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Horrible/stupid/uneducated question about Wally Pontiff
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:04 pm
I'm sure there are many out there like me, but why exactly was Wally Pontiff loved so much. I've never really heard any explanations or stories about him, besides the fact that everyone who knew him, loved him.
Sorry for the stupid question, but stories and links would be appreciated.
Sorry for the stupid question, but stories and links would be appreciated.
This post was edited on 7/25/08 at 3:05 pm
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Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:06 pm to jbirds1
he had a heart of a champion...team captain
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:07 pm to PapaPogey
I knew that, but was there any other reason like community involvement or religious involvement?
This post was edited on 7/25/08 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:08 pm to jbirds1
im not real sure...he was just a class act. just a real nice down to earth guy that would give you the shirt off his back
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:09 pm to PapaPogey
I'm guessing he knew a lot of people too. 
Was he just a well known public figure?
Was he just a well known public figure?
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:10 pm to jbirds1
normal guy, but his aura skyrocketed b/c of his untimely death
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:10 pm to jbirds1
Isn't it interesting how people tend to idolize others much more when they're dead? One of the best examples I can think of is JFK. He wasn't as beloved of a President as he is made out to be now, but if you ask a high school student, they'll tell you that he was the greatest President of all-time, right there with Abe Lincoln (who shares this same kind of legacy as JFK). Both of these Presidents were very disliked by half of the population. If George Bush wants to leave a good legacy, all he needs to do is get assasinated and those approval numbers with skyrocket.
Not that Wally wasn't a great person, but it is nonetheless interesting in my opinion. Also, I still think it's very strange the way in which he passed away. You don't see 20-year olds simply not waking up very often.
Not that Wally wasn't a great person, but it is nonetheless interesting in my opinion. Also, I still think it's very strange the way in which he passed away. You don't see 20-year olds simply not waking up very often.
This post was edited on 7/25/08 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:11 pm to JPLSU1981
Uh oh, here come the people that are going to get pissed because of that comment.
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:11 pm to JPLSU1981
well you dont realize how great a person is until he/she is gone...sad but true
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:16 pm to JPLSU1981
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Isn't it interesting how people tend to idolize others much more when they're dead?
I have always been amazed at this phenominon(sp). This is not an indictment of Wally Pontiff. I've never heard a bad thing said about him. But even when somebody who is a total a-hole dies, people come out of the woodwork to expound of their virtues as such a wonderful person.
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:17 pm to jbirds1
He was a lot like the other guys that were on the baseball team, just a good kid who loved to play ball for LSU. I think that he was a New Orleans kid was part of it, also that he really wanted to wear the purple and gold. He wasn't the most gifted, but still competed and was pretty good right out of the gate, hitting some nice bombs his freshman year.
I knew Wally from covering him, I was only 3 or 4 years old than him at the time, and he was just a nice unassuming kid. Remember he was a young gun on a team full of talented vets that were full of confidence. He had to find his way on that team, and he did a good job of it.
Of course that taken too soon factor amplifies it, but at least it was well deserved in Wally's case. A bit of a little engine that did story there I guess.
I knew Wally from covering him, I was only 3 or 4 years old than him at the time, and he was just a nice unassuming kid. Remember he was a young gun on a team full of talented vets that were full of confidence. He had to find his way on that team, and he did a good job of it.
Of course that taken too soon factor amplifies it, but at least it was well deserved in Wally's case. A bit of a little engine that did story there I guess.
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:18 pm to lpd1975
Yesterday was the day I believe, didn't want to make a big deal about it but I saw the memorial in the TP...July 24th
Wally was one of the nicest young men I've ever met. Not just Heart of a Champion, he had a special touch to everyone who came in contact with him
Wally was one of the nicest young men I've ever met. Not just Heart of a Champion, he had a special touch to everyone who came in contact with him
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:24 pm to JPLSU1981
Didn't Pete Maravich die from the same thing ? But what are you saying ? You don't think he died from natural causes ?
Posted on 7/25/08 at 3:57 pm to Sports2
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He was a lot like the other guys that were on the baseball team, just a good kid who loved to play ball for LSU. I think that he was a New Orleans kid was part of it, also that he really wanted to wear the purple and gold. He wasn't the most gifted, but still competed and was pretty good right out of the gate, hitting some nice bombs his freshman year.
I knew Wally from covering him, I was only 3 or 4 years old than him at the time, and he was just a nice unassuming kid. Remember he was a young gun on a team full of talented vets that were full of confidence. He had to find his way on that team, and he did a good job of it.
Of course that taken too soon factor amplifies it, but at least it was well deserved in Wally's case. A bit of a little engine that did story there I guess.
Nicely said Sports2. I grew up with Wally. Both Wally Sr. and Wally Jr. were some of the nicest people I have ever met.
And please do not get into his death. He died from a rare heart condition. RIP Wally!
Posted on 7/25/08 at 4:11 pm to JPLSU1981
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Not that Wally wasn't a great person, but it is nonetheless interesting in my opinion. Also, I still think it's very strange the way in which he passed away. You don't see 20-year olds simply not waking up very often.
You've never read about college kids dropping dead on the field... only to find out later they had a heart condition? Wake up, moron. Every time there's a Wally thread, some fricking bozo posts the same shite you do. Congrats, idiot... you win the prize this time.
Posted on 7/25/08 at 4:18 pm to LSUPhreaK
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Not that Wally wasn't a great person, but it is nonetheless interesting (how people are idolized after death) in my opinion. Also, I still think it's very strange the way in which he passed away. You don't see 20-year olds simply not waking up very often.
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You've never read about college kids dropping dead on the field... only to find out later they had a heart condition? Wake up, moron. Every time there's a Wally thread, some fricking bozo posts the same shite you do. Congrats, idiot... you win the prize this time.
Did you not read the sentence you're quoting? What exactly in that sentence would incite anger? The last sentence is actually a fact, not opinion or conjecture - You don't see 20 year olds simply not wake up very often.
I'm thinking you're the winner of this mythical "prize" you speak of.
This post was edited on 7/25/08 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 7/25/08 at 5:22 pm to JPLSU1981
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heart condition
Can you read??
Posted on 7/25/08 at 5:31 pm to lpd1975
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even when somebody who is a total a-hole dies, people come out of the woodwork to expound of their virtues
I had a conversation with my wife, not so long ago, and the subject came up about one of her step-moms, who is deceased. I said, 'I couldn't stand that bitch.' My wife said something like I shouldn't speak ill of the dead, but she also knows this chick was a total selfish, greedy, stab-you-in-the-back-for-a-nickel bitch.
What gives? Is this stuff taught somewhere? No one ever taught it to me. A live dick is still a dick when he's dead, he's just flaccid now.
Posted on 7/25/08 at 6:43 pm to jbirds1
He was a Blue Jay. Enough said. RIP Wally.
Go jays!!!!!
Go jays!!!!!
Posted on 7/25/08 at 6:49 pm to jbirds1
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