hoosiertildeath Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 He was one my favorite players !! He suffored from Dementia in recent years ! Sad ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks HTD for the "intel". Wow, a rough couple of days for some of sports icons. Bill Buckner dies at 69 after battling dementia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Loved him as a player... RIP Billy Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Objectively, was an easy guy to root for. Played hard. I'll spare the Mets fan comments in his memory. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Zlinedavid said: Objectively, was an easy guy to root for. Played hard. I'll spare the Mets fan comments in his memory. RIP. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Met him at a local mall signing when I was like 5 years old. He was my favorite player and the signing was over and he was headed towards the exit when my dad was able to catch up to him and told him how I was a big fan of his and he stopped and signed a picture for me that I still have to this day. One of the real good guys in sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiertildeath Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2019 Fritzlam4IU : You are a lucky person indeed to have met BB ! Someone gave me an 8x10 glossy of Babe Ruth a few years back and I sold it on E -bay for $90.00 . I was really hard up for money at the time . Hope you never have to sell the BB glossy for the same reason ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indytime Posted June 3, 2019 Report Share Posted June 3, 2019 RIP Bill you were my sports hero growing up. My great aunt Mary lived in California and used to babysit him. After she moved back to Indiana she would tell us stories of Bill and his family. This got me interested in collecting his baseball cards and became a Cubs fan. I would trade more expensive players cards to friends for Bill's. I didn't care about those other players cards I just wanted Bill's. He is famous for that ball rolling between his legs in 86' World Series but he was such a better player than that to me. He was an All-Star. Had more hits than DiMaggio and Williams. He won a batting title while limping around on bad ankles. Most important was that he was a good teammate and took care of his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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