Andy Reid remembers the late great Jimmy Buffett as a ‘renaissance man’

Reid called late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett a “renaissance man” in his comments to the media at a #Chiefs press conference on Sunday.

Flags will fly at half-staff in homes of Parrotheads across the country after the death of Jimmy Buffett last week, and Kansas City Chiefs head coach made a point to eulogize the late icon during his comments to the media on Sunday.

“I saw him play a few times at the Greek Theatre in LA. Great guy,” Reid said. “Very few guys can be a great singer and a writer period — of books — and he did it all, [he was a] renaissance man. And then he still sailed through the Bahamas.”

Many fans may not have pegged Reid as a connoisseur of Buffett’s music, but the head coach is clearly well-versed in the late singer-songwriter’s laidback tunes.

While the world mourns the passing of Buffett this week, Reid is sure to be among those who will dust off their old records and throw on such classics as “Fins,” “Last Mango in Paris,” “Pencil Thin Mustache,” and “Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit.”

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Notre Dame mourns death of former baseball player, Ricky Palmer

Sad news over the weekend in regards to former Notre Dame baseball walk-on, Ricky Palmer.

Sad news out over the weekend as former Notre Dame baseball walk-on Ricky Palmer died at the age of just 29.

Palmer walked on to the Notre Dame baseball team in 2010 according to The Observer and appeared in nine games for the Fighting Irish in 2011, doubling in his first career at-bat.

The former Notre Dame catcher was from Orland Park, Illinois and attended high school at Brother Rice.

Palmer, who graduated from Notre Dame in 2013 with a degree in finance, had been battling a brain tumor since November.