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Joe Delaney

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Football Player

The Resume

    (October 30, 1958-June 23, 1983)
    Running back for the Kansas City Chiefs (1981-1982)
    Died while trying to save 3 kids from drowning (June 23, 1983)

Why he might be annoying:

    He died too young.
    He never learned how to swim.
    The only kid that he ended up saving from drowning became a cocaine dealer.
    His dad did not want him to be in the NFL.

Why he might not be annoying:

    Despite not knowing how to swim, he jumped into a pond to save three boys from drowning (only one of the boys lived).
    He was voted into the Pro Bowl when he was a rookie.
    Ronald Reagan gave him the President Citizen's Medal (July 1983).
    He met his wife when he was seven.
    He was an unselfish person.
    He gave all his paycheck to his wife and daughters and all he wanted was ‘a little pocket chain for the week.'
    His old high school football coach said ‘Joe was a hell of a lot better person than he was an athlete, and he was a fantastic athlete.'

Credit: Toys in the Attic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 79 Votes: 49.37% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 86 Votes: 44.19% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 90 Votes: 35.56% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 97 Votes: 31.96% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 103 Votes: 44.66% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 112 Votes: 53.57% Annoying