Bob Petit passes away at age 93

Bob Petit passed away this week at 93 years old.  He's truly one of the all-time greats of the game.  I'm not saying top 10, top 20 or 30.  I understand the complexities of comparing NBA eras, but he was a dominant big man in his day.  He averaged 26.6 points and 16.2. rebounds per game in his 11-year career while dealing with the likes of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain.  His career points per game average is best for 10th all-time while his career rebounding per game average is 3rd all-time.  As a big NBA fan and a Hawks fan, I've read and seen much on Bob Petit and became a big fan.  From what I know he lived a good life after basketball.  He'll be greatly missed.  RIP.

1X NBA Champion, 2X MVP, 11X All-NBA, 11X All-Star, 2X Scoring Champion, NBA 75th Anniversary Team

Bob Horner passes away at age 68

Bob Horner passed away yesterday at age 68.   Horner is my favorite all-time baseball player.  He resonated with me when I started watching the Braves, and I watched a ton of games back in the day.  I did a look back at him on the blog in 2016 and you can see it here.  As players of our youth age, we expect these things but it's still not fun knowing they are gone.  It's a sad day for me.

I even had a customer Bob Horner figure made.

One of my favorite cards of his.