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09-13-2015, 08:50 AM
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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RIP: Moses Malone
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09-13-2015, 08:51 AM
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Torchbearer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: On Lake Harriet
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Oh no! RIP
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09-13-2015, 09:00 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Land O Lakes FL
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Damn. First Chocolate Thunder and now the Chairman of the Boards.
 RIP
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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09-13-2015, 09:09 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Northern Kentucky
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RIP.
Way too young.
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09-13-2015, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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RIP, Moses.
...and here's Moses (#4 on the list) in his last year in the league in 1994 with the highly unlikely 3-pt buzzer beater. |
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09-13-2015, 09:44 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Troy, Mo
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Way too young is right
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09-13-2015, 10:16 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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Yeah, my thoughts exactly. RIP, Moses.
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09-13-2015, 11:47 AM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Location, Location, Location
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Wilt died around this age, too. Bill Walton is in terrible shape. It seems that being a seven-footer is not good for your health. It would be interesting to learn which 7-footers, if any, have made it to 70.
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"The case of Great Britain is the most astonishing in this matter of inequality of rights in world soccer championships. The way they explained it to me as a child, God is one but He's three: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I could never understand it. And I still don't understand why Great Britain is one but she's four....while [others] continue to be no more than one despite the diverse nationalities that make them up." Eduardo Galeano, SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW |
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09-13-2015, 12:02 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
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Damn that sucks.
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09-13-2015, 04:21 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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Kareem is nearly 70
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09-13-2015, 07:23 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo
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 Awesome pic of Moses teaching the young'uns a thing or two. That kid is someone named Hakeem.
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09-13-2015, 09:29 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Strong Island, NY
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^^ great pic
Big Mo was great. |
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09-13-2015, 09:36 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Midwest
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Such a shame to hear this. Moses was a great player. Way too young.
Fo' Fo' Fo' |
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09-14-2015, 03:58 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Rennes, France
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Big moses !
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09-14-2015, 04:07 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Location, Location, Location
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Yes, he's 68. And Rich Niemann, a 7-footer I actually worked with (he became a chemical salesman) is 69 and going. Jack Haley, listed at 6-10 died recently, too. It is really hard to come up with a list.
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"The case of Great Britain is the most astonishing in this matter of inequality of rights in world soccer championships. The way they explained it to me as a child, God is one but He's three: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I could never understand it. And I still don't understand why Great Britain is one but she's four....while [others] continue to be no more than one despite the diverse nationalities that make them up." Eduardo Galeano, SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW |
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09-14-2015, 06:40 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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Yeah, it needs a study |
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09-14-2015, 06:52 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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George Mikan made it to 80, but he was "only" 6'10". Bill Russell is an inch shorter and is 81. John Thompson (6'10") is 74. Couple off the top of my head.
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09-14-2015, 07:40 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Midwest
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On the other side of that, Manute Bol died at 47. A lot of those really tall centers that came out in the 80s and 90s are approaching 60. Eaton, Sampson, and Nevitt are all in their mid to upper 50s. Have to wonder if that kind of size takes a toll on the body.
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09-14-2015, 07:47 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
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Looked up Robert Parrish too, he's 62. And Jack Sikma, he's 59.
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09-14-2015, 11:04 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Don't know what he died of, but being extremely tall would definitely carry an increased risk for heart disease and cancer. |
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09-14-2015, 11:07 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
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I can't remember where I read/heard it, but it does put extra strain on the heart, for sure, as well as problems with circulation and the complications that can arise from that.
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09-14-2015, 11:47 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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I wouldn't doubt some of these guys have some of the characteristics of Marfan's Syndrome.
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