Forgive my french but, Peter King is a *@#$!!!

baamf · Oct 16, 2006

abdulsalaam said:

I know somed of you guys don't like him, but this is one of the reasons that I do:

h. Finally, this dispatch from Brian Hyland, my tough-talking HBO boss who's got a pretty soft side: "Sometimes you see something that makes you remember why you love football. Saturday night I was at a fund-raiser for a buddy's sick father -- a mountain of a man who's been cut down by pancreatic cancer. When I say mountain, I mean it. Jack Sullivan is a gigantic guy -- 250-plus pounds, with one of those tough, whisky-soaked Irish faces and a smile that would make any stranger in the bar feel welcome. His friends gathered together to raise money for his care and to show how much he's loved as he fights this horrible disease.

"Jack is just a normal, knockaround guy, which means he's a prince of his city. He's worked for Con Ed for over two decades and three of his sons have fought in the war against terror. His son Matty Sullivan, my friend, is a New York City cop who just got back from a year-long tour or duty in Baghdad. Anyway, the things that have been most important to Jack over the years have been family, friends, hard work, service to country and the New York Jets.

"Old Jack and his boys are there rooting on the Jets every Sunday. Have been for years. From Shea to the Meadowlands; from Namath to Pennington; from bad football to truly horrific football; from one chemo treatment to the next, Jack Sullivan has been there, a normal guy who loves his team. So what does it mean? What does a fan, who is fighting cancer, get back from the players he's loved and supported for so many years at the most vulnerable time of his life? Well, after a few beers were drunk and after the speeches from Jack's union brothers and Army buddies, who comes out from the back room to surprise Jack Sullivan? Only Wesley Walker, Bruce Harper and his all-time favorite Jet, Joe Klecko (holding Jack's baby grandson).

"These old Jets did not know Jack Sullivan. They were made aware that Jack was sick and that he loved the Jets so they went out of their way on a Saturday night to show up and tell Jack Sullivan that he meant something to them, because he was a great, great fan. More than a few tears were shed -- not just for Jack Sullivan, but for the reminder that there's something special about heroes.''
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That's a great story !!! Thanks for sharing....

riggo1 · Oct 16, 2006

yeah, good story.

Forgive my french but, Peter King is a *@#$!!!

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