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Greg Landry passes

Post by Old Cage » Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:06 pm

detroitsportsnation.com reports that Greg has died at age 77.

www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/r ... dies-at-77

Many folks here probably don’t know that he was a first round NFL draft pick.
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Post by bottom line » Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:58 am

I saw my first UMass football game as a freshman way back in the fall of 1957 and have probably seen 90% of all UMass football games since then.
Greg was far and away the most talented player to ever play for UMass football.

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Post by 69MG » Sat Oct 05, 2024 9:40 am

I've always felt that he never got the recognition he deserved.

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Post by kd68 » Sat Oct 05, 2024 11:42 am

RIP classmate.

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Post by LS71 » Sat Oct 05, 2024 12:16 pm

Sorry to see him go. Rest in peace.

Saw him lead UMass to a win over Connecticut in in the fall of 1966, when I was a senior in high school.
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Post by umiejoe » Sat Oct 05, 2024 3:26 pm

He was not only the most talented football player in UMass history. He was a decent, likable guy who never let his on-field exploits go to his head. I lived a couple doors down from him in Hills South. Today's players could take a lesson in humility from him. RIP Greg.

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Post by tom mclaughlin » Sat Oct 05, 2024 4:03 pm

May he RIP. A true gentleman in every sense of the word. Represented UMass with class. A real warrior and played hard every single down. Had a sense of class when he played.

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Post by SignMan » Sun Oct 06, 2024 2:16 am

1st saw him play as QB for Nashua HS vs my HS, Everett.
EHS went 41-1-2 over 5 yrs.
The only loss @ NHS, a rainy day day on which several hundred cars full of EHS fans, including me, 3000 in all, went to Nashua for the first time.
When Nashua came out to warm up with a 6'4" QB with an arm, and a FG kicker with a 50 yd range, both unheard of then...we never even tried an xtra point kick...we knew that could be a concern for the EHS powerhouse.
Final: Landry+ 22-8.
Monday, EHS was like a morgue.
Everyone was in shock.

Saw him, of course, at UM.
A real star, a pleasure to watch.

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Post by Old Cage » Sun Oct 06, 2024 7:28 am

From the Midnight Ride Collective:

▪️𝟐𝐗 𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧
▪️𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
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"Jack didn’t have any envy in him," Calipari said. "He was the greatest coach to ever coach here."

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Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Mon Oct 07, 2024 7:38 am

RIP. Hopefully he is honored this weekend.
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Post by Old Cage » Mon Oct 07, 2024 2:05 pm

Your quiz for the day: Who was the first UMass NFL qb?

(No, not Greg)
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Post by m626t » Mon Oct 07, 2024 4:52 pm

John McCormick (?)
All due respect, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart, I'm gonna pass.

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Post by classof62-64 » Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:13 pm

m626t wrote: Mon Oct 07, 2024 4:52 pm John McCormick (?)
That is my recollection.

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Post by Berkman » Mon Oct 07, 2024 5:46 pm

But wasn't he in the American FB league. Memory is not that good that long ago.

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Post by Old Cage » Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:52 am

Berkie - He began with the Vikings in 1962, then went to the Broncos. Denver is what you and I remember.
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