http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20120625_Memories_of_Jerome_Brown__20_years_after_the_Eagle_s_death.html
I can't believe it's been 20 years.
Wow - I remember where I was when I heard the news..I was just shy of my 11th birthday, sleeping over my cousins house, looking through each other baseball cards, when a flash came on WFAN with the horrible news.
20 years doesnt seem as long as it used to be, but gdamn, time flies.
I'll never forget where I was...I was driving in Florida when this lunatic sped by me going 90 mph...I remember thinking to myself "that guy better slow down before he kills someone". It wasn't until later that I found out that driver was Jerome Brown. RIP
Lol. I was at a JROTC camp when it happened so I didn't find out until a few days later when I got home.
queue Dio...
QuoteJust a couple of months before he died, he bemoaned the fact that he wasn't going to be able to play much past the age of 30 with his body. (Note: We used to think of 6-2 and 292 pounds as big.) But, he said brightly, he had his retirement all mapped out.
"I'm going to get up to about 450 pounds," he said. ''I'm going to get myself a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise, a big stogie and a white Caddy. And I'm just going to go down there every day and check on my chickens."
RIP
His son was recently convicted of 2nd degree murder in Tampa and will do the next 25 years of his life in prison.
Makes you wonder how his life would have turned out if JB didn't decide to drive like a jackass that day.
Quote from: SD on June 25, 2012, 09:11:09 AM
I'll never forget where I was...I was driving in Florida when this lunatic sped by me going 90 mph...I remember thinking to myself "that guy better slow down before he kills someone". It wasn't until later that I found out that driver was Jerome Brown. RIP
Yeah, I was with you. The Easter Bunny was driving.
That fargin' Easter Bunny!
(http://media.philly.com/images/600*450/20100909_dn_g3hoch09p.JPG)
Pretty soon Easy E will be the only one still vertical in that shot.
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Wes Hopkins: "I know the next year, [coach Rich Kotite] started trying to meddle with the defense, also. We were on defense thinking, 'He can't do anything on offense; why is he trying to mess with our defense?' That was the beginning of guys not wanting to be in Philadelphia anymore."
Rage-inducing.
if only they would have stayed together and lost more wild card games
damnit
If only your father had pulled out.
What-ifs are fun, right?
If only the hanger had worked.
Quote from: Rome on June 25, 2012, 10:15:16 AM
His son was recently convicted of 2nd degree murder in Tampa and will do the next 25 years of his life in prison.
Makes you wonder how his life would have turned out if JB didn't decide to drive like a jackass that day.
He probably would have been able to afford a good enough lawyer to get an acquittal.
if only buddy ryan gave a shtein about offense
if only randall's bones were made of bone and not glass
if only old people would stop romanticizing about a team that won exactly nothing
if only
not feeling like pouring one out for this doofus, sorry
(http://www.eaglesgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Jerome-Brown.jpg)
I will never forget the 1991 game at the Astrodome against the Oilers on MNF. Jeff Kemp at QB for the birds and this defense just destroyed the Oilers. Joyner was possessed that night. "They brought the house, we brought the pain" JB.
One of the best defenses in NFL history... but they'll never get full credit because of the lack of a championship.
Every time I see pictures like that I get the impulse to smash Norman Braman's face in.
farging piece of shtein. die die die.
Quote from: SD on June 25, 2012, 09:11:09 AM
I'll never forget where I was...I was driving in Florida when this lunatic sped by me going 90 mph...I remember thinking to myself "that guy better slow down before he kills someone". It wasn't until later that I found out that driver was Jerome Brown. RIP
Hahahhaha!
Quote from: Rome on June 25, 2012, 10:15:16 AM
His son was recently convicted of 2nd degree murder in Tampa and will do the next 25 years of his life in prison.
Makes you wonder how his life would have turned out if JB didn't decide to drive like a jackass that day.
That day!?!? Sheeeet. He drove like that most of the time. I remember when Mike Golic was just getting into media, he had a show on Sunday mornings called 'Were Eagles Dare'. He did one show on Jerome Brown, and Jerome had a brand new bike he'd just bought, amoung other vehicles. The bike was one of those crotch rockets, and Golic did a segmant were Jerome came riding by the camera. Well, that farger had to have been doing 90+ when he came by that camera, it was like WHOOOM! I remember thinking 'that crazy bastich gonna' kill himself.' Man, I remember the sick feeling I had in my gut waking up that morning and hearing it on the radio. Most young guys like that play hard, Jerome played a little too hard.
its amazing how eric allen a HOF caliber player is almost an afterthought on that defense....jesus they were ridiculous
"They brought the House, we brought the Pain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HLzkBm9Ljhg
This video will give you goosebumps until the very end when Kotite opens his mouth.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2012, 07:34:13 AM
its amazing how eric allen a HOF caliber player is almost an afterthought on that defense....jesus they were ridiculous
Regge White
Clyde Simmons
Jerome Brown
Seth Joyner
Wes Hopkins
Andrew Waters
Eric Allen
Byron Evans
One hell of a defense.
how could you forget BE
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2012, 08:19:17 PM
how could you forget BE
Because unlike MDS I'm actually old enough to have experienced that team without being in diapers? I knew I had forgotten someone, but couldn't draw it out.
Post fixed.
you know they never won anything right?
i guess winning is the only thing that matters except when it comes to early 90s eagles
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 08:46:46 PM
i guess winning is the only thing that matters except when it comes to early 90s eagles
Late 80's early 90's and those years were the exception to the rule.
Too damn well.
http://www.terryhoagevineyards.com/
Don't laugh. His company produces some of the best wines in the country.
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 08:47:27 PM
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 08:46:46 PM
i guess winning is the only thing that matters except when it comes to early 90s eagles
Late 80's early 90's and those years were the exception to the rule.
well seeing as my father did not insert his tiny jewish cock into my moms (vagina? icehole?) until midway through 1986, i didnt exactly experience this and therefore do not care.
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 08:47:27 PM
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 08:46:46 PM
i guess winning is the only thing that matters except when it comes to early 90s eagles
Late 80's early 90's and those years were the exception to the rule.
87 flyers are right up there as my favorite team ever
loved the iverson sixers as well
i love the 01 sixers just as much as anyone but it was 1 farging year and they fell short. the run was nice but it was a failure. i dont romanticize it like it cured cancer or anything.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2012, 08:53:36 PM
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 08:47:27 PM
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 08:46:46 PM
i guess winning is the only thing that matters except when it comes to early 90s eagles
Late 80's early 90's and those years were the exception to the rule.
87 flyers are right up there as my favorite team ever
loved the iverson sixers as well
93 Phils
never a favorite of mine but yeah they definitely qualify
this town sucks
loserdelphia
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 27, 2012, 09:00:28 PM
never a favorite of mine but yeah they definitely qualify
There were certain teams that played to the city's personality:
Buddy's Eagles
93 Phils
Iverson's Sixers
The Broad Street Bullies
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 08:53:01 PM
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 08:47:27 PM
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 08:46:46 PM
i guess winning is the only thing that matters except when it comes to early 90s eagles
Late 80's early 90's and those years were the exception to the rule.
well seeing as my father did not insert his tiny jewish cock into my moms (vagina? icehole?) until midway through 1986, i didnt exactly experience this and therefore do not care.
Lucky bastich! You didn't have to endure the mid 70's and mid 80's. Some brutal teams.
Todd doesn't know the suffering we've endured during the years he wasn't alive. He fills that void with being a Jew.
Quote from: Don Ho on June 27, 2012, 10:08:22 PM
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 08:53:01 PM
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 08:47:27 PM
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 08:46:46 PM
i guess winning is the only thing that matters except when it comes to early 90s eagles
Late 80's early 90's and those years were the exception to the rule.
well seeing as my father did not insert his tiny jewish cock into my moms (vagina? icehole?) until midway through 1986, i didnt exactly experience this and therefore do not care.
Lucky bastich! You didn't have to endure the mid 70's and mid 80's. Some brutal teams.
That was actually quite a successful stretch in Philly Sports History.
2 Flyers Cups (1974/1975) and multiple other finals appearances.
Phils World Series in 1980, pennant in 1983 and other division titles - 5 in an 8-year stretch.
Eagles go to Super Bowl in 1981.
Sixers go to finals in 1977, 1980, 1982 and finally winning it all in 1983
Now, after the Flyers' 1987 run, that was a tough stretch until the mid-1990s. The lightning-in-a-bottle 1993 Phils was the only bright spot until the Flyers went to the Cup finals in 1997.
EDIT: Excepting that Eagles' defense, of course.
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 10:11:55 PM
Todd doesn't know the suffering we've endured during the years he wasn't alive. He fills that void with being a Jew.
ill live for much longer than you drunk fat fargs so itll even out eventually.
The '87 Flyers team was my favorite. Loved those guys. I was pissed at the end of the Ryan era because that team should have won multiple titles. I remember sitting in the rain at the Vet after they got beat by the Chris Evert Rams and thinking I'll never see these iceholes win a Super Bowl. How little did I know how right I was.
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 10:20:11 PM
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 10:11:55 PM
Todd doesn't know the suffering we've endured during the years he wasn't alive. He fills that void with being a Jew.
ill live for much longer than you drunk fat fargs so itll even out eventually.
Hey, c'mon now, I'm headed to the gym.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 27, 2012, 10:14:53 PM
That was actually quite a successful stretch in Philly Sports History.
Sorry, meant the birds. 1971 - 77, at least 76 meant the arrival of Vermeil. 1983 - 86, got Buddy in 86.
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 08:13:06 PM
"They brought the House, we brought the Pain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HLzkBm9Ljhg
This video will give you goosebumps until the very end when Kotite opens his mouth.
I jerked off watching that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W24vK_499M&feature=related
I was in the endzone ^^^^ watching that go down. With the exception of that goal line stance that game was a farging bore.
Quote from: MDS on June 27, 2012, 10:20:11 PM
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 10:11:55 PM
Todd doesn't know the suffering we've endured during the years he wasn't alive. He fills that void with being a Jew.
ill live for much longer than you drunk fat fargs so itll even out eventually.
who wants to live long?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 27, 2012, 11:07:00 PM
Quote from: SD on June 27, 2012, 08:13:06 PM
"They brought the House, we brought the Pain"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HLzkBm9Ljhg
This video will give you goosebumps until the very end when Kotite opens his mouth.
I jerked off watching that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W24vK_499M&feature=related
most meaningless story ever but i was probably 12 or 13 when that game happened and i was home alone and a squirrel went down our chimney into our wood stove. i spent the entire afternoon constructing a path of sticks, leaves, grass and furniture trying to get him to run outside, all while this was on in the background. at one point he stepped out and it was during one of the plays of that goal lines stand and i shouted and he went back into the wood stove.
my parents came home, screamed at me for making a mess in the living room and my dad shot the squirrel with a beebee gun
thats an awesome story mike brady
:-D
Dad should have shot SunMo with the BeeBee gun, not for making the mess but for the future of telling the lamest story ever.
at least you took the attention away from my story with that horrible line. i appreciate it.
I rather appreciated Sunny's story. It lets me know under all of that darkness....there used to be light in his heart.
Thank you SunMo for sharing.
Quote from: SunMo on June 29, 2012, 08:56:29 AM
at least you took the attention away from my story with that horrible line. i appreciate it.
Ha! Well, thanks, I didn't think you'd mind me borrowing a page from your book.