Top 5 most tragic/untimely deaths
- Thread starter Dig Dirkler
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If you limit this thread to sports deaths, Roberto Clemente was a shocker.
Was in Durham, England that day. Went to breakfast & saw all these pictures of her with flowers all around. Couldn't figure it out for an hour or two.
In SO English class when JFK went down. Dad thought the **** was going to hit the fan - war with USSR & all. Two days later he & I were watching live as Ruby was shot. Dad hollered, "They shot him!". Mom came running in from kitchen - one B&W TV days - crying, thinking he meant new Prez Johnson. Quite the moment in history. Wasn't alive when Abe took it.
Surprised no one mentioned Dale Earnhardt
He died and NASCAR began a slow death
His death impacted his sport more than anybody’s impacted their sport
Not as important as many histrionic people
No order
JFK
Lincoln
Alexander the Great
Many others
He died and NASCAR began a slow death
His death impacted his sport more than anybody’s impacted their sport
Not as important as many histrionic people
No order
JFK
Lincoln
Alexander the Great
Many others
I think I’d have to put Ayrton Senna above Earnhardt in terms of impact.
Prior to his death, Formula 1 averaged a little over one driver fatality per year. In the 25 years since Senna’s death, there’s been only 1 fatality.
That’s solely because of the impact of Senna’s death. It was his death that spurred Formula 1 to get serious about safety and the majority of technological advancements that have made all forms of motor racing safer have largely been as a result of Formula 1’s research and approach.
And that’s not even considering his cultural impact. A little over 3 million people lined the streets for his funeral, which if I remember correctly, is the largest gathering of mourners in modern history.
Senna was arguably the greatest racing driver who ever lived, a fierce competitor on the track and a kind and generous person off the track. In terms of being tragic and untimely, Senna’s death was certainly both.
I'll counter that by saying he brought us closer to nuke destruction than anyone.
His death may have saved the planet... prove me wrong lol.
Needed a bank account. Kept all those Opry earnings in his overalls.
I would say the Dixie Chicks careers but that honestly didn't happen fast enough.
Apollo 1 guys dying in the fire on the launch pad. I was in fourth grade at the time. Never forget it.
Magic Johnson's cocksmithing. I mean he was called "Magic Johnson" and God gave him AIDS in his prime.
Sad.
Sad.
