Richard Burns dies

[-HF]

Richard Burns, who won the World Rally Championship in 2001, has died at the age of 34 after a long illness, on the fourth anniversary of his title win. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/world_rally/4472642.stm)

2nd sport celeb this, who's next? these things always happen in 3-packs.

[daveydude]

Pat Morita (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4471060.stm).

He was in the Karate Kid movies. Karate is a sport. What's my prize?

[xcite-tv]

Ist it fucking ironic
one guy abuses his life and position as a potentially great footballer and lives till he is nearly 60
the other who kept fit, was world champion at his chosen sport and dies at 34, 4 years after winning the world championship

but who gets the headlines...

[Widget]

Sad all round. So young too.

[-HF]

Pat Morita (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4471060.stm).

He was in the Karate Kid movies. Karate is a sport. What's my prize?
a voucher for a reading coach maybe? actor != sport. :onguard:

[onlytease]

very sad - richard was a great driver, person and sportsman. the motorsport world has truly lost a champion.

[JT]

Ist it fucking ironic
one guy abuses his life and position as a potentially great footballer and lives till he is nearly 60
the other who kept fit, was world champion at his chosen sport and dies at 34, 4 years after winning the world championship

but who gets the headlines...

The one who was an icon for nearly a decade in the most popular sport on the planet :)