re: Holy crap. LSU gymnastics signed Mary Lou Retton&#39;s daughter

Posted by otowntiger

O-Town

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Posted on 11/13/14 at 7:38 pm to billf7095

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Posted by billf7095 Holy Crap! Mary Lou Retton has a child old enough to be in college.

Posted by joechristoppher77

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Posted on 11/13/14 at 9:51 pm to Lester Earl

I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at this thread...

Posted by NorthLaTigerFan

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Posted on 11/13/14 at 10:26 pm to LSUFanMizeWay

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Hello Mary Lou, Goodbye Heart
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If Adam doesn't know who Mary Lou Retton is, he will never know about the Statler Brothers!!

Posted by Jim Rockford

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Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:05 pm to NorthLaTigerFan

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If Adam doesn't know who Mary Lou Retton is, he will never know about the Everly Brothers!!

FIFY

Posted by NorthLaTigerFan

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Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:18 pm to Jim Rockford

Jim,

I wasn't aware that the Everly Brothers sang those lyrics, but I know that the Statler Brothers did.

Posted by Jim Rockford

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Posted on 11/13/14 at 11:24 pm to NorthLaTigerFan

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I wasn't aware that the Everly Brothers sang those lyrics, but I know that the Statler Brothers did.

I just looked it up and I was mistaken. It was Ricky Nelson

Posted by Old Money

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 3:03 am to Jim Rockford

God damn. Landing all the GOATS

Posted by NorthLaTigerFan

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 7:31 am to Jim Rockford

Posted by Fratigerguy

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 7:40 am to NorthLaTigerFan

This thread makes me want to cry. Like really...

Posted by The Mick

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 7:50 am to crankbait

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Im 29 and don't know who that is

That's understandable since her fame was established a year before you were born approximately.

Posted by Brageous

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 7:51 am to The Mick

Her fame went WELL past the Olympics. Her face and name were on everything and it was a story line that lasted for years and years.

Posted by The Mick

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 7:59 am to Brageous

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Her fame went WELL past the Olympics. Her face and name were on everything and it was a story line that lasted for years and years.

No shite, but the dude was literally a newborn. Let's say he was 6 or 8 you think he would remember her? Doubtful.

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Posted by Brageous

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 8:12 am to The Mick

I'm 30 and I remember seeing her plastered everywhere and people talking about one of the biggest Olympic moments in US history long after the fact...since I was born pretty much when it happened.

Posted by adamb2151

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:24 am to Brageous

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Yes. You should if you know anything about gymnastics.

Well im 32 and the name vaguely sounds familiar. I am not a gymnastics buff but I enjoy the Olympics and anything LSU related. So, this sounds like a great deal for us.

Posted by Nissanmaxima

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 9:32 am to adamb2151

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Should I know who that is? Please enlighten me.

Holy crap I feel old as shite now. I am only 48! Yeah yeah, when you get in your 40's you will use "only" loosely as well

Posted by GOP_Tiger

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:07 am to SuperFanDan

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it's the equivalent of not knowing who Carl Lewis is.

No, Mary Lou Retton was bigger than Lewis. She was the story of the 1984 Olympics.

It wasn't just that she won, becoming the first American to win gold. It was her smile and her joy. It was that her coach, Bela Karolyi, was the former coach of the girl that Retton beat.

It was also about American victory over Communism. Karolyi had defected in 1981, and Retton's victory was a statement about American democracy and freedom.

Posted by ehidal1

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Posted on 11/14/14 at 10:19 am to GOP_Tiger

She lives in Houston and knows DD, so this makes sense. Will be pretty cool to have her around the LSU gym team. Should do great for recruiting for DD also.