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Don Bunce, just because
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01-12-2012, 04:17 PM
I stumbled onto this obit by chance today. Nothing new; it's from nine years ago, when Don Bunce died much too young. I hadn't realized that his wife Diana -- I don't know if she was a Stanford student, but they were definitely married when he was the starting quarterback -- died even younger.

He was the quarterback for the first college game I ever watched from the stands, Stanford's home opener in 1971 during my freshman pre-reg weekend. He tore the Ducks apart (38-17, and I think one of their touchdowns was in garbage time) even though their quarterback, Dan Fouts, was far more hyped. Everybody had expected Stanford to collapse without Jim Plunkett -- does any of this sound familiar? -- but Bunce was an all-conference QB that fall and led us to a win in the Rose Bowl.

I remember that day very well, wandering the tunnels of the old Stadium, so mysterious; the crowd, bigger than anything I'd ever been in my life; the team, looking so big and imposing that it was impossible to imagine that these guys would be sitting in classrooms with me the next week. Nine years later, I still find it impossible to believe Bunce is gone.

http://articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/17/...me-bunce17

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Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 01-12-2012, 04:17 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 01-12-2012, 05:01 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Card Fan in OR - 01-12-2012, 07:01 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 01-12-2012, 07:40 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by CompSci87 - 01-12-2012, 08:59 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by LuckE2Bhere - 01-12-2012, 09:16 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Card Fan in OR - 01-12-2012, 09:26 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by CompSci87 - 01-12-2012, 09:27 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 01-12-2012, 10:22 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by JohnR34231 - 01-13-2012, 02:19 AM
Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 01-12-2012, 04:17 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 01-12-2012, 05:01 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Card Fan in OR - 01-12-2012, 07:01 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 01-12-2012, 07:40 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by CompSci87 - 01-12-2012, 08:59 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by LuckE2Bhere - 01-12-2012, 09:16 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Card Fan in OR - 01-12-2012, 09:26 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by CompSci87 - 01-12-2012, 09:27 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 01-12-2012, 10:22 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by JohnR34231 - 01-13-2012, 02:19 AM
Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 01-12-2012, 04:17 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 01-12-2012, 05:01 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Card Fan in OR - 01-12-2012, 07:01 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 01-12-2012, 07:40 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by CompSci87 - 01-12-2012, 08:59 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by LuckE2Bhere - 01-12-2012, 09:16 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Card Fan in OR - 01-12-2012, 09:26 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by CompSci87 - 01-12-2012, 09:27 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 01-12-2012, 10:22 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by JohnR34231 - 01-13-2012, 02:19 AM
Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 01-12-2012, 04:17 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 01-12-2012, 05:01 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Card Fan in OR - 01-12-2012, 07:01 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 01-12-2012, 07:40 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by CompSci87 - 01-12-2012, 08:59 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by LuckE2Bhere - 01-12-2012, 09:16 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Card Fan in OR - 01-12-2012, 09:26 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by CompSci87 - 01-12-2012, 09:27 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 01-12-2012, 10:22 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by JohnR34231 - 01-13-2012, 02:19 AM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by mbunce - 04-25-2013, 04:21 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 04-25-2013, 05:29 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 04-25-2013, 05:35 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Publius - 04-26-2013, 07:36 AM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by mbunce - 04-26-2013, 08:47 AM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 04-26-2013, 10:20 AM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by fullmetal - 04-30-2013, 11:19 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Rozzie - 12-26-2013, 07:41 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by garvin - 12-26-2013, 09:09 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by 76lsjumb - 12-26-2013, 09:33 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Class_of_75 - 12-26-2013, 10:03 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by stanfan - 12-26-2013, 10:09 PM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by Hulk01 - 12-27-2013, 06:14 AM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by RandyB - 12-27-2013, 09:21 AM
Re: Hulk keeps stirring mobility debate; Bunce at the mic - by Oasis - 12-27-2013, 09:51 AM
Re: Don Bunce, just because - by CornFed - 12-27-2013, 10:36 AM

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