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re: Biggest sports deaths
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:31 pm to MikeHoncho47
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:31 pm to MikeHoncho47
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was one of the top 5 all time
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Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:31 pm to MikeHoncho47
Gehrig’s retirement was bigger than his death.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:32 pm to lsupride87
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While true, Earnhardt’s death was as shocking as one can imagine and every bit as shocking as this
I am thinking we have a lot of very young posters
I think we're comparing apples to oranges.
Earnhardt may not have been worldwide like Kobe
But Kobe wasn't active like Earnhardt
And Kobe wasn't on live TV like Earnhardt
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:32 pm to MikeHoncho47
quote:i still think it had more of an impact than any other athletes death on our nation
Gehrig’s had a period to prepare for it. When he announced he had ALS, everyone knew there was a clock on him.
This was pre mainstream media and yet the entire nation mourned together, flags were flown at half staff, and a disease was “named” after him
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:35 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Dale Earnhardt walked on water in the South. Bigger than Jesus. It was shocking
i suppose... i had never followed NASCAR growing up, so i never really heard of Earnhardt, before his death... i mean, i heard the name on ESPN when watching sportscenter and stuff, but being i didn't follow the sport, i really didn't know how big a deal he apparently was...
but like i said, it wasn't like he wasn't doing something inherently dangerous and possibly fatal, every fricking weekend, for a living...
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:35 pm to lsupride87
Dales was bigger, because he was best of the best.. and died while participating live, on biggest stage at their superbowl.. on final lap! Would been like tom brady on game winning drive of superbowl and taking a hit and dying last year
Kobes is big, but retired.
Sean taylor was a big shocker for someone in his prime
Kobes is big, but retired.
Sean taylor was a big shocker for someone in his prime
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:36 pm to chRxis
As far as worldwide impact
Kobe
Senna
Earnhardt
Kobe
Senna
Earnhardt
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:36 pm to chRxis
quote:Id venture to say helicopters have a higher death rate than nascar
but like i said, it wasn't like he wasn't doing something inherently dangerous and possibly fatal, every fricking weekend, for a living...
Albeit I bet both are astronomically low
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:37 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Dale Earnhardt walked on water in the South. Bigger than Jesus
weird. we were just told Dale Earnhardt wasn't a regional thing.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:37 pm to AUCE05
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Mantle was a drunk. Kobe had another 45 years to live and produce for society. This is #1
Roberto Clemente was still playing, one of the best in the game, and was an icon for Latin baseball players (still is)
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:37 pm to oleyeller
quote:Amazed that it took until page 7 for him to be mentioned.
Sean taylor was a big shocker for someone in his prime
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:37 pm to purplepylon
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NO it was the exact opposite. go look at TV ratings and attendance in the 10 years before his death and the 10 years after.
That is definitely the kryptonite for the Nascar haters. They always talk about Nascar's decline.......they weren't there before 2000
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:38 pm to oleyeller
Sean Taylor is a good one
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:39 pm to 632627
quote:He wasn’t
weird. we were just told Dale Earnhardt wasn't a regional thing.
He was a participant in the #1 sport in America
NASCAR was regional from 1960-1990
The 90s it became national
The 2000s it exploded
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:44 pm to lsupride87
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Dale, kobe, and Clemente are the only monumental ones I can think of on an individual level
Senna
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:45 pm to JohnnyKilroy
quote:I will be honest, I have never heard that name in my entire life until this thread
Senna
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:46 pm to lsupride87
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Id venture to say helicopters have a higher death rate than nascar
Albeit I bet both are astronomically low
dunno... tell you what.. go get the numbers and then we can discuss it....but what i'm trying to say is that Earnhardt's occupation, in and of itself, was inherently dangerous and risky, and he carried far greater threat of bodily harm, and every race fan knows that shite can get real, real quick, at the speeds those guys go... especially back then, before they improved safety standards, in response to his death...
it's kind of like hearing that the most famous snake handler in the world dies b/c he got bit by one of his snakes... sure, he was the best, but damn, could you REALLY not see that was a possibility of the job?
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:47 pm to baybeefeetz
Thurman Munson was very close to this actually. A star player on The most popular team in sports killed in a plane crash in the prime of his career.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:47 pm to chRxis
quote:Death in NASCAR is EXTREMELY rare
it's kind of like hearing that the most famous snake handler in the world dies b/c he got bit by one of his snakes... sure, he was the best, but damn, could you REALLY not see that was a possibility of the job?
This making his death shocking. Not sure why this is difficult for you
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:47 pm to lsupride87
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He was a participant in the #1 sport in America
um, what NFL team did he play for?
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The 2000s it exploded
and in the 2010's it died...
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