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Originally posted by KSigkid
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=1821759
Very sad, he was only 52. Not sure how many of you are on espn.com or watch ESPN, but he was a columnist in the Page 2 section and would sometimes appear on SportsCenter.
Had some good articles on the site, was a little bit of a different perspective on things.
Again, a shame that he died so young. Working with heart failure patients though, I've seen time and time again how quickly it can happen.
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R-Dub was one of the few Cali journalists who I thought had a very solid grasp on nationwide sports - often the "West Coast Bias" is just as bad, if not worse, than its semi-mythical East Coast analog is assumed to be.
His views, especially on the racial politics in sports, were groundbreaking to my mind - he was unafraid to confront social and ethical isSues in sports, and whether or not you agreed, his desire to get off the fence that most journalists rode was certainly commendable.
It's a shame to go so young.
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