Gleason Statue

Crusader · 07-25-2012, 02:11 PM

2. The strange year of the Saints.
I see them Friday ... and before they practice under interim coach (for games seven through 16, which is part of the weirdness) Joe Vitt late in the afternoon, there will be what should be a stirring ceremony unveiling a bronze Steve Gleason statue on the concourse outside the Superdome. Saints owner Tom Benson, to his credit, commissioned the statue -- which, from what I hear, is a rendition of Gleason blocking an Atlanta punt in the first game at the Superdome post-Katrina -- and wants the eyes of America to be on it when camp opens this week and so many national media members are in town to cover that. Gleason, stricken with ALS, will be on hand, as will many players.

Read more: Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III on my training camp radar - Peter King - SI.com

I just read this in Peter Kings MMQB - Tuesday.
That is really cool of Mr Benson, lots of respect to him.

Ashley · 07-25-2012, 03:18 PM

I hope so, that would say a lot of this team, and our owner. God Bless Steve.
WHO DAT!

Mardigras9 · 07-25-2012, 03:20 PM

Great memory and turning point for the organization, well played.

SapperSaint · 07-25-2012, 03:23 PM

Way to go Tom!

What a great statue to make and put at the Dome.

Ashley · 07-25-2012, 03:27 PM

That is a night no Saint fan will forever forget.

dizzle88 · 07-25-2012, 04:24 PM

That play ignited our franchise, gave us the early push which made the players believe.

Gleason deserves all that and so much more, what an amazing guy

kcsaints · 07-25-2012, 04:28 PM

Can't wait to see the statue. It's nice to see something positive for a change. I have great admiration for Steve Gleason and love reading his tweets. I think it was a couple of weeks ago he was learning to "tweet" with his eyes....very moving in everything he does.

Rugby Saint II · 07-25-2012, 06:57 PM

I love that man! Special..........Truly Special.

73Saint · 07-25-2012, 07:17 PM

I'm proud to say I was in the end zone seating for that game. One of the best nights I can ever remember. The Dome went absolutely nuts-of-epic-proportions at that moment. What a memory!

bobdog86 · 07-25-2012, 08:36 PM

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Please support them if you haven't already. Thank you. ALS is a *****

07-25-2012, 02:11 PM	#1
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,025	Gleason Statue 2. The strange year of the Saints. I see them Friday ... and before they practice under interim coach (for games seven through 16, which is part of the weirdness) Joe Vitt late in the afternoon, there will be what should be a stirring ceremony unveiling a bronze Steve Gleason statue on the concourse outside the Superdome. Saints owner Tom Benson, to his credit, commissioned the statue -- which, from what I hear, is a rendition of Gleason blocking an Atlanta punt in the first game at the Superdome post-Katrina -- and wants the eyes of America to be on it when camp opens this week and so many national media members are in town to cover that. Gleason, stricken with ALS, will be on hand, as will many players. Read more: Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III on my training camp radar - Peter King - SI.com I just read this in Peter Kings MMQB - Tuesday. That is really cool of Mr Benson, lots of respect to him. SapperSaint, Ashley, 73Saint and 2 others like this.
	W.T. Sherman is my favorite General. After all he did order Atlanta to be burned to the ground.

07-25-2012, 03:27 PM	#5
Ashley Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Co Posts: 2,760	That is a night no Saint fan will forever forget. 73Saint likes this.

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bobdog86 Site Donor Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,406	Teamgleason.org Please support them if you haven't already. Thank you. ALS is a ***** SapperSaint likes this.

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07-25-2012, 03:18 PM	#2
Ashley Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Co Posts: 2,760	I hope so, that would say a lot of this team, and our owner. God Bless Steve. WHO DAT!

07-25-2012, 03:20 PM	#3
Mardigras9 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Land Mass between LA and AL Posts: 4,375	Great memory and turning point for the organization, well played.

07-25-2012, 03:23 PM	#4
SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	Way to go Tom! What a great statue to make and put at the Dome.

07-25-2012, 04:24 PM	#6
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,208	That play ignited our franchise, gave us the early push which made the players believe. Gleason deserves all that and so much more, what an amazing guy

07-25-2012, 04:28 PM	#7
kcsaints Site Donor 2014 Kansas Who Dat Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 380	Can't wait to see the statue. It's nice to see something positive for a change. I have great admiration for Steve Gleason and love reading his tweets. I think it was a couple of weeks ago he was learning to "tweet" with his eyes....very moving in everything he does.

07-25-2012, 06:57 PM	#8
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,052	I love that man! Special..........Truly Special.

07-25-2012, 07:17 PM	#9
73Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NOLA Posts: 2,336	I'm proud to say I was in the end zone seating for that game. One of the best nights I can ever remember. The Dome went absolutely nuts-of-epic-proportions at that moment. What a memory!