Broncos Fan Chooses To Die Over Seeing Manning Get Signed

[Grammer]

http://deadspin.com/5895326/

Jim Driver died on Monday, the same day Peyton Manning agreed to terms with Denver. Driver, 1933-2012, led an interesting life. He was a Navy photographer in the Korean War, transferred from Santa Clara Community College because "the curriculum was too liberal," and spent his later years teaching children to ice skate. He sounds like a decent guy, and a big-time Broncos fan. But he was more the The Golden Calf of Bristol sort, according to the opening paragraph of his obituary in the Columbia Tribune:

James H. "Jim" Driver, 78, of Eagle, Colo., formerly of Columbia, passed away Monday, March 19, 2012, at South Hampton Place in Columbia after a brief illness. An avid Broncos fan, he abhorred Manning and evidently wanted out before a deal was done.

Holy poo

[JawnyBlaze]

O.o

[Herbert The Love Bug]

welp goodbye wacko. one less nutjob to worry about in the world

[Khaki Lackey]

So anyone in Colorado that died on Monday can blame the Broncos? I feel a large class action lawsuit coming on.

[Brokenbad]

I thought for sure you were going to say the fan's name was The Golden Calf of Bristol.

Its a shame it wasn't.

[cbarrier90]

I see the Huddle sarcasm meters are a little rusty this morning.

The obituary was most likely written by a close friend or family member. Jim was most likely a nice man with a great sense of humor who would've appreciated someone playing on the irony of the day like that.

[Jeremy Igo]

this thread = pretty low, even by huddle standards

[Carl Spackler]

The whole story is low.

[rayzor]

dude didn't kill himself. he was old, got sick and died.

opening paragraph was an attempt at levity by a friend or family member in dealing with this fellow's passing.

it's a shame that people are making this out to be anything more than what it is.

[Claws]

I felt that way yesterday when I heard the Thunder had signed Fisher.

[Disinfranchised]

HA HA! But had no problem at all with Foxie? Ha ha!

[frash.exe]

I wonder how many panther fans chose death instead of watching foxball in 2009-2010

[Crixtala]

there's some dense people on this board sometimes

[panthersphan]

I felt that way yesterday when I heard the Thunder had signed Fisher.

This guy's trying way too hard to get the Thunder relevant here.

No one cares about the Thunder.... no one cares about Oklahoma ... move along . . .