AS I SEE IT Bob Magee Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets PWBTS.com Today will make it nine years. Today will make it nine years ago... on September 8, 1999, when Brian Hildebrand died after fighting a two year battle against cancer. There are few people within wrestling who were held in such universally high regard at the time of their passing. When people eulogized Brian, the words they used weren't the kind that social obligation or courtesy often require. The words used by all who knew him, worked with him, and were fans of him, were deep and heartfelt, epitomized by Mick Foley, when he said about Brian in his best-selling book Mankind: Have A Nice Day : "Brian brought out all the better angels of our nature". Back at the time of his death, it was said that there were only two people in the entire wrestling business without enemies: Brian Hildebrand and Owen Hart. Neither are with us today. He was such a special person that he inspired everyone who knew him...whether friends, family, fans, or co-workers... to frequently share our feelings on such a funny, dedicated, committed individual who was and always will be an inspiration to live each day of our lives to their fullest... and to follow our dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem. The events since then involving Chris Benoit have given several of the memories I'm about to share more than a little added poignancy. As I said in the 1999 column right after Brian's death...it ...
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AS I SEE IT Bob Magee Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets PWBTS.com Today will make it nine years. Today will make it nine years ago... on September 8, 1999, when Brian Hildebrand died after fighting a two year battle against cancer. There are few people within wrestling who were held in such universally high regard at the time of their passing. When people eulogized Brian, the words they used weren't the kind that social obligation or courtesy often require. The words used by all who knew him, worked with him, and were fans of him, were deep and heartfelt, epitomized by Mick Foley, when he said about Brian in his best-selling book Mankind: Have A Nice Day : "Brian brought out all the better angels of our nature". Back at the time of his death, it was said that there were only two people in the entire wrestling business without enemies: Brian Hildebrand and Owen Hart. Neither are with us today. He was such a special person that he inspired everyone who knew him...whether friends, family, fans, or co-workers... to frequently share our feelings on such a funny, dedicated, committed individual who was and always will be an inspiration to live each day of our lives to their fullest... and to follow our dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem. The events since then involving Chris Benoit have given several of the memories I'm about to share more than a little added poignancy. As I said in the 1999 column right after Brian's death...it ...