in memory

On Sunday, part of my childhood died, and I didn't even know it.

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- David Woodley, who started at quarterback for the Miami Dolphins in the 1983 Super Bowl, died Sunday. He was 44.

The cause of death had not been determined, brother Joe Woodley told The (Shreveport) Times.

David Woodley played four seasons in Miami, including the Dolphins' 27-17 loss to Washington in the Super Bowl. He also played one season in Pittsburgh.

Woodley finished third in Dolphins history with 5,928 career passing yards and 508 pass completions, behind Dan Marino and Bob Griese. He holds the Miami rookie record with 176 pass completions.

Woodley played at LSU from 1977-79, leading the Tigers to a 34-10 victory over Wake Forest in the 1979 Tangerine Bowl.

In 1990, Woodley moved back to Shreveport and pursued an information technology degree at LSU-Shreveport, where he worked in the physical education department. Woodley also was a radio commentator for high school football games last season.

David Woodley was my favorite football player of all time. When I was four years old, I would watch the Dolphins games with my dad, and cheer for him. I was crushed when he got traded to the Steelers. To this day, I'm a Steelers fan because of him. I don't know if he was a believer, but I hope he was. Maybe someday I'll get to watch him play a heavenly football game. In the meantime, I will miss him.

in memory

On Sunday, part of my childhood died, and I didn't even know it.

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- David Woodley, who started at quarterback for the Miami Dolphins in the 1983 Super Bowl, died Sunday. He was 44.

The cause of death had not been determined, brother Joe Woodley told The (Shreveport) Times.

David Woodley played four seasons in Miami, including the Dolphins' 27-17 loss to Washington in the Super Bowl. He also played one season in Pittsburgh.

Woodley finished third in Dolphins history with 5,928 career passing yards and 508 pass completions, behind Dan Marino and Bob Griese. He holds the Miami rookie record with 176 pass completions.

Woodley played at LSU from 1977-79, leading the Tigers to a 34-10 victory over Wake Forest in the 1979 Tangerine Bowl.

In 1990, Woodley moved back to Shreveport and pursued an information technology degree at LSU-Shreveport, where he worked in the physical education department. Woodley also was a radio commentator for high school football games last season.

David Woodley was my favorite football player of all time. When I was four years old, I would watch the Dolphins games with my dad, and cheer for him. I was crushed when he got traded to the Steelers. To this day, I'm a Steelers fan because of him. I don't know if he was a believer, but I hope he was. Maybe someday I'll get to watch him play a heavenly football game. In the meantime, I will miss him.

I need a tropical vacation

This last week or so has been stressful for me, and the stress keeps intensifying. I have way too much going on, and I can't get myself to relax. I feel like a wind-up toy that someone wound too tight. Last night I practically had a nervous breakdown because (I kid you not) the laundry needed to be done and I JUST COULDN'T DO IT ALL MYSELF. Thankfully, Kathy did it instead, so I could lie down and watch American Idol...and the West Wing. Seriously, could anything else go wrong on that show? Every major character is embroiled in some crisis now. And the previews said that this week's episode was nothing compared to next week's finale. I will probably be throwing things at the screen next week, which will mean that the writers have done a good job. :)

I had lunch today with the singles minister at my church, and another church guy who's my age. I had been anxious about it, but it was a good meeting. He just wanted to talk to us about the weird place we're in right now- too old for college group, too young for singles- and to encourage us to plug in to whatever group we felt most comfortable in. So now I feel better about that situation. I let him know that I enjoy his class, and the people are nice, but I just feel displaced. He totally understood. He's a good guy.

Have you guys heard about that powderpuff football game-turned-mass beating in Chicago? The worst part was, the hazing is a tradition at that high school. Just horrible. Evan and Ryan went to Glenbrook South...I wonder if they know more about it. I'll have to ask them.

New icon, by the way.

I need a tropical vacation

This last week or so has been stressful for me, and the stress keeps intensifying. I have way too much going on, and I can't get myself to relax. I feel like a wind-up toy that someone wound too tight. Last night I practically had a nervous breakdown because (I kid you not) the laundry needed to be done and I JUST COULDN'T DO IT ALL MYSELF. Thankfully, Kathy did it instead, so I could lie down and watch American Idol...and the West Wing. Seriously, could anything else go wrong on that show? Every major character is embroiled in some crisis now. And the previews said that this week's episode was nothing compared to next week's finale. I will probably be throwing things at the screen next week, which will mean that the writers have done a good job. :)

I had lunch today with the singles minister at my church, and another church guy who's my age. I had been anxious about it, but it was a good meeting. He just wanted to talk to us about the weird place we're in right now- too old for college group, too young for singles- and to encourage us to plug in to whatever group we felt most comfortable in. So now I feel better about that situation. I let him know that I enjoy his class, and the people are nice, but I just feel displaced. He totally understood. He's a good guy.

Have you guys heard about that powderpuff football game-turned-mass beating in Chicago? The worst part was, the hazing is a tradition at that high school. Just horrible. Evan and Ryan went to Glenbrook South...I wonder if they know more about it. I'll have to ask them.

New icon, by the way.