News Article: George Gund III (founder/original owner of San Jose Sharks) dead at 75

[LadyStanley]

http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/c...iii-original-san-jose-sharks-owner?source=rss

Lots of tweets too.


sjsharkie 3:49pm via Twitter for iPhone Sad for the loss of a great man, friend and boss, without whom there would be no San Jose Sharks! Thank you George. pic.twitter.com/6mXGbOS6


Bakes_Jamie13 11:49am via web
Sad news to hear about the passing of George Gund. He was a good man and owner who truly loved hockey. Rest in Peace George.


Neil Smith ‏@nycneil
George Gund III did an enormous amount for USA hockey and will be very, very sadly missed.

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[LadyStanley]

PollakOnSharks 3:55pm via Web #SJSharks say players will wear helmet decals "GGIII" this season in honor of original owner George Gund III, who died Tuesday at 75.




(Guess there might also be a moment of silence next Thursday at season opener)

 

[Shape]

'win it for george!'

Thanks for the Sharks, George. RIP.

 

[Nighthock]

Thank you, George ... THANK YOU

(still the coolest eyebrows I have ever seen)

 

[LadyStanley]

PollakOnSharks 4:29pm via Web The "GGIII" helmet decals will switch to jersey patches at some point to honor George Gund III, #SJSharks original owner who died at 75.




nycneil 4:37pm via Web
I had the pleasure of spending time with George Gund III on many occasions. Funny, generous, kind, giving are four words that come to mind.

 

[Zeroz]

Sucks that he had to witness another lockout before passing.
Thank you for this organization and R.I.P George Gund III

 

[WTFetus]

Is it just me, or does the article title "Sharks' original owner Gund dies" seem really blunt? Don't media reports/articles usually use euphemisms like "passes away"?

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[The Nemesis]

Terrible to hear. I owe him a lot more than most people living in BC. Thanks for giving me a team to cheer for and the resultant great group of people I've met through HF.

Is it just me, or does the article title "Sharks' original owner Gund dies" seem really blunt? Don't media reports/articles usually use euphemisms like "passes away"?

I'll make sure that the article about you says "WTFetus: He dead, yo."

 

[EC09]

RIP. Thanks for helping to save basketball in Cleveland.

 

[LadyStanley]

NHL Tonight included a segment (with video of him dropping puck between Marleau and Rangers' Drury) on his death.

 

[LadyStanley]

http://video.sharks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=125&id=193241&cmpid=embed-share-video
Sharks (re-)posted video from George's induction into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame

 

[LadyStanley]

sharkvoice 4:54pm via Twitter for iPhone George Gund was a friend of hockey and a friend of mine. We will miss him. sjsa.org/hall_of_fame/b…




http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=650547&navid=TW
Sharks family mourns the death of George Gund

 

[bluefunnel]

Sad to hear.

He brought something very special to a lot of us and that will always be appreciated.

 

[LadyStanley]

Jeremy_Roenick 6:06pm via Twitter for iPhone It's a sad day in Hockey. Thanks to George Gund for bringing hockey to Northern Cali. #SanJoseSharks Thanks for all you did for Hockey! RIP

 

[LadyStanley]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sharks-george-gund-iii-died-004145549--nhl.html
AP story


http://sports.yahoo.com/news/original-sharks-owner-george-gund-010004661--nhl.html
Sports Xchange


http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2013...co-owner-George-Gund-dies/UPI-34381358294547/
UPI

 

[sturm_und_drang]

Thank you George!

He was so open and approachable, I always said "thank you" when I saw him at games, he always said "thank you" back with that great big smile of his - I'll miss seeing him around.

 

[USF Shark]

so sad to hear this. RIP

 

[LadyStanley]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mark-purdy/ci_22381923/purdy-george-gund-had-his-own-quirky-style
Purdy column on Gund

 

[LadyStanley]

9modano 9:43pm via Twitter for iPhone Our thoughts are with George Gund and his family.. My first owner with the Minnesota north stars..

 

[Grave]

Rest in peace George. Thank you for all the good you did in and outside of hockey.

 

[Eid Ma Clack Shaw]

Rest in peace. Definitely wouldn't have been a team in San Jose without him. I never met the man, but you get the general sense that he gave a crap about the sport unlike most owners involved with this league. Won't be forgotten.

 

[ErnieLeafs]

Just came to extend my sympathies to you fans, and your organization.

After the Leafs, I'm a big Sharks fan. SJ is my team in the west, and always has been. George Gund III will be missed.

 

[slocal]

He gave us the Sharks and for that I will be forever grateful. RIP, George.

 

[Mafoofoo]

RIP George, thanks for bringing hockey to the Bay.