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Title: Chuck Badnarik ~ RIP
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URL Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/chuck-b ... nebacker-dies-at-89-1426946076
Published: Mar 21, 2015
Author: WSJ
Post Date: 2015-03-21 11:02:59 by Lod
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Views: 181
Comments: 10

They broke the mold with CB.
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#1. To: Lod (#0)
Bednarik, whose gnarled fingers in retirement stood as a reminder of the ruggedness of his profession, said he never made more than $27,000 in a season and supplemented his income by selling concrete, earning his nickname. At one point, he pawned his championship ring and his Hall of Fame ring.

He was a bit before my time, but of course I knew of his greatness.

Fred Mertz posted on 2015-03-21 11:15:21 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#2. To: Lod (#0)
Bednarik was the last NFL starter to play regularly on both offense and defense until Deion Sanders did so for Dallas in 1996.
Born May 1, 1925, in Bethlehem, Pa., Bednarik flew 30 combat missions over Germany as a gunner during World War II

That was before sports went all black.

Cynicom posted on 2015-03-21 11:17:13 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#3. To: Cynicom, FM, 4 (#2)

Hell of a man.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2015-03-21 11:31:09 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#4. To: Lod (#3)
Thanks for sharing!

Fred Mertz posted on 2015-03-21 11:54:17 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#5. To: Cynicom (#2)
Bednarik flew 30 combat missions over Germany

I believe that was two tours, 15 per tour. ;)
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
BTP Holdings posted on 2015-03-21 11:56:44 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#6. To: Lod (#0)
I thought it was this Badnarik:

Neo TryingtoWarnYou posted on 2015-03-21 12:12:54 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#7. To: BTP Holdings (#5)
I believe that was two tours, 15 per tour. ;)

If there were no replacements, the crews just kept going.

Cynicom posted on 2015-03-21 12:24:25 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#8. To: Cynicom (#7)
If there were no replacements, the crews just kept going.

That's what's done when actually trying to win a fight.
Keep on going.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2015-03-21 12:39:36 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#9. To: Neo TryingtoWarnYou (#6)
My bad on misspelling Chuck's surname.
Too little caffeine in the system.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2015-03-21 12:41:19 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
#10. To: All (#9)

Just amazing.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
Lod posted on 2015-03-21 22:00:09 ET Reply Trace Private Reply
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