Wraith Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Damn. Unbelievable. A horrible week for the Buffalo sports community just got orders of magnitude worse. My prayers to his family and friends. He was truly a great representative of the City of Buffalo as a man and as a fan.
ricojes Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 -- Tim Russert of NBC News has died at the age of 58, the network says. CNN link
buckeyemike Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Unreal...he was the commencement speaker at my law school graduation in 1994. He graduated from John Carroll here in Cleveland and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. RIP, Tim.
Steve C Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 May he rest in peace...we now know for sure that there's an angel looking after all of Buffalo from here on out... Prayers for his friends and family.
BuffaloBaumer Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 I can't remember the last time I have been taken back by such news. Very sad
DC Tom Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Heart attack? Must have been steroids. Seriously...he was one of the few in the media I respected for his unbiased public views (I still don't know who, if anyone, he's ever supported politically over the years). He was a weekly regular on the local news station down here every Friday (I missed him this morning, if he was even on). And I liked him because...well, he was one of us. Local boy made big, who never lost sight of being a local boy. Too bad, I'll miss him.
KD in CA Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 That is stunning and terrible news. I am beyond shocked. Another link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080613/ap_on_en_tv/obit_russert
Endzone Animal Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Sad...We've lost an openly pro-Buffalo media giant - not something that comes around too often.
PastaJoe Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 His son just graduated from Boston College recently.
MarkAF43 Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 RIP Tim....... totally shocking.... what a great man......
BillsFan Trapped in Pats Land Posted June 13, 2008 Author Posted June 13, 2008 Heart attack? Must have been steroids. Seriously...he was one of the few in the media I respected for his unbiased public views (I still don't know who, if anyone, he's ever supported politically over the years). He was a weekly regular on the local news station down here every Friday (I missed him this morning, if he was even on). And I liked him because...well, he was one of us. Local boy made big, who never lost sight of being a local boy. Too bad, I'll miss him. Well, I am pretty sure he was a democrat....he worked for Moynihan.
taterhill Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 I am hoping he can pull some strings upstairs for us....
MarkAF43 Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 I am hoping he can pull some strings upstairs for us.... Amen to that
Heitz Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 RIP - I loved his books, his correspondence and his love of Buffalo. There is a story on NPR right now and they just mentioned his love of the Buffalo Bills. Sad day in the news media world.
Chef Jim Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 It's funny how everyone says his love of the Buffalo Bills. Sure he loved the Bills but I think someone mentioned earlier that what he really loved was his hometown. That's the thing, you can take the boy out of Buffalo, but you can't take Buffalo out of the boy. I make fun of the area all the time, but is still has a special place in my heart. RIP to our biggest national cheerleader.
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