John Saunders Dead at 61

[TheDouglas78]

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/john-saunders-espn-stalwart-dies-151356189.html

 

[URGatorBait]

:(

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

2016 remains the worst year ever.

 

[NavetG8r]

61? Dang...that's too young. RIP

 

[NVGator]

Damn. That's sad and too young. We keep having these birthday threads and makes one think how old we are getting. Seems we have as many "XX Dies" thread as we do Birthday Threads.

 

[playzwtrux]

well, 1.8 die a second so we're gonna lose some


the good news though is that 4 are born in the same time frame - if that's good news


as far as John Saunders goes, he seemed like a good man to me and my sympathies go out to his family.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

He was one of the few really good people at ESPN so I am sad to hear this. That network is full of egotistical idiots and John was one of the few exceptions.

Truly sad today

 

[Gator Fever]

Sad to hear that. I wonder if this is related to his falls from some years back. I remember hearing he had a few falls and one caused some bad brain swelling.

 

[Gator Fever]

He was one of the few really good people at ESPN so I am sad to hear this. That network is full of egotistical idiots and John was one of the few exceptions.

Truly sad today

Yep he was generally never over the top with the political stuff like some of those clowns at ESPN.

 

[GatorRaz]

If I'm not mistaken I believe he played college hockey.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Yep he was generally never over the top with the political stuff like some of those clowns at ESPN.

You read right through me on this one. Your comment is one of the primary issues I have with BSPN and I hate to see one of the few non-activists gone from the network. I thought they were a sports network.

 

[GatorJ]

:(

 

[dubster1]

R.I.P,, to a true professional you will be missed

 

[Lake Gator]

RIP, Mr. Saunders. Even the good die young.

 

[Lake Gator]

If I'm not mistaken I believe he played college hockey.

He was Canadian and played some at Western Michigan Univ.

 

[GatorRaz]

He was Canadian and played some at Western Michigan Univ.

Thats it. Thanks Lake Gator

 

[Himey]

ESPN definitely is becoming unwatchable. I used to enjoy tuning into sports to get away from politics. Hard to do that anymore.

 

[bayou gator]

John Saunders was a classy guy, and always came across as a true professional. Definitely one of the good guys, and absolutely one of the best espn/abc ever had.

 

[GatorTAG]

Sad. Saunders was a good guy.

 

[Gatorbreath]

He always had a subtle smile on his face - like he really enjoyed what he was doing. That, plus his seemingly effortless on-air delivery made him enjoyable to watch.

Very sad. A crappy year continues.