Chiefs TE Leonard Pope Saves Child From Drowning

SmootSmack · 06-13-2011, 08:49 PM

Leonard Pope saves child from drowning » Local News » Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Georgia

Lotus · 06-13-2011, 09:05 PM

Yay for Leonard Pope. Good dude.

Yay for positive NFL news, too.

NYCskinfan82 · 06-13-2011, 09:09 PM

Saw him earlier on NFL total access, good story seems like a good dude.

53Fan · 06-13-2011, 10:04 PM

Anyone who saves a child is a hero in my book.

Hog1 · 06-13-2011, 10:35 PM

It doesn't get any better than that!

SFREDSKIN · 06-13-2011, 11:40 PM

Anyone with the last name Pope must be blessed.

SmootSmack · 06-13-2011, 11:44 PM

How many people here remember Joe Delaney?

SFREDSKIN · 06-14-2011, 11:28 AM

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How many people here remember Joe Delaney?

I admired him as a player and as a human being, he was like the Art Monk of the Chiefs personality wise.

SmootSmack · 06-14-2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I admired him as a player and as a human being, he was like the Art Monk of the Chiefs personality wise.

And for those who don't remember Delaney

SI.com - SI Writers - Rick Reilly - SI's Rick Reilly: No Ordinary Joe - Wednesday July 02, 2003 09:52 AM

Longtimefan · 06-13-2011, 11:45 PM

That's an amazing story and a very fortunate young man.

skinsfaninok · 06-14-2011, 12:41 AM

good job Pope

skinster · 06-14-2011, 12:51 AM

I'm not trying to take anything away from the positive of this story, because it is a positive and great thing that leonard did, but how the hell was pope the only one that knew how to swim at that whole party? I feel like that has to be a misprint. Clearly there were parents around if the mother of the child whose birthday it wasn't saw her own child drowning and leonard was also there.

skinster · 06-14-2011, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by skinster

I'm not trying to take anything away from the positive of this story, because it is a positive and great thing that leonard did, but how the hell was pope the only one that knew how to swim at that whole party? I feel like that has to be a misprint. Clearly there were parents around if the mother of the child whose birthday it wasn't saw her own child drowning and leonard was also there.

NFL.com news: Chiefs TE Pope rescues drowning child at Georgia pool party

nevermind. this is the article I read. The article in the op makes more sense. I can't believe nobody responded. Good for Leonard for stepping up.

firstdown · 06-14-2011, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by skinster

I'm not trying to take anything away from the positive of this story, because it is a positive and great thing that leonard did, but how the hell was pope the only one that knew how to swim at that whole party? I feel like that has to be a misprint. Clearly there were parents around if the mother of the child whose birthday it wasn't saw her own child drowning and leonard was also there.

That's not strange at all and we had 4 people die here last year from the same family. It was a case of one trying to save the other and none of them could swim. If your parents don't swim there is a good chance they don't like the water and they are not going to know how to teach the children to swim.

Defensewins · 06-14-2011, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

That's not strange at all and we had 4 people die here last year from the same family. It was a case of one trying to save the other and none of them could swim. If your parents don't swim there is a good chance they don't like the water and they are not going to know how to teach the children to swim.

I agree. Low income people that do not have access to a pool when they are children usually end up being afraid or embarrassed (or both) to learn how to swim as adults. So they don't get around to learning.
We take it for granted.

06-13-2011, 08:49 PM	#1
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Hog1 Quietly Dominating the East Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 10,675	Re: Chiefs TE Leonard Pope Saves Child From Drowning It doesn't get any better than that! __________________ Goodbye Sean..........Vaya Con Dios thankyou Joe....... *“God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.” – Joe Gibbs*

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skinster Impact Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 754	Re: Chiefs TE Leonard Pope Saves Child From Drowning I'm not trying to take anything away from the positive of this story, because it is a positive and great thing that leonard did, but how the hell was pope the only one that knew how to swim at that whole party? I feel like that has to be a misprint. Clearly there were parents around if the mother of the child whose birthday it wasn't saw her own child drowning and leonard was also there.

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