RIP Eddie Griffin, 1982-2007

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RIP Eddie Griffin, 1982-2007
Construda found this 8/22/2007 on thebiglead.com [flag]
After hopping on the net Tuesday night following Kevin Arnold’s foray into big, bad high school, we were genuinely shocked – ‘what!?’ was the actual reaction – to read about the death of self-destructive NBA player Eddie Griffin . According to the Houston Chronicle , Griffin’s vehicle exploded into a fireball after driving head-on into a moving train last week, but his body was so badly ... [link]

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Afternoon blog buffet: 25 hours of Lou Holtz?, another sucky ESPN FFB draft, and more!
Published 8/22/2007 by NDub at Construda
... ) NBA baller Eddie Griffin died. Apparently it was a week ago, but his remains weren't identified right away because of the nature of the vehicle wreck. Speaking of wreck, it seems the poor soul's life was like one. RIP. ( The Big Lead ) ESPN to pull a 25-hour college football preseason show on TV. The show begins at 7 p.m. on Friday night and continues until the 8 p.m. Saturday kickoff of the LSU-Mississippi game. That doesn't necessarily mean 25 hours of Lispin' Lou Holtz, though. Senile old men are usually in bed by 8 p.m. ( ...

Eddie Griffin's Bizarre Death
Published 8/22/2007 by Enrico at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
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Eddie Griffin's death was unfortaunte but not unforeseeable.
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David Friedman posted 8/22/2007 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com

Eddie Griffin, whose life and NBA career were plagued by his struggles with substance abuse, died last week when his SUV crashed into a train in Houston. He was just 25 years old. The reason that it took a week for this announcement to be made is that Griffin's body was burned beyond recognition after the accident, necessitating the use of dental records to make a positive identification.
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