RIP Thread... pile them up in here

The Wire star, Michael K Williams, has been found dead in his New York apartment, aged 54.

According to the New York Post, the actor was found by law enforcement Monday afternoon (6 September).

Williams rose to fame on HBO’s The Wire, playing stick-up man, Omar Little.


No cause of death has yet to be revealed.

 

I read he OD'd. Perhaps a certain irony in that given the work he was most famous for.

Either way, The Wire might be the greatest tv show ever made. Its a lock for my personal top3.

 

Sam Cunningham, who had a legendary college football career and played for the Patriots for a decade, has died at the age of 71.

A bruising, 6-foot-3, 226-pound running back, Cunningham is best remembered for his spectacular performances in college at USC, where he was named Most Valuable Player of the 1973 Rose Bowl for scoring four touchdowns as USC clinched the national championship with a victory over Ohio State.

Perhaps most significantly, the African-American Cunningham turned in a dominant performance in USC’s 42-21 win against an all-white Alabama team in 1970. That game was said to help integrate Southern college football, as it convinced many football coaches and fans in the Deep South that if they remained segregated, their teams could not compete against the best integrated teams.

Cunningham was proud of his performance against Alabama but had mixed feelings about how that game was remembered, telling the Los Angeles Times years later that if he helped integrate Southern football, it wasn’t necessarily for the right reasons.

“That didn’t change how those white people thought of Black people,” Cunningham said. “They were accepted because they could help their program win football games.”

The Patriots selected Cunningham with the 11th overall pick in the 1973 NFL draft, and he played his entire career in New England, retiring after the 1982 season. He finished his NFL career with 1,385 carries for 5,453 yards and 43 touchdowns.

Among Cunningham’s survivors is his younger brother, former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham.

PFT

 

Aw man one of my all-time faves. RIP, Sam Bam

 

When I was a kid playing football, we used to call are selves Sam Bam Cunningham as we roughed it in the yards. Sam put the Patriots on the map in my neighborhood.

 

Art Metrano, the comedian and actor, who starred as Mauser in the Police Academy films, has died. He was 84.

The actor's son, Harry Metrano, announced the news in a post on Instagram on Thursday.

"It's with a heavy heart that I write this caption. Yesterday, I lost my best friend, my mentor, my dad," the younger Metrano wrote. "He was and will always be the toughest man I know. I have never met someone who has overcome more adversities than him. He's fought and won so much over the years that I always viewed him as indestructible, but the truth is we don't live forever on earth, but a person's spirit can live forever within you. Dad, you will always be a part of me and I will continue to live out your legacy. When someone came up with the quote, 'legends never die,' I'm pretty sure they were talking about you dad. I love you and miss you so much! One day I'll see you again. Rest in Paradise. You're now my guardian angel."

Art Metrano, Police Academy star and comedian, dies at 84

 

Rest in Peace for ALL those who lost their Lives 20 years today.

Very tough day in the History Books and Thoughts and Prayers go out to ALL Americans.

 

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings are mourning the loss of a man who never missed a moment during a storied 17-season career.

Mick Tingelhoff passed away Saturday at the age of 81.

Tingelhoff started an incredible 240 games for the Vikings, the most in a row by any NFL center and second-most of any player in franchise history behind Jim Marshall's 270 at defensive end. He also handled long-snapping duties in an era that predated such specialization.

The Wilf family ownership group of the Vikings described Tingelhoff as the "anchor" of the team through some of the best seasons in NFL history.

"Mick Tingelhoff was the anchor of the great Vikings teams during an amazing era that included four Super Bowls," the Wilf family said in a statement. "A humble but strong leader, he defined toughness. Mick's legacy will live on as a Hall of Famer, on the field and off the field. Our thoughts are with his family and friends."

 

Norm MacDonald, 61 years old.

Honestly, one of my favorite funny people ever.

Comedic genius with excellent timing and didn't give a shit what came out of his mouth. My kind of guy.

 

Dirty Work is a movie that goes in my top 10 comedies all time.

 

There probably isn’t a full week that goes by where something Norm related isn’t running through my headphones.

 

No! Fuck diddly twat fuckery shit fuck. That is just too soon to lose Norm. Not cool, man. Not cool.

 

I will second this word for word

 

Rest in Peace Norm.......A Good Canadian....Born and Raised in Quebec.

I always like him on Weekend Update on SNL.

 

Stacy Dash - co-founder of the singing group LaBelle and singer of Lady Marmalade.

 

Gitchy gitchy ya ya oh no.......

 

George Frayne, aka rock star Commander Cody, dead at 77