Orange hearts go north for Rhine
by Martek on Sep 6, 2011 12:03 PM CDT
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Just heard on World Football Daily that Bobby Rhine, former FC Dallas player, face of that franchise, TV commentator, Around the League contributor and all-around good guy has died of a sudden heart attack while vacationing with his family. He was 35 and leaves his wife and two sons.
Here's Buzz Carrick's piece: http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/soccer/post/_/id/13390/bobby-rhine-dies-of-heart-attack
Rhine was on the 2007 FCD team that Dynamo beat here in the Western semifinals, and speaking as a longtime anti-Dallas person, I have to say that Bobby Rhine was always someone I completely and utterly respected. A wonderful player and great commentator and his loss leaves a big hole in the Texas, and US, soccer community.
Here's his final Tweet, from August 31: "1st weekend w/o a telecast since April 8th. Going off the grid for some beach time. Cup full of seeyoulaterade."
See you later indeed Bobby. Rest in Peace.
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Here’s the team’s release about Rhine: http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2011/09/fc-dallas-mourns-loss-bobby-rhine
"We don't care who finishes second." -- Celtic's Peter Lowrie
And Dyanmo's tweet
@HoustonDynamo: Our thoughts and prayers to Dallas organization and Bobby Rhine’s family. RT @FCDallas mourns the loss of Bobby Rhine: bit.ly/q9jrSo
"We don't care who finishes second." -- Celtic's Peter Lowrie
Truly heartbreaking
I know there’s no love lost here for all things Dallas, but this is heartbreaking. He was a good player and representative of FCD, truly a credit to them, but on a human level and as a husband and father it scares the s**t out of me to think that something so unexpected like this could leave my family behind me. My heart and prayers go to his young family and to the FCD organization; Rest in peace, Bobby
RIP Bobby!
35? Thought he was older.
Don’t care what any of you say, I was an Inferno member in the build up to the birth of the MLS and will always be a Dallas fan, no matter their “hoops” (that’s for you, Martek) or where they’re located in the Metroplex. They were the ONLY MLS team in Texas back then.
Bobby was a hard nosed player, whether at forward, midfield, or flank defender.
Damn tragic. I wish his family the best.
Bobby was a good friend of mine. I’ve been crying off and on all day thinking about one of the nicest men I’ve ever had the honor of knowing. Bobby leaves behind an amazing wife and two boys who I’m honored to know as well. The first game-worn jersey I ever got was from one of Bobby’s last games in 2008 before retiring. I traded him a sign I’d made proclaiming Bobby as “Missouri’s greatest export” for it, he thought the sign was hilarious. Last time I talked to his wife she told me he still had the sign. Just an incredibly sad day.
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Yo si le voy, le voy al naranja!
Sorry
I was thinking of you yesterday because while we all know this is tragic because he seemed by all accounts to be a top guy, you actually knew him as a friend. That’s entirely different. We know its tragic, leaving so young and leaving a family behind but these are people you knew, faces to names. I don’t know what else to say other than just keep grieving as you need and remembering the joy he was to you and many others. Thoughts and prayers are for you and of course to his wife and kids.
I hope today gets easier
The whole league is grieving.
Fantastic guy. I hope FC Dallas does something in commemoration more than a token game silence as well as making sure his wife and kids are well taken care of after everyone else moves on with their lives.
I’m also truly sorry.
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