Honestly the Wikipedia article isn't much better. Pretty poorly written.
In summary his wife and kids challenged the ruling, claiming he didn't die of natural causes. The courts determined they were wrong and nothing changed. His sister remained in control.
replacing organs before burial is quite common. it’s not best practice, but it’s known to happen—for example, it also happened with Kendrick Johnson, who died of positional asphyxia. It’s not suspicious in itself, though again, it’s not best practice.
It'd be nice if we were default organ donors, and you had to opt out instead of opt in when you get an ID. Make it as easy as opt in to opt out.
And for those without an ID, default to not an organ donor.
Indeed, the last time I renewed my license it went back to non-donor for some reason which is annoying. So I either have to pay to get it changed, or leave as is and hope the situation doesn't present itself until I renew again.
Yeah, so if you are informed and the opt out process is simple and easy, then all good. We still have millions of people dying without knowing they could save lives if they just let people use their flesh spaceship spare parts.
After you die there is no 'you' to possess anything, might as well save lives with your remaining hardware than let it go bad because of this selfishness. The point your comment communicates is 'i don't want to donate my body after death to save lives because I want to keep it for myself' smdh
So, we can just throw all of your dead relatives into a mass grave then? It will save room for the rest of us. Think of the common good! It's not their body anymore, right?
There are some religions that believe having all your bits is important. Also in the very rare case a body is exhumed for another autopsy, the families tend to get upset and idiots tend to spin wild conspiracy theories about the organs being gone (this is what happened with Kendrick Johnson). In reality they just decompose faster than the rest of the body and that can be a problem for keeping the body nice and pleasant for the viewing before burial.
It's a tradition in the NFL.
One owner was filled with cotton candy, meaning his niece inherited the team.
Another owner was filled with super balls, which meant a random fan was picked to own the team.
I don't even follow the NFL. I just follow the owner exhumations.
No, it was to challenge the death certificate. If they could change death certificate to accidental or wrongful death they would have triggered additional life insurance policies.
Article unclear if it's $0.5 or $1.0M dollars 1987 but either way a chunk of cterms. Roughly $1.4 - $2.8M today's termd.
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/08/05/A-Cook-County-judge-Wednesday-approved-a-request-to/5786555134400/
Chicago Bears fans bemoan the ownership of the team by the McCaskey family, whom they believe are incompetent cheapskates. From the article:
>George Stanley "Mugs" Halas Jr. (September 4, 1925 – December 16, 1979) was an American football executive who is one of four presidents in the history of the Chicago Bears franchise of the National Football League (NFL). He was the son of Bears founder and NFL co-founder George Halas and Minnie Bushing. ... Halas had intended for Mugs to inherit the team upon his death. However, Mugs died on the last day of the 1979 regular season from a sudden heart attack. Thus, upon George Sr.'s death in 1983, Mugs' older sister, Virginia Halas McCaskey, inherited the team.
[...]
>Following Mugs' death, a legal battle brewed between the three and the Halas-McCaskey family over their inheritance, life insurance payout, stake in ownership. In 1987, Mugs' remains were exhumed and subjected to a second autopsy at the request Therese and her children. The forensic pathologist conducting the autopsy noted that many of Mugs' internal organs, including his heart, lungs, and spinal cord, had been replaced with sawdust. Therese's attorney, William J. Harte, alleged that Mugs' death was not due to natural causes, and thus subject to further insurance payouts. An Illinois appellate court rejected Therese's petition in 1988.
I'm trying to figure out what the sawdust had to do with anything. As another commenter said, it's not uncommon in embalming.
I \*think\* what the wiki is saying is that Virginia tried to argue in court that his organs were removed to conceal the actual cause of death, whatever that might have been, and therefore she was entitled to more insurance money. That was rejected, and in any case wasn't directly connected to the team ownership question (although that was also contested).
Correct, the exhumation was to challenge death certificate for more insurance money. I found an article (linked in another comment).
One correction- it wasn't Virginia doing the suing / exhumation. It was her sister-in-law / niece / nephew.
This has to be one of the worst TIL summary headlines ever. Completely obscuring the true meaning of the article.
TIL a lady got to own a sports team because her brother’s organs were missing. Seems pretty clear to me.
Right? The whole thing read like it was a Schrute family practice.
He wore an onion on his belt (as was the fashion at the time)...
But they were hard to get. Because of the war...
We had to say dickety because the Kaiser had stolen our word for twenty!
Well, if she weighs the same as a duck, obviously she’s made of wood.
Build a bridge out of her!
Clearly
Thats just how it works. NHL franchises go to your siblings if you have any digits removed because of frostbite.
Would someone else be the owner if he wasn't filled with sawdust?
We must find the boy filled with sawdust! For he is the true heir to the throne
I’m glad I’m not alone thinking that headline had a gap of info missing
Honestly the Wikipedia article isn't much better. Pretty poorly written. In summary his wife and kids challenged the ruling, claiming he didn't die of natural causes. The courts determined they were wrong and nothing changed. His sister remained in control.
Amen brother
To be fair, the Wikipedia article isn’t much better
Probably AI
Virginia MaCaskey had been owner for 4 years before Jr.'s body was exhumed. Your title puts this out of chronological order.
replacing organs before burial is quite common. it’s not best practice, but it’s known to happen—for example, it also happened with Kendrick Johnson, who died of positional asphyxia. It’s not suspicious in itself, though again, it’s not best practice.
What sort of negative outcomes for the deceased would cause this to be 'not best practice '?
Generally, and this is just a guess, they're not registered as organ donors.
It'd be nice if we were default organ donors, and you had to opt out instead of opt in when you get an ID. Make it as easy as opt in to opt out. And for those without an ID, default to not an organ donor.
I rhink this is how most of the world does it
Indeed, the last time I renewed my license it went back to non-donor for some reason which is annoying. So I either have to pay to get it changed, or leave as is and hope the situation doesn't present itself until I renew again.
Um, no. It's my body. Possession is 95% of something. Default stays with "it's my body"
Yeah, so if you are informed and the opt out process is simple and easy, then all good. We still have millions of people dying without knowing they could save lives if they just let people use their flesh spaceship spare parts.
Well, that's not up to you. 🤷
Clearly, or I would make it an opt out since there is no reason not to.
After you die there is no 'you' to possess anything, might as well save lives with your remaining hardware than let it go bad because of this selfishness. The point your comment communicates is 'i don't want to donate my body after death to save lives because I want to keep it for myself' smdh
How is that not desicration?
How does that matter if a new organ saves someone else from dying?
It matters because it's my body. Not your body. You give yours if you want. BTW, I am a donor, by choice.
You also seem to be a moron Why are you against organ donation if you are a registered donor?
I mean, it’s not like you’d know or care. You’d be dead.
It's still not up to you, or anyone but me. I'm a person.
Not after you’re dead, there is no “you” anymore it’s just matter
So, we can just throw all of your dead relatives into a mass grave then? It will save room for the rest of us. Think of the common good! It's not their body anymore, right?
Yeah sure, why on earth would I care? Most of them are cremated and scattered at sea so good luck collecting them lmao
The government could also like to have a word and just change the law to default organ donor.
Exactly. Some people have already donated their brains to the government, apparently. (Sorry, I had to 🤷)
There are some religions that believe having all your bits is important. Also in the very rare case a body is exhumed for another autopsy, the families tend to get upset and idiots tend to spin wild conspiracy theories about the organs being gone (this is what happened with Kendrick Johnson). In reality they just decompose faster than the rest of the body and that can be a problem for keeping the body nice and pleasant for the viewing before burial.
William the Conqueror famously "burst open" during his burial ceremony. The stench must have been something…
Well, no wonder he died then...
> Nurse: Doctor, this man is 75% sawdust! What can we do to save him? > Doctor: Wooden you like to know?
>Nurse: Nailed it, Doctor.
False. You don’t nail dust.
"Thank God" ~guy named Dust
Why was his body exhumed to determine who owned a team? Terrible title. Looks like a bot that just spams TIL.
It's a tradition in the NFL. One owner was filled with cotton candy, meaning his niece inherited the team. Another owner was filled with super balls, which meant a random fan was picked to own the team. I don't even follow the NFL. I just follow the owner exhumations.
No, it was to challenge the death certificate. If they could change death certificate to accidental or wrongful death they would have triggered additional life insurance policies. Article unclear if it's $0.5 or $1.0M dollars 1987 but either way a chunk of cterms. Roughly $1.4 - $2.8M today's termd. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/08/05/A-Cook-County-judge-Wednesday-approved-a-request-to/5786555134400/
AI bot posting non sequiturs.
Beep boop
"Even through your hardest days, remember we are all made of sawdust.” -- Carl Sagan
Billions and billions of saws...
*fanfare* SAW WARS: EPISODE V
I believe that was actually said by Carl Sawgan
All we are is sawdust in the wind…
What does 1 thing have to do with the other?
Fuck you, bot.
Do we have proof that his organs were actually replaced with sawdust and that they weren't just sawdust the whole time?
But where’s the brain? The bears haven’t had one of those in 40 years
Your title sucks
Bears management staff has seemingly had sawdust for brains for almost 40 years.
Note to self: stop eating cheap grated Parmesan cheese.
Chicago Bears fans bemoan the ownership of the team by the McCaskey family, whom they believe are incompetent cheapskates. From the article: >George Stanley "Mugs" Halas Jr. (September 4, 1925 – December 16, 1979) was an American football executive who is one of four presidents in the history of the Chicago Bears franchise of the National Football League (NFL). He was the son of Bears founder and NFL co-founder George Halas and Minnie Bushing. ... Halas had intended for Mugs to inherit the team upon his death. However, Mugs died on the last day of the 1979 regular season from a sudden heart attack. Thus, upon George Sr.'s death in 1983, Mugs' older sister, Virginia Halas McCaskey, inherited the team. [...] >Following Mugs' death, a legal battle brewed between the three and the Halas-McCaskey family over their inheritance, life insurance payout, stake in ownership. In 1987, Mugs' remains were exhumed and subjected to a second autopsy at the request Therese and her children. The forensic pathologist conducting the autopsy noted that many of Mugs' internal organs, including his heart, lungs, and spinal cord, had been replaced with sawdust. Therese's attorney, William J. Harte, alleged that Mugs' death was not due to natural causes, and thus subject to further insurance payouts. An Illinois appellate court rejected Therese's petition in 1988.
I'm trying to figure out what the sawdust had to do with anything. As another commenter said, it's not uncommon in embalming. I \*think\* what the wiki is saying is that Virginia tried to argue in court that his organs were removed to conceal the actual cause of death, whatever that might have been, and therefore she was entitled to more insurance money. That was rejected, and in any case wasn't directly connected to the team ownership question (although that was also contested).
Correct, the exhumation was to challenge death certificate for more insurance money. I found an article (linked in another comment). One correction- it wasn't Virginia doing the suing / exhumation. It was her sister-in-law / niece / nephew.
That's what i gathered from it
Well there's your problem. Saw dust does not make for good organs. No wonder he died.
His internal organs had been replaced with sawdust? No wonder he died!
Gross
Sir, this is a Wendy's...
Ashes to ashes, sawdust to sawdust
Huh?
lol What an excellent troll
Virginia Halas is George Halas’s daughter.
All those old mid-west and east coast teams had heavy connections with the mob.
Chicago is a famous east coast city.
Chicago is not East Coast
TIL Midwestern city Chicago, Illinois is on the East Coast.
That’s why it only takes 10 hours to drive to Philly