R.I.P. "Chocolate Thunder" Darryl Dawkins

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R.I.P. "Chocolate Thunder" Darryl Dawkins

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He didn't die. He just went back to Planet Lovetron.
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That is why I love RBO
He's like the Liberace of bass & pot.

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That's awfully young! As a ex pro athlete you would think he would've stayed in shape. If it really was a heart attack I wonder what the underlying cause was?
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RATTrules wrote:That's awfully young! As a ex pro athlete you would think he would've stayed in shape. If it really was a heart attack I wonder what the underlying cause was?
Yes, you would think that if you were an idiot.

Ex athletes - especially big men - often deteriorate quickly as their athletic career ends but their eating doesn't.
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