Tuesday Notes: Lions Legend Lou Creekmur Passes Away

by Sean Yuille on Jul 7, 2009 2:27 PM EDT in Notes Comment 11 comments

FILE - In this July 27, 1996 file photo, former Detroit Lions offensive lineman Lou Creekmur, left, holds his bust with presenter Doak Walker after Creekmur's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Creekmur, who starred on the Lions' three NFL championship teams of the 1950s, died Sunday, July 5, 2009. He was 82. The Lions said Creekmur, in failing health in recent years, died at University Hospital in Tamarac, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

4 months ago: FILE - In this July 27, 1996 file photo, former Detroit Lions offensive lineman Lou Creekmur, left, holds his bust with presenter Doak Walker after Creekmur's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Creekmur, who starred on the Lions' three NFL championship teams of the 1950s, died Sunday, July 5, 2009. He was 82. The Lions said Creekmur, in failing health in recent years, died at University Hospital in Tamarac, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

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Lions Hall of Famer Lou Creekmur passed away at the age of 82 on Sunday. Creekmur played left tackle for the Lions in the 50s and was a member of all three of the Lions' NFL championship teams in that decade. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1996, honoring a remarkable career that included eight consecutive trips to the Pro Bowl and six appearances on the All-NFL team.
Terry Foster interviewed Jim Schwartz recently and touched on many subjects. The most interesting topic of discussion by far was how Schwartz really gets the fans and how he wants to win for them. We all know how he has been to a Tigers game, a race at MIS, and two Red Wings playoff games, but I did not know about this until reading the interview:

I was watching Game 7 of the Red Wings playoff game against Anaheim in my hotel room. It was an exciting game so I said I don't need to be watching this in my hotel room. I snuck out or I thought I was sneaking out to a sports bar to watch it with fans. They figured out pretty quickly who I was and it was exciting to watch it with them. I think the Red Wings scored with like three minutes left and the place went absolutely nuts.

One of the guys leaned over and said coach when the Lions win it; it's even going to be better. That's going to be hard to believe because of the excitement they generated when they won that series. It was impressive to watch.
He is truly a man of the people.
The great SB Nation tech team has released its latest creation: mobile commenting. If you thought you were addicted to the site before, just imagine how it will be now that you can comment from your cell phone.

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Look out!

First comment with the phone. This could be real dangerous. Next we’re gonna need a 12 step program for POD addiction. uuuugghhh but it feels so good when it hit’s your lips…

by j16941 on Jul 7, 2009 2:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Ha

I was thinking the same thing.

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by Sean Yuille on Jul 7, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunate news regarding Creekmur

Another legend has left the world.

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Jul 7, 2009 7:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

As a self-confessed technophobe

I don’t like seeing anything Twitter related on here :(

by Nate D. on Jul 7, 2009 10:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Its not about twitter

You can just leave comments from your cellphone if it has internet capabilities, allowing guys like me to waste even more time! You have to go to twitters website to get tweets. Its awesome what I have been waiting for!

by pleaselionswinasuperbowlbeforeidie on Jul 7, 2009 11:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

don't worry...

If you don’t have a twitter account it won’t really effect you, only drive more traffic to the site. Which I think we all can agree is a good thing.
Myself, I love the mobile commenting. I’ve been waiting for that for a while, as far as the twitter thing goes, the way it is set up now anytime someone re-twitts the post it gets sent to my mobile again, which I can foresee getting kinda annoying during the season. I’m sure I’ll have it figured out by then though.

by j16941 on Jul 7, 2009 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lou was one of my all-time favorites...

What a great O-Lineman. He will be missed.

by JCruize on Jul 8, 2009 12:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm an old school dude

But it’ll be fun to watch kids with a new toy. One rule though. Please don’t tweet or twit or whatever when you’re driving. We’ve all seen enough senseless tragedies. Michael Jackson anywhere near children, Matt Millen anywhere near our Lions, or my ex wife anywhere near a credit card. Tragic!

by dylan415 on Jul 8, 2009 1:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs