Tater Island: Mike Matya has passed away (1 Viewer)

[Juro]

According to this guy with this post, Mike passed away. Still no official word from the Tater Island crew yet.

I didn't know he was having any health issues and I thought he was relatively still young.

If he did (once confirmed), he was a good writer. I actually liked him over all of the other football writers on RSS/Tater Island.

RIP, Mike.

Edited: Thread was sticked to the top, so confirmed.

 

[That SOB Van Owen]

He was paralyzed from the neck down. I assume it was related to complications from that. RIP, Mike.

 

[Juro]

He was paralyzed from the neck down. I assume it was related to complications from that. RIP, Mike.

Oh shit. I never knew that.

 

[ChocaEgg]

Damn. RIP

 

[BingoDingo]

Knew he had health troubles...sad stuff. Damn.

 

[Jim14510]

Sad deal. RIP MM

 

[Alcaus]

That's sad to hear.

RIP Mike

 

[HCFord1]

Shit, that's terrible. RIP Mike.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

That's awful. RIP

 

[SoCal_Corn]

😥

 

[BIGSTICK67]

That's a bummer.. I've been on that board since 2004, so always sad when someone passes.

 

[huskerj12]

He was paralyzed from the neck down. I assume it was related to complications from that. RIP, Mike.

Holy shit I had no idea about any health issues. Was that a recent thing or had he been paralyzed all along?

Awful news for his friends and family

 

[pigsonthewing]

Damn. RIP Mike.

 

[BIG TONE SOPRANO]

Although Mike banned me between 30-40 times, I always enjoyed our back and forth. Hope he was at peace when he passed on

 

[doublewing]

That sucks. Really sorry to hear that.

One thing I respected about the guy was him coming out guns blazing after some losses last year and telling it like it is. He had a great post after a game last year (maybe Cockeye) where it got taken down by someone else on the Rivals NU team. He was the one guy on staff not towing the company line.

 

[BIG TONE SOPRANO]

I hope wherever he’s at, he’s doing what he loved to do best on Earth, permanently banning people from message boards

 

[Alum-Ni]

 

[Dble E]

He was paralyzed from the neck down. I assume it was related to complications from that. RIP, Mike.

From the neck down? Geez...if true, I had no idea. Sad indeed.

 

[Jim14510]

From the neck down? Geez...if true, I had no idea. Sad indeed.

Think it was actually waist down but would still suck. His twitter profile didn't have him in a wheelchair so something in his adult life I think.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Think it was actually waist down but would still suck. His twitter profile didn't have him in a wheelchair so something in his adult life I think.

My recollection was that he dove into a pool that wasn't deep enough as a young man and broke his neck, but I saw that explanation once years ago