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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: JDog on January 01, 2007, 03:38:43 PM

Title: Gerald Ford died
Post by: JDog on January 01, 2007, 03:38:43 PM
Former president/michigan football player Gerald ford has passed away, I didn't know if anyone made a topic on this or not, so I made one.
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: MagmarFire on January 01, 2007, 03:52:56 PM
I would've made one earlier, but I knew that you would want to. You more deserve to make it than I do.

Still, it's a terrible loss. This is the second loss in the last few months that Michigan has lost someone dear. Man, that is two losses too many! :'(

He was the last surviving member of the (I think) Warren Commission. Now, the Commission is truly no more. :'(
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: JDog on January 01, 2007, 03:55:56 PM
Yeah, the other person michigan lost was the beloved coach Bo shembechler, on the michigan helmets, it has 48/bo, in dedication to each of the former michigan men. Now when they dedicate a game to someone, they are suppose to win, not be tieing, or close to losing. ;D
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 01, 2007, 04:52:15 PM
happened last week didnt it?
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: JDog on January 01, 2007, 04:56:58 PM
Yeah, I think it was last week.
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: Gamefreak on January 01, 2007, 05:50:39 PM
I find it odd that we're focusing on his football career rather than his Presidential career.
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: Zelda Veteran on January 01, 2007, 05:59:34 PM
lol! Good point. I guess as we grow older the teeter-totter will fall the other way.
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: DW on January 01, 2007, 06:54:02 PM
Well, most of us pay more attention to football than our President...I think we've all given up on him...
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: JDog on January 01, 2007, 07:08:19 PM
Quote from: Gamefreak on January 01, 2007, 05:50:39 PM
I find it odd that we're focusing on his football career rather than his Presidential career.
Speaking of football carrer, did you know he was the most athlectic president? And he was on two national championship michigan wolverine teams, 33 and 34 I do believe. And he was one of the only people to have his number(48) retired? I found it all very interesting.
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: DW on January 01, 2007, 07:09:12 PM
I never really did research him much, he's one of the presidents I don't know much about.
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: JDog on January 01, 2007, 07:10:26 PM
Oh, he was a great one at the university of michigan, one of the greatest centers ever to come out of the game, he was going to go to the NFL, but he turned it down and went to law school, I think yale, and graduated their, and became a president.
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: DW on January 01, 2007, 07:12:35 PM
wow...I can't really think of any other president's who did that much in sports....Dwight David Eisenhower would have been, in fact he wouldn't have ever thought of being president, if he hadn't injured his knee and been forced to quit football.
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: JDog on January 01, 2007, 07:16:19 PM
mmhmmmmm, why don't I know who that is?
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: DW on January 01, 2007, 07:35:06 PM
he was another president.
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: Gamefreak on January 02, 2007, 05:05:16 AM
You don't know who Dwight D. Eisenhower is?
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: DW on January 02, 2007, 09:08:53 AM
He was also a famous military general in...I think it was one of the world wars. It's been a while since I read the article on him...
Title: Re:Gerald Ford died
Post by: JDog on January 02, 2007, 01:23:52 PM
I don't know much about him, only his carrer at michigan. :D