News RIP Ron The Bear

[brendan84]

No good. At least the Tigers gave him plenty of highlights in recent years

RIP

 

[Dazb86]

R.i.p Ron The Bear.

 

[Ocha905]

First and foremost rest in peace Ron. Always looked forward to his posts/stats on the main board and his contributions will be sorely missed.

I would be lying if I said I agreed with many of his social views. I am not sure it is appropriate to mention though.

It is sad he is dead, especially since he was not exactly old either.

I think that's what I enjoy about Bigfooty the most tbh. I disagree with plenty that is said but it's helped me listen to different viewpoints that I wouldn't have the patience for IRL.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Got to be kidding me. Did not expect to hear that today.

Will be remembered as a BF legend for years to come.

RIP Mate.

 

[Thrawn]

Sad news.

RIP Ron, your posts were always a treat.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

It is such a fine line as I don't want to kick someone when they are down and being dead is the ultimate down.

It's not kicking someone when they're down - it's acknowledging that you had different views. Which in a liberal democracy is sort of the point. Never met Ron but enjoyed his posts even when I disagreed with them. And as a numbers nerd, loved his attention to detail in providing numbers upon numbers upon numbers.

Glad the Tigers saluted for him late in his life. RIP

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

That's crap, seems like all we get is bad news lately. Will be missed on here.

 

[Wosh]

Rest In Peace.
I’ll miss his stats in the match threads.

 

[Forward Press]

I would be lying if I said I agreed with many of his social views. I am not sure it is appropriate to mention though.

It is sad he is dead, especially since he was not exactly old either.

You can acknowledge you sparred with him - I did too.

However this is a thread to pay respects. And no matter his social views, he was unquestionably a decent person at heart and a peerless contributor to this forum with his vast archive of stats. Whenever I asked him for an obscure stat or had queries about the stat he just posted, he was always happy to help without fault or needing credit or validation for it. I enjoyed our discussion over the age profile of West Coast teams from 1987 that played at Kardinia Park on a Saturday evening and other such statistical analysis.

He will be missed by most, if not all BigFooty posters. And as you said, it is still sad that he has passed. Most BigFooty posters are anonymous to you and I so sometimes it's easy to forget there is a real person behind every post. The Richmond board has plenty of stories of Ron providing help as a real life person.

RIP

 

[nineteen eighty]

Posted this on the Richmond board but RTB deserves main board recognition too.

RIP Ron. I don’t think I ever skipped reading one of your posts as you mostly had something worth saying. Loved the stats… you certainly answered plenty of my queries.

If there is ever a BigFooty Hall of Fame I reckon Ron The Bear should be an inaugural inductee.

Agree. Never skipped his posts and very frequently would ask him for stats. Never let me down.

Rest in peace Ronnie.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Chief could I ask you to consider a RtB award next season. Maybe awarded to someone who uses numbers to deflect what eyes tell us.

 

[TedDougChris]

Very sad to hear, a great presence on here and a wealth of knowledge and information.

He will be sadly missed.

Thoughts and best wishes to his family and friends...

 

[BigVic]

Vale Ron

 

[Jessthetigerbear]

Ron’s youngest sister here. He was a real person behind the computer. A great man with many fierce loves. Not all agreed with him but you could always have a robust discussion with him. In real life he was generous, kind, loved his nieces/nephews, hugely intelligent (I’ve never known someone as smart as him).
Thank you to those with the very kind words about my big brother.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Ron’s youngest sister here. He was a real person behind the computer. A great man with many fierce loves. Not all agreed with him but you could always have a robust discussion with him. In real life he was generous, kind, loved his nieces/nephews, hugely intelligent (I’ve never known someone as smart as him).
Thank you to those with the very kind words about my big brother.

Was he always quick with a stat much like someone would be quick with a joke?

Just an irreplaceable being is Ron.

 

[Johnny Karate]

This place will be lesser without him. RIP.

 

[Mantastic]

Shit. Rest in peace, Ron. The amount of times I would tag him in a random thread to ask about a stat and he would always deliver. This place will be lesser without him.

 

[Gough]

I'll miss the way his politics and user name made me laugh out loud every time he posted.

 

[rbartlett]

Shattered. Absolutely shattered.

Been liaising with him on here since September 2013.
At a click of a finger, his database would spit out the historical stats I requested. Incredibly helpful.
And always without a fuss, and always above and beyond what I requested. On the occasions his stats went to print on larger sites, he declined any credit in the articles.

One of our last conversations a few months ago we chatted about Jack Titus and his incredible career, and I ended our DM with
"Titus was a machine. And so are you Ron".

A huge loss for the stats community. Thankful we were lucky to have his skill and passion for such a long time.
But if I'm being honest, any future statsmen/women will always be compared against him.

Rhett.

 

[Cursed Cat]

As others have said; I didn't always agree with what Ron the Bear posted, but he was always worth reading and I'm saddened to hear of his passing.

 

[Ancient Tiger]

He was like the Yoda of Footy Stats.

RIP Ron. Taken away far too early. BigFooty will never be the same without you.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Sad news indeed

vale RTB

 

[Barbieup]

Wasn't he posting 2 days ago?

Hi - I think his last post was Tuesday night. He passed away at his desk around midnight Tuesday.

 

[Barbieup]

I literally thought I read something from him only minutes ago in another thread.
Damn, sad to hear.

I assume he must have been a lot older than I thought for this passing to have happened.
Sorry to his family for his loss.
R.I.P. Ron

Ronnie was 53 yo. Far too young.

 

[radiojake]

not only was he amazing with his stats, he'd pull them out very quickly and always in a neat table

53 is way too young - this makes me sad