Former Pacer Wayman Tisdale Dead at 44!

basketballwacko2 · Post #1 » by **basketballwacko2** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:31 pm

Former Pacer forward and Olympic gold medal winner Wayman Tisdale has died from cancer. I was at the old MSA the day the Pacers drafted Wayman he was a big guy with a big smile and seemed to love the game! He didn't quite make the stardom that I thought was in his future but he was a darn good PF, Tisdale also was an accomplished bass guitar player. He recorded eight jazz albums, performed on worldwide tours and collaborated with artists like country music star Toby Keith.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4168852

The link below is for a video about Tisdale it's pretty inspirational.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3740128

Post #2 » by **count55** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:14 pm

Sad news about a guy so full of joy. My condolences to the family and friends.

Post #3 » by **SS_MagicMark** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:35 pm

RIP, Tis.

Post #4 » by **Grang33r** » Fri May 15, 2009 7:34 pm

Heard about this on the radio driving home today from work. Very sad. I don't know why, but i never even knew he was very sick. My prayers go out to his family. R.I.P.

cdash · Post #5 » by **cdash** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:03 pm

He seemed like a genuine guy, a solid role model for kids. RIP.

basketballwacko2 · Post #6 » by **basketballwacko2** » Fri May 15, 2009 8:59 pm

Wayman was a great guy and I remember when we traded him for LaSalle Thompson I hated seeing him go, I had a poster on my wall of him and Vern Fleming they were dressed like the Blues Brothers and they were wearing their Gold Metals the poster said the "The Gold Brothers!"

Watch that video about him and if you don't cry at least a little your probably not human!

He will be missed!

chatard5 · Post #7 » by **chatard5** » Fri May 15, 2009 9:14 pm

I missed that he had severe cancer for 2 years as well, very sad. 44 is too young.

Post #8 » by **Miller4ever** » Fri May 15, 2009 10:12 pm

I never really knew much about Tisdale, but this is sad news nevertheless. May he rest in peace.

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #9 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Fri May 15, 2009 10:33 pm

Really sad story, my prayers go to his friends and family.

Post #10 » by **Charcoal Filtered** » Sat May 16, 2009 4:31 pm

Wayman was a great guy, just unfortunately not a franchise player. There was just so much hype with him because of his college career that everyone expected more. After playing on some very bad Pacer teams, he got traded to an equally bad Kings squad.

RIP

TJFordisGod · Post #11 » by **TJFordisGod** » Sun May 17, 2009 1:21 am

Aw man, thats a damn shame. R.I.P

freeman · Post #12 » by **freeman** » Mon May 18, 2009 5:03 am

We'll never forget that one of a kind smile.. Thanks for the memories, Wayman. May you rest in eternal peace.

Post #13 » by **Grang33r** » Mon May 18, 2009 6:16 pm

Last night on TNT, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley talked deeply about Tisdale. I didn't know but both Smith and Chuck were close friends with him. Also, NBA.com posted a really cool video about Tisdale. I guess it was posted during the all-star break and taken down, but they put it back on last night per Ernie Johnson's demand. Check it out- http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_t ... music.nba/