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Chargers Owner Spanos Announces he has Dementia

sports.espn.go.com — Billionaire developer and owner of the San Diego Chargers, Alex Spanos, has announced in a letter that he suffers from Dementia

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  • Trifold, on 12/30/2008, -2/+20In a related story, Raiders owner Al Davis suffers from "all of the above".
  • binford04, on 12/30/2008, -2/+19That explains firing Schottenheimer after a 14-2 season
  • Fleagleman, on 12/30/2008, -1/+15...he then went into the Chargers locker room, where he mistook Phillip Rivers for Ryan Leaf and punched him in the nose.
  • Argentothe1st, on 12/30/2008, -4/+18No wonder Norv Turner is still there. He could never remember why he should fire him.
  • ncnavguy, on 12/30/2008, -1/+8Marty Shottenhiemer 14-2 fired
    Norv Turner (Old Gill Incarnate) 8-8 and still running strong.

  • krahzee, on 12/30/2008, -0/+6Sad. To me that is the worst way to see someone end their life.

    Physical sickness is one thing, but to not know family, friends,.... That blows.
  • vtbarrera, on 02/03/2009, -2/+7How sad, I guess this is why more ownership responsibilities are being handled by his son.
  • dazem, on 12/30/2008, -0/+414-2 with ZERO playoff wins even though Chargers were favored in each of the games.
  • drifter, on 12/30/2008, -1/+5***** does that have to do with anything? You guys are pathetic.
  • jumpyg1258, on 12/30/2008, -0/+4Well you will never get that with Norv Turner thats for sure.
  • lepetitmousse, on 12/30/2008, -1/+4I hate dementia
  • isunktheship, on 12/30/2008, -1/+4playoffs baby
  • inactive, on 12/30/2008, -2/+5Uh, what you have had him do? Fire Norv Turner this week for going 8-8 and bring in some new guy to coach the playoff game on Saturday? Sheesh.
  • jba68, on 12/30/2008, -4/+6wrong, but funneh
  • nalguita, on 12/30/2008, -1/+3I hate bush with a ***** passion and even I don't care about that right now. Wrong time bro, wrong time.
  • nalguita, on 12/30/2008, -3/+5So you don't have to google it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia
  • FredFredrickson, on 12/30/2008, -1/+2Wow, that's crazy - I went to college (Pacific) in Stockton, CA, and I always thought it was funny that all the streets and buildings around there are named after Spanos.
  • dracostimpy, on 12/30/2008, -0/+1Pa, get the net... this one's a big'un!
  • dracostimpy, on 12/30/2008, -0/+1Hook, line and sinker!
  • smrekar, on 12/31/2008, -0/+1it all makes sense.
    --smrekar
    Orange county, CA
  • isunktheship, on 12/30/2008, -1/+2marty had a history of that *****, hence "marty ball"
  • matt.rubin, on 12/30/2008, -0/+1we got further in the playoff than ever before last year. Just lost to the ***** pats right before the super bowl.

    Damn disrespectful cheaters.
  • BMAnderson, on 01/09/2009, -0/+1at least norv can win a playoff game, although after a 4-8 start I had no hope either
  • Chargers, on 12/30/2008, -0/+1Chargers playoff record under... Schottenheimer 0-2, Turner 2-1 and to dazem point Schottenheimer lost a playoff game going in as the top team that year at 14-2 and flopped. Thoughts and prayers go out to the Spanos family.
  • jumpyg1258, on 12/30/2008, -0/+11 and done baby...
  • inactive, on 12/30/2008, -0/+1Am I sure?
  • matt.rubin, on 12/30/2008, -1/+1cause his playoffs record sucked. We need a super bowl, badly.
  • du1834, on 12/30/2008, -0/+0or why Norv was hired in the first place...
  • maxtrix, on 12/30/2008, -2/+2Pizza!
  • isunktheship, on 12/30/2008, -1/+1are you sure?
  • TheBigSquid, on 12/30/2008, -3/+1That demented old *****.
  • Nevermor7, on 12/30/2008, -4/+1Funny... but wrong...
  • dracostimpy, on 12/30/2008, -12/+3"Spanos was one of the largest contributors to George W. Bush's campaign in 2004. By contributing $5 million to 527 groups that supported the Bush campaign in 2004, Spanos ranked among the top five GOP donors."

    Good on ya, Spanos!

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