Whipped Cream Difficulties

Bud Adams, owner of the Tennessee Titans, previously known as the Houston Oilers, and the man who fired Bum Philips and traded Earl Campbell for a “sack of doorknobs” (to steal Lawrence‘s phrase), has passed away at 90.

Wow. What timing. I’ll wait until tomorrow and see if there’s anything amusing in the HouChron.

(Subject line hattip.)

(Required link for any mention of “Ironic”.)

Edited to add: Oh, why wait?

The last NFL game Bud Adams attended was the Tennessee Titans’ overtime loss to the Texans on Sept. 15.

HouChron obit.

Edited to add 2:

A source said early indications are Adams’ death was of natural causes, but the source stressed the “early indications” aspect.

I realize he didn’t die under a doctor’s care, and protocol must be followed, but that’s just oddly phrased to me. I guess they just want to make sure he wasn’t whacked by a disgruntled Oilers fan? Speaking of which…

Adams lived alone and was found in the office at his River Oaks home. He had not been seen since Saturday, Houston police at the home said.

Which is mildly interesting, since the HouChron published a tribute to Bum from “Tennessee Titans owner K.S. ‘Bud’ Adams Jr. and the Titans organization” on Saturday morning. It seems like they were posting tributes to Bum as quickly as they got them and could edit them. Wouldn’t it be even more deeply “ironic” if Bud’s last act in life was writing a tribute to the man he fired?

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