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In the old days, a man used to fire a starter pistol to mark halftime. One game, a couple of pranksters had an idea, but they needed a dead duck and a launch pad. A plan was afoot. When the gun went off, on a rainy game day, the accomplice threw the duck off a nearby roof, as though blown from the sky.

“It broke the whole stadium up.”

Fripp was born in Ottawa, the eldest of three boys. His father, Herbert, established an insurance and real estate firm, H.D. Fripp & Son Ltd., in 1923. John took over in 1950, after his football career was over. (Both the war and Rider star Tony “Golden Boy” Golab kept him from greater glory on the gridiron.)

He had four childrenSince its debut on consoles last year, it's the parts unknown about Dark Souls' grim, ethereal world that have made it so compelling to explore and discuss. The decaying medieval castles, the foggy woodland acres and the webbed catacombs that form its underbelly are woven together by a network of pathways the mesmerising extent of which is only truly revealed by the end of the game. It remains an astonishing looker in places too - and a real challenge, in true series spirit, for those that have the mettle to play by its firm-but-fair rules.

So with the announcement of Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition for PC, series fans appear to have achieved a rare coup d'état in the name of online petitions, and the game's doors have