Rod Beck was one of my favorite players on the Giants and I continued to like him after he left. He always seemed like such a normal funloving guy. It's a cliché now, but he was the epitome of a "guy you could have a beer with" and he'd be the one buying. He gained fame when I was in my college years, so he was a guy I could totally relate to. Now he's gone at age 38. He'll always be remembered fondly. He always be a Giant.
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