RIP Tony S
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 8:58 pm
I heard about McElhenny when it happened. I heard about Marlin Briscoe when it happened as well.
But I did not hear about Tony Siragusa until yesterday!
I thought of him as a modern-day Artie Donovan years back only to be corrected with..."but without the personality". In fairness, though, who was actually on-par in that field with AD?? Tough act to follow. Tony was a character just the same. He was an actor on what I opine is the Greatest TV Series of All-Time (The 'Beatles' of TV history; 2/9/64 Ed Sullivan Show, 1/10/99 HBO...same exact difference). He played the role as a driver/bodyguard for ANOTHER 'Tony S' (almost choked Christopher Moltisanti to death in Season 5 - my personal favorite (Steve Buscemi) season of the series - when Christopher came at the Boss when he thought he and Adriana hooked up)!
Not necessarily an Artie Donovan personality/story-teller-wise (who WAS?), but a bit of him and a bit of Alex Karras who, yes, also had that personality but was also...a BLOCKER EATER who the "Goose" specifically was! He was a big, big part of that 2000 Ravens' D as well as also being a big part of that '95 Colts team that came oh so damn close to meeting Dallas in that 'Duel in the Desert' instead! Ray & Co all seem to agree. A great assistant Tony was in #52 reaching the Legend he, indeed, reached being - with very limited argument - the Greatest Middle Linebacker in NFL History!
From a Steeler-fan...RIP Goose!
Played for the Panthers thus could have (and should have) been a Steeler!
A true-blue football personality!
But I did not hear about Tony Siragusa until yesterday!
I thought of him as a modern-day Artie Donovan years back only to be corrected with..."but without the personality". In fairness, though, who was actually on-par in that field with AD?? Tough act to follow. Tony was a character just the same. He was an actor on what I opine is the Greatest TV Series of All-Time (The 'Beatles' of TV history; 2/9/64 Ed Sullivan Show, 1/10/99 HBO...same exact difference). He played the role as a driver/bodyguard for ANOTHER 'Tony S' (almost choked Christopher Moltisanti to death in Season 5 - my personal favorite (Steve Buscemi) season of the series - when Christopher came at the Boss when he thought he and Adriana hooked up)!
Not necessarily an Artie Donovan personality/story-teller-wise (who WAS?), but a bit of him and a bit of Alex Karras who, yes, also had that personality but was also...a BLOCKER EATER who the "Goose" specifically was! He was a big, big part of that 2000 Ravens' D as well as also being a big part of that '95 Colts team that came oh so damn close to meeting Dallas in that 'Duel in the Desert' instead! Ray & Co all seem to agree. A great assistant Tony was in #52 reaching the Legend he, indeed, reached being - with very limited argument - the Greatest Middle Linebacker in NFL History!
From a Steeler-fan...RIP Goose!
Played for the Panthers thus could have (and should have) been a Steeler!
A true-blue football personality!