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Former Raiders tight end Todd Christensen dies at 57
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| Anwar S Richardson
Posted on 11/13/2013 6:05:48 PM PST by Doogle
The NFL lost another great player too soon with the death of Todd Christensen on Wednesday.
Christensen died during morning surgery at a hospital in Utah. He was 57 years old. According to The Salt Lake Tribune he had battled liver disease and other serious illnesses in recent years.The former tight end was a five-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl champion. He was also a television sports analyst.
Christensen was a standout running back at BYU and a second-round draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 1978. He is best known for his time with the Oakland Raiders. Christensen started to emerge in 1982 with Oakland, when he had 42 receptions for 520 yards and four touchdowns in a strike-shortened season. In 1983 Christensen caught 92 passes for 1,247 yards and 12 touchdowns, and the Raiders won the Super Bowl at the end of that season.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: athletes; nfl; obituary; raiders
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RIP
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posted on
11/13/2013 6:05:48 PM PST
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Doogle
To: Chode
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posted on
11/13/2013 6:06:50 PM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Doogle
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posted on
11/13/2013 6:07:19 PM PST
by
DIRTYSECRET
(urope. Why do they put up with this.)
To: Doogle
Sad, I heard about this this afternoon.
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posted on
11/13/2013 6:09:23 PM PST
by
BeadCounter
(The night they drove O'BamaCare down...)
To: Doogle
Always liked him, though I never liked the Raiders. As an analyst, the man commanded a large vocabulary. And happily, he had the temerity to use it on air.
RIP
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posted on
11/13/2013 6:10:05 PM PST
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: Doogle
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posted on
11/13/2013 6:12:39 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Doogle
Bummer to hear about Christensen. A very good football player and very articulate football analyst. As recent as a few years ago he was calling college football games on ESPN.
RIP. Prayers for his family
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posted on
11/13/2013 6:13:37 PM PST
by
SeminoleCounty
(2014: RINO Hunting Season)
To: Doogle
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posted on
11/13/2013 6:14:42 PM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: Doogle; Absolutely Nobama; Thunder90; 4everontheRight; ABG(anybody but Gore); ...
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posted on
11/13/2013 6:14:53 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Ted Cruz-Rand Paul 2016)
To: SeminoleCounty
I just read this on ESPN. I always liked watching him call the college ball games. A shame.
To: Doogle
Way too young.
May he rest in peace.
To: Doogle
One of The GREATS!GOD Bless him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To: Liberty Valance
Is your name really Ralf Grosskreuz?
To: Doogle
To: Doogle
Todd was a great football player and an even better person. RIP Todd.
To: TennTuxedo
I forget who gave it to him but his nickname was Toddzilla. Always liked that. RIP Todd. Gone way to early.
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posted on
11/13/2013 7:04:25 PM PST
by
NCC-1701
(LIV's are products of an incomplete education.)
To: Perdogg
I knew him (as an acquaintance) in RL.
Great guy with a wonderful sense of humor.
So damn young!
RIP Todd.
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posted on
11/13/2013 7:05:25 PM PST
by
freedumb2003
(Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)
To: NCC-1701
John Madden also called Todd a “Manster” - half man, half monster, because of his workout and testing grades were off of the charts.
To: GSWarrior
Absolutely. And it's cold here in Milwaukee tonight.
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posted on
11/13/2013 7:11:48 PM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: TennTuxedo
That was also Randy White’s nickname with Dallas.
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posted on
11/13/2013 7:12:46 PM PST
by
NCC-1701
(LIV's are products of an incomplete education.)
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