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Lonnie Perrin passes away
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<blockquote data-quote="Orangetool" data-source="post: 1575247" data-attributes="member: 8608"><p>I remember watching Lonnie play. He was the best athlete on the team at the time. He was one of Blackman's "fine young men".</p><p>He could run, kick, seemed to do it all. I remember one time when he was injured on a play. Health staff rushed out onto the field and tended to him, got him to his feet.</p><p>He began to walk off with assistance, then jog a bit, finally broke into a run to the sidelines.</p><p></p><p>The home crowd went nuts, a tremendous ovation. Still get chills thinking about the event.</p><p>Things like that, and the chief, used to happen at Memorial Stadium.</p><p></p><p>RIP Lonnie.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orangetool, post: 1575247, member: 8608"] I remember watching Lonnie play. He was the best athlete on the team at the time. He was one of Blackman's "fine young men". He could run, kick, seemed to do it all. I remember one time when he was injured on a play. Health staff rushed out onto the field and tended to him, got him to his feet. He began to walk off with assistance, then jog a bit, finally broke into a run to the sidelines. The home crowd went nuts, a tremendous ovation. Still get chills thinking about the event. Things like that, and the chief, used to happen at Memorial Stadium. RIP Lonnie. [/QUOTE]
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