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Lawrence Tynes ... Class act

kennyd : 11/18/2021 8:41 am
Piggy backing on the Berman thread.

Long story relatively short. My daughter was involved with Special Olympics and back in early 2007 the Giants held an event for the athletes on the field of the old stadium with may 6/8 players. Tynes was one of them (along with Lorenzen, RIP. Man that dude had a cannon for an arm). Tynes spent time with every single kid there and was a complete class act.

Anyway, I ran across a picture of he and my daughter from that day and sent it to him on IG. He didn't just say "thanks", he and I wrote back and forth several times. He asked how my daughter was doing, asked for an update, said how those events were his favorite of field memories, etc.

Great kicker, better guy
Love to hear these types of stories  
DC Gmen Fan : 11/18/2021 8:57 am : link
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Prime is definitely one of the good ones  
FranknWeezer : 11/18/2021 9:06 am : link
also a great follow on Twitter. @lt4kicks
One thing the Giants always do well.  
George from PA : 11/18/2021 9:06 am : link
Nice story
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Go Terps : 11/18/2021 10:07 am : link
If I opened BBI one day and saw a thread reporting that Tynes was being added to the Ring of Honor that would make me really happy. I will always, always be thankful to this guy for what he did in Green Bay. I hope he has a great long happy life in peace.
I would sign up  
Dave on the UWS : 11/18/2021 10:10 am : link
for that
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mfsd : 11/18/2021 10:17 am : link
In comment 15457266 Go Terps said:
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If I opened BBI one day and saw a thread reporting that Tynes was being added to the Ring of Honor that would make me really happy. I will always, always be thankful to this guy for what he did in Green Bay. I hope he has a great long happy life in peace.


Well said
Nice to hear,  
Mad Mike : 11/18/2021 10:19 am : link
thanks.
He does a weekly Podcast with Paul Schwartz  
arniefez : 11/18/2021 10:23 am : link
I really enjoy it. It's usually under an hour and between Tynes and Schwartz they have some great stories.

He's as big a Giant fan as any of us who visit here. I'm not surprised to hear he's one of the good guys. He sounds like it when you listen to him. It's great to read stories like this. Thank you.

Check out his podcast. I think you'll like it.
Blue Rush Podcast - ( New Window )
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RicFlair : 11/18/2021 10:52 am : link
In comment 15457266 Go Terps said:
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If I opened BBI one day and saw a thread reporting that Tynes was being added to the Ring of Honor that would make me really happy. I will always, always be thankful to this guy for what he did in Green Bay. I hope he has a great long happy life in peace.



Is Feagles in the ring of honor? If not that needs to be rectified ASAP.
Tynes  
Jerry in 329 : 11/18/2021 2:13 pm : link
A buddy of mine played golf with him a few years ago and thought he was a terrific fellow
Very cool.  
Dave in Hoboken : 11/18/2021 2:15 pm : link
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GoTerps  
arniefez : 11/18/2021 4:36 pm : link
I think it would be well deserved if the Giants added Lawrence Tynes to the ROH. Sean Landeta too. The two of them played huge roles in the Super Bowl wins.

There are Giants in the ROH who didn't win Super Bowls and they deserve the honor. But the guys who played big parts in those 4 Lombardi's and have been overlooked should be honored IMO. Leonard Marshall.

If Pete Gogolak and Dave Jennings are in the 2 of them should be too.
Better question is...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 11/18/2021 4:48 pm : link
How is Tynes not in the Giants ROH?
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johnnyb : 11/19/2021 7:31 am : link
In comment 15457266 Go Terps said:
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If I opened BBI one day and saw a thread reporting that Tynes was being added to the Ring of Honor that would make me really happy. I will always, always be thankful to this guy for what he did in Green Bay. I hope he has a great long happy life in peace.


I casually knew Tynes when he played for the Giants. He lived nearby. I asked him about kicking in that deep freeze. His reply was his foot had a huge bruise and hurt like hell and not sure if he would be able to kick if there was a game the following Sunday. Thankfully the Super Bowl was two weeks later.
Similar story  
Now Mike in MD : 11/19/2021 11:17 am : link
My brother died the day after the Giants last SB. We both grew up huge Giants fans. We had an event with a silent auction to raise money for his family. The Giants contributed a framed lineup card for the 2011 championship game signed by Tynes, Weatherford, and Deossie.

The Giants also sent flowers to his viewing and a football signed by the entire team for his kids.

Say what you will about the team's performance, the Giants are a class organization and me and my family will never forget how they treated us during a horrendous time
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