Kaput
60 years and a lot of cocaine caught up to him.
An 8"x10" was my first autographed photo of any athlete.
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Always loved his face mask when I was a young chicken:
RIP Chuck.
Those San Diego Chargers teams in general from about '79-'81 helped me get through some rough times as a Packers' fan. They were an equal to the Packers in my eyes at that time in terms of who I rooted for. Muncie wasn't on the '79 team but he was on the early '80s Chargers teams. Good pass receiving back as I recall.
Those San Diego Chargers teams in general from about '79-'81 helped me get through some rough times as a Packers' fan. They were an equal to the Packers in my eyes at that time in terms of who I rooted for. Muncie wasn't on the '79 team but he was on the early '80s Chargers teams. Good pass receiving back as I recall.
My college team played Muncie's Cal team my sophomore year. Besides Muncie Cal featured WR Wesley Walker who went on to a decent career with the Jets. Anyway, on one play, my roommate, who was an honorable mention All-America at linebacker, had Muncie lined up as he swung out of the backfield to catch a swing pass. The pass was underthrown and Muncie had to turn back and stop to catch it. In roars my roomie who we all thought had a kill shot, in the back between the numbers -- and boom, he just bounces off Muncie like he'd hit a wall. Muncie wheels and picks up 30 or 40 yards before being ridden out of bounds. He was easily the most impressive player physically we'd ever seen.
quote:Originally posted by Schaap:
bummer
Those were some fun sd teams to watch.
They were the warm weather Packers.
It's been a bad month for the players of my youth. George Sauer, Toni Linhart, Errol Mann (Packer in 1968 and 1976), now Muncie. Even former Vikings OT Curtis "Boo Boo" Rouse -- sort of a prototype for Fridge Perry, but on offense -- died a couple weeks ago at 52.
P.S. Joe Francis, who fought Bart Starr, Babe Parilli and Lamar McHan for the Packers' starting QB job in the late '50s, also died recently.
P.S. Joe Francis, who fought Bart Starr, Babe Parilli and Lamar McHan for the Packers' starting QB job in the late '50s, also died recently.
It is amazing that people still die.
quote:Originally posted by CitizenDan:
P.S. Joe Francis, who fought Bart Starr, Babe Parilli and Lamar McHan for the Packers' starting QB job in the late '50s, also died recently.
I remember watching "Pineapple Joe"!
That First Season: How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the ... - Page 126
books.google.com/books?isbn=0547417721
Known as Pineapple Joe, Francis had olive skin and dark features; he had grown up in Hawaii speaking Pidgin, an island language rooted in English but influenced by other tongues. A splendid athlete, he could outrun most of his Packer ...
quote:Originally posted by CitizenDan: P.S. Joe Francis...also died recently.
might not be bad thing...
quote:Originally posted by Iowacheese:
It is amazing that people still die.
The government is holding out on us.