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Don Newcombe, 92 (1926 - 2019)
Don Newcombe was a legendary pitcher for the Dodgers who was the first black pitcher to start a World Series game during his rookie season in 1949, winning the Rookie of the Year award. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Gordon Banks, 81 (1937 - 2019)
Gordon Banks (1937 – 2019) was one of the greatest goalkeepers in soccer history, leading England to a 1966 World Cup win at home against West Germany. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Pedro Morales, 76 (1942 - 2019)
Pedro Morales was a beloved pro wrestler, a member of the WWE Hall of Fame. He was the first wrestler in WWE history to win the Triple Crown: the WWE Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and World Tag Team Championship. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Frank Robinson, 83 (1935 - 2019)
Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball, and a Hall of Fame player, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 in Los Angeles of bone cancer, according to media sources. He was 83. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Bob Friend, 88 (1930 - 2019)
Bob Friend, longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher and member of 1960 World Series-winning team, died Sunday, February 3, 2019 in Pittsburgh, according to multiple news sources. He was 88. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Julius Campbell, 65 (2019)
Julius Campbell was a star defensive lineman who helped lead the T.C Williams Titans to the 1971 Virginia state championship title. The Alexandria, Virginia high school was newly integrated and...
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Glen Wood, 93 (1925 - 2019)
Glen Wood (1925–2019) was a NASCAR Hall of Fame driver who co-founded the legendary Wood Brothers Racing Team with his brother Leonard. The Wood Brothers Racing Team is the longest running team in...
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Mason Lowe, 25 (1993 - 2019)
Mason Lowe (1993 – 2019), one of the top bull fighters on the PBR professional circuit, died from injuries sustained in competition Tuesday night in Denver when he was thrown from a bull who then...
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Mel Stottlemyre, 77 (1941 - 2019)
Mel Stottlemyre (1941 – 2019) was a five time All-Star pitcher for the New York Yankees who became a top pitching coach. He was a Yankee his entire playing career, winning 20 games 3 times when the...
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Gene Okerlund, 76 (1942 - 2019)
"Mean" Gene Okerlund (1942 – 2019) was the star announcer for professional wrestling for many years. He came to fame as the face of the WWE, moving later to the rival WCW, returning to the WWE for...
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Thomas Billington, 60 (1958 - 2018)
Thomas Billington (1958 – 2018) was a legendary professional wrestler known as "Dynamite Kid." The British born Billington partnered with Davey Boy Smith to form the WWE World Champion tag team duo...
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David Pearson, 83 (1934 - 2018)
David Pearson, the NASCAR Hall of Fame driver known as "the Silver Fox," died Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, in his hometown of Spartanburg, S.C., according to multiple news sources. He was 83. For full...
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Wally Triplett, 92 (1926 - 2018)
Wally Triplett was the first black player to be drafted by an NFL team to play in an NFL game. He was drafted out of Penn State by the Detroit Lions in 1949. There were 3 black players drafted that...
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Willie McCovey, 80 (1938 - 2018)
San Francisco Giants legend Willie McCovey cracked more than 500 home runs in his Hall of Fame career. McCovey was a Giant for 19 of his 22 seasons in the league and was one of the most beloved...
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Jim Taylor, 83 (1935 - 2018)
Fullback Jim Taylor (1935 – 2018) helped lead Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers to four NFL championship titles in the 1960s and a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I in 1967....
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Tex Winter, 96 (1922 - 2018)
Assistant Coach Fred "Tex" Winter was the mastermind behind the triangle offense which helped lead Phil Jackson's Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers to nine NBA championships. The Bulls won titles...
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George Taliaferro, 91 (1927 - 2018)
George Taliaferro was the first African-American player to be drafted by an NFL team. The Chicago Bears drafted the All-American halfback out of Indiana University in 1949. Though he was fan of the...
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Tommy McDonald, 84 (1934 - 2018)
Tommy McDonald (1934 – 2018) was a Hall of Fame receiver best known for his time on the Philadelphia Eagles. Only 5'9' tall, the speedy McDonald was known for his toughness on the field. He was a...
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Stan Mikita, 78 (1940 - 2018)
Stan Mikita (1940 – 2018) was an NHL Hall of Fame center who played his entire career with the Chicago Blackhawks. He was one of the greatest players in NHL history, accumulating 1,467 points in 22...
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Nikolai Volkoff, 70 (1947 - 2018)
Josip Peruzovic (1947 – 2018) was born in Croatia and became famous as Nikolai Volkoff, the villainous Soviet wrestler. He and The Iron Sheik were WWE Tag Team Champions and had memorable bouts...
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Peter Thomson, 88 (1929 - 2018)
Hailed as a hero to some and as golf royalty to others, Peter Thomson, a five-time winner of the British Open and the only player in the 20th century to win the tournament for three straight years,...
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Hubert Green, 71 (1946 - 2018)
Hall of Fame golfer Hubert Green, who won a U.S. Open playing portions of the final round despite a threat against his life, has died. He was 71. For full coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Big Van Vader, 63 (1955 - 2018)
WWE wrestling legend Big Van Vader has died at the age of 63, according to multiple news reports. Vader, born Leon White, died on Monday night. His death was announced on Twitter today by his son,...
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Walter Bahr, 91 (1927 - 2018)
Walter Bahr, the last living player from that 1950 team, Bahr died Monday in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, according to granddaughter Lindsey D. Bahr, a film writer for The Associated Press. He was 91....
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Jordan McNair, 19 (2018)
Jordan McNair, offensive lineman for the University of Maryland, died Wednesday, June 13, 2018, according to multiple news sources. He was 19. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click...
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Anne Donovan, 56 (1961 - 2018)
Anne Donovan, the Basketball Hall of Famer who won a national championship at Old Dominion, two Olympic gold medals as a player and another as a coach, died Wednesday of heart failure, according to...
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Maria Bueno, 78 (1939 - 2018)
Maria Bueno, a Brazilian tennis great who won three Wimbledon singles titles and four at the U.S. Open in the 1950s and 1960s, and helped usher in modern women's tennis, has died after battling mouth...
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Red Schoendienst, 95 (1923 - 2018)
Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst, a baseball Hall-of-Famer who wore a major league uniform as a player, coach, or manager for more than 70 straight seasons, has died at 95. For full obituary and...
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Dwight Clark, 61 (1957 - 2018)
Dwight Clark, the former 49ers wide receiver whose reception known as "The Catch" sent San Francisco to its first Super Bowl, has died one year after revealing he had ALS. He was 61. For full...
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Bruce Kison, 68 (1950 - 2018)
BALTIMORE (AP) — Bruce Kison, a pitcher who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series in 1971 and 1979 and spent three decades in player development and scouting roles, has died of cancer....
