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Juan Roca passed away
Posted on 12/13/11 at 8:52 am
Posted on 12/13/11 at 8:52 am
Saw in the Times Pic this morning that LSU kicker Juan Roca passed away, but no details. Anybody know what happened?
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Posted on 12/13/11 at 8:59 am to doublecutter
checked the obit, sounds like he was under hospice care...
Posted on 12/13/11 at 9:03 am to vl100butch
Posted on 12/13/11 at 9:06 am to doublecutter
RIP Juan Roca, prayers for his family. 
Posted on 12/13/11 at 9:08 am to jpbTiger
RIP
Posted on 12/13/11 at 9:18 am to doublecutter
Remember him well, but GREAT grandchildren? The dude wasn't even 60 years old!
Posted on 12/13/11 at 9:33 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Remember him well, but GREAT grandchildren? The dude wasn't even 60 years old!
I saw that too. Must be a misprint.
Posted on 12/13/11 at 10:15 am to doublecutter
I remember his first FG in Tiger Stadium. The guy could kick some long FG's. 
RIP Juan!
RIP Juan! Posted on 12/13/11 at 10:19 am to TenTex
Sorry to hear. Juan rest in the arms of God. I rembermber well your 54 yarder against Ole Miss right before half time one game.
Posted on 12/13/11 at 10:24 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
I think that has to be a typo(major one), as no grandchildren number is given which you think would be among the listed.
Posted on 12/13/11 at 11:03 am to doublecutter
I well remember Juan - may he RIP. I was in law school when he kicked for the Tigers - he was somewhat of a crowd favorite, and he made some very long fgs. I think he set a record, but I'm pretty sure it's been broken.
Posted on 12/13/11 at 11:53 am to jpbTiger
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RIP Juan Roca, prayers for his family.
Amen. Didn't know he the first soccer-style kicker for LSU.
Posted on 12/13/11 at 11:53 am to blueridgeTiger
High school teammate of mike Miley
Posted on 12/13/11 at 12:02 pm to choupiquesushi
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High school teammate of mike Miley
My older brother was on that team, and my oldest brother was on EJ's team with Juan's older brother, Rob.
Both could kick lights out.
Posted on 12/13/11 at 12:12 pm to Stadium Rat
And EJ aint won a playoff game since
Posted on 12/13/11 at 1:10 pm to doublecutter
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Remember him well, but GREAT grandchildren? The dude wasn't even 60 years old!
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I saw that too. Must be a misprint.
If he married while he was in school, sure he could have great grandchildren.
Posted on 12/13/11 at 1:16 pm to doublecutter
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In lieu of flowers, please make a love offering to the family
I've never heard of something like this. Is the family in difficult circumstances, or is this a custom of some kind?
Posted on 12/13/11 at 1:46 pm to vjp819
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If he married while he was in school, sure he could have great grandchildren.
Yeah, but I learned in high school biology that you have to have grandchildren before you can have great-grandchildren. No grandchildren were listed in the obit.
Posted on 12/13/11 at 1:47 pm to Jim Rockford
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I've never heard of something like this. Is the family in difficult circumstances, or is this a custom of some kind?
Sounds like the former.
Posted on 12/13/11 at 1:59 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Yes, Juan RIP.
Note: He was the first soccer style kicker and this was in 1972. In my home town, the high school coach stubbornly refuses to try & recruit soccer kids for place-kicking, so as you can well imagine, the place kicking at Big Spring High has been pathetic for a # of years. Even out here in West Texas, most everyone else has caught on.
Note: He was the first soccer style kicker and this was in 1972. In my home town, the high school coach stubbornly refuses to try & recruit soccer kids for place-kicking, so as you can well imagine, the place kicking at Big Spring High has been pathetic for a # of years. Even out here in West Texas, most everyone else has caught on.
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