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Awsi Dooger · 02-27-2004, 04:18 AM

I am a USC alumnus and receive Trojan Family magazine every three months. The current issue arrived this week and included a very interesting letter to the editor from G. Ray Arnett, USC class of '48. Here are a few paragraphs:

"Bob Stack and I are USC alumni, and Bob was a longtime friend. His passing was a sad day for many who knew and admired him.

"I applaud USC Trojan Family Magazine for publishing the news of Bob's death so all readers of the magazine are informed of the loss of this patriotic, well-known American. In addition to his Hollywood career, the late "Unsolved Mysteries" and "The Untouchables" star had a passion for golf and shooting sports.

"For whatever reason, I find it inconceivable that whoever prepared the obituary failed to even mention some of the most notable accomplisments of Bob Stack's career. It is well known in the shooting community that Bob was a skeet champion with several world records and was inducted into the National Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame in 1971. Bob Stack held numerous world records in the shooting sports and was the National Skeet Shooting runner-up -- far before his role as Eliot Ness. Shooting was his first and true passion in life."

Wow, I never heard any of that. Unsolved Mysteries should have snuck in a forced skeet shooting segment, so Robert Stack could show off. Clever editing could easily overcome advanced age and any depreciation in skill.

I didn't even know Robert Stack was a fellow Trojan, Class of '40.

Cori aka ChrisSCrush · 08-01-2015, 12:29 AM

Robert Stack actually killed a lion at least once, in Kenya for his TV Series American Sportsman. See around page 240 of Stack's book Straight Shooting. The lion had attacked the local Masai tribe's cattle and they feared if not stopped would move on to humans. I remember reading an interview in which Stack said much of the footage was unusable as both he and the man with him were so excited and scared they swore uncontrollably!

02-27-2004, 04:18 AM	#1
Awsi Dooger Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 1,537	Robert Stack, skeet shooting phenom I am a USC alumnus and receive Trojan Family magazine every three months. The current issue arrived this week and included a very interesting letter to the editor from G. Ray Arnett, USC class of '48. Here are a few paragraphs: "Bob Stack and I are USC alumni, and Bob was a longtime friend. His passing was a sad day for many who knew and admired him. "I applaud USC Trojan Family Magazine for publishing the news of Bob's death so all readers of the magazine are informed of the loss of this patriotic, well-known American. In addition to his Hollywood career, the late "Unsolved Mysteries" and "The Untouchables" star had a passion for golf and shooting sports. "For whatever reason, I find it inconceivable that whoever prepared the obituary failed to even mention some of the most notable accomplisments of Bob Stack's career. It is well known in the shooting community that Bob was a skeet champion with several world records and was inducted into the National Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame in 1971. Bob Stack held numerous world records in the shooting sports and was the National Skeet Shooting runner-up -- far before his role as Eliot Ness. Shooting was his first and true passion in life." Wow, I never heard any of that. Unsolved Mysteries should have snuck in a forced skeet shooting segment, so Robert Stack could show off. Clever editing could easily overcome advanced age and any depreciation in skill. I didn't even know Robert Stack was a fellow Trojan, Class of '40.

08-01-2015, 12:29 AM	#2
Cori aka ChrisSCrush Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 30, 2001 Location: USA and still trying to be proud of it! Posts: 2,068	Robert Stack actually killed a lion at least once, in Kenya for his TV Series American Sportsman. See around page 240 of Stack's book Straight Shooting. The lion had attacked the local Masai tribe's cattle and they feared if not stopped would move on to humans. I remember reading an interview in which Stack said much of the footage was unusable as both he and the man with him were so excited and scared they swore uncontrollably!