saddest moments in sports..

[tuq]

Given how recent events get more play, I expected someone to say "Barbaro" by now (not that I would).

The Magic Johnson announcement is probably my pick also. I was at that age where I was just out of HS and a huge NBA fan, and it was just stunning. And this was in a time when the perception was that HIV = AIDS = certain death. Hard to comprehend at the time, particularly since he wasn't far from the peak of his career.

I could also see old-timers saying Roberto Clemente or Thurman Munson, but we don't have many of them around here.

[Lori]

The chain of events after this.

Probably not the saddest, but certainly up there.

Lori

[Osprey]

I was going to say this if no one else had. Watching that was terrible

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Dave Dravecky

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[Semtex]

"I love Brian Piccolo. And I'd like all of you to love him too. And so tonight, when you hit your knees, please ask God to love him."

[shemp]

I remember, like it just happened, Jim McKay saying, "They're all dead. They're all gone."

[BK1248]

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they just replayed the Jim Valvano speech, i cant think of a sadder moment, maybe Lou Gehrigs speech?

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If you meant most uplifting and inspirational moments, then yes, these two are excellent candidates.

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very inspirational but i think sad as well because he needed help down the stairs at the end, i got emotional this year too, i used to think i was a tuff city kid, but since i had my baby im an emotional mess

[wizardplow]

Pat Tillman's death was a really sad story.

[Colt McCoy]

Link

[Tom1975]

OSU-Michigan '96. Shawn Springs slips and Tai Streets scores a touchdown. No national championship for OSU. Now that's sad. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[Pudge714]

How has this gone so far with no mention of Len Bias?