Re: He's dead, Jim.
fyp
http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/287918141.html
North Star hero J.P. Parise, 73.
fyp
http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/287918141.html
North Star hero J.P. Parise, 73.
Islander hero J.P. Parise, 73.
Parise was one of the Islanders who just barely missed out on the cups. RIP, Uglier Dustin Hoffman.
Kind of ironic in a way, with the Cowboys and Packers about to meet in an ice bowl type game again. It was Jerry Kramer's block of Pugh that got Starr into the endzone in the original Ice Bowl.Golden-era Cowboys defensive lineman Jethro Pugh.
He was a North Star for 16 years (9 as player, 7 as coach) and 4 as an Islander. He also played two season for the Minneapolis Bruins prior to expansion. He was, and always will be, a North Star.
I've always been a fan of this story. Shirali Muslimov - the 168 year old man.
Guy was probably lying out of his behind, but he did have a passport with the birthdate.
He may have had more wins as an Islander...![]()
He may have had more wins as an Islander...![]()
I remember a TV commercial from years ago about a village in the Caucuses where all the men supposedly lived well into their 90s, and the commercial attributed it to their diet of yogurt.
It turns out that 60 years earlier, there was forced conscription into the Russian army for all males under age 30. Somehow every male in that village was 31 or older at the time. They even had the birth records to "prove" it!
Islander hero J.P. Parise, 73.
The degree to which Parisé was held in respect in the hockey world resulted in being named to play for Team Canada in the Summit Series in 1972. He was a surprise pick to the team and didn't expect to see much ice time, but ended up playing in six of the eight games. He played on a line with superstar Phil Esposito and had two goals and two assists.
Parisé was best known in the series for nearly attacking unpopular referee Josef Kompalla with his stick in the eighth game after Kompalla had handed out a series of questionable penalties against the Canadians. Parisé held back at the last minute from striking Kompalla and was ejected from the game in consequence. As a silver lining, the officiating of the game improved considerably after Parisé's threat which allowed his teammates a chance to get back in the game.
I was lucky enough to have met with JP a few times. He couldn't have been any classier or more humble had he tried. Very sad to hear about this.![]()
The Birds and The Time Machine-lost their shine today-Rod Taylor dead at 84.
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@WTOP: La Dolce Vita icon, Anita Ekberg, dies at 83 http://bit.ly/1yTKrO1 http://twitter.com/WTOP/status/554249960540356609/photo/1
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@WTOP: La Dolce Vita icon, Anita Ekberg, dies at 83 http://bit.ly/1yTKrO1 http://twitter.com/WTOP/status/554249960540356609/photo/1