FEATURED A tribute to our dear friend CouchCoach

[BigBlacKahuna]

RIP @CouchCoach

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Sad to hear........rest easy dude
Praying for your family

 

[Blackrain]

Wow very sad to hear great tributes Bullet and Runny.
I really enjoyed and looked forward to his posts as he had a rare blend of humor and knowledge that flowed and brought a smile to your face.

Rest in peace my cowboy brother

 

[noshame]

Hope you and your wife are enjoying Cowboys games from the best seats in the house. RiP CouchCoach

Thank you Bob for your words

 

[cald0d30s0]

Rest in peace Mister. God bless his family and friends.

 

[Juggernaut]

I joined this site after the message board on the official team website shutdown and reading the many new daily posts from @CouchCoach helped soften that abrupt forum change. RIP Grand Poobah.

 

[coult44]

Man. Another good one gone. It really sucks. I pray for his family and friends. May he have pure joy and be in everlasting peace in the next part of life.

 

[ccb04]

Terribly sad news. RIP CC ... God Bless my friend. Very nice tribute Bob.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Aww, man. I didn't know him personally, but I had ran into him at various internet places throughout the last 10 years. I saw somewhat recent posts of his at another site. I can't believe this.

R.I.P.

 

[nobody]

This is truly a gut punch. He's been a great poster and friend for years on here and the old official forums. His humor will be missed. I knew he was fighting cancer and was just waiting for it to take him, but death still often comes as a surprise.

Rest in Peace, Grand Poobah. Those of us in the old PJG will try to live up to your standards, as high as you set them.

To those in the forum that knew him, I'm sorry for your loss. To those that didn't know him well, I'm sorry too for your loss. This place is made less by his absence. Trust me. Of late I've gotten in the habit of taking things too seriously. No more. Thank you all for this lovely place to share our brotherhood as fans. Thank you for providing that for Couch Coach in his final years.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I am sad to announce we have recently lost an irreplaceable member of our fan community here at The Zone. Michael Baer, aka “CouchCoach” has passed away after a long illness which was confirmed by his son today. Like me, many of you have noticed his absence of late and missed his always fun and interesting insights here.

I have known CC for over a decade going back to the days of the old Cowboys forum on the team site. He was always gracious and funny with a sharp and insightful wit and a wise contributor to all the topics he visited.

Reading his posts were not only interesting and smile inducing, they also were often full of wisdom and insight to life itself. His writing style was incredibly witty, clever and off beat, often bringing insights into not only football but many topics of life. We communicated frequently through PMs the last year and a half talking about his health and the challenges he faced. He never lost his sense of humor or wit in the face of pain and decline.

Many times in the last year, Couch Coach wrote in great detail and eloquence in the “Morning Pops” thread of his long and difficult health journey. If you’ve never read them, it might be worth your time to revisit what he wrote and take note of how gracious he remained to the end.

His last post on our forum was made on Sept.19th when he welcomed a new member (which he often did) by simply saying, “Welcome to the best sports site.” It was the last thing he wrote here.

His kindness was always upfront. His humor was quick and top shelf; never at the expense of someone else and often self deprecating. He loved the Cowboys but had long ago let go of basing his happiness on their success.

One way we can ALL honor our dear friend is by following his example - don’t take yourself or your points on this forum too seriously. Being kind to our fellow fans is way more important than being right.

Any time any one of us takes the time to welcome a new member to the forum, or encourages someone here, or reminds us that life is more important than what happens to the Cowboys each week, we should remember Michael “Couch Coach” Baer.

Rest in peace brother. You are deeply missed.
Go Cowboys!

A gentleman and with a good sense of humor.
Already he is missed. R.I.P.

 

[DCwarrior]

Sad to hear for sure. RIP CC.

 

[DandyDon52]

Wow hate to hear this , always liked his posts and his cat avatar. Always a classy funny guy.
Had no idea he was ill.

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

So sad to hear this. He was a great guy who was always willing to offer friendly advice and support. He will be missed. RIP CouchCoach.

 

[Starforever]

Noticed that there were no posts lately. "CC", will be a missed member of the forum and the Cowboys family.

 

[NFCBeasts]

rip

 

[Carter]

Wow talk about a gut punch..im heartbroken to read this cause i wasnt very active this season here and didnt knew he was sick. I just registered that he didnt write much as of lately.

He was one of the most active and funniest posters on the old forum were i got to know him basically from the day i registered there which was many many years ago. We had many discussions and while we didnt always had the same opinion his great sense of humour and not taking anything seriously was always a bright spot in the Forums.

I always tried to read his posts when i got on the boards especially when i wasnt in good mood.

Will miss you dearly CC. Rest Easy.

Thanks for the Tribute @Bobhaze

 

[RodeoJake]

Find peace in the hereafter, old bud. A new and glorious journey awaits you.

 

[CTcowboy203]

RIP…..sending thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. He will be missed

 

[MWH1967]

wow.....enjoyed him alot. RIP!!!