AggiesAreWe Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Bob West passed away this morning from cancer. One of the top sportswriters in the state and country. Condolences to his family and friends. navydawg31, KF89, Rez and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Buddy Garrity Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 R.I.P. 🙏🏾 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOSdrummer99 Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Prayers for his family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHSBulldogFan Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 My condolences to his family. Bob was not a nice man to me personally but to be fair he probably did that to make me a better writer but I would never knock the man's work he was one of the best when it came to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navydawg31 Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 RIP Bob. I need to wear my I beat Bob west hat today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepballfan Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Great writer and even better man. RiP and may God bless his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackLewis Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 A great sportswriter and advocate for SE Texas high school football. Always enjoyed the Friday PA News sports page and his write up on games. Saturday morning recaps were always great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvc184 Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 Bob was at the top of his chosen profession. To a lot of extent, he is from a passing era in sports writing. Few sportswriters and editors have had the excellent longevity and following of Bob West. How many people work for a single newspaper for almost 5 decades? He called ‘em like he saw ‘em. A few times I definitely would not agree on his perspective on an issue or player but the proof of his skill was that I always came back to read what he had to say on his next article. He definitely has left a legacy of events that he has been involved with from roasts, to celebrity golf events, to contests and I believe that he was instrumental in creating and bringing the Bum Phillips Trophy to Mid-County Madness which I think was thought up by members of his staff. I had spoken to West on a couple of occasions, mostly from working security at events. I have known his wife Genie for probably about 40 years from her work as a nurse at St. Mary Hospital and me being a police officer. The likes of Bob West don’t come along often in a lifetime. Condolences to his family and friends. PN-G bamatex, A BUC 77, Rez and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHSBulldogFan Posted July 29, 2023 Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 3 hours ago, tvc184 said: Bob was at the top of his chosen profession. To a lot of extent, he is from a passing era in sports writing. Few sportswriters and editors have had the excellent longevity and following of Bob West. How many people work for a single newspaper for almost 5 decades? He called ‘em like he saw ‘em. A few times I definitely would not agree on his perspective on an issue or player but the proof of his skill was that I always came back to read what he had to say on his next article. He definitely has left a legacy of events that he has been involved with from roasts, to celebrity golf events, to contests and I believe that he was instrumental in creating and bringing the Bum Phillips Trophy to Mid-County Madness which I think was thought up by members of his staff. I had spoken to West on a couple of occasions, mostly from working security at events. I have known his wife Genie for probably about 40 years from her work as a nurse at St. Mary Hospital and me being a police officer. The likes of Bob West don’t come along often in a lifetime. Condolences to his family and friends. 100% agree with this he called it like he saw it good or bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tvc184 Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 22 hours ago, NHSBulldogFan said: Some of the folks here might enjoy this This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up I worked at that event with the Secret Service. Specifically I had to guard Hillary Clinton’s car. NHSBulldogFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A BUC 77 Posted August 3, 2023 Report Share Posted August 3, 2023 A true SE Texas legend in sports. I loved his sports articles. His Friday Night Experiences. I met him while standing in line at Walgreens. He just had a presence about him. 🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAT00 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 RIP Mr. West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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