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Mike 03

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10. This is definitely one of the saddest in my lifetime, but as for shocking

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Mon Jan 27, 2020, 09:37 AM

Jan 2020

I remember the wrestler Chris Benoit murdering his family and then committing suicide. That story, because of some of the facts that came out, was extremely shocking, especially about him murdering his young son. I had never heard of him before the incident, so there wasn't the emotional impact Kobe's death has. But people who followed wrestling found this sad and shocking.

EDIT: This was a long time ago, but wasn't a famous Yankees catcher killed in a plane crash? Or maybe he wasn't a catcher. A really well-loved player who was still playing? This might have been the 70s.

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Is Kobe's death the saddest sports death story, ever? [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 OP

How can you rank a man's death? ghoulish. Blues Heron Jan 2020 #1

I don't think it is being ranked. Polly Hennessey Jan 2020 #4

Sports figures and entertainment figures tend to define periods in our lives Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #7

I'm really not trying to rank (nor do i think Bill Simmons was). Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #18

Until the next one. Loge23 Jan 2020 #2

Yes - and another aircraft-involved death. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #6

The ongoing sexual, physical and emotional abuse of ice skaters and gymnasts is right up there. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #3

Yet they are still alive Polly Hennessey Jan 2020 #5

What I find sad is the willingness of people to look the other way because to challenge power would WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #8

Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder/Hitter Captain Zero Jan 2020 #9

Yes, and he was on a mission delivering food to hungry people... Freedomofspeech Jan 2020 #12

I replied to someone upthread - historically, I think that's the best comparison Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #19

This is definitely one of the saddest in my lifetime, but as for shocking Mike 03 Jan 2020 #10

The Yankees catcher was Thurman Munson Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #25

Yes, Thurman Munson. Mike 03 Jan 2020 #34

All unexpected deaths visit tragedy on someone, somewhere...life is fragile beyond words. Moostache Jan 2020 #11

Well said Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #24

There have been plenty BeyondGeography Jan 2020 #13

His killer was found not guilty by reason of insanity exboyfil Jan 2020 #14

They probably didn't get much either BeyondGeography Jan 2020 #16

Marshall football airplane accident was big for my family exboyfil Jan 2020 #15

As with Clemente, that is just outside my memory sphere. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #22

Payne Stewart comes to mind. bluedigger Jan 2020 #17

I'd forgotten that one Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #20

+1 nitpicker Jan 2020 #40

Clemente. gibraltar72 Jan 2020 #21

I think Clemente's was the saddest. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2020 #23

The Marshall plane crash was devastating underpants Jan 2020 #26

For me awesomerwb1 Jan 2020 #27

That's nuts matt819 Jan 2020 #28

Here is what is different about celebrity tragedy Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #38

True, but matt819 Jan 2020 #43

Ayrton Senna n/t gay texan Jan 2020 #29

University of Evansville entire basketball team Chipper Chat Jan 2020 #30

Little remembered Cleveland Indians pitcher Luke Easter Chipper Chat Jan 2020 #31

Clemente was a major one for me - I'd met him very briefly Jarqui Jan 2020 #32

Earnhardt's death was sad because he'd walked away from worse crashes before jmowreader Jan 2020 #33

It really didn't look that bad, did it? Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2020 #37

Until he got killed in one, I was starting to believe Earnhardt was immune to crash damage jmowreader Jan 2020 #39

The entire US figure skating team was killed in a plane crash in 1961. LisaM Jan 2020 #35

Let's not start keeping score like this. Totally inappropriate. Nitram Jan 2020 #36

Just last year Emiiiano Sala the Argentine footballer nitpicker Jan 2020 #41

They all feel like that in the moment. (n/t) Iggo Jan 2020 #42

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