All posts tagged "Deaths (Obituaries)"
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/ 2 months agoJeff Torborg, Catcher of Three No-Hitters and a Manager, Dies at 83
Jeff Torborg, an unassuming baseball lifer who caught three no-hitters, including Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, and as a manager...
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/ 2 months agoHeinz Kluetmeier, Inventive Sports Photographer, Dies at 82
Heinz Kluetmeier, a prominent photographer for Sports Illustrated who captured the exultation of the United States men’s Olympic hockey team when...
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/ 2 months agoGeorge Kalinsky, 88, Madison Square Garden’s First Official Lensman, Dies
George Kalinsky was on vacation when he spotted Muhammad Ali and the sports commentator Howard Cosell walking together on a street...
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/ 2 months agoGus Williams, Guard Who Led Seattle to an N.B.A. Title, Dies at 71
Gus Williams, an eyeblink-quick guard known for his volume scoring and electric on-court style who in 1979 helped the Seattle SuperSonics...
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/ 2 months agoTommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97
Tommy Brown, who became the youngest position player in modern major-league baseball when he made his debut as a shortstop for...
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/ 2 months agoBob Uecker, Clubhouse Wit-Turned-Popular Sportscaster, Dies at 90
Bob Uecker, the clubhouse wit who turned his tales of inferiority as a major league catcher into a comic narrative that...
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/ 3 months agoBill McCartney, Coach Who Led a Movement for ‘Godly’ Men, Dies at 84
Bill McCartney, a football coach who in the 1980s took the University of Colorado from perennial losers to national champions, but...
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/ 3 months agoBob Veale, Towering Fireballer for the ’60s Pirates, Dies at 89
Bob Veale, a towering left-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates who intimidated National League hitters with his fastball — and his...
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/ 3 months agoEd Van Put, Who Hooked Jimmy Carter on the Catskills, Dies at 88
Thanks to Ed Van Put, Jimmy Carter and George Washington had something else in common aside from being Southern planters who...
