Thats a nice guy. When you meet him he is not the guy you imagine when you see this and hear the stories. He took a bullet to the cheek grazing him New Years eve in New Orleans in 93 for Sugar Bowl with Bama when idiots are firing off guns and didn't miss the game.I was with John Routh 2 weeks ago at The Titanic...Former Yankee Catcher Jim Leyritz was there as well.
I've been friends with John since my cousin was on staff at UM. A very close friend of mine is on the UM HOF Committee as well.Thats a nice guy. When you meet him he is not the guy you imagine when you see this and hear the stories. He took a bullet to the cheek grazing him New Years eve in New Orleans when idiots are firing off guns. View attachment 179018
I was down in South Florida to see a game and see family and I took my gf over to campus and thought what the ****, lets get over to UM sports hall of fame and see some trophies and that Seminole canoe. John standing at the front just said hi I'm John. I was like hold on I know who you are bc I had seen his pictures. But he was kind, funny, and humble. Nice guy
I grew up in Ft Myers in the 70s....Lehigh barely even existed back then...No HS there back in the day.I didn’t even know he had moved over to the West Coast. I wonder what happened there. And to be honest I’m totally unfamiliar with Lehigh acres, never been there. Been to Fort Myers been to Naples been all up and down the West Coast. But not there
Well said.It just goes to show, you never know about people. My wife and I sat across from his wife and him on a shuttle back to the airport on an away game.
Just very quiet and laid-back during that situation. I’ve seen him get loud with fans at tailgates, although I don’t hang around with that crew, I’ve seen them around, but one on one very laid-back.
I remember I think this was during Ricks second or third year we were talking about how he seemed to have lost it, although publicly he wouldn’t say it, we were both in agreement that there was something off with him.
Even though I already knew he was an ex-con, he was very reserved and you wouldn’t think of him as a guy that would stab somebody in the neck.
Bottom line: even when you’re hot you have to keep your cool, he gave into his anger impulses, so now one guy is dead and probably the rest of his life is fūcked. And nothing is better, in fact everything is worse now. I made a vow a while back to never engage in violence unless it was in self-defense of my family or loved ones. Having a verbal beef is no reason to start swinging hands, because you never know where it ends.
Roger that foul. Two foulsUnnecessary.
John Routh deserves to be in the UM Hall of Fame. Along with our winning, he made the Ibis famous by embodying what we were doing on the field and what we looked and felt like to the worldI've been friends with John since my cousin was on staff at UM. A very close friend of mine is on the UM HOF Committee as well.
Jon Richt was your neighbor?I don't think we're probably dealing with a neighborhood of the upper echelon of society here.
I'm just glad to have never had any nightmares with neighbors- knock on wood. Biggest annoyances have been a diehard Pats fan and a guy that went to Jaw-ja and kept telling me the same story over and over about how he once played golf with Richt.
Hahahaha. No. It was Mike Bobo.Jon Richt was your neighbor?
The dude stabbed someone in the neck over stray dogs. Seems like he hangs out a little closer to the edge than the rest of us.Crazy how the confrontation was about Laz feeding stray dogs. Dude was always posting them on his twitter. Not sure why so many poke fun at the guy he seems like a kind man. People are real close to the edge in todays world.
Lol frThe dude stabbed someone in the neck over stray dogs. Seems like he hangs out a little closer to the edge than the rest of us.
I was at the OB when he did this.....John Routh deserves to be in the UM Hall of Fame. Along with our winning, he made the Ibis famous by embodying what we were doing on the field and what we sounded and felt like to the world
Interesting so he had anger problems too. Two angry dudes butting heads is a recipe for disaster.Go fund me for the victim says he was attacked. View attachment 179023
Sebastian has completely sucked since he left.I've been friends with John since my cousin was on staff at UM. A very close friend of mine is on the UM HOF Committee as well.
Thank god I’m gone at 6 in the morning and usually don’t come back til 9 in the morning day due to shift and I don’t see anybody because I’m usually sleeping. Perks of being a firefighter.I don't think we're probably dealing with a neighborhood of the upper echelon of society here.
I'm just glad to have never had any nightmares with neighbors- knock on wood. Biggest annoyances have been a diehard Pats fan and a guy that went to Jaw-ja and kept telling me the same story over and over about how he once played golf with Richt.