![]() But, again, I didn't mean it as hateful or harmful to Frank. He continued by saying that "as a cancer survivor with lasting disabilities, I know how it can sting when someone has fun at your expense. To be honest, I wasn't trying to take a shot at him. Have met him several times, and he's a great man. As Ryan Wilson points out, Pat Dooley can dish it out but when someone challenged him Dooley didn’t want to hear it.Īfter enough complaints Pat Dooley did eventually back track and stated, "I have great respect for Coach Beamer. ![]() Instead Dooley chose the low road and issued a half-hearted, dismissive apology. The worst part about the debacle is the fact that Pat Dooley wasn’t (at first) a decent enough person to recognize the fact that his comment was not only insensitive but also extremely inappropriate. Maybe that is why I’m not a “comedian” or paid sportswriter like Mr. I am not exactly sure what is funny about Frank Beamer’s childhood drama, but I can honestly say that never have I looked at a football field (or anything for that matter) and equated the condition the turf was in to a burn victim. Over the next few years dozens of skin grafts left him with permanent scarring." His 11-year old brother, Barnett, saved him by rolling him around on the ground, but Frank was left with burns on the right side of his neck, chest and his shoulders. A spark ignited a can of nearby gasoline, that exploded in front of him. When the job was done he returned the broom to the garage, not knowing that its bristles were still smoldering. "In 1954, when Beamer was seven years old, he used a push broom to help keep a pile of burning trash in place. Over the years I have heard many explanations describing Frank Beamer’s skin grafts. Dooley, the next time you stick your foot in your mouth that you are very fortunate to hold the position that you hold and I’m sure there are plenty of people in Gainesville who would like to take your place and write for the Sun. ![]() Many of us write these columns for Bleacher Report and other organizations in the hopes of one day becoming paid sports writers like Pat Dooley. Let me first say that Pat Dooley has a job that most of us would love to have. If not, Pat Dooley, in tweeting about the condition of the turf during the Raven's-Chiefs game said " why does kansas city's field look like Frank Beamer's face?" I am assuming that everyone clicked on the link above and read the column written by Ryan Wilson. ![]()
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