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Vikes OLine Coach Passes Away at 56 - Tony Sporano
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07-22-2018, 09:26 PM
This sucks....a big distraction during training camp.....that season fell apart when Stringer died. Its time to mourn Sparano. Very upset that doctors sent him home....very upset they didn't catch it before it happened.
07-22-2018, 10:22 PM
Horrible news. My prayers go out to the Sparano family....he was only 1 year older than me. Sobering.
RIP Tony.
07-22-2018, 11:27 PM
I'm still shocked... My heart goes out to the Sparano family.
07-22-2018, 11:58 PM
From his wiki page...about his family...
Sparano was born in West Haven, Connecticut. He became known for wearing sunglasses, even during instances of relatively low lighting, due to an accident he suffered while working in a fast food restaurant at age 17 which damaged his eyesight and made sunglasses medically necessary. Sparano and his wife, Carmela, had three children: sons Anthony Michael (currently an assistant offensive line coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars) and AJ (Anthony Junior)(an offensive line coach at Chabot College) both played college football at Albany,[20] while daughter Meadow is a classically trained French pastry chef.[21] On July 19, 2018, Sparano was hospitalized in Eden Prairie, Minnesota after suffering from chest pains.[22] He was released the following day and died two days later at the age of 56.[4][22]
07-23-2018, 12:59 AM
Quote: @Jor-El said: The Vikings’ assistant offensive line coach is Andrew Janocko. It remains be seen if he will take over for Sparano. “Andrew has done an amazing job,” Avainte Collins said. “He knows what he’s doing. He’s very capable of (taking over), but we’re not worried about that at all now. We’re in the grieving process now.”
07-23-2018, 03:14 AM
Very sorry to hear this. Makes you wonder about our healthcare system ( I am a little jaded having gone through some things with my mom the last 10 years)
Prayers to the Sparanos. Godspeed Tony!
07-23-2018, 09:03 AM
Quote: @Mighty mouse said:I think its very possible the team doesn't fully recover from this. Tony was beloved, not only on the team but around the league. From what I'm reading, the team is sick over it.
07-23-2018, 12:01 PM
This is terrible, shocking news. I feel so horrible for his family. Something similar happened to my best friend's dad, and around the same age actually. He went into the hospital with chest pains, they did a bunch of tests and let him go home and he died a day later...
07-23-2018, 12:11 PM
Not to take away from Tony's passing, but maybe this becomes a catalyst for the team this season?
Lots of spiritual individuals on this roster including the new QB. Maybe they are the leaders who help others cope and bring the team more closely together? We'll see. Of course those of us who've been a fan long enough are harkening back to Big K's passing. The impact that had on fans, friends, his family, players and a season. Who doesn't remember Randy Moss @ the podium? I guess as fans all we can do is support the organization right now, pretty damn sad.
07-23-2018, 01:08 PM
Quote: @StickyBun said:at the same time.... enjoy life, if living a long life means not being able to enjoy foods (or anything) that make you happy... IMO, choose happiness. I have seen many perfectly fit people tip over from heart attacks and strokes, when your time is up your time is up, so make sure you arent wasting your time here worrying about tacking on an extra few days at the end. I am not saying choke down ribeyes and sausage and live a life of slobbery and abandon, but trying to live life in the effort of extending life isnt living. trust me I was there for about 2 years and I was going to a dark place mentally way to often. live for today and worry about yesterday tomorrow. RIP Tony. |
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