RIP Mr. Banks

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  • wwsuicide
    wwsuicide Posts: 1,400
    Very sad.....
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,221
    RIP "Mr. Cub"
  • derbydave
    derbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    edited January 2015
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    Post edited by derbydave on
    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
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    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    Sad indeed.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • ayladog
    ayladog Posts: 29
    So sad. Such a great guy.
    ayladog
  • jlaustin
    jlaustin Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 2,355
    RIP, Ernie
    2013 Wrigley, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 Cincy, Detroit, Moline, & Milwaukee
    2015 Central Park
    2016 Lexington, Ottawa, Toronto 1 & 2, Boston 1 & 2, Chicago 1 & 2
    2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    2018 Seattle 1 & 2, Missoula, Chicago 1

  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,875
    One of the all time greats and a pioneer in sports. Time to celebrate his life.
  • pearlgirl52
    pearlgirl52 Posts: 666
    This is a very sad day for Cubs fans. What a wonderful person and player. So Young at heart. I'm 64 years his junior yet I feel truly impacted by his passing.
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    Take your bow mr banks
  • teskeinc
    teskeinc Posts: 1,784
    lets play 2
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    Our city is crying right now,a true icon of sports.
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    I can't believe this happened. So sudden and unexpected. Thoughts and prayers.
  • cubBEE_girl
    cubBEE_girl Waiting for next year... Posts: 3,367
    I have no words. :(
    I lost a bet...
  • pulling69
    pulling69 KBTL Posts: 1,005
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6z_6uGo63E
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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,376
    RIP Mr. Ernie Banks. One of the all time greats. You will be missed.
  • Go To Fire 43
    Go To Fire 43 Posts: 449
    Rip Ernie Banks. We lost another one of the good ones.
  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    derbydave wrote: »
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    So glad to have been there. RIP Mr. Cub
    And the sun it may be shining . . . but there's an ocean in my eyes
  • muskydan
    muskydan Posts: 1,013
    Met him a few times over the years. He was always willing to snap a pic with or shake a Cub Fans hand. RIP Mr. Cub.... Now you can continue your good deeds from above for our beloved Cubs.
  • whofeelslikeadrank
    whofeelslikeadrank Posts: 2,702
    edited January 2015
    84% 1st ballot Baseball Hall of Fame (1977)

    1st all time in Cubs history with games started at 2528

    1st NL back-to-back MVP in 1958-1959

    1st African-American Cubs player

    14 time MLB All Star

    2nd place all time in Cubs home runs, RBIs, and hits

    Member of the 500 club

    Mr. Cub took 2 years away from baseball in 1950, as an amateur in the Negro League, to go to war in Korea


    #RESPECT
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  • mookieb10
    mookieb10 Posts: 930
    edited January 2015
    It never gets easier to see someone great pass.
  • wpg pearl
    wpg pearl Posts: 1,258
    oceaninmyeyes wrote: »
    derbydave wrote: »
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    So glad to have been there. RIP Mr. Cub

    Agreed....
    ajb
  • CopperTom
    CopperTom Posts: 3,146
    whofeelslikeadrank wrote: »
    84% 1st ballot Baseball Hall of Fame (1977)

    1st all time in Cubs history with games started at 2528

    1st MLB back-to-back MVP in 1958-1959

    1st African-American Cubs player

    14 time MLB All Star

    2nd place all time in Cubs home runs, RBIs, and hits

    Member of the 500 club

    Mr. Cub took 2 years away from baseball in 1950, as an amateur in the Negro League, to go to war in Korea


    #RESPECT

    He was the first NL back to back MVP, but Jimmie Foxx was the first MLB back to back MVP
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    RIP Mr Cub
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    My 2 favorite passions in life colliding on stage for a great night. Thanks Eddie for honoring the greatest cub that ever lived. Someday we'll go all the way.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wLvyWE0HrA&app=desktop
  • PJ-Cubs
    PJ-Cubs Posts: 3,376
    Ernie Banks was one of the great ones - both on and off the field. He will be missed.
  • vant0037
    vant0037 Posts: 6,170
    I had a chance to get his autograph in November but he had to cancel due to illness. Hope it wasn't related and his passing was peaceful.
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  • PJForceofNature
    PJForceofNature Posts: 3,087
    derbydave wrote: »
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    Such a beautiful photo, Derbydave. That was a very special night. So glad for the fans that were there to witness that. May Ernie rest in peace, and condolences to his family and friends.

    "A beacon on dry land"
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    PJForceofNature wrote: »
    derbydave wrote: »
    EampEWrigley_zpsabc20662.jpg

    Such a beautiful photo, Derbydave. That was a very special night. So glad for the fans that were there to witness that. May Ernie rest in peace, and condolences to his family and friends.

    I agree. I commented on fb that it was a great picture.
  • derbydave
    derbydave Columbus, OH Posts: 11,254
    PJForceofNature wrote: »
    derbydave wrote: »
    EampEWrigley_zpsabc20662.jpg

    Such a beautiful photo, Derbydave. That was a very special night. So glad for the fans that were there to witness that. May Ernie rest in peace, and condolences to his family and friends.

    I sure wish they would release this Danny Clinch photo as a poster now.
    A GREAT memory from a night MANY of us will never forget!!
    :-bd
    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


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  • rattzey
    rattzey Posts: 877
    RIP Ernie.
    Walkin on a slippery sidewalk listening to P.J

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