David Poole: RIP

[Matt Foley]

Passed away today

[hmsmike]

Passed away today

I know we all just heard --- Sad news!

He was just here a couple of weeks ago too!!! Gonna miss ya Big guy!

My prayers to his family - God Bless

[dimbee]

That's sad to hear... was it a heart attack or something along those lines? Dude had a serious weight problem

[Squirrel]

Sad to hear and the Observer said heart attack.

[Vampi]

It was indeed a heart attack. His daughter was with him and called 911 but he could not be revived. The paper has been a very sad place and it just got worse today. He was a wonderful friend, writer and colleague. He will be missed.

[Scrumtrilescent]

Dang. I was reading Ed Hinton's article and wondered about both he and Poole's health just yesterday.

[Matt Foley]

I think Poole had a Talladega story up on the Observer site today.

[Squirrel]

He did.

[JakeFlake]

"I can always lose weight, but you are as smart as you are ever going to be"

Classic.

RIP

[cptx]

Bummer. "the morning drive" on siruis will never be the same.

Massive heart attack at 50 years old. man oh man.

[Carolina Husker]

Wow.

[bubbadawg]

Damn Shame. Tom Higgins was a tough act to follow and he did a great job. Along with sorenson's cancer the sports dept must be a tough place to be

May angels lead him in

[fitty76]

Sorry, but nobody should be dying of a heart attack at 50. You can't be over 400lbs and expect to live long.