Jack Kemp dead at 73

[vinnie]

R.I.P :sadwave:

WASHINGTON ? Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative," died Saturday. He was 73.

Kemp died after a lengthy illness, according to spokeswoman Bona Park and Edwin J. Feulner, a longtime friend and former campaign adviser. Park said Kemp died at his home in Bethesda, Md., in the Washington suburbs.

Kemp had announced in January 2009 that he had been diagnosed with cancer. He said he was undergoing tests but gave no other details

 

[gardenweasel]

he was a pretty good qb back in the day...buffalo had a 2 headed qb set-uo back then...i think daryl lamonica was the other guy before he went to the raiders?....

not sure...

 

[djv]

I liked him as a QB and just general good person. He was one of the first to say our tax code needed big change. Like flat tax. He was not in bed with big shots.

 

[AR182]

this is surprisng...didn't know that he was battling cancer...he was a gutsy football player...r.i.p...