Goodbye to a sporting hero

**Joe Black** · 27 November 2005, 12:47

Quite a difference wendigo100 isn't it?

If it hadn't been for your post I probably wouldn't have even known it was on the BBC website. Nothing on the front page except "Best mourning continues...", "The day I met...George Best", "Churches pray for Best family", "Football fans honour Best"....

An apt post from the BBC's message board.

"It is sad that his death will be overshadowed this weekend by that of another sportsman and not receive the recognition his passing deserves.

There are similarities: In his own field of world class sport, he was unquestionably world class, just as George Best was in his field. Supremely gifted and pioneering in his achievements; the first englishman to win the World Rally Championship.

However, while GB's passing is a tragic story of self-inflicted damage and a waste during his 59 years, Richard's is a story of a man who made the very best of every one of his 34 years.

As many people have noted, he was a gentleman, a credit to himself, to his sport, to his family, and to his country."

**xoggoth** · 27 November 2005, 13:20

Any bloke who earned bags of money, got drunk a lot and shagged loads of classy women seems ok with me. Oh yeh football. Boring.

**SupremeSpod** · 27 November 2005, 14:18

Never mind that!

Mr Miyagi is dead!!!

CNN Article

**Phoenix** · 28 November 2005, 08:55

Originally posted by wendigo100

Former world champion Burns dies

Only 34, didn't piss his life away, didn't play football.

Yeah! But he's still DEAD!

**n5gooner** · 28 November 2005, 09:00

one guy did what he did, he chose a life style and lived it, live by the sword die by the sword....

the other guy died due to something that was out of his control.

but the point is they are both DEAD - that is the sad truth.

**SupremeSpod** · 28 November 2005, 09:49

Yeah, but what about Mr Miyagi?

**BobTheCrate** · 28 November 2005, 11:00

Yeah, but what about Mr Miyagi?

Bloody useless at rally driving and even more useless at football ?

**n5gooner** · 28 November 2005, 11:08

Originally posted by BobTheCrate

Bloody useless at rally driving and even more useless at football ?

but not bad kicking the sh!t out of people.

**Joe Black** · 28 November 2005, 11:08

Originally posted by n5gooner

but the point is they are both DEAD - that is the sad truth.

Exactly, so why all the Diana-esque "Where were you when George died?" b*llocks for some guy who hasn't done b*gger all for thirty years, and people going on about how he 'lived life to the full' when apparently much of it consisted simply of downing a bottle of cheap vino, puking half of it up, then downing another bottle, puking half of it up...etc

Goodbye to a sporting hero