Robert Tisch, Giants co-owner, dies at 79

[Punu]

http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/NYG/9045647


NEW YORK (Nov. 15, 2005) -- Robert Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants and a civic leader in New York City for several decades, died of brain cancer. He was 79.

Tisch died at his home, a family publicist said.

Three weeks ago on Oct. 25, the Giants' other co-owner, Wellington Mara, also died of cancer. Wellington Mara was the son of team founder Timothy J. Mara.

Tisch bought 50 percent of the Giants in 1991 from Tim Mara, Wellington Mara's nephew, not long after the Giants beat Buffalo in the Super Bowl.

He also was U.S. postmaster general from 1986 to 88 and chairman and director of Loews Corp., a company he and his late brother, Laurence Tisch, had purchased in 1959 when it was a movie theater chain. The company changed its name from Loews Theaters in 1971 and currently owns and operates Loews Hotels, the Lorillard Tobacco Co. and 97 percent of Bulova Corp., among other interests.

Tisch was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in 2004 and had curtailed his regular visits to Giants practices and games.

[Jake]

As if Mike McMahon starting for Philly this week wasn't bad enough. They've got NO chance now.

RIP Mr. Tisch.

[SkinsChic]

I'm so glad we don't have them till 12/24 and I hope no one else dies...they seem to thrive on that !

[redskindave]

Wow, more bad news for the Giants, Thats most likely going to be very bad for the E-girls

[REDEEMEDSKIN]

I thjink Mike Strahan killed him. Prior to kickoff, the FOX sideline reporter shared that Strahan, Barber, and Shockey (I think) visit him at his sickbed in the hospital, and dedicated the game vs. the Vikings to him. Poor guy must have gone into cardiac arrest after seeing his team's poor play.

BTW - I wonder if we'll get as much wall-to-wall coverage of RObert Tisch during the FOX broadcast, like we did for Wellington. Did Tisch do as much for the league as Mara? Also, can the Gints get fired up to play in the memory of this co-owner, after realizing that they may have put the final nail in his coffin?

I'm just sayin'....

[die cowboys die]

great, now more legions of Nazi demons will fly onto the field and fix them another game.