Really sad story about a former Falcon QB

[Sportsgirl]

Ex-Falcons QB died alone, penniless

http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091008/SPORTS/910080324

[buztah]

Thanks, Captain Bring Down.

[Sportsgirl]

Sorry, Buz; just thought it was an interesting/enlightening story.

[bettilimbroke999]

Why do they always say penniless, I mean is that supposed to be depressing, I HOPE I die penniless, wtf is the point of having money when your dead

I dont want my obituary to read he died right after winning the powerball lottery, he was on the way to get his 100 mil lumpsum payment and got run over by a train, wow he had a ton of money too bad about that train runnin him over he woulld've bought a mansion, ferrari, etc and been livin the sweet life but now he's dead

[buztah]

Where in NC are you these days? Raleigh?

[pavyracer]

When you play QB for the Falcons you usually end up penniless. See Michael Vick.

[Redskinskilla2010]

haha thats wrong

[pico]

penniless is better than die in debt.

if you max out all your credit cards, loan shark credits and go all in and have a fatal heart attack with last second choke job...that would be the SBR's way to die.

[Bread]

That story made me want a drink.

[Sportsgirl]

Where in NC are you these days? Raleigh?

In Asheville, sweetie. What's for breakfast? lol!

[Sportsgirl]

That story made me want a drink.

***passes Bread a beer***

[buztah]

In Asheville, sweetie. What's for breakfast? lol!

My parole officer cleared me for international travel, so long as I wear a tracking device. I will be at Duke later this month. How far is Asheville from there? I'm giving a lecture on risk/reward at the biz school.

[philswin]

How come when your money runs out people turn to drugs and alcohol - think when your money runs out you could not afford drugs and alcohol and you turn to events to get you money. So maybe you can afford drugs and alcohol.

[Sportsgirl]

My parole officer cleared me for international travel, so long as I wear a tracking device. I will be at Duke later this month. How far is Asheville from there? I'm giving a lecture on risk/reward at the biz school.

About 4 hours to the west ...

[buztah]

About 4 hours to the west ...

Too bad, SG. I woulda rocked your world!

Life's a bitch.

[daggerkobe]

Who cares. People die.

At least he had a long life and enjoyed a lifestyle most of us only dream about as a wealthy QB.

If neonitwits gave even 1/10000th the damn they give about celebrities and sports figures, maybe 18, 19 & 20 year olds wouldnt be dying in the streets of Iraq right now.

[BadNina]

Dagger, are you always this cheerful in the mornings?

[bettilimbroke999]

Sharp post dagger but when you're spending over a trillion a year for a military that hasn't been needed in over 60 years you have to send em to fight pointless wars every once in awhile or the neocons might grow a brain and realize where the deficit really comes from

[ShamsWoof10]

The "pennieless" thing caught my attention too... When you die what the hell does it matter if you are in debt, wealthy, or pennieless.... We are programmed to be judged on, what seems to be known as, life's score card (money)... This is actually pretty irritating and even worse when dead people are judged that way...

[Sam Odom]

"his body ravaged by years of alcohol abuse"

[stevek173]

Ex Falcons QB dies alone penniless in cabin
And, to further insult him, here is the worst, morst pixelated picture in the history of Web design.

[Sportsgirl]

The "pennieless" thing caught my attention too... When you die what the hell does it matter if you are in debt, wealthy, or pennieless.... We are programmed to be judged on, what seems to be known as, life's score card (money)... This is actually pretty irritating and even worse when dead people are judged that way...

Hey Shams. I don't think the "penniless" things was meant to put a premium on how much money he had at death, but more so to give the reader and idea of how he lived.

[jellobiafra]

Hey Shams. I don't think the "penniless" things was meant to put a premium on how much money he had at death, but more so to give the reader and idea of how he lived.

You're exactly right. Always remember, this place isn't exactly a Mensa meeting.

[pokernut9999]

I knew him when he played for the Falcons. , he lived at the same golf course I grew up at. He had a taco restuarant in town with the Falcons punter Billy Lotheridge.(spelling ?)

He was a nice guy back then.

Being broke is not a great thing when you die It is not like you spend all your money right before you die. Usually means you are homeless and living poorly for years.

[bettilimbroke999]

They drug this dude through the fukin dirt geez, he was in and out of homeless shelters died with no friends, penniless in a remote cabin, man why dont they just throw in he had a small dick and had to give blowjobs to pay the rent

[jjgold]

Is it really sad or did he bring this on himself?

[manny24]

penniless is better than die in debt.

if you max out all your credit cards, loan shark credits and go all in and have a fatal heart attack with last second choke job...that would be the SBR's way to die.

penniless is also better than dac biet viet.

[MexicanStallion]

Sad story here.

[bettilimbroke999]

Thanks for the pts crazy

I wonder where the writer got all this info I mean was this like an exwife or something there sure wasn't much sugarcoating, could've left out the no friends and abandoned his children part, maybe the writer went all in on the Falcons back in 1970 or somethin

[The General]

Alcohol and drug addiction is a disease not much understood by those who are not an addict nor, typically, those who are currently living the lifestyle.

Thanks for the story. It'll help me stay sober today.

[goldengoat]

i think sportsgirl owes everyone a hug for this depressing article

[BestPlay2day]

Interesting story, surprised he lived to 65 with his poor lifestyle. Amazing how people can piss away so much money and throw their life away on drugs and booze.

[pokernut9999]

Interesting story, surprised he lived to 65 with his poor lifestyle. Amazing how people can piss away so much money and throw their life away on drugs and booze.

Players did not make that much money in the 70's

[BadNina]

i think sportsgirl owes everyone a hug for this depressing article

ooohhh...that is sneaky.

[bettilimbroke999]

Players did not make that much money in the 70's

Exactly, ppl are talkin like this guy was rakin in millions in 1970, the avg NFL salary in 1970 was 23k (equiv to around 100k todays money) before taxes certainly not chicken feed but hardly rich like today where avg pay is 1.4 mil