View Full Version : Russell's uncle passes
Tooz72
04-17-2009, 02:35 PM
http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/ray_ray_russell_dies/25403/
Ray Ray Russell hosted the morning show on The Big Station, 93 BLX for nearly 10 years. He died Friday morning from congestive heart failure.
Russell left the station in 2006 to become a manager for his nephew, Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell.
Ray Ray Russell was 42 years old.
Tió Nook Nook
04-17-2009, 02:38 PM
sad to hear and hope JR won't let his loss keep him down for the season, and he will instead use it to play at a higher level
RIP
Tooz72
04-17-2009, 02:42 PM
^^^Agreed. Hope it motivates him as he's said his uncle played a big role in his life as his surrogate father since he was a kid....
Miklo
04-17-2009, 02:42 PM
Yet another extracurricular event for our young QB to deal with. Sad to hear, RIP.
Tooz72
04-17-2009, 02:43 PM
Here's an old article from 2007 with some quotes from his Uncle on raising Jamarcus...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2793098
Raised by his mother, Zina Russell-Anderson, and grandmother, Bernice Russell, in the Oakdale community of Mobile, Ala., Russell knew the rules and rarely bucked them.
They all lived in the same house until he was 11, and the entire Russell family took turns keeping tabs on Russell. His uncle, Ray Ray Russell, stepped in as his surrogate father, and to this day, they share an unbreakable bond.
Ray Ray discovered he had cardiomyopathy -- inflammation of the heart -- and would need a transplant in the spring of 2005. He's currently on a heart transplant list, and JaMarcus wears a bracelet that says: Donate Life.
There's a lot for the NFL to like about Russell, including his size (6-foot-5, 265 pounds) and arm strength."JaMarcus grew up with a lot of kids that were never going to see what the world has to offer," said Ray Ray, a morning disc jockey on a hip-hop and rhythm and blues radio station in Mobile. "He saw some bad things daily. The part of town we come from is not super-duper rough, but it's rough enough.
"We preached to him daily that not everybody was given the shot he was. He was lucky enough to have a shot, so don't mess it up. He knew that if he dropped the ball one time, he was going to be stuck here with everybody else."
Skern
04-17-2009, 03:00 PM
I saw this not too long ago. Very sad, RIP.
Raidermaiden
04-17-2009, 03:02 PM
Sad news, Russell was so very close with his uncle. RIP
Raiderette619
04-17-2009, 03:15 PM
RIP
cheapshotartist
04-17-2009, 03:22 PM
RIP :csa:
JRaider17
04-17-2009, 03:27 PM
Wow...RIP.
WOW - this dude's Uncle who raised him dies and the first thing some people are saying is "I hope this raises his level of play" .....
Football should not even be discussed in this thread IMO.
raidersforlife
04-17-2009, 04:28 PM
very said RIP. He was like a father for him.
David
04-17-2009, 04:38 PM
WOW - this dude's Uncle who raised him dies and the first thing some people are saying is "I hope this raises his level of play" .....
Football should not even be discussed in this thread IMO.
i agree.
RIP.
Best Wishes for Jamarcus and Family.
Here's an old article from 2007 with some quotes from his Uncle on raising Jamarcus...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2793098
Raised by his mother, Zina Russell-Anderson, and grandmother, Bernice Russell, in the Oakdale community of Mobile, Ala., Russell knew the rules and rarely bucked them.
They all lived in the same house until he was 11, and the entire Russell family took turns keeping tabs on Russell. His uncle, Ray Ray Russell, stepped in as his surrogate father, and to this day, they share an unbreakable bond.
Ray Ray discovered he had cardiomyopathy -- inflammation of the heart -- and would need a transplant in the spring of 2005. He's currently on a heart transplant list, and JaMarcus wears a bracelet that says: Donate Life.
There's a lot for the NFL to like about Russell, including his size (6-foot-5, 265 pounds) and arm strength."JaMarcus grew up with a lot of kids that were never going to see what the world has to offer," said Ray Ray, a morning disc jockey on a hip-hop and rhythm and blues radio station in Mobile. "He saw some bad things daily. The part of town we come from is not super-duper rough, but it's rough enough.
"We preached to him daily that not everybody was given the shot he was. He was lucky enough to have a shot, so don't mess it up. He knew that if he dropped the ball one time, he was going to be stuck here with everybody else."
His uncle sounded like a dude that had his head on straight.. RIP
WOW - this dude's Uncle who raised him dies and the first thing some people are saying is "I hope this raises his level of play" .....
Football should not even be discussed in this thread IMO.
That's right
GenRaider
04-17-2009, 07:26 PM
Sad news. My heart goes out to not only JaMarcus Russell but his entire family as well.
el boracho
04-17-2009, 07:50 PM
real sad...he was young....condolences to JR and his fam..
cheapshotartist
04-18-2009, 07:05 AM
WOW - this dude's Uncle who raised him dies and the first thing some people are saying is "I hope this raises his level of play" .....
Football should not even be discussed in this thread IMO.
That's what I'm saying Bump people be trippen on some weak azz :shit: football is not that @!#$% important. :csa:
Gridiron PIRATE
04-18-2009, 10:43 AM
Ouch. It's always tough to lose a loved one. RIP Uncle Russell.
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