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damn this ****ing sucks i remember jim on the rome show a couple of weeks ago and he said that hunter was in and out of the hospital.. bill's fan or not this was and is a sad story...
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08-05-2005, 04:56 PM
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My prayers to the Kelly family. 
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That is very sad news.
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08-05-2005, 04:59 PM
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08-05-2005, 05:03 PM
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I can't even imagine the pain of losing a child.
Prayers to the Kelly family.
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Originally posted by Zac@Aug 5th '05 @ 2:34 pm
More from that day.
Kelly: 'I'm joining the greatest team of all'
CANTON, Ohio -- Jim Kelly never walked off a football field holding his son's hand. He never got to play catch with Hunter or take him camping or fishing.
But Kelly's 5-year-old son gave him something much more special: A hero.
Jim Kelly never tossed a touchdown pass as meaningful or had a moment on the field as sweet as the one that closed his induction speech into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Choking back tears throughout his 10 minutes at the podium, the Buffalo Bills quarterback thanked the teammates, coaches, family and friends who helped him achieve football's highest honor.
Then Kelly looked down at his terminally ill child.
Hunter Kelly, who shares his father's birthday and grit, has Krabbe's disease, a rare degenerative disorder of the nervous system that robbed him of motor skills.
"It's been written that the trademark of my career was toughness,'' Kelly said. "The toughest person I ever met in my life was my son, my hero, Hunter.
"I love you, buddy.''
Kelly's closing capped an emotional day as he was enshrined along with the late coach George Allen, tight end Dave Casper, defensive lineman Dan Hampton and wide receiver John Stallworth.
On a hot day, a record crowd of 17,700 attended the ceremonies in Fawcett Stadium, a long TD pass from the Hall. This was the first time the ceremony wasn't held on the Hall's front steps since 1965.
Good thing, too, since Kelly's enshrinement brought thousands of Bills fans -- many of them wearing his No. 12 jersey -- who made the 240-mile drive to Canton and made Fawcett feel like an October afternoon in Orchard Park, N.Y.
"Is there anyone back in Buffalo today?'' said Bills Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy, who presented Kelly for induction.
"I feel like I'm in Buffalo,'' Bills center Kent Hull said before the ceremony. "Look at this.''
People back in western New York undoubtedly were watching the ceremonies on TV to see Kelly, who led the Bills to four straight Super Bowls.
Kelly passed for 35,467 yards and 237 TDs during his 11-year NFL career. He led the Bills to the playoffs eight times, and Levy has no doubt who he would want with the ball and time running out.
"Right there,'' Levy said, stepping back from the podium to point at Kelly. "Jim Kelly, No. 12. He cared about winning. He cared about his team and his teammates. He cared about his family. His arm was great, but so was his heart.''
Beyond his unquestioned physical skills, Kelly's greatest attribute was the way he led -- with a swagger.
"If there was a movie made about the life of John Wayne,'' Levy said. "Jim Kelly ought to play the part.''
Kelly was the afternoon's final speaker, and for a moment it seemed like the sea of red, white and blue Bills fans wasn't going to let him get started, drowning out his opening with a rousing ovation.
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08-05-2005, 06:21 PM
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very saddening news :tombstone:
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In his Hall of Fame speech, Kelly said that his son was his inspiration.
R.I.P and prayers to the Kelly family.
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God Bless The Kelly Family. What a great thing Jim Kelly did for his child. What a wonderful person and it is tragic that this event happened to him.
As for Marvin Harrison, what a cold thought. What comes around goes around buddy.
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He cannot sign up under a new account can he?
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</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td> QUOTE (BleedOrange&Blue @ Apr 3rd '06 @ 8:32 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td> QUOTE (Bell Ringer @ Apr 3rd '06 @ 8:31 pm)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> That mother ****er carries a gun though. </td></tr></table><div class='signature'>
He also can't see his penis...</td></tr></table><div class='signature'>
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Jim Kelly's son, Hunter, dies
