🏈 Joe King.. former Tide lineman passed away today

[Bamabacker]

Joe had a car accident a little over a year ago and suffered paralysis.

 

[BillBrosky]

He lived a rough life. Kicked out of Bama, shot in B'ham, and busted for bank robbery. Then he goes and wrecks whilst on the bottle. smh

May God have mercy on his soul.

 

[Sauron]

I'm sorry to hear it. Joe was interesting, if nothing else.

I remember reading that as a lineman, he had some insanely low percentage of body fat. He was big, and apparently almost all muscle.

When he got shot in the stomach, he ran something like four or five blocks to call for help.

 

[OldPlayer]

After his accident, he basically accepted the result and final outcome.

 

[alabama mike]

Sorry to hear this about him. This player, like so many, had a wealth of potential but off the field issues always caught him.

 

[double deuce]

Man that was one big dude.
RIP and Godspeed Joe.

 

[Bamabacker]

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gadsdentimes/obituary.aspx?n=joe-ervin-king&pid=175429422&fhid=5603

I noticed Coach Perkins as pallbearer ... Coach Curry and Perkins visited him in the hospital... good guys

 

[PhillyGirl]

Damn. Such a sad life. RIP.

 

[riz]

Damn, man. He used to come in our apartment my first year at Bama. He was buddies with some dudes I knew. To say he was huge would be an understatement. And it was pure muscle. Of course, I should've known if he was in my apartment he was doing things he shouldn't have been doing. Hate to hear it.

Mortality calls...