iHeart Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 (edited) https://www.bluebombers.com/2024/03/09/blue-bombers-mourn-the-passing-of-dave-ritchie/ Funny thing is I'm old enough to remember when he came on, 1998 (middle of the season) one of the worst Blue Bomber season ever, stayed on for 6 years until getting sacked because of a crummy season.....hard to believe that was 20 years ago. So he was basically the first Bomber coach I could remember by name Edited March 9 by iHeart bb1, JCon, wbbfan and 2 others 5
blue85gold Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 RIP Dave. I became a hardcore fan watching those 2000 - 2004 bombers. Mark H., HardCoreBlue, Jesse and 2 others 5
SpeedFlex27 Posted March 9 Report Posted March 9 Dave Ritchie was a real character. One the players & fans could really relate to. Rest in Peace, Dave. You'll be missed. Piggy 1, rebusrankin, JCon and 1 other 3 1
wbbfan Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Man the old ball coach. Loved him soo much. Such a great coach and interesting character. SpeedFlex27, Stickem, Piggy 1 and 3 others 5 1
Goldkobra Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 He's on top of the mountain, now. Drinking the good water. HardCoreBlue, Piggy 1, Bubba Zanetti and 2 others 1 1 1 2
FrostyWinnipeg Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Best Bomber coach in my 40+ years and he never won.
Jesse Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 4 hours ago, blue85gold said: RIP Dave. I became a hardcore fan watching those 2000 - 2004 bombers. Source of my fandom. RIP coach. Goalie and rebusrankin 2
Stickem Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Was a great coach for the Bombers ....Tough to watch all of the best of the old guard, heading for and exiting this world.....RIP Dave and condolences to the family
Booch Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 From knowing him personally...this one stings...RIP Coach BomberBall, Stickem, Piggy 1 and 1 other 3 1
kelownabomberfan Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 17 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Best Bomber coach in my 40+ years and he never won. of all the times I've seen the Bombers in the GC, the 2001 loss still stings the most. That would have been a great year to break the drought, all the pieces were in place...and we let it slip through our fingers...argh... JohnnyAbonny and TBURGESS 2
FrostyWinnipeg Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said: of all the times I've seen the Bombers in the GC, the 2001 loss still stings the most. That would have been a great year to break the drought, all the pieces were in place...and we let it slip through our fingers...argh... Wide to the right, wide to the left.
17to85 Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said: of all the times I've seen the Bombers in the GC, the 2001 loss still stings the most. That would have been a great year to break the drought, all the pieces were in place...and we let it slip through our fingers...argh... Ritchie was just such a breath of fresh air after the reinbold years. That group definitely should have won a cup. coach17 and JohnnyAbonny 2
JohnnyAbonny Posted March 10 Report Posted March 10 Dave Ritchie was someone I’d always thought would be a joy to sit down and talk with. RIP coach, thanks for all the great moments as a fan. 2 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said: of all the times I've seen the Bombers in the GC, the 2001 loss still stings the most. That would have been a great year to break the drought, all the pieces were in place...and we let it slip through our fingers...argh... Nothing in sports fandom would have meant as much to me as that particular Grey Cup kelownabomberfan 1
BomberBall Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 Man, it’s been a rough stretch with the passing of former Bombers. RIP coach.
Bubba Zanetti Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 RIP coach Ritchie. Probably my favorite Bomber coach. His quotes were legendary. HardCoreBlue, Tracker and JohnnyAbonny 2 1
Rod Black Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 22 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said: Dave Ritchie was someone I’d always thought would be a joy to sit down and talk with. We spoke. Him and coach Gaines at Home Depot on Empress. A few minutes about which light bulbs they needed for the Bomber “clubhouse” at the old bawn. I recall thinking, he’s kind of a big bugger. RIP Coach. JohnnyAbonny 1
IC Khari Posted March 15 Report Posted March 15 🥲 Very underrated coach and person … RIP Coach … Tracker 1
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