iHeart Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 (edited) https://www.bluebombers.com/2024/03/09/blue-bombers-mourn-the-passing-of-dave-ritchie/ Funny thing is I'm old enough to remember when he came on, 1998 (middle of the season) one of the worst Blue Bomber season ever, stayed on for 6 years until getting sacked because of a crummy season.....hard to believe that was 20 years ago. So he was basically the first Bomber coach I could remember by name Edited March 9 by iHeart HardCoreBlue, blue85gold, bb1 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue85gold Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 RIP Dave. I became a hardcore fan watching those 2000 - 2004 bombers. HardCoreBlue, wbbfan, Jesse and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 Dave Ritchie was a real character. One the players & fans could really relate to. Rest in Peace, Dave. You'll be missed. JCon, rebusrankin, Piggy 1 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Man the old ball coach. Loved him soo much. Such a great coach and interesting character. Stickem, rebusrankin, Mark H. and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldkobra Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 He's on top of the mountain, now. Drinking the good water. Piggy 1, Bubba Zanetti, kelownabomberfan and 2 others 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Best Bomber coach in my 40+ years and he never won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 4 hours ago, blue85gold said: RIP Dave. I became a hardcore fan watching those 2000 - 2004 bombers. Source of my fandom. RIP coach. Goalie and rebusrankin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Great coach. Loved those teams. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaincanuck12 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 RIP Ritchie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 The 4th (fawth) period is over. Piggy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickem Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Was a great coach for the Bombers ....Tough to watch all of the best of the old guard, heading for and exiting this world.....RIP Dave and condolences to the family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booch Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 From knowing him personally...this one stings...RIP Coach rebusrankin, BomberBall, Piggy 1 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 17 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Best Bomber coach in my 40+ years and he never won. of all the times I've seen the Bombers in the GC, the 2001 loss still stings the most. That would have been a great year to break the drought, all the pieces were in place...and we let it slip through our fingers...argh... JohnnyAbonny and TBURGESS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said: of all the times I've seen the Bombers in the GC, the 2001 loss still stings the most. That would have been a great year to break the drought, all the pieces were in place...and we let it slip through our fingers...argh... Wide to the right, wide to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said: of all the times I've seen the Bombers in the GC, the 2001 loss still stings the most. That would have been a great year to break the drought, all the pieces were in place...and we let it slip through our fingers...argh... Ritchie was just such a breath of fresh air after the reinbold years. That group definitely should have won a cup. coach17 and JohnnyAbonny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyAbonny Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Dave Ritchie was someone I’d always thought would be a joy to sit down and talk with. RIP coach, thanks for all the great moments as a fan. 2 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said: of all the times I've seen the Bombers in the GC, the 2001 loss still stings the most. That would have been a great year to break the drought, all the pieces were in place...and we let it slip through our fingers...argh... Nothing in sports fandom would have meant as much to me as that particular Grey Cup kelownabomberfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BomberBall Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 Man, it’s been a rough stretch with the passing of former Bombers. RIP coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Zanetti Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 RIP coach Ritchie. Probably my favorite Bomber coach. His quotes were legendary. Tracker, JohnnyAbonny and HardCoreBlue 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Black Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 22 hours ago, JohnnyAbonny said: Dave Ritchie was someone I’d always thought would be a joy to sit down and talk with. We spoke. Him and coach Gaines at Home Depot on Empress. A few minutes about which light bulbs they needed for the Bomber “clubhouse” at the old bawn. I recall thinking, he’s kind of a big bugger. RIP Coach. JohnnyAbonny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 🥲 Very underrated coach and person … RIP Coach … Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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