Tipster19 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 The only thing better than his talent was his heart. God Bless you Joe and may you rest in peace. http://www.kcchiefs.com/media-center/videos/Chiefs-Kingdom-Joe-Delaney/0cb24631-8c8a-41fa-a2ab-ea04fc495990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbag Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) thanks for posting this. i had never heard of him before. it sounds like he could have been a special player, and was definitely a great man. Edited June 30, 2014 by Dirtbag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seq004 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) The only thing better than his talent was his heart. God Bless you Joe and may you rest in peace. http://www.kcchiefs.com/media-center/videos/Chiefs-Kingdom-Joe-Delaney/0cb24631-8c8a-41fa-a2ab-ea04fc495990 I'm 50 so I remember it well and so does Marv Levy.He was not only a great running back and ROY but just a good person. He died a hero. RIP Mr Delaney. Edited June 30, 2014 by seq004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Wow, hard to believe it's been more than 30 years -- I remember it well. The ultimate selfless act. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I, too, remember this well. What still puzzles me though is why? If you know you can't swim, what possible good will jumping into deep water do to save OTHERS who can't swim? I'm not being facetious here. This is different heroism than say pulling someone from a burning car or house, if you deem it possible. If there's a lesson to be learned from this, its knowing unconscious, submerged people CAN be resuscitated, if gotten to quickly enough. There was time for him to alert anyone else to lend assistance while he could then have called 911/authorities. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I, too, remember this well. What still puzzles me though is why? If you know you can't swim, what possible good will jumping into deep water do to save OTHERS who can't swim? I'm not being facetious here. This is different heroism than say pulling someone from a burning car or house, if you deem it possible. If there's a lesson to be learned from this, its knowing unconscious, submerged people CAN be resuscitated, if gotten to quickly enough. There was time for him to alert anyone else to lend assistance while he could then have called 911/authorities. Sad. React, think later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipster19 Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 I, too, remember this well. What still puzzles me though is why? If you know you can't swim, what possible good will jumping into deep water do to save OTHERS who can't swim? I'm not being facetious here. This is different heroism than say pulling someone from a burning car or house, if you deem it possible. If there's a lesson to be learned from this, its knowing unconscious, submerged people CAN be resuscitated, if gotten to quickly enough. There was time for him to alert anyone else to lend assistance while he could then have called 911/authorities. Sad. If you look at the location in the video there was no time to wait. Either he did something to help or do nothing. His heroism saved 1 life while 2 others and his own life were lost. Joe Delaney deserves a rememberance, he made one of life's greatest sacrifices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I never get tired of calling this guy a hero anytime his name comes up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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