Team made the Super Bowl 7 times and won 3 of them, since he bought the team in 1984. Elected to the HoF this year. He ran marathons and triathlons when he was younger. Gave up management of the team a couple years ago as signs of dementia took hold.
One of the great owners.
And, a Canadian!
Stefan Fatsis who wrote a book about trying to kick in a game for the Broncos talked about his relationship with Bowlen on Hang Up and Listen. Sounds like a pretty solid owner with the right angle on his role.
Team made the Super Bowl 7 times and won 3 of them, since he bought the team in 1984. Elected to the HoF this year. He ran marathons and triathlons when he was younger. Gave up management of the team a couple years ago as signs of dementia took hold.
One of the great owners.
And, a Canadian!
Stefan Fatsis who wrote a book about trying to kick in a game for the Broncos talked about his relationship with Bowlen on Hang Up and Listen. Sounds like a pretty solid owner with the right angle on his role.
Bapo! turned me on to that book. It was a fun read.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:55 am
by wlu_lax6
Ms. Dog the Bounty Hunter....Beth Chapman..Cancer
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:57 am
by brian
wlu_lax6 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:55 am
Ms. Dog the Bounty Hunter....Beth Chapman..Cancer
If it was breast cancer, it probably killed her instantly.
Jeff Austin newgrass mando player formerly of Yonder Mountain String Band. Not my dude as I think he was too full of himself, but an important guy in the Colorado music scene and newgrass/jam band cross over scene of the past few years.
plus he was a year younger than me, fuck.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:18 am
by The Sybian
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2019 10:44 amJeff Austin newgrass mando player formerly of Yonder Mountain String Band. Not my dude as I think he was too full of himself, but an important guy in the Colorado music scene and newgrass/jam band cross over scene of the past few years.
plus he was a year younger than me, fuck.
I need to pickup my mandolin and learn how to play before they fill that slot. I really like their music, but don't know anything about the band. Not even sure where I got my hands on a bunch of their bootlegs years ago.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:35 am
by Rush2112
He left 4-5 years ago. I liked his new band and Yonder better without him.
We went to Telluride Bluegrass when they were playing and you would have thought the fucking Beatles were performing when YMSB came on stage. I was there for the Bela Fleck and Alison Krauss thank you.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:09 pm
by A_B
Lee Iacocca. I’m putting him here because just because he postponed it a few years Chrysler still went bankrupt, right. I guess they got sold to Mercedes but there ain’t a bunch of Lebarons running these days.
Seemed like a big American success story but likely him and his cronies got rich and the little guy still got screwed. I’d be glad to be wrong so swamp take me to task.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:42 pm
by EnochRoot
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:09 pm
Lee Iacocca. I’m putting him here because just because he postponed it a few years Chrysler still went bankrupt, right. I guess they got sold to Mercedes but there ain’t a bunch of Lebarons running these days.
Seemed like a big American success story but likely him and his cronies got rich and the little guy still got screwed. I’d be glad to be wrong so swamp take me to task.
He borrowed $$$ from the American Public to save Chrysler, but then paid it back ahead of time.
Is there a "K Car" still running?
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:18 pm
by Pruitt
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:09 pm
Lee Iacocca. I’m putting him here because just because he postponed it a few years Chrysler still went bankrupt, right. I guess they got sold to Mercedes but there ain’t a bunch of Lebarons running these days.
Seemed like a big American success story but likely him and his cronies got rich and the little guy still got screwed. I’d be glad to be wrong so swamp take me to task.
For a few years there he was basically a mega-celebrity.
Christ those cars were shit though.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:56 pm
by sancarlos
Iacocca's death would sure have been a much bigger deal 20 or 30 years ago. He outlived his celebrity.
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:09 pm
Lee Iacocca. I’m putting him here because just because he postponed it a few years Chrysler still went bankrupt, right. I guess they got sold to Mercedes but there ain’t a bunch of Lebarons running these days.
Seemed like a big American success story but likely him and his cronies got rich and the little guy still got screwed. I’d be glad to be wrong so swamp take me to task.
He borrowed $$$ from the American Public to save Chrysler, but then paid it back ahead of time.
Is there a "K Car" still running?
I saw one about a month ago.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 9:27 am
by Giff
sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:56 pm
Iacocca's death would sure have been a much bigger deal 20 or 30 years ago. He outlived his celebrity.
Another one where I thought he was dead already.
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:01 am
by Steve of phpBB
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:09 pm
Lee Iacocca. I’m putting him here because just because he postponed it a few years Chrysler still went bankrupt, right. I guess they got sold to Mercedes but there ain’t a bunch of Lebarons running these days.
Seemed like a big American success story but likely him and his cronies got rich and the little guy still got screwed. I’d be glad to be wrong so swamp take me to task.
He postponed Chrysler's bankruptcy by more than 25 years, keeping thousands employed in the meantime.
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:09 pm
Lee Iacocca. I’m putting him here because just because he postponed it a few years Chrysler still went bankrupt, right. I guess they got sold to Mercedes but there ain’t a bunch of Lebarons running these days.
Seemed like a big American success story but likely him and his cronies got rich and the little guy still got screwed. I’d be glad to be wrong so swamp take me to task.
He postponed Chrysler's bankruptcy by more than 25 years, keeping thousands employed in the meantime.
For some fucking reason, he was my commencement speaker at Hopkins. He was terrible.
A_B wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:09 pm
Lee Iacocca. I’m putting him here because just because he postponed it a few years Chrysler still went bankrupt, right. I guess they got sold to Mercedes but there ain’t a bunch of Lebarons running these days.
Seemed like a big American success story but likely him and his cronies got rich and the little guy still got screwed. I’d be glad to be wrong so swamp take me to task.
I Am Chairman Of Chrysler Corporation (of) America
He was destined
Re: Worthy of mention, too obscure for own thread
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 4:49 pm
by Rush2112
The Hefty Lefty, Jared Lorenzen, dead at 38. Christ.
Rex wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:49 pm
I’m really confused, and also laughing hard at what an extremely young Jared Lorenzen could possibly have said to new Hopkins graduates.
I suspect his advice now would be to eat more salads.