Bob Barry Jr. broke the cardinal rule of sports journalism.
Don’t be a fan.
Junior was the opposite. He was a cheerleader. He was a booster. He was a supporter. He was unabashed about his fandom, too — he loved people.
He was a super fan for his fellow man.
Saturday, Junior died when a car that police believe was making an illegal U-turn hit his motor scooter. Sunday, everyone who knew the Oklahoma sports broadcaster woke up hoping that it’d all just been a bad dream.
Newspaper headlines and radio tribute shows told us otherwise.