Sad Day for us Philly and Sooner folks.
http://www2.philly.com/philly/sport...ball-hall-of-fame-dies-obituary-20180924.html
http://www2.philly.com/philly/sport...ball-hall-of-fame-dies-obituary-20180924.html
RIP Tommy McDonald
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A very sad day. I grew up in Oklahoma City. Tommy McDonal was my boyhood hero. In my backyard I would pretend to be Tommy. I had a white shirt that I put over my shoulder pads and a cheap old white helmet. I would be Jimmy Harris taking an snap and pitching the ball up in the air to myself (Tommy McDonald) and running for touchdowns. That backfield of QB Jimmy Harris, FB Billy Pricer, and HB’s Clemson Thomas and Tommy McDonald was one of the greatest backfields in OU history. Tommy played with such great energy and enthusiasm. No matter how hard he was hit he would jump up and run back to where the huddle was to be formed. He should have won the 1956 Heisman. Instead it went to a 1-9 Notre Dame’s Paul Hornug.
This one hits hard...He was one of MY Guys...He and his Beautiful Wife, Ann, Miss Oklahoma, 1955, lived beneath us @ Parkview Apartments. We all had 'Sunday Night Suppers' together. We grilled 'burgers, and everyone brought their own Beef Patties...We were all too broke to 'Treat' the others...Tommy was such a Huge Part of those 'Best of Times' Memories...
Rest Well, #25...
https://thespun.com/news/tommy-mcdonald-eagles-passed-away
Rest Well, #25...
https://thespun.com/news/tommy-mcdonald-eagles-passed-away
Ray Didinger is an NFL hall of fame sports writer who was friends with Tommy from his playing days in Philadelphia.
He worked NFL films and the big 3 newspapers in Philadelphia. He now does commentary on nbcsports.com/philadelphia.
Go google Tommy and me.
Also I think his email is viewfromthehall@comcast.net.
He loves stories like that.
Sorry to hear this news, and the loss of a friend Senior Sooner.
Probably the most popular player at OU during the Wilkinson era.
He was the real Heisman winner in 1956 !.....not Paul Hornung of the 2-8 Notre Dame team.
Thank You, kc...Tommy was a BIG Part of 'Life in the Magic Circle...
I’m hurting. Tommy is my all time favorite Sooner. I met him when I was in high school at a friend’s house. He worked in the off season with one of my classmate’s dad. It was the greatest time of my young life, and no other Sooner great I’ve had the pleasure of knowing ever topped that afternoon with Tommy. Of course, I know he never gave another thought after that, but for about 45 minutes he made us all feel like we were friends. I’m crying, and not ashamed to admit it. RIP, Tommy. Always a REAL SOONER!
Count me in, as well...I thought I was doing fairly OK, and hanging on, albeit by focusing on The Good Times. I was watching the Weather, and when it was over, there was suddenly a picture of Bud and Tommy on my screen, larger than life! Both were such Special Men! Bud with his Charismatic, Trademark Smile...Tommy with his Dynamic Ear-to-Ear Grin. KFOR then aired his HOF Induction Speech, and if you haven't seen it, you should! It was short, sincere, and typically Tommy. He left the crowd laughing. By then, I could laugh, too. I'm GLAD! It was good that I got to see that clip, and found a way that I choose to remember him...
Loved hearing my Dad tell me about Tommy McDonald and I spent hours pouring over all the old OU programs that Dad had saved, many of them for Tommy's years at OU. I also remember seeing him a few times when he played for and against Dallas and later, I became a Los Angeles Rams fan when he was traded.
I also remember when we were kids playing backyard football and everyone would call out which player they wanted to be. Most kids were either Paul Hornung, Bart Starr or some Dallas Cowboy player, but I was always Tommy McDonald.
His Pro Football HOF induction was hilarious, memorable and 100% Tommy McDonald. Rest in Peace #25. You'll be missed.
I also remember when we were kids playing backyard football and everyone would call out which player they wanted to be. Most kids were either Paul Hornung, Bart Starr or some Dallas Cowboy player, but I was always Tommy McDonald.
His Pro Football HOF induction was hilarious, memorable and 100% Tommy McDonald. Rest in Peace #25. You'll be missed.
Never lost a College game and led the NFL twice in receptions and once for receiving yardage; last non-kicker to play without a facemask... (thanks wiki). I remember some of his days in the pros
RIP TM
RIP TM
