Beast Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (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, 2021 by Don Otreply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Certainly unique in the golf world. NFL gear and knickers! And one of the smoothest swings ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maynard Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveorhatembillsfan4life Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha2Buffalo Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (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, 2021 by Kenosha2Buffalo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (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, 2021 by Augie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, Kenosha2Buffalo said: Holy hell .. that's just insane , and way unfortunate.. yikes yeah. We take much for granted when we fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 (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, 2021 by Beast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passepartout Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 The way he dressed was really something else. Died way too soon IMHO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Formerly_of_Roch Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 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, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 2 hours 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. Saw the "Air Disasters" on this. Turned out the fresh air valve on the plane malfunctioned. The pilots would have had about 10-15 seconds to get on supplemental oxygen before motor and cognitive impairment due to hypoxia. Luckily the plane crashed in an empty field. A true tragedy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 4 hours 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. It was a sad, sickening, horrifying day. The entire (interested) world watched/listened to it unfold as it happened. Heavy, to say the least. He was always one of my favorites. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 4 hours 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. I wondered that day if they would shoot it down if near populated areas. RIP Payne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlgarsh Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Not totally related, but: Isn’t Shaq a Bills fan? I’m not 100%, but I feel like on MTV cribs years ago he had a room in his house dedicated to the Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whkfc Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 7 hours ago, jlgarsh said: Not totally related, but: Isn’t Shaq a Bills fan? I’m not 100%, but I feel like on MTV cribs years ago he had a room in his house dedicated to the Bills Not sure but I know NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMAKCruiser Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Ben Curtis also had an endorsement deal to wear NFL gear during his career on tour. Edited February 28, 2021 by SMAKCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 12 hours 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...... This is an NFL board with a Bills focus. Not everything has to 100% pertain to the Bills. Now you have been educated. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventeen Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 12 hours ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said: 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! I lived in Orlando in the 90s and saw Payne about town a few times at the supermarket, post office and saw him play @ Bay Hill a few times. Also was lucky enough to be at the 1999 Ryder Cup for the big comeback on Sunday and when Payne was so gracious to Colin Montgomerie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 9 hours ago, jlgarsh said: Not totally related, but: Isn’t Shaq a Bills fan? I’m not 100%, but I feel like on MTV cribs years ago he had a room in his house dedicated to the Bills This is complete speculation on my part but if this is even true about him having a room dedicated to the Bills it might have something to do with the 90s era Bills in particular because that was around the time he was coming up. I would have to say Shaq is not a true Bills fan because I feel like we would hear way more about it but he might have a fondness for the Jim Kelly/Bruce Smith/Thurman Thomas days...he might even know some of them personally but like I said I'm just 100 percent speculating. I don't remember ever hearing this story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsDude Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Some golfers like Mcllroy, Thomas and other players at the tournament today will be dressing either like Tiger Woods today, or using some similar theme or logos to show respect/love for him, and hoping he gets well. As for players who passed away too early, near the end of their great careers, Thurman Munson, who died in a plane crash too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T master Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I never knew that i really liked him as a player always among the top players in the PGA that makes me like him even more that he was in some ways a Bills fan !! Thanks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Did he only wear Bills gear, or did he rotate it around so that he wore everyone in the league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Speaking about athletes/golfers being Bills fans..does anybody know the backstory with Phil Mickelson and the Bills? I'm not sure if he's a true Bills fan but I know he likes the Bills. He was even tweeting about them last year during the run we were on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlgarsh Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Whkfc said: Not sure but I know NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick is. Cool! Always glad to see pro athletes in other sports cheering on the Bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon Grundy Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 My buddy, when he goes golfing, dressed up like Payne Stewart. Knickers and all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 2/27/2021 at 7:12 PM, 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_South_Dakota_Learjet_crash I remembered this is a Sportscenter Kid, but never heard the details., but remember being bummed out. Hopefully that was an easier way to go than living through it awake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 8:05 AM, Draconator said: This is an NFL board with a Bills focus. Not everything has to 100% pertain to the Bills. Now you have been educated. As someone who checks this board literally 20-30xs a day for anything breaking, im appreciative for any new threads lol the one poster in here that thinks everyone should start threads to tell us about their day 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconator Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, BillsShredder83 said: As someone who checks this board literally 20-30xs a day for anything breaking, im appreciative for any new threads lol the one poster in here that thinks everyone should start threads to tell us about their day 😆 and? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 2/27/2021 at 10:07 PM, Freddie's Dead said: Saw the "Air Disasters" on this. Sometimes when I'm channel surfing, I get sucked into this show...and always sorry I did. Often times just the stupidest little thing, either mechanical or pilot error, brings these jets down. It's almost enough to quit flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsShredder83 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 43 minutes ago, Draconator said: and? someone was crying this wasnt bills related, when it is, and theres ABSOLUTELY nothing else happening right now in the league 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts