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Alan was special.....one of my all time greatest high school wrestlers

When I was a kid (a long time ago....) the rod and reel are in my reel/lure collection, grew up fishing small lakes, and graduated to fishing the Great Lakes....walleye, salmon, trout and sometime bass.

Could always use a good fishing partner....I've even had John Smith on my boat....just saw him at NCAA's.

I love great athletes, and I named the biggies didn't I?? lol

I appreciate that Rass!! We need to live for everyday.....we never know when our time is up....in the last few years I've watched a number of friends leave us, and a number of them left us way to soon. For me recently it was a 42 year old former wrestler who trained for triathlons and bike races, and was out for a run with his wife and oldest "2" (14 and 16) they all went in different directions in their subdivision and Joe dropped to the ground and passed before anyone could help him...terrible. When I end conversations with close friends, I to depart by saying "luv ya man"....you just never know.

Awards Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1986 · We Are The World Kennedy Center Honors 2017 Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1985 · Can't Slow Down Academy Award for Best Music (Original Song) 1986 · Say You, Say Me Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1986 · Say You, Say Me MusiCares Person of the Year 2015 NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year 1987 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical 1985 CMT Music Award for CMT Performance of the Year 2014 · Oh No/All Night Long (Live from 2013 CMT Artists of the Year) Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance 1983 · Truly People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Artist 1987 BET Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Song 1986, 1983, 1981 · We Are The World, Truly, Lady Producers Guild of America Award for Best Streamed or Televised Movie 2025 · The Greatest Night in Pop NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Male Artist 1983 American Music Awards Icon Award 2022 TV Land Icon Award 2008 People's Choice Award for Favorite Music Video 1987 · Dancing on the Ceiling American Music Award for Favorite Male Pop Artist 1987, 1985 American Music Award for Favorite Male Artist Soul/R&B 1987, 1985, 1983 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Video 1987, 1985 · Dancing on the Ceiling, Hello American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist 1987, 1985 American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single 1983 · Truly Special Echo Award 2009 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Video 1985 · Hello American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist 1985 American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single 1984 · All Night Long (All Night)

I want to add Michael Phelps to my short list of GOATS....that one is for WKN...lol Throw in Simone Biles too!

I want to just let this year soak in first....enjoyed watching the Masters this weekend. Watching McIlroy sink that last put on 18 and then the very iconic walk to the club house to sign his scorecard.....embracing his friends, wife, daughter and more after 17 Masters and 11 attempts to complete the Grand Slam....the EMOTIONS....wow. This has to be in my top 15 most iconic sports moments/finishes of all-time....one of those was actually the state volleyball championship my daughter's senior year in high school. It's great to be alive in my lifetime to be able to have witnessed the likes of Nicklaus, Woods, Ali, Jordan, S. Williams, Sampras, Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Brady....enough of those guys.....Medved, Belaglozov, B. Satiev, Tediashvili, Saduliev, Fadzaevand more. Add to that all the great music/genres......W. Nelson, Brooks, Jackson, Brooks and Dunn, McIntire (more of those where they came from), then there's the Beatles, Chicago, Journey, Foreigner, Beach Boys, Four Season, Lionel Ritchie, Four Tops, Temptations,....the list goes on and on. Then top it off with attending 46 NCAA Wrestling Championships, 40 in a row, and countless other events, World Cups, World Championships, Big Tens, State tournaments. Great to be alive. Next stop.....I'm going fishing!!

I hope you're wrong, but I had thought that too.

You know something....you're alright....lol.

Lionel Ritchie .....Kennedy Center Award Winner....has been nominated for or won more awards than I can list here.

Me too

Sometimes I have this "music mentality", so when I saw "DID"......I'm think songs with a one word title, and the first one that popped into my mind was "Still"/Lionel Ritchie.....great song

Greg was silver medalist in '84 GR, and has 2 silver and a bronze in freestyle.....will never forget his marathon OT match with Bill Scherr....no time limit that year and the match was almost 19 minutes long. https://www.flowrestling.org/video/5098670-1987-us-nationals-bill-scherr-vs-greg-gibson

That would be John Peterson.