Today In Patriots History R.I.P. Sam Cunningham

[sambam94]

damn, too young

 

[40yrpatsfan]

Sucks. Great player who would excel in any era. Big, fast, talented.

 

[reflexblue]

Sam Bam was one of my favorite players when i first started watching the pats. He was thunderbolt and Mack Herron was light foot. This death thing is getting out of hand. RIP Sam Cunningham

 

[Joker]

Here's a pic of Sam Bam with the Stinger and our own Andy Johnson....dyam I loved these guys...

 

[Loving_life35]

So sorry for the loss. They don’t make guys like him very often

 

[signbabybrady]

Damn...RIP

 

[ralmat55]

Randall Cunningham is Sam’s younger brother.

I would put on the Patriots uniform my grandparents bought me for Christmas. Fasten the chin strap of my Pat Patriot helmet and practice jumping over the goal line just like Sam Bam onto my bed. R.I.P Sam Cunningham.

 

[40yrpatsfan]

Great article:
Santa Barbara’s Great Cunningham Brothers - The Santa Barbara Independent

 

[maust]

That mid 70's team, what a joy it was to us long suffering Pats fans of the Sullivan error... er...um... era.
Damn, sometimes you just get to feeling your years

RIP Sam Bam

 

[scout]

RIP, Sam.

 

[RobertWeathers]

That blows. RIP#39

 

[jimnance]

Here's a pic of Sam Bam with the Stinger and our own Andy Johnson....dyam I loved these guys...

Damn its also sad seeing Stingley b4 the dirty hit changed his life. He was still a young man when it happened. To this day, no apology from the scumbag- who-wont-be-named.

 

[Joker]

Damn its also sad seeing Stingley b4 the dirty hit changed his life. He was still a young man when it happened. To this day, no apology from the scumbag- who-wont-be-named.

that unnamed person is D-E-A-D...just sayin'

 

[Foxypats]

R.I.P Sam, a little before my time but I have read a lot about him. and seen a lot of highlights. A true Patriot. This has been a bad week . My condolences to his family and loved ones.

 

[maust]

that unnamed person is D-E-A-D...just sayin'

Since we are just sayin' about that individual, at least he did get a somewhat karmic ending. Not that anyone should suffer miserably on their way out of Dodge but if someone has to he at least had a bit of it coming. Still his suffering and its duration (it was multiple amputation bad) was less than he inflicted, hence the 'somewhat' karmic ending. Even Grogan, a gentleman's gentleman, when asked for a comment upon his passing said "I just can't do it" as he couldn't think of anything good to say.

Man, I love me some Steve Grogan.

 

[BennyBledsoe]

One of my strangest (?) memories is a recent one...learning that he was the older brother of Randall Cunningham.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

One of my strangest (?) memories is a recent one...learning that he was the older brother of Randall Cunningham.

One of my strangest memories was reading this post 30 seconds ago. How did I not know this?

 

[maust]

One of my strangest memories was reading this post 30 seconds ago. How did I not know this?

It was a different time. We knew considerably less about everyone else and for the most part were better off for it.

 

[bresna]

He was a favorite of mine. If you got a seat down near the field, you could hear him hit the line.

RIP Sam "The Bam" Cunningham.

BTW - was "The Bam" some sort of Western Mass thing? I'm only seeing "Bam" in the on line obits.

 

[Steve102]

My very first favorite Patriot, to a 10-year-old me.

RIP, Sam

Same. Godspeed Sam Bam.