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Topic: BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

Topic: BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

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BobcatSports
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BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

Posted: 7/16/2016 4:09:51 PM

BG legend and NBA Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond has died from complications of leukemia. Undoubtedly the greatest MAC player ever. RIP.

colobobcat66
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RE: BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

Posted: 7/16/2016 4:54:34 PM

A great player for sure. He's one of only 2 MAC top 50 NBA players that I can think of(Hal Greer the other one I think), but I may be missing someone.

Pete Chouteau
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RE: BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

Posted: 7/16/2016 6:22:17 PM

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RE: BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

Posted: 7/16/2016 9:10:27 PM

Very sad new. As stated above, Nate Thurmond was and still is the greatest player to come out of the MAC and for his play in the NBA. BG lost an all time great. RIP Big Nate.

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RE: BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

Posted: 7/16/2016 10:31:18 PM

I well remember his NBA career, but his BGSU career was before I followed college hoops.

colobobcat66
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RE: BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

Posted: 7/17/2016 8:39:06 AM

I saw he and Komives in Grover, they were the best players I ever saw there that I can remember.

Those were the days when BG was our main rival in BB and FB.

Mike Johnson
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RE: BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

Posted: 7/17/2016 9:58:34 AM

Todays Plain Dealer includes two long articles on Nate.

http://www.facebook.com/mikejohnson.author

OhioCatFan
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RE: BGSU Great Nate Thurmond Passed Away

Posted: 7/17/2016 2:16:27 PM

Very sad to hear this news. The first time I saw Nate play was at BG when I was a freshman. I believe Nate was a junior at that juncture. He was a great player and a great gentleman. He truly was Nate the Great. RIP, Mr. Thurmond.

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