20 Super Bowls thanks to the annual ESPN marathon of NFL Films highlight reels on Super Bowl eve.
    Sabol certainly influenced more than a couple generations of football fans. RIP to a legend, whose legend will live on for as long as we have footage of a drunken Max McGee splitting the Chiefs' defense, Hank Stram and his rolled-up play sheet, obnoxious Steelers fans singing Pittsburgh's goin' to the Su-per Bowl!" and Barry Sanders turning a Patriots defender around three times with one juke.
     
    Batman, Sep 18, 2012
    #32
  9. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    RIP.

    I can't imagine what it's like for a 96-year-old man to bury his son.
     
    wicked, Sep 18, 2012
    #33
  10. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member


    This has to be a generational thing. We even used to do the John Facenda imitations. "There's glory in the legends of this hard-muscle life, and there's poetry in each season made of sweat and strife."
     
    The Big Ragu, Sep 18, 2012
    #34
  11. mocheeks10

    mocheeks10 Member

    65 Toss Power Trap

    RIP
     
    mocheeks10, Sep 18, 2012
    #35
  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I guess heaven needed someone to matriculate the ball down the field.
     
    The Big Ragu, Sep 18, 2012
    #36
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