Cunoscutul jurnalist și scriitor avea și o mare pasiune: fotbalul. George Stanca era rapidist convins, „la a treia generație”, cum îi plăcea să spună.
După ce echipa sa de suflet a intrat în faliment, George Stanca a notat, ca o premoniție: „M-am resemnat. Totul este ca în lupta asta nedreaptă să nu ne pierdem identitatea. Să mergem cât mai des la meciuri, să fim acolo. Anii vor trece repede. 3-4? Poate că eu unul, la vârsta mea n-o să mai apuc să văd un nou Mare Rapid. Oricum, l-am văzut, l-am apucat!”.
George Stanca era rapidist convins: „Rapidist și după moarte”
Cunoscutul jurnalist a adăugat, pentru posteritate: „Că mă doare sufletul? Nu mai spun. Dar, asta e viața: ce ai face dragă rapidistule dacă mâine ți se spune că ai cancer? Ai vreo soluție? Nu! Ei, da, Rapid are cancer. Numai că, Giuleștina va renaște din cenușă! Rapid nu moare ! Vom umple stadionul și-n Liga 4-a! Deviza noastră e peste cea a adversarilor : RAPIDIST ȘI DUPĂ MOARTE!”.
Un fan declarat al trupei de sub Podul Grant, George Stanca a fost cel care a lansat pentru prima oară, în 1997, numele de „Giuleștina”, dat programelor de meci ale Rapidului.
George Stanca a murit pe un pat de spital, luni, 4 februarie, în urma unui stop cardio-respirator.
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