The Biff

technologyteacher said:
Appears that Greg Biffle, his wife, and two kids were killed in plane crash in Statesville today.
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I don't follow nascar, and celebrities are just another human to me, but that man sacrificed a ton of his time and equipment to help people in the aftermath of Helene so I had a hell of a lot more respect for him than most. Such a loss.
 
jeepinmatt said:
I don't follow nascar, and celebrities are just another human to me, but that man sacrificed a ton of his time and equipment to help people in the aftermath of Helene so I had a hell of a lot more respect for him than most. Such a loss.
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While it wasn’t publicized locally like Helene, he was doing the same for Jamaica after their hurricane this year. There are a few other initiatives he was a part of for local schools, agencies etc that he did quietly. Truly a sad day for our local community.
 
StretchASU said:
While it wasn’t publicized locally like Helene, he was doing the same for Jamaica after their hurricane this year. There are a few other initiatives he was a part of for local schools, agencies etc that he did quietly. Truly a sad day for our local community.
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Yes, he and Cleetus McFarland both have been doing a ton of great things since then.
 
Man - this hits me in the feels for a few reasons.

One as stated above the time, effort and money he has spent helping people demonstrate what a man he was, the world needs more like him, not less.

Secondly, on a more personal level. Not long out of college I worked in the home tech and home security space for a little while. We did a fair amount of work for one particular builder who had market cornered apparently on Nascar drivers. At the time I was a moderate Nascar fan and it was kind of cool getting to see inside the home and work directly with some of these folks I had only watched drive cars.

I think in total we worked on 8-10 drivers homes. Many dont stand out, but two do some 25 years later.
Chad Little was without a doubt the second biggest prick I ever encountered. (Panthers WR Steve Smith gets the eternal nod or #1)
Biffle stood out for being a first class grade A human. Just kind, patient - wanted to jump in and help me and my crew work in his home. And tipped us all incredibly generously when we finished.
 
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