Guy was a great actor. Played James Brown, Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshal. Battled Colon cancer for 4 years.

EDIT: And how could I forget that he played as a young Floyd Little in The Express

Link

MCU fans will certainly miss him as Black Panther.

(08-29-2020 06:16 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  MCU fans will certainly miss him as Black Panther.

My son tells me he was able to finish Black Panther 2.

Supposedly, he was diagnosed in 2016 with stage 3 colon cancer. He was 39 years old.
They say you should start getting colonoscopies at age 50. This guy was diagnosed at age 39 with an advanced cancer. It likely was in his family background. So sad.

Agreed Greg...way too soon

Just a tragic loss...Extremely talented actor.....

Governor Foghorn Leghorn ordered flags at half staff in SC.

(08-30-2020 09:36 PM)Kaplony Wrote:  

I didn't realize it, but Boseman was a graduate of T. L. Hanna High School in Anderson, SC.

(08-29-2020 02:37 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  Agreed Greg...way too soon

Mark,

Before his death, did you realize that he played in the Express? I didnt until my youngest son brought it to my attention. Funny how he made it big time and the kid that played Ernie Davis is still relatively unknown.

You know you are old when someone you never heard of is memorialized as a superstar. When I first saw the thread title, I wondered what sport he played.

(08-29-2020 06:32 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 06:16 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  MCU fans will certainly miss him as Black Panther.

My son tells me he was able to finish Black Panther 2.

Supposedly, he was diagnosed in 2016 with stage 3 colon cancer. He was 39 years old.
They say you should start getting colonoscopies at age 50. This guy was diagnosed at age 39 with an advanced cancer. It likely was in his family background. So sad.

Actually my ex wife worked for a Gastroenterologist for years. They recommended white folks start having a colonoscopy at 50. They recommended that black patients start having them at 40. If one of your parents has had colon cancer they recommend you start getting colonoscopies at 30, regardless of race.

I got my first one at 40 because it was free, a company benefit. I did ColonGuard last year and recommend anyone meeting the above criteria to not put it off. Colon cancer is one of the easiest cancers to defeat if it is caught early.

Cancer doesn’t care what you do, how old you are, what color you are, or how much money you have. It’s an equal opportunity killer.

(09-02-2020 11:02 AM)ken d Wrote:  You know you are old when someone you never heard of is memorialized as a superstar. When I first saw the thread title, I wondered what sport he played.

I dont believe his name is a household name. In fact, I knew his name but could never remember it. His face was much more recognizable than his name because he had played the lead role in so many big time movies.

(09-02-2020 01:58 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(09-02-2020 11:02 AM)ken d Wrote:  You know you are old when someone you never heard of is memorialized as a superstar. When I first saw the thread title, I wondered what sport he played.

I dont believe his name is a household name. In fact, I knew his name but could never remember it. His face was much more recognizable than his name because he had played the lead role in so many big time movies.

Teenagers and MCU fans knew him as the actor who played Black Panther. My son has a friend who can tell you every actor with a speaking part in any MCU or DCEU movie, I think! But for grown-ups who are not total nerds, maybe not (although I really thought that included everyone on this board...)

(09-02-2020 01:34 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 06:32 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 06:16 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  MCU fans will certainly miss him as Black Panther.

My son tells me he was able to finish Black Panther 2.

Supposedly, he was diagnosed in 2016 with stage 3 colon cancer. He was 39 years old.
They say you should start getting colonoscopies at age 50. This guy was diagnosed at age 39 with an advanced cancer. It likely was in his family background. So sad.

Actually my ex wife worked for a Gastroenterologist for years. They recommended white folks start having a colonoscopy at 50. They recommended that black patients start having them at 40. If one of your parents has had colon cancer they recommend you start getting colonoscopies at 30, regardless of race.

I got my first one at 40 because it was free, a company benefit. I did ColonGuard last year and recommend anyone meeting the above criteria to not put it off. Colon cancer is one of the easiest cancers to defeat if it is caught early.

Cancer doesn’t care what you do, how old you are, what color you are, or how much money you have. It’s an equal opportunity killer.

I got my first one in 2018. Dont ever want to do another one ever again. But I will.

(09-02-2020 02:08 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(09-02-2020 01:34 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 06:32 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 06:16 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  MCU fans will certainly miss him as Black Panther.

My son tells me he was able to finish Black Panther 2.

Supposedly, he was diagnosed in 2016 with stage 3 colon cancer. He was 39 years old.
They say you should start getting colonoscopies at age 50. This guy was diagnosed at age 39 with an advanced cancer. It likely was in his family background. So sad.

Actually my ex wife worked for a Gastroenterologist for years. They recommended white folks start having a colonoscopy at 50. They recommended that black patients start having them at 40. If one of your parents has had colon cancer they recommend you start getting colonoscopies at 30, regardless of race.

I got my first one at 40 because it was free, a company benefit. I did ColonGuard last year and recommend anyone meeting the above criteria to not put it off. Colon cancer is one of the easiest cancers to defeat if it is caught early.

Cancer doesn’t care what you do, how old you are, what color you are, or how much money you have. It’s an equal opportunity killer.

I got my first one in 2018. Dont ever want to do another one ever again. But I will.

Check out Cologuard.
I did this last summer. Just collect a sample and send it in

https://www.cologuardtest.com/

Much better than a colonoscopy

(09-02-2020 02:04 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(09-02-2020 01:58 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(09-02-2020 11:02 AM)ken d Wrote:  You know you are old when someone you never heard of is memorialized as a superstar. When I first saw the thread title, I wondered what sport he played.

I dont believe his name is a household name. In fact, I knew his name but could never remember it. His face was much more recognizable than his name because he had played the lead role in so many big time movies.

Teenagers and MCU fans knew him as the actor who played Black Panther. My son has a friend who can tell you every actor with a speaking part in any MCU or DCEU movie, I think! But for grown-ups who are not total nerds, maybe not (although I really thought that included everyone on this board...)

Well, since I've never heard of Black Panther, it's little wonder I didn't recognize him. But then, I had to Google what MCU and DCEU were.

(09-02-2020 02:08 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(09-02-2020 01:34 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 06:32 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 06:16 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  MCU fans will certainly miss him as Black Panther.

My son tells me he was able to finish Black Panther 2.

Supposedly, he was diagnosed in 2016 with stage 3 colon cancer. He was 39 years old.
They say you should start getting colonoscopies at age 50. This guy was diagnosed at age 39 with an advanced cancer. It likely was in his family background. So sad.

Actually my ex wife worked for a Gastroenterologist for years. They recommended white folks start having a colonoscopy at 50. They recommended that black patients start having them at 40. If one of your parents has had colon cancer they recommend you start getting colonoscopies at 30, regardless of race.

I got my first one at 40 because it was free, a company benefit. I did ColonGuard last year and recommend anyone meeting the above criteria to not put it off. Colon cancer is one of the easiest cancers to defeat if it is caught early.

Cancer doesn’t care what you do, how old you are, what color you are, or how much money you have. It’s an equal opportunity killer.

I got my first one in 2018. Dont ever want to do another one ever again. But I will.

I've had several. The prep is the hard part. I get one every 5 years.

(08-31-2020 09:05 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 02:37 PM)TexanMark Wrote:  Agreed Greg...way too soon

Mark,

Before his death, did you realize that he played in the Express? I didnt until my youngest son brought it to my attention. Funny how he made it big time and the kid that played Ernie Davis is still relatively unknown.

I didn't know that... I checked, he played Floyd Little who coincidentally is having a life n death struggle with cancer.

(08-29-2020 06:32 AM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-29-2020 06:16 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  MCU fans will certainly miss him as Black Panther.

My son tells me he was able to finish Black Panther 2.

Supposedly, he was diagnosed in 2016 with stage 3 colon cancer. He was 39 years old.
They say you should start getting colonoscopies at age 50. This guy was diagnosed at age 39 with an advanced cancer. It likely was in his family background. So sad.

This is incorrect. They havent even started filming Black Panther 2.

Ken,

Wow, cant believe you never heard of Black Panther. If you are a movie buff or not, you have to see it. That movie was amazing!

(09-02-2020 05:11 PM)ken d Wrote:  

(09-02-2020 02:04 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(09-02-2020 01:58 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(09-02-2020 11:02 AM)ken d Wrote:  You know you are old when someone you never heard of is memorialized as a superstar. When I first saw the thread title, I wondered what sport he played.

I dont believe his name is a household name. In fact, I knew his name but could never remember it. His face was much more recognizable than his name because he had played the lead role in so many big time movies.

Teenagers and MCU fans knew him as the actor who played Black Panther. My son has a friend who can tell you every actor with a speaking part in any MCU or DCEU movie, I think! But for grown-ups who are not total nerds, maybe not (although I really thought that included everyone on this board...)

Well, since I've never heard of Black Panther, it's little wonder I didn't recognize him. But then, I had to Google what MCU and DCEU were.

Ditto.
I had never heard of Chadwick Boseman either.

(09-03-2020 04:21 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(09-02-2020 05:11 PM)ken d Wrote:  ...I've never heard of Black Panther ...I had to Google what MCU and DCEU were.

Ditto.
I had never heard of Chadwick Boseman either.

You guys are SO OLD!