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Bucky Katt;1605411; said:
Same here, but it's incredibly touching to hear him talk about her and how he and the kids will move forward.
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Same here, but it's incredibly touching to hear him talk about her and how he and the kids will move forward.
MaxBuck
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For those who have excoriated Bruce Hooley, you should listen to him on today's show, and especially to his interplay with Chris. Truly moving, and Hooley put to the fore all the admirable aspects of the Spielman family that Chris would be reticent to talk about, being as humble as he is. Hooley really earned his keep this afternoon.
Chris is obviously a man of great faith. His life with Stefanie and their kids can be a marvelous example of courage and devotion for all of us.
Chris is obviously a man of great faith. His life with Stefanie and their kids can be a marvelous example of courage and devotion for all of us.
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osucollegebuck
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MaxBuck;1605539; said:
I was hard on Hooley. I know he is good friends with Spiels and I'm glad Chris has him to lean on. But as far as Tressel and the Buckeyes go, Hooley is still a jackass. Great friend to Chris Spielman, but that doesn't change that he's a Tressel hater. That was a tough show to listen to, GOD BLESS the Spilemans!!!
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JohnnyCockfight
Beer is God's proof that he loves us.
I am a little bummed, as I cannot figure out how to get the Big Show to play on my iMac, despite having installed the plug-in, but will add this.
Having watched the portion of Stefanie's funeral where Chris spoke, there is no better example of what it means to be a man, a husband, and a father than Chris Spielman. He spent more than ten minutes thanking others, celebrating Stefanie's life, and sharing with everyone how blessed he was to be given the opportunity to spend 25 years with his one true love, his soulmate. His humility went so far as to apologize in advance for "selfishly" thanking Dave Kennedy, the person he always called first when something bad had happened along the way. I always knew what a giant Chris was on the field, that much is obvious. I never knew how humble and gentle of a man he is off the field until now. What a man.
Having watched the portion of Stefanie's funeral where Chris spoke, there is no better example of what it means to be a man, a husband, and a father than Chris Spielman. He spent more than ten minutes thanking others, celebrating Stefanie's life, and sharing with everyone how blessed he was to be given the opportunity to spend 25 years with his one true love, his soulmate. His humility went so far as to apologize in advance for "selfishly" thanking Dave Kennedy, the person he always called first when something bad had happened along the way. I always knew what a giant Chris was on the field, that much is obvious. I never knew how humble and gentle of a man he is off the field until now. What a man.
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Buckskin86
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'Something missing'
Today's Hall of Fame induction is another step into the 'new normal' for Chris Spielman -- life without Stefanie
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Dispatch file photo
Chris Spielman will be both thrilled and saddened today.
On one hand, the only individual honor he said he ever wanted will come to pass when the former Ohio State linebacker is inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame at an awards banquet in New York.
On the other hand, there's a big hole. Spielman makes the trip without his wife, Stefanie, who died of cancer on Nov. 19.
"I'm looking forward to it, but there's going to be something missing," Spielman said. "Stefanie was such a big part of my success. That's not going to ruin the trip, but I'm not going to lie and say there's not going to be something missing.
"But I understand that she would be upset if I was in a down mood all the time, so I just kind of embrace it for what it is -- like a lot of days, it's a roller-coaster ride."
Spielman said he is dealing with the aftermath of Stefanie's death by telling his four children to come to terms with, "the new normal."
"It takes some time to get used to," he said. "We've been dealing with a bunch of firsts -- first day back at school (without Stefanie), back at church, first Christmas."
'Something missing' | The Columbus Dispatch
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02Buckeyes06
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Spielman among 18 inducted
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NEW YORK -- Chris Spielman's wife, Stefanie, was never impressed by all the honors her husband received for being a star linebacker at Ohio State and in the NFL.
The only one that ever got her excited was when she found out in the spring that her husband had been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
"There was such a genuine smile on her face and pure joy that she'd gotten out of this, because she understood what my passion for college football is. It's amazing," Spielman said Tuesday.
Stefanie Spielman died Nov. 19 at age 42 after a long battle with breast cancer, a few weeks before Chris was to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
"I have no doubt she's smiling down on us today, and I take great solace and joy in that," Spielman said during a news conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.
Spielman was one of a group of 16 players and two coaches to be inducted at the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame's awards banquet Tuesday night.
Among the others were Heisman Trophy winners Gino Torretta of Miami and Tim Brown of Notre Dame and coaches Dick MacPherson and John Robinson.
Spielman was an All-America linebacker for the Buckeyes, finishing his career in 1987 as the school's career leader in tackles, a record he still holds.
He played 11 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Detroit Lions, and made the Pro Bowl six times. He took a year off in 1998 to spend more time with his family as Stefanie dealt with cancer. She was 30 years old and pregnant when she was diagnosed.
He's been working as a college football game analyst for ESPN since 2001.
The day after Stefanie Spielman died, Chris and his four children, ages 7 to 15, watched a video she had made for them in anticipation of her death. Chris said her message was: "'I don't want any of you ever to use my death as an excuse for anything, but motivation for everything.' That helped me and that helped our kids.
"Considering the circumstances, I'm doing pretty well," he said.
Chris Spielman said he met Stefanie in 1982. He was 17 and she was 15.
"She was my only girlfriend," he said.
Spielman said his wife kept him humble and grounded.
"That was one of the blessings of our marriage," he said.
Spielman returned to work for ESPN just a few days after Stefanie's "celebration of life funeral."
"My kids were asking to get back to our new normal and that's what we did," he said.
Spielman is the 22nd Ohio State player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Chris Spielman's wife, Stefanie, was never impressed by all the honors her husband received for being a star linebacker at Ohio State and in the NFL.
The only one that ever got her excited was when she found out in the spring that her husband had been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
"There was such a genuine smile on her face and pure joy that she'd gotten out of this, because she understood what my passion for college football is. It's amazing," Spielman said Tuesday.
Stefanie Spielman died Nov. 19 at age 42 after a long battle with breast cancer, a few weeks before Chris was to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
"I have no doubt she's smiling down on us today, and I take great solace and joy in that," Spielman said during a news conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.
Spielman was one of a group of 16 players and two coaches to be inducted at the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame's awards banquet Tuesday night.
Among the others were Heisman Trophy winners Gino Torretta of Miami and Tim Brown of Notre Dame and coaches Dick MacPherson and John Robinson.
Spielman was an All-America linebacker for the Buckeyes, finishing his career in 1987 as the school's career leader in tackles, a record he still holds.
He played 11 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Detroit Lions, and made the Pro Bowl six times. He took a year off in 1998 to spend more time with his family as Stefanie dealt with cancer. She was 30 years old and pregnant when she was diagnosed.
He's been working as a college football game analyst for ESPN since 2001.
The day after Stefanie Spielman died, Chris and his four children, ages 7 to 15, watched a video she had made for them in anticipation of her death. Chris said her message was: "'I don't want any of you ever to use my death as an excuse for anything, but motivation for everything.' That helped me and that helped our kids.
"Considering the circumstances, I'm doing pretty well," he said.
Chris Spielman said he met Stefanie in 1982. He was 17 and she was 15.
"She was my only girlfriend," he said.
Spielman said his wife kept him humble and grounded.
"That was one of the blessings of our marriage," he said.
Spielman returned to work for ESPN just a few days after Stefanie's "celebration of life funeral."
"My kids were asking to get back to our new normal and that's what we did," he said.
Spielman is the 22nd Ohio State player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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Buckskin86
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Spielman inducted into College Football Hall of Fame.
By Joe Frollo
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Dec 08, 2009
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Chris Spielman
Chris Spielman thanked his teammates, his father and especially his late wife, Stefanie, during the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame induction ceremony Tuesday at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
The Washington High School graduate starred as a linebacker at Ohio State from 1984-87. A two-time All-American, he won the 1987 Lombardi Award, given to college football?s top lineman or linebacker, and still holds the Ohio State record with 283 career unassisted tackles.
Spielman made the trip to New York less than a month after losing his wife Nov. 19. Stefanie Spielman, a Jackson High School graduate, battled breast cancer for more than a decade and became a national story when Chris left the NFL after the 1997 season to be with her.
Chris Spielman said Stefanie never bragged about her husband, even while dating in college. But this one meant a lot to her.
?The best way to describe it for me is my wife always looked down on individual awards ... She just kind of says, ?Yeah, yeah, whatever,? ? Spielman said. ?Even to the point of I was like in the top 250 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame one year. I ran it off on the Internet and hung it up on the refrigerator and grabbed her and said, ?Hey, come look at this.? She looked at it, and she read it. She said, ?That?s great. Can you get it off the kids? artwork??
?But this was different. When I shared it with her, there was such a genuine smile on her face and pure joy that she got out of this, because she understood my passion for college football. It?s amazing.?
Spielman inducted into College Football Hall of Fame - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com
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