I think that's a fantastic idea. I was never able to hold a candle to him during Jets-related arguments, and he even owned me a few times. One of the most knowledgable Jet fans around, for sure.
RIP Green Guy and God Bless. Been on the board for a while and read many of his posts.....he'll be missed. Prayers to his family and friends.
My thoughts and prayers to G.G, his friends and family. 44 was way too few years to have been with us. Tis a sad, sad day here in ganggreen land. May he rest in peace.
wow I remember Green Guy when he first came to this board and I was a mod. He was a great person. He really was passionate about the Jets. If he was half as passionate about life as he was about the Jets then he lived a full life. RIP Green Guy
Aw man. Just saw this.. Damn, GG was an excellent poster and had a good vibe about him. He will be missed .. RIP bro ...
Sad to hear, my condolences This should remind us that football is just a game, and try to enjoy it instead of spending hours venting about a player you hate or a play that went wrong. At the end of the day, its still just a beautiful game. I'll miss GG, he was a hell of a poster. 44 is too young to go. Have fun upstairs brother
His father sent a picture of Green Guy with his daughter at Hofstra in 2007. and also the following letter: To all my friends on the Gang Green; Dorothy and I send you all our heartfelt thanks for your kind words and thoughts. Michael (the Green Guy) grew up watching football. At first he joined my Saturday college game watching, where I explained the positions and assignments for each player. We started to carefully study individuals for drafting the best possible player for the Jets. He was 7 when we took him to Shea for his first game (1970). He was so impressed by being able to see the whole field, both O & D players and was soon calling the plays. Amazing how fast he picked it up. And how good he was! The 3 of us never missed a single game until he left for college. He joined the board on 08/27/2002 and told me about it. I joined the next week. This way we could post our thoughts and ?argue? our reasoning. His writing ability, vision of what happened and logic most often prevailed. He had a photographic memory and I used him often for reference. We had a pact that the 3 of us would go to the next Jet Super Bowl, no matter where or when. Regrettably, that did not happen and now can never happen for the three of us. He was married (Karen) for 7 years and had a daughter (Morgan) who became a Jet fan at 2 years old, happily doing the; JETS, JETS, JETS chant. She is now 5 ?. I?ll be flying back to NY to take her to a Yankee game (Michael?s other team) even though her mother and I are Dodger fans, because Michael promised to take her to a game. Michael had some minor health problems but was cleared by his Doctor to go to San Francisco. There we were to meet him, Karen and Morgan and spend the week on vacation. He took one day and went to San Jose for a job interview. He got the job and was very pleased as he would be able to run it out of his home in Croton on Hudson, NY. He expressed some breathing concerns but refused to go to a hospital in SF. He wanted to go home. We flew back to Vegas on Saturday morning and he flew back to NY in the evening. Karen said he had breathing problems on the plane and they had to give him oxygen. He again refused medical help coming off the plane and wanted to get back to Croton. He felt worse on the drive and had Karen leave him at the hospital in Westchester while she took Morgan home. The emergency Doctors started some testing but he went into cardiac arrest. They revived him and put him on a respirator. We were called and made immediate arrangements to go to NY. Sadly we were met at 5am Monday by family members who told us that he had a second cardiac arrest about 2 hours after the first one and didn?t survive. When we lived on Long Island, I went to Hofstra to watch pre-season practice every year. When we moved to Vegas, we always scheduled oe trip back so that we could attend at least one practice. Last year, we went with Michael and Morgan. I don?t think I?ll be back there this year. Lately, I have ot posted much during pre-season and generally waited until the third or fourth game before generating any opinion about players or coaches. I?ll probably follow that tack again this year. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you Jet fans for your kind words and thoughts. I have printed them out and sometime in the future may give them to Morgan so she can read about her Daddy and how well respected he was. In the meantime, hug all your loved ones often and tell them how much you love them. LV Coach Dec. 7, 1963 - April 27, 2008
So sorry to hear this. Life is short and then it's gone before you know it. I hope he had a great time when he was with us and that his family recovers from the loss of such a vibrant young man.
Sorry to hear the news. It's a real tragedy to have to say goodbye to someone so young. RIP Green Guy, you will be missed.
I haven't been on this board for a long time, but still I feel for this horrible news. RIP and god bless his family and loved ones.
Very distrubing news I am shocked. I never dreamed about this happening to GG. I am deeply saddened. May our Jets brother rest in peace!
The photo of him having a great time with his daughter certainly puts things into perspective and makes you appreciate just how important your time with loves ones really is.
Thanks for the picture and letter, LV Coach. I hope little Morgan will end up posting on this board 10 years from now, and continue the tradition.
By the way, I remember a board meltdown back in 2002 that wiped out all the accounts, so we all had to recreate them. I remember Green Guy being a member since Herm was announced HC.
