OT-Orlando Woolridge, 52, passes away

[The_Lillard_King]

Sad news today in the NBA world.

can read about it in link below . . . which also includes the 1985 slam dunk contest with Jordan in his rookie year. Fun watch with names like Dr. J, Larry Nance, Clyde, Woolridge, Wilkins and others.

Old school dunk contest . . . as much as the dunk contest gets bagged on today, watching the old stuff doesn't look any more impressive than what we see today, IMO.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-b...247606.html;_ylt=Ah_SU1oYPa1sD3FfKEO1C0u8vLYF

 

[crandc]

Wow, heart condition? And only 52? Bummer.

 

[PapaG]

Sad news today in the NBA world.

can read about it in link below . . . which also includes the 1985 slam dunk contest with Jordan in his rookie year. Fun watch with names like Dr. J, Larry Nance, Clyde, Woolridge, Wilkins and others.

Old school dunk contest . . . as much as the dunk contest gets bagged on today, watching the old stuff doesn't look any more impressive than what we see today, IMO.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-b...247606.html;_ylt=Ah_SU1oYPa1sD3FfKEO1C0u8vLYF

O was a unique physical specimen. As for the dunk contests, highlights, YouTube, the internet, etc. etc. were rare or didn't exist at all in 1985. I had posters of players on my walls - one for basketball, one for baseball, and one for football, plus a few skiing posters mixed in.

Seeing all of those players dunk together on the same court was a must-see event for my friends and myself. Plus, you had major stars back then in their prime, instead of mostly rookies or young players who can barely stay in the NBA. There was actually money involved that was more than just pocket change for those guys.

 

[SecretAgentMan]

Damn, his son, Renaldo Woolridge, plays for my favorite college team, the University of Tennessee. Sad news.

 

[jlprk]

A much greater player, Jack Twyman, died this week, too. In Jordan's early years he stopped passing to teammates who he thought made little happen with the ball, and I think Woolridge was one. Until then he was known as a pretty good player, somewhat underachieving.

 

[Denny Crane]

I grew up in Chicago and watched him as a Bull. We called him Orlano (SIC). No "D".

He could score in bunches, though.

 

[PapaG]

A much greater player, Jack Twyman, died this week, too. In Jordan's early years he stopped passing to teammates who he thought made little happen with the ball, and I think Woolridge was one. Until then he was known as a pretty good player, somewhat underachieving.

Jane Wyman died last decade.

 

[julius]

Jane Wyman died last decade.

Holy crap, at first I thought you were talking about Jane Wiedlin!

me-ow!

 

[PapaG]

Holy crap, at first I thought you were talking about Jane Wiedlin!

me-ow!

Jane Wiedlin died too?

 

[PapaG]

What about Tony Orlando?

 

[jlprk]

Those who get into trouble with the legal system over age 50, often die shortly thereafter from heart attacks. It's very stressful at any age.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/arti...Former-NBA-player-dies-parents-Mansfield-home