Beast 5,997 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 He may be best remembered as dying at a way too yound age of 42 in a plane crash but I'll remember him for something different. The guy dressed in NFL related garb on the golf course. Here he is pictured blasting out of the sand wearing Bills gear. One of a kind.....or, were there other in the entertainment/sports world? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Otreply 3,903 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 (edited) 13 hours ago, Beast said: He may be best remembered as dying at a way too yound age of 42 in a plane crash but I'll remember him for something different. The guy dressed in NFL related garb on the golf course. Here he is pictured blasting out of the sand wearing Bills gear. One of a kind.....or, were there other in the entertainment/sports world? I didn’t know he sported Bills gear, pretty cool if you ask me, Edited February 28 by Don Otreply Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldmanfan 5,998 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Certainly unique in the golf world. NFL gear and knickers! And one of the smoothest swings ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TPS 1,796 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 41 minutes ago, Beast said: He may be best remembered as dying at a way too yound age of 42 in a plane crash but I'll remember him for something different. The guy dressed in NFL related garb on the golf course. Here he is pictured blasting out of the sand wearing Bills gear. One of a kind.....or, were there other in the entertainment/sports world? There was a time when he was known for choking in the majors, and it didn't go unnoticed that he wore Bills' gear. Fortunately, he finally won that Master's and got the yoke off his neck. He was a great personality, and it was very sad that he left this earth too soon... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. WEO 7,406 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Plane depressurized. Everyone asphyxiated. It then traveled hundreds of miles with no live souls on board. Military scrambled jet to intercept. “Ghost plane” flew til it ran out of fuel. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldmanfan 5,998 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 12 minutes ago, TPS said: There was a time when he was known for choking in the majors, and it didn't go unnoticed that he wore Bills' gear. Fortunately, he finally won that Master's and got the yoke off his neck. He was a great personality, and it was very sad that he left this earth too soon... Just a point of fact correction. Payne never won the Masters. He won I believe 2 PGAs and 2 US Opens; the Open he win at Pinehurst with the 15 foot putt on 18 was just months before his death. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maynard 277 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 How is this Bills related? He wore any NFL team colors, dependent on the proximity of the closest franchise. I am sorry the way his life ended though...... 1 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TPS 1,796 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 23 minutes ago, oldmanfan said: Just a point of fact correction. Payne never won the Masters. He won I believe 2 PGAs and 2 US Opens; the Open he win at Pinehurst with the 15 foot putt on 18 was just months before his death. Yes, it was the US Open on Father's DAy beating Mickelson, yes? Thanks for that. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beast 5,997 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 27 minutes ago, Maynard said: How is this Bills related? He wore any NFL team colors, dependent on the proximity of the closest franchise. I am sorry the way his life ended though...... I don't know....maybe because he wore Bills and other NFL gear while playing in a major sport? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loveorhatembillsfan4life 1,224 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, Beast said: He may be best remembered as dying at a way too yound age of 42 in a plane crash but I'll remember him for something different. The guy dressed in NFL related garb on the golf course. Here he is pictured blasting out of the sand wearing Bills gear. One of a kind.....or, were there other in the entertainment/sports world? I was a big Payne fan! Too bad I never got to see him play live in person. He went out on top with US Open and Ryder Cup that year. But yeah colorful guy and dressed lt up on the course! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kenosha2Buffalo 205 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mr. WEO said: Plane depressurized. Everyone asphyxiated. It then traveled hundreds of miles with no live souls on board. Military scrambled jet to intercept. “Ghost plane” flew til it ran out of fuel. Holy hell .. that's just insane , and way unfortunate.. yikes Edited February 28 by Kenosha2Buffalo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Augie 18,275 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) He did it for money and recognition (which equates to money). I have ZERO problem with that. I used to live on the Harbour Town course in Hilton Head, SC and he was one of the “cool guys” back then. Very sad that he was lost so soon. https://clubhouse.swingu.com/players/fashion-icon-payne-stewart-t-barry-knickers/ . Edited February 28 by Augie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. WEO 7,406 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 10 minutes ago, Kenosha2Buffalo said: Holy hell .. that's just insane , and way unfortunate.. yikes yeah. We take much for granted when we fly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillsPride12 950 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, Beast said: He may be best remembered as dying at a way too yound age of 42 in a plane crash but I'll remember him for something different. The guy dressed in NFL related garb on the golf course. Here he is pictured blasting out of the sand wearing Bills gear. One of a kind.....or, were there other in the entertainment/sports world? Not sure if this fits your narrative but the first guy that popped into my head was post-Detroit Pistons Dennis Rodman rocking all the different hair colors and his "exotic" personality. Biggest character in professional sports history in my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beast 5,997 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, BillsPride12 said: Not sure if this fits your narrative but the first guy that popped into my head was post-Detroit Pistons Dennis Rodman rocking all the different hair colors and his "exotic" personality. Biggest character in professional sports history in my opinion. I was kind of thinking about athletes sporting gear of other professional teams. I remember Islanders great, Billy Smith, used to wear a NY Jets sticker in the back of his helmet/cage. Edited February 28 by Beast 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miyagi-Do Karate 4,855 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 2 hours ago, Beast said: He may be best remembered as dying at a way too yound age of 42 in a plane crash but I'll remember him for something different. The guy dressed in NFL related garb on the golf course. Here he is pictured blasting out of the sand wearing Bills gear. One of a kind.....or, were there other in the entertainment/sports world? pretty interesting. I didn’t realize Stewart wore football stuff. When I just looked it up on wiki, looks like he had a NFL sponsorship, which is why he wore that NFL gear. Out of curiosity, what got you thinking of Stewart all of a sudden? The Tiger crash? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Passepartout 11 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 The way he dressed was really something else. Died way too soon IMHO! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beast 5,997 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 24 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: pretty interesting. I didn’t realize Stewart wore football stuff. When I just looked it up on wiki, looks like he had a NFL sponsorship, which is why he wore that NFL gear. Out of curiosity, what got you thinking of Stewart all of a sudden? The Tiger crash? Yeah. I was thinking about when Tiger was a young guy on the tour and Stewart popped into my head and I remembered his NFL outfits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch 1,323 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 3 hours ago, Don Otreply said: I didn’t know he sported Bills gets, pretty cool if you ask me, He would wear the NFL gear of the closest team to where he was playing. Likely was wearing Bills gear when they were playing at Oak Hill in Rochester. Don't believe there's any PGA events in Buffalo so would assume that's the closest?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Otreply 3,903 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 11 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: He would wear the NFL gear of the closest team to where he was playing. Likely was wearing Bills gear when they were playing at Oak Hill in Rochester. Don't believe there's any PGA events in Buffalo so would assume that's the closest?? Sounds likely, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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