Shout out to Joe Delaney

[gblowfish]

Died 33 years ago today trying to save drowning kids in his home town. RIP Joe.

[vailpass]

Respect.

[Simply Red]

God that's awful, I'm not sure I knew this - shocking I know!

[Dartgod]

God that's awful, I'm not sure I knew this - shocking I know!

Shirley you're not serious.

[Simply Red]

Shirley you're not serious.

I don't know I knew of it, no. :(

[Simply Red]

I do now though - and thank you Joe for all you did!

[Kman34]

Shirley you're not serious.

Why are you calling him Shirley????

[Demonpenz]

black kids drowing = not cool

[Pushead2]

RIP

[Rasputin]

My son has been asking me all kinds of football and Chiefs questions mostly about the greats that played for Kansas City Chiefs. When I got to talk about Joe Delaney and showed him a video I choked up.


I was so proud to tell the story of a real American and Human hero.


Thank you George for posting this thread.

[Simply Red]

Not sure how i never knew this - I apologize to Chiefs Kingdom.

[stevieray]

...RIP

[big nasty kcnut]

I'll put respect on his name joe you are a great player but better human being the world lost a good person.

[ChiTown]

...RIP

Love that pic, stevie. Kudos

[Why Not?]

Not sure how i never knew this - I apologize to Chiefs Kingdom.




Yeah, it's an amazing story. Pretty sure he didn't know how to swim and went in anyway. Rare selflessness.

[Delaney37]

Great football player and a true hero. Thanks again stevieray for use of your painting for my avatar. Love it!

[gblowfish]

Go here, read this:
http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Strength-Coach-Barry-Rubin-Remembers-College-Teammate-Joe-Delaney/9ee9d235-72b5-4ca5-b1bf-3feab71b2bb3

[Gonzo]

He would've been something else.

[Easy 6]

His death was the first one besides family to ever hit home with me, it really meant something

He wasnt the best swimmer, yet never hesitated to jump into what turned out to be a tangled knot of obstructions beneath the surface trying to save multiple kids at one time... saving one of them

A real Hero

I hope the playground in his name looks better than the last time I viewed it

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[Otter]

God that's awful, I'm not sure I knew this - shocking I know! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n7zfnbdyAW8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Simply Red]

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haha!

[Buck]

RIP. Such a sad story.