Good morning UJD, 911, and all you truly good yet deplorable Dawgs (you know who you are and who you ain’t)………It’s “be thoughtful” day……It’s really not, I just made that up……but I challenge each of you to pick up the phone, call your mom, or your dad, or you brother, or your sister…….Make them feel good…..It’ll make you feel good too, I’ll guarantee…….And don’t let your guard down regarding this China virus we’ve all been hiding from for the past month….. …Take care my friends……..
UGA SPORTS:
I’m gonna mention a Dawg great in the UGA football spotlight section this morning, just to make sure at least something Dawg is mentioned today in this “DAWGChat” forum………Today’s DGD in the spotlight is former Dawg Running Back Knowshon Moreno………..
Moreno grew up in Belford, a neighborhood in Middletown Township, New Jersey……….At Middletown High School South, he led his team to three Central Jersey championships…….He rushed for 1,629 yards on 153 carries and scored 28 touchdowns in 11 games as a senior……….He finished his high school career with 6,268 career rushing yards, 128 touchdowns, and 768 points………….His rushing yards are second all-time in New Jersey high school ranks, while he is New Jersey's all-time leading scorer………..He rushed for 420 yards and seven touchdowns in one game against the Neptune Scarlet Fliers…………And he rushed for six touchdowns against the Monmouth Regional Falcons…………..He was the #10 high school running back prospect and the #73 overall prospect in the United States coming out of high school according to Rivals………
He signed with UGA, and took a redshirt his true freshman year (because of his inexperience in blocking, not his running ability)…..He made all UGA fans take notice of his talent immediately in his redshirt freshman year……… He joined Herschel Walker as the only player in Georgia history to rush for 1,000 yards in his freshman season……Moreno was the first Georgia tailback since Herschel Walker in 1982 to rush for over 100 yards in five straight games……. He was named onto the all-SEC first team and was the unanimous SEC Freshman of the Year……..He was the featured tailback on the Freshman All-American first team and was named to the All-Freshman SEC team………..Sporting News named him Freshman Offensive Player of the Year……….Moreno finished the season with 1,334 yards on 248 carries for 14 touchdowns…………He also added 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions………Not a bad collegiate start at all………
He didn’t let up his sophomore season, as he finished the season with 1,792 yards of total offense (1,400 rushing on 250 carries and 392 yards on 33 receptions) and scored 18 touchdowns (16 rushing, 2 receiving)………..He was named the team's offensive MVP………..He finished second in Doak Walker award voting, behind Shonn Greene……….He was named first-team All-SEC for the second consecutive year, and was a second-team All-American selection……..Nobody in college football was as hot as a firecracker as was Knowshon Moreno……
Then, on January 7, 2009, Moreno announced that he would enter the 2009 NFL Draft………His football career at UGA was over in just two playing seasons……He had amassed 3,400 yards of offense and scored 32 TDs…….Lordy the records he could have broke had he not cut his UGA career so short…….He left UGA with two 1000+ yard rushing seasons, thirteen 100+ yard rushing games, and he averaged 5.5 yards gained every time they handed it off to him for the entire two years…..
Knowshon was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos…….His Pro career saw him injured a good bit, but still had over 5000 yards rushing and receiving and scored 36 TDs……..His NFL career was only 5 and a piece seasons, short like his UGA career……But he still put up some dang good numbers at both stops……..He was one more talented back…….And he was a DGD too……
SOME “DID YOU KNOW STUFF?” ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY:
231 years ago today, Captain William Bligh of the British ship Bounty and 18 of his men were set adrift by mutinous sailors led by the master's mate Fletcher Christian
202 years ago today, President James Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain
165 years ago today, 1st veterinary college in U.S. incorporated in Boston
139 years ago today, Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico
110 years ago today, the first night air flight is performed by Claude Grahame-White in England
106 years ago today, W.H. Carrier patented the design of his air conditioner
101 years ago today, Les Irvin makes the first jump with an Army Air Corps parachute
90 years ago today, the first organized night baseball game is played in Independence, Kansas
88 years ago today, a yellow fever vaccine for humans is announced
83 years ago today, 1st animated cartoon electric sign displayed (New York City)
Also 83 years ago today, 1st commercial flight across Pacific, Pan Am
78 years ago today, "WW II" titled so, as result of Gallup Poll
Also 78 years ago today, nightly "dim-out" begins along East Coast
76 years ago today, Exercise "Tiger" ends with 750 U.S. soldiers dead in a D-Day rehearsal when their convoy ships were attacked by German torpedo boats
75 years ago today, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, “Il Duce,” who, after a series of military misadventures, became unpopular even among his fellow Fascists, was captured while trying to flee Italy and was executed on this day in 1945
68 years ago today, US troop occupation of Japan came to an end after seven years of rapid social and economic change following the country's surrender in World War II
67 years ago today, French troops evacuate northern Laos
64 years ago today, Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 home runs
63 years ago today, Mike Wallace was seen on TV for the first time……..He was the host of "Mike Wallace Interviews"
61 years ago today, Arthur Godfrey was seen for the last time in the final broadcast of "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" on CBS-TV
59 years ago today, Lieutenant Colonel Gueorgui Mossolov takes E-66A to 34,714 m altitude
Also 59 years ago today, Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at age 41, beats San Francisco Giants, 1-0
57 years ago today, 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? wins
55 years ago today, the U.S. Army and Marines invade the Dominican Republic.
54 years ago today, 38th Academy Awards - "Sound of Music," Julie Christie and L Marvin win
53 years ago today, Muhammad Ali refuses induction into the U.S. Army and is stripped of his boxing title
51 years ago today, the 4th Academy of Country Music Awards were held: Glen Campbell was the big winner
35 years ago today, the largest sand castle in the world was completed near St. Petersburg, FL (four stories tall)
Also 35 years ago today, Billy Martin named New York Yankee manager for 4th time
33 years ago today, NFL Draft: University of Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
32 years ago today, one flight attendant was killed when Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 roof tears off in flight
30 years ago today, "Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 6,137 performances
Also 30 years ago today, the Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat New York Knicks 157-128
28 years ago today, the U.S. Agriculture Department unveiled a pyramid-shaped recommended-diet chart
Also 28 years ago today, the Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings
26 years ago today, Former CIA officer Aldrich Ames admits he forwarded U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union…….Ames was sentenced to life imprisonment for his activities which amounted to one of the most damaging spy cases in U.S. history
24 years ago today, Australian gunman Martin Bryant began a killing spree that left 35 people dead and some 18 others wounded in the Port Arthur area of Tasmania, Australia…….It was the country's worst mass shooting and led to stricter gun controls
Also 24 years ago today, U.S. President Clinton gave a 4 1/2 hour videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners
23 years ago today, a worldwide treaty to ban chemical weapons took effect. Russia and other countries such as Iraq and North Korea did not sign
19 years ago today, American businessman Dennis Tito became the first space tourist when he was launched into orbit aboard a Russian supply mission to the International Space Station……He paid approximately $20 million for the six-day trip
17 years ago today, Apple launched the iTunes Store, which gave users the ability to purchase and download music from the Internet directly to their iTunes library…….Just 7 years later, in 2010, the store sold its 10 billionth song
16 years ago today, American television network CBS broadcast photographs depicting harsh treatment of Iraqi inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison in U.S.-occupied Iraq, initiating a national debate on torture and the Geneva Conventions
13 years ago today, NFL Draft: LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell first pick by Oakland Raiders
12 years ago today, India set a world record when it sent 10 satellites into orbit from a single launch
9 years ago today, NFL Draft: Auburn quarterback Cam Newton first pick by Carolina Panthers
4 years ago today, NFL Draft: Cal quarterback Jared Goff first pick by Los Angeles Rams
One year ago today, Marvel film "Avengers: Endgame" made estimated $1.2 billion worldwide, first film to make more than 1 billion on opening
SOME FOLKS WHO DIED ON THIS DATE:
Mary Read, English pirate who operated in the Caribbean
Benito Mussolini [Il Duce], Fascist Italian dictator (1922-1943)
Tommy Caldwell, Marshall Tucker Band bass player
Rory Calhoun, American actor
Jim Valvano, basketball coach (North Carolina State)
Ken Curtis, actor (Festus-Gunsmoke)
Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler
Jack Ramsay, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 1977 NBA Champions)
SOME FOLKS BORN ON THIS DATE:
James Monroe, 5th U.S. President
Harper Lee, Author ("To Kill A Mockingbird")
Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of Lamborghini cars
Carolyn Jones, Actress (TV: Morticia on"The Addams Family")
Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (The Guns of Navarone
Saddam Hussein, Iraqi leader
Glenn Ross Campbell, American steel guitarist
Ann-Margret, Singer, actress ("Viva Las Vegas", "Grumpy Old Men")
Jay Leno, Comedian, television talk show host ("The Tonight Show")
Chuck Leavell, American musician (The Allman Brothers Band, Rolling Stones)
Hal Sutton, American Golfer
Ron Zook, College coach
John Daly, American Golfer (British Open, US Open)
Penelope Cruz 1974 – Actress
Jessica Alba, Actress ("Dark Angel")
TODAY’S @$$HOLE OF THE DAY:
I have a few good options today, but I’m going outside the United States today, because we’re not the only country in this world with crazy SOBs running around……This particular nutcase lived in the Land Down Under, and his story is sad, horrid, and about as bizarre as it gets……His name is Martin Bryant………
Martin was a problem child…..He would break his toys……He was disruptive in the classroom……..He was violent at times, probably as a result of being bullied……He tortured animals…….He would aggravate people to such an extent that he would always be in trouble……. His mother even stated he was an annoying child……..When he was suspended from school, he underwent some psychological assessments, with the opinion that Bryant would never be able to hold down a job…….He was placed in a special-education class but his academics and behavior got even worse……He ended up quitting school, and was the recipient of a disability pension wiih the help of a psychiatrist who wrote, “Cannot read or write. ….Does a bit of gardening and watches TV ... Only his parents' efforts prevent further deterioration……. Could be schizophrenic and parents face a bleak future with him."
Later in his teenage years, Martin got hooked up with a filthy rich much older lady who lived in a mansion nearby……She had won a mega-lottery……..Soon Martin moved in with her……They spent money left and right (example: bought 30 cars in 3 years)……The lady was killed in a car accident and left Martin the remainder of her winnings. (over $500,000)…… Martin‘s taste for new cars changed to new clothes…….But he now looked more like a pimp in New Orleans at the Mardi Gras…..Everyone laughed at his clothing………Then his dad died and left him over $250,000……But Martin was taking the loss of his lady and dad very hard about this time……
Martin decided to travel, which he did for several months……But that didn’t help…….He had become suicidal and drinking heavy……..Then he broke, he went to a Bread and Breakfast Inn that his dad wanted to purchase…….He shot the husband and wife owners dead, went to his car, drove to a restaurant, ate a meal, then went to shooting other patrons as they were eating…..He went outside and killed others, even chasing down a fleeing old woman and killing her…….When it was over, he had murdered 35 people and injured 23 others…….
He was determined to plead ‘not guilty’, but his lawyer finally convinced him to plead guilty…..He did, and the judge gave him 35 life sentences, plus 1,652 years in prison, without the possibility of parole, all of which is to be served concurrently……He’s currently rotting in Risdon Prison……..
I woke up yesterday not knowing who Martin Bryant was or what he did…….This morning I’m anointing him @$$Hole of the Day on the 24 Year Anniversary of the Massacre…….He may have been bullied as a child, but I’ll never understand why someone just shoots innocent people, warped mind or not..........I can't help but think that i few @$$ whippings lke I got growing up and a few thousand dollars less for him to splurge on might have made a difference.......BTW, the psychiatrists determined Martin was not mentally ill.......He was just a mean-@$$ young-un…….He’ll never get out of prison, but those families involved will never get over the pain of losing their family/friends…….I hope the sorry SOB burns in hell, sooner rather than later……..Martin Bryant is today’s AOTD, and he can KMA…….
As always my good Dawg friends, I hope y’all have a Great Bulldawg Day…..Stay Safe…..help MAGA…….and God Bless…….
