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Del Wilkes RIP

Damn. Way too young.
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Del Wilkes, former Gamecocks football star and pro wrestler, dies at 59​

Former pro wrestling star and University of South Carolina football All-American Del Wilkes passed away early July 1 at the age of 59 of a massive heart attack.

One of only four consensus All-American football players in program history (along with George Rogers, Melvin Ingram and Jadeveon Clowney), Wilkes bolstered an offensive line that in 1984 helped set school records for touchdowns (49), points (371) and total offense (5,095 yards).

Heavily recruited as an offensive lineman at Columbia’s Irmo High School, Wilkes was USC’s most decorated player in 1984 when the Gamecocks finished 10-2.


Wilkes broke into the wrestling business in 1988 following a failed attempt in the NFL. The Columbia native found a wrestling school not far from his home.

The facility was run by legendary women’s wrestling star The Fabulous Moolah (Lillian Ellison), who had been responsible for training the majority of women wrestlers during the ’60s and ’70s.


“It was geared more toward women than it was guys,” said Wilkes. “But we paid our money and went through the school and basically started out at the very bottom level of pro wrestling.”

As The Patriot, he became a top international star, especially in Japan, where fans marked out for his sculpted physique and colorful mask.

Wilkes retired from the wrestling business in the late 1990s due to a triceps injury.

Wilkes had worked for the past 16 years as a car salesman in Columbia.

“Del Wilkes would become a name that those in college football knew quite well. He would make his name familiar in the world of pro wrestling as well. However, regardless of the accolades or fame he may have achieved, to me, he was best known as a friend. Del overcame his struggles in this life and became an inspiration to many. Our loss is Heaven’s gain,” said Clearwater Beach, Fla.-based pastor Andy McDaniel, who hosted a podcast with Wilkes.

What's the peach crop like there this year?

How's the peach crop down there this year? It looks like this will be the first year in a while that I'll go the whole summer without any SC peaches. It has happened in most years recently that I was down in SC for peach season or some family from down that way was traveling up here and they were able to buy me some. Doesn't look to be the case this year. I looked into delivery. The only place I can find online that does deliver is McBee Farms in Mcleod. Anyone know anything about this farm? A box of 14 is $48.

There's a bigger company called The Peach Truck that ships peaches, but they are from farms throughout the south. Granted, ANY southern peach will be 1000x better than what I can get in the grocery stores up here, but I'm a peach snob and prefer to stick to SC peaches.
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O/T- LAPD blows up their own truck...

LAPD were called to a house where someone was storing fireworks and found other explosive devices... they confiscated and put 10 lbs of explosives in their bomb truck that supposedly will handle 18 lbs. It didn"t go well:


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For you George Strait fans out there ......

see the link to his "50 Number 1's" albumn / DVD / CD that dates back 20 yrs or so.
This covers the ballads, the Texas 2 Steps stuff, the Honkey-Tonk stuff and everything in between.
I am a huge fan but you probably figured that out by now. I think this link will not just be the 1st song but also the other songs on that release.

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2022 Prospect Announcement Dates

If anyone else knows of any that's not posted here, please feel free to add them.

First off, according to online sources, there are two "silent commits" that have planned to make their commitments public this coming Saturday (July 3rd). We'll have to wait to see who they are.

S Nick Emmanwori of Irmo - July 1st 6:00 pm (tomorrow) - Like WR commit Kyric Horton, Emmanwori (6-4, 195) earned his USC offer at the Gamecock Camp in early June. And also like Horton, Emmanwori timed out at 4.4 in the 40, and pulled a broad jump tape measure of 10'-8". Charlotte, Georgia Southern, and Richmond are his other offers.

DT Dominick "Nick" James of Bradenton, FL - July 3rd (Saturday) - 6-2, 278 James has a top 4 of South Carolina, Ohio State, Florida, and Texas A&M.

DB Antonio Kite of Anniston, AL - July 4th (Sunday) - 6-1, 180 DB Kite has a top 5 of South Carolina, Alabama, Florida St., Central Florida, and Tennessee.

DT Felix Hixon of Jackson, GA - July 5th (Monday) - 6-4, 285 DT Hixon has a top 5 of South Carolina, Illinois, Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, and Virginia.

Also, USC WR target Jayden Gibson of Winter Garden, FL will announce his top 7 on July 7th.

Did He Really Say That?…

“They’re an older group. They’ve been in a hole before. Not many times, but whether it’s during the course of the season or during the course of games, they’ve been able to navigate their way out of these situations.” ~ Tim Corbin

Now, how’d that work out again Timmy?

With this new ruling from the supreme court on athletes

Can the fans take advance of this? Schools and NCAA uses our image in the stands, close ups and far away... Maybe Fans can be paid going to the games... No need to buy a ticket. Just show a picture of your image at the gate and get in free.


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