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R.I.P. Dave Pivec, TE from the ND '64 National Championship team Former Notre Dame Football National Championship Legend; Denver Broncos Tight End Died
RIP...
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That article made zero sense. But it did motivate me to have a ‘64 Natty shirt made up cuz I didn’t know that was an option.
Dave Pivec was a TE & DE on the '62 & '63 Irish varsity (in the finals days of single platoon football rules).
Pivec did not play on the great 1964 Irish squad.
Dave had been booted off the team by new Coach Ara Parseghian (he would have been entering his senior season in '64 had he played_. ...a rather famous incident.
Ara had put out an edict -no off field issues...trying to 'tame' a notorious undisciplined team....Pivic broke the rules. The players were stunned that Ara followed through on his edict and booted one of the best players off the team. The players realized there was a new sheriff in town.
Pivec played what would have been his senior year in '64 in the Canadian Football League....moving over to the NFL a year or two later
Pivec did not play on the great 1964 Irish squad.
Dave had been booted off the team by new Coach Ara Parseghian (he would have been entering his senior season in '64 had he played_. ...a rather famous incident.
Ara had put out an edict -no off field issues...trying to 'tame' a notorious undisciplined team....Pivic broke the rules. The players were stunned that Ara followed through on his edict and booted one of the best players off the team. The players realized there was a new sheriff in town.
Pivec played what would have been his senior year in '64 in the Canadian Football League....moving over to the NFL a year or two later
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Yep, I sure don't remember a natty in '64. They lost to USC at the end of the season for their only loss and a chance at a championship.
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RIP 1964 National Championship.
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From Wiki:
Notre Dame was crowned national champion by the National Football Foundation (NFF) at the end of the season, however the title is not claimed by the university.
If we were Alabama, we would count it.
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Ironically, Bama does count the ‘64 NC as one of their many titles. Arkansas fans probably beg to differ but hey, SEC…it just means more…right?
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ND got jobbed out in LA that season
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Finished third in the polls.
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Kabosu, the dog behind the 'doge' internet meme, has died
“She quietly passed away as if asleep while I caressed her,” the dog’s owner Atsuko Sato, a kindergarten teacher from the city of Sakura in Japan, wrote on Friday.
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Morgan Spurlock, 'Super Size Me' director, dead at 53 — Fox News
Morgan Spurlock, the documentarian behind films like "Super Size Me" and "Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?," has died at 53.
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FIFY.
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Was just reading about him the other day and how others have recreated his “experiment” without getting the same results. He was supposedly drinking heavily at the time. Either way it’s sad as 53 is young.Kabosu, the dog behind the 'doge' internet meme, has died
“She quietly passed away as if asleep while I caressed her,” the dog’s owner Atsuko Sato, a kindergarten teacher from the city of Sakura in Japan, wrote on Friday.
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Drinking is really bad for dogs.
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Bill Walton passed away from cancer.
Dude definitely lived a HIGH life!!
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One of the best college players ever. Short career in the pros due to injury.
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Dude had such a fun personality…….sad news.
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Agreed. My dad used to claim he was better than Jabbar in college & that Kareem wanted no part of him in the pros but he just couldn’t stay healthy. He’s definitely in the HOF for his college exploits. He did have one HOF season when he led Blazers to the ‘ship & won MVP
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This one's in my wheelhouse. Was the first villain of my sporting career. Thankfully I saw him lose at ND in '74.
But all that was forgiven when he joined Larry Joe in Boston.
As an announcer, he provided so many zany moments that you had to laugh at or with. To this day, my core group of hoops buddies will react to any athletic (or definitely non-athletic) feat in our best Waltonesque voice with his infamous call... "He's the greatest athlete since Richard Jefferson!" Who was his son Luke's roomie at Zona.
RIP big guy.
But all that was forgiven when he joined Larry Joe in Boston.
As an announcer, he provided so many zany moments that you had to laugh at or with. To this day, my core group of hoops buddies will react to any athletic (or definitely non-athletic) feat in our best Waltonesque voice with his infamous call... "He's the greatest athlete since Richard Jefferson!" Who was his son Luke's roomie at Zona.
RIP big guy.
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He definitely had his polarizing moments both as a player and then commentator but no one could deny his love for the game of basketball. The 30 for 30 they did on him was a great watch.
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To Bill Walton from Billy Kreutzmann (Drummer from the Grateful Dead) -----
There are incredible stories about Bill Walton that I promised him I would only tell after he passed away, and it’s not nearly that time yet because before we laugh, first we must allow ourselves to cry. Darn it. This is a mournful day. This is a period of mourning.
Sure, Bill Walton was an NBA legend. But in the Grateful Dead orbit, he was just a fan - and that made him a legend here, too. In many ways, he was our number one fan… but Bill would’ve taken issue with that ranking because, while he won many awards in his storied basketball career — including MVP — Bill insisted that the Grateful Dead was not a competition — and that all Deadheads were equal.
By that same notion, as I flash through decades of adventures with him, there isn’t one favorite memory. They all shine through. And they’re all important, because they all brought us both real happiness. And that’s special. That’s friendship.
Bill was a genuine fan that became a genuine friend and someone I always looked up to. But his towering presence was more than just literal. Whenever I play, there will now always be a hole where a seat should be, about ten rows back, center, where Bill used to stand, eyes closed, arms raised, while he felt the music running through him. That was a happy place for him and seeing him out there was one of mine. We never did have a hard time finding him in the crowd.
Similarly, when he walked into a room, you knew it - but it wasn’t because of his size. It was because of that laugh of his that broadcasted joy, and it was his easygoing smile that beamed sunshine across any space he ever entered.
So, yeah, losing Bill is an irreplaceable loss and, in simple terms, I am heartbroken. When somebody means that much to you, when their friendship is that important – that’s called love. I loved Bill Walton. As we say in the land of the Dead: May the four winds blow him safely home.
There are incredible stories about Bill Walton that I promised him I would only tell after he passed away, and it’s not nearly that time yet because before we laugh, first we must allow ourselves to cry. Darn it. This is a mournful day. This is a period of mourning.
Sure, Bill Walton was an NBA legend. But in the Grateful Dead orbit, he was just a fan - and that made him a legend here, too. In many ways, he was our number one fan… but Bill would’ve taken issue with that ranking because, while he won many awards in his storied basketball career — including MVP — Bill insisted that the Grateful Dead was not a competition — and that all Deadheads were equal.
By that same notion, as I flash through decades of adventures with him, there isn’t one favorite memory. They all shine through. And they’re all important, because they all brought us both real happiness. And that’s special. That’s friendship.
Bill was a genuine fan that became a genuine friend and someone I always looked up to. But his towering presence was more than just literal. Whenever I play, there will now always be a hole where a seat should be, about ten rows back, center, where Bill used to stand, eyes closed, arms raised, while he felt the music running through him. That was a happy place for him and seeing him out there was one of mine. We never did have a hard time finding him in the crowd.
Similarly, when he walked into a room, you knew it - but it wasn’t because of his size. It was because of that laugh of his that broadcasted joy, and it was his easygoing smile that beamed sunshine across any space he ever entered.
So, yeah, losing Bill is an irreplaceable loss and, in simple terms, I am heartbroken. When somebody means that much to you, when their friendship is that important – that’s called love. I loved Bill Walton. As we say in the land of the Dead: May the four winds blow him safely home.
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(I cried actual tears)
I was lucky enough to be at a show with Bill once. (Not as friends, but he was nice to me)
I did my best Bill Walton impression for him, "Robert Horry is the BEST inbound passer in the HISTORY of the NBA"
I was lucky enough to be at a show with Bill once. (Not as friends, but he was nice to me)
I did my best Bill Walton impression for him, "Robert Horry is the BEST inbound passer in the HISTORY of the NBA"
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I was at a bar while a Nebraska Football documentary about the 1995 team was airing on BTN and the Walton news broke on the ticker.
BTN gets all the history that comes with these new members I suppose. Showing documentaries about a member doing things in the 90s that didn't join until 2011 and breaking news about a UCLA basketball legend from decades ago.
It was definitely a double take moment.