George Foreman RIP

[Cholo]

Of all the pro heavyweight boxers he was my favorite personality. He was always a pleasant listen.

Rest in Peace, George...

George Foreman, heavyweight champion, dead at 76

Heavyweight champion George Foreman died Friday at the age of 76, his family announced.

www.foxnews.com

George Foreman, heavyweight boxing champion, dies at 76

Foreman won the world heavyweight championship in a knockout of Joe Frazier in 1973, but he lost it to Muhammad Ali the next year in the famous “Rumble in the Jungle.”

www.nbcnews.com

 

[turd]

RIP. Not just a boxer, a salesman, too. My parents absolutely LOVED their George Forman grill. I'm not making fun, these were two middle America people that never met a black person in their lives and gave him the credit for the appliance, and they really liked and used it. Changed a couple of minds about race in a pretty uncommon way.

I, too, thought a lot of George. Not a brash look at me kind of guy.

 

[hittman]

Dang it.

 

[hittman]

Funny story about the grill and I assume it is true.
I think it was Hulk Hogan who said he was offered the opportunity to put his name on that grill, do the sales pitches and partner with the manufacturer. He thought it was a silly gimmick at the time.
Lesson learned.

 

[Cholo]

I had a couple of them years ago and used the heck out of them.

Who else could have 5 sons all named George Edward Foreman and nobody gave it a second thought--Jr., III, IV, V VI.

He was a larger than life character. 76 was way too young for him to die...

 

[gunzo]

George seemed to be a really good guy. May he PIP.

 

[Larryburford]

I hate to hear this. I always liked him. I have a GF grill that gets used all the time.

 

[mr.deerstalker]

he was a class act, one of the greats, tough, funny, family man. always spoke highly of his competition, win or lose. RIP Champion

 

[Acorn]

I remember watching him win at the Olympics, picking up a small American flag and walking around the ring waving it.
He always seemed to be a good man
RIP

 

[jimbo1096]

Damn, I really liked him. Who else names all his kids George. RIP Big George

 

[Bullthrower338]

He came and did the ribbon cutting at our Battalion gym when it opened at Fort Hood. He ran with us at PT that morning. He was a very nice man. It was hell trying to slow the pace of an infantry battalion to Georges jogging pace! lol. He was a great fighter. He lived north of me outside of Houston and I never heard anything but praise of the man. RIP

 

[KIR]

I watched the Rumble in the Jungle on PPV in Reno. I was an Ali fan and feared for him during the early rounds, but he came back and defeated Foreman. Out of the ring Foreman, I got a chance to get his autograph. He declined signing a card with his picture on it as his manager said it was not authorized, probably he would not get any money from that card company, but he said he did not mind signing his name on a piece of paper. He was such a gentleman and my son bought me one of his grille's, which I still use to this day.
May he RIP!

 

[gunman42782]

One of the all time greats! RIP George.

 

[T.A. WORKMAN]

One of the truly great heavy weight boxers of our time.
He had an infectious smile, you could not watch him and not smile too.
May he rest in Eternal Peace.

 

[Yaworski]

I've worn out three Foreman grills.

 

[tazbigdog]

I watched him during the Olympics, as well. Then some other of his pro fights. RIP George, gone much too soon.

 

[Johnnu2]

RIP BIG GEORGE

J.

 

[Jeepnik]

George always impressed me as a gentleman.

How anyone could favor the coward Clay over George is beyond me.

But I doubt George will ever meet Clay in the hereafter.

 

[el caminero]

Re; clay. In the late 60s i found a postage stamp with cc on it, and asked my gradeschool teacher, i thought you had to be dead to be on a stamp? She said, yep, he's dead all right.
I also recall all the people surprised george was still alive when he bought the grille so he could sell it with his name on it...cheeseburger george seemed to be having fun with life even if there wasent a camera pointed at him.

 

[Pyromike]

Does this mean anyone who owns a GF grill; it will stop working?

Too Soon?