Don James 1932-2013

DerekJohnson

A great man as well as a legendary football coach. This is a very sad day.

Swaye

Concur.

[Deleted User]

So it's official now? That's too bad that Kim had to sling his name through all this.

It really is a shame that James didn't have a statue when he was living.

loadsock

Damn. This just sucks.

vadawg

Sucks. Great man in so many ways. Great Human Being in every way.

Prayers go out to Carol and family.

HeretoBeatmyChest

Thank you coach for bringing so much joy to so many husky fans for so many years. RIP.

Fecal_Matter

:-(

loadsock

Thanks for an awesome childhood of Husky football culminating in me watching you hoist up a NC trophy when I was 16 years old.

topdawgnc

First bowl game I remember watching ... Christmas day ... Aloha Bowl against Maryland.

DerekJohnson

topdawgnc said:

First bowl game I remember watching ... Christmas day ... Aloha Bowl against Maryland.

last second win vs. Boomer Esiason

ThomasFremont

Fuck...

jecornel

Celebrate his life and his achievements... we were lucky to watch his career... if you believe in after life he is in a better place..his legacy will live on. He lived a full life and impacted others into his 80's....t's and p's for those closest to him.

CFetters_Nacho_Lover

My favorite UW/Don James memory is 92 Rose Bowl win for the natty. Went back to basic training the next morning and didn't learn that UW won the natty for a couple days.

TierbsHsotBoobs

jecornel said:

Celebrate his life and his achievements... we were lucky to watch his career... if you believe in after life he is in a better place..his legacy will live on. He lived a full life and impacted others into his 80's....t's and p's for those closest to him.

I don't belief in afterlife and I still think he's in a better place than living with pancreatic cancer.

Ugh.

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PurpleReign

RIP Dawgfather.

DingaLing

TierbsHsotBoobs said:

jecornel said:

Celebrate his life and his achievements... we were lucky to watch his career... if you believe in after life he is in a better place..his legacy will live on. He lived a full life and impacted others into his 80's....t's and p's for those closest to him.

I don't belief in afterlife and I still think he's in a better place than living with pancreatic cancer.

Ugh.

At the risk of being insensitive, I submit he's in a better place than living with the past 2 decades of Husky football.

Don't tell me the demise of WASHINGTON as he made didn't make him want to die in a fucking fire, especially the years from Tytanic-present.

DerekJohnson

Don James was 4-2 vs. Michigan as the Husky coach.

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DerekJohnson said:

Don James was 4-2 vs. Michigan as the Husky coach.

Yea I read that 3-5 and I was confused. I knew he beat them in the Rose Bowl twice and won both regular season meetings.

unfrozencaveman

RIP

Your_Mom

Mr James,

Thank you sir, for your service to Washington.

May you rest in peace wherever you are.

Someday, again, we hope to field a team worthy of you and your memory.