J.J. Joe died

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In reply to Dia del DougO • 12:36p, 2/27/25
Dia del DougO said:
gobears20 said:
Dang straight, they should wear those uniforms all season in JJ's honor.


I was thinking yesterday looking at the clips etc. that who would have thought back then in a future of big money and big outfitters 30 or so years down the road that those locally made unis would end up being far more cool that what we would be wearing in 30 years during said era.

I would be content with those JJ Joe unis and no alt unis.
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In reply to Married A Horn • 1:09p, 2/27/25
Married A Horn said:
I am just now fiding out about this. Gut punch. Other than my dad's Baylor jersey from the 60s, J.J. Joe's 13 is the only Baylor jersey I ever wore... still wear it to games this day. He was my absolute favorite growing up!

Thank you for all the memories Triple J!

Rest in Peace brother.


So, the other family connection I have is that my other uncle (Ronnie Laurence - Baylor Football mid 1960s) was a coach at Arlington Lamar under Coach Peach. Uncle Ronnie was one of JJ's coaches at Lamar and I'm sure had an impact on JJ coming to Baylor. Ronnie passed away a few years ago - wish I would have asked him about J.J. Joe in high school.

So, as an elementary age kid then, we went to all of Arlington Lamar's playoff games. So I did get to see J.J. Joe play in high school as well. (I just dont remember it from being too young.)
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3:20p, 2/27/25
perfect example of grant teaff type baylor bear.

all around great dude.

very sad to hear.

- el KKM

Go Bears!
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Jack Bauer
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3:20p, 2/27/25
Baylor football legend J.J. Joe dies at 54 years old

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In reply to Yogi • 8:26p, 2/27/25
Yogi said:
How I like to remember J.J. and Coach Teaff.

I remember watching that on CBS as a young'in, first bowl game I ever saw Baylor play in
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10:51a, 2/28/25
https://www.goldengatefuneralhome.com/obituaries/john-joe
Joined in 1999 as 91Bear. Proud Baylor alumnus. Computer Science, BUGWB, Drumline
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11:27a, 2/28/25
Wasn't one of his sons a pretty darn good athlete? Where did he end up playing?
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12:25p, 2/28/25
The loss of J.J. leaves a profound void in the hearts of those who knew him. To honor his life and contributions, a prayer service will be held on March 7, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, followed by a funeral service on March 8, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Both services will take place at Forest Hill Church of Christ, located at 3916 Forest Hill Circle, Forest Hill, TX 76140
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12:43p, 2/28/25
Condolences to his friends and family. Appears he touched a lot of people.
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In reply to Jack Bauer • 1:19p, 2/28/25
Jack Bauer said:
The loss of J.J. leaves a profound void in the hearts of those who knew him. To honor his life and contributions, a prayer service will be held on March 7, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, followed by a funeral service on March 8, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Both services will take place at Forest Hill Church of Christ, located at 3916 Forest Hill Circle, Forest Hill, TX 76140


I want to go to this. 18 minutes from me. Would it be poor taste if I did? I didnt know him personally.
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In reply to Married A Horn • 3:28p, 2/28/25
Married A Horn said:
Jack Bauer said:
The loss of J.J. leaves a profound void in the hearts of those who knew him. To honor his life and contributions, a prayer service will be held on March 7, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, followed by a funeral service on March 8, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Both services will take place at Forest Hill Church of Christ, located at 3916 Forest Hill Circle, Forest Hill, TX 76140


I want to go to this. 18 minutes from me. Would it be poor taste if I did? I didnt know him personally.
Absolutely not! It's never a bad idea to attend a funeral.
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7:56p, 2/28/25
So sad, I have been sad all these days since his departure. I was at BU when he played for us, so much fun to watch him play! RIP JJ, so many people have left in the last couple of years that I have known... tragic for sure, coming from someone who lost his wife two years ago due to depression. We got married when I was attending BU and she was part of my college life. I enjoyed listening to JJ during the football games, he was definitely good at it and you could tell he really loved Baylor! I remembered that my wife used to tell me that when someone would go to heaven, it was bc they had fulfilled their mission on earth, hard to understand on my end....

You will be missed JJ Joe.....

Prayers for his family...
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10:01p, 2/28/25
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7:45p, 3/2/25
I hate to hear this. I loved watching him play and always enjoyed listening to him on the radio broadcasts.
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In reply to whitetrash • 3:31p
whitetrash said:
Not a whole lot on YouTube from way back then, but here is a typical JJJoe play we ran numerous times:



The games that are out there are mostly our stinkers from that era (1991 Rice, 1991 & 1992 Aggy, 1992 LaTech, 1992 Colorado), but here are a couple of better ones.

1991 TCU:



And the 1992 John Hancock Bowl over Arizona:



His ability to nonchalantly hide the ball on his back hip while waiting for Melvin Bonner to run free over the middle wasn't seen again around here until RGIII. Unfortunately no apparent YouTube highlights of that on display from 1991 Mizzou and SMU, or the famous "Alumni Special" vs Georgia Tech in 1992.

Thank you for your work on these games
Waco1947 ,la
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