R.I.P. CELEBRITY DEATHS 2019(NON WRESTLERS)

[Bazzy]

British weather girl and local news affairs reporter Diane Oxberry aged 51 has died from Cancer

[jimsteel]

Legendary singer Pat Boone mourns the loss of wife Shirley, who just passed away at age 84

Legendary pop icon Pat Boone's wife Shirley has passed away at the age of 84.

The couple were married back in 1953 and were together for 65 years.

[jimsteel]

Steve Buscemi’s wife of more than 30 years, Jo Andres, has died.

Andres, who was a filmmaker, choreographer and artist, passed away this month in New York, US, at the age of 65, with family and friends around her.

Buscemi and Jo married in 1987 and have one child together, their 29-year-old son, Lucian Buscemi.

[Bazzy]

Soccer former Leeds United and South Africa striker "Phil Masinga" has died aged 49

[jimsteel]

Yankees Legend Mel Stottlemyre Passes Away at 77

Mel Stottlemyre, who passed away at the age of 77 on Sunday in Seattle after a long battle with bone marrow cancer.

​​Stottlemyre is best known for his days as the Yankee pitching coach from 1996-2005 during that dynastic run in the Bronx, but he was a hell of a player during his 11 seasons with the Yankees from 1964-1974. Stottlemyre was a five-time All-Star and finished his career with 164 wins and a 2.97 ERA, leading the Yanks' pitching staff through a dip in championship contention

He was also a key figure across town with the New York Mets. Stottlemyre was their pitching coach from 1984-1993, including that '86 World Series team.



The Yankees legend was first diagnosed with multiple myeloma in the spring of 1999, a disease that has no cure. Stottlemyre would end up undergoing an experimental treatment for the disease that included a stem-cell transplant and chemotherapy.



He continued to fight the disease and outlived the most optimistic of prognoses. On Old-Timers' Day in 2015, he was able to fly across country to Yankee Stadium to receive a plaque in Monument Park, a truly great honor, while recapping his incredible career and fight in a heartwarming speech.

[TTX]

RIP Mel.

[jimsteel]

Keith Jackson, Voice of College Football, Dies at 89

Keith Jackson, ABC’s signature voice of college football, remembered for his love of the game’s pageantry and his Georgia-rooted, country boy flourishes on autumn Saturdays through five decades, died on Friday in Los Angeles. He was 89.

Mr. Jackson worked at 10 Summer and Winter Olympics and on “ABC’s Wide World of Sports.” He was the play-by-play man for the inaugural season of N.F.L. “Monday Night Football” and was at the microphone for baseball, pro and college basketball, and auto racing.

But he was best known for ranging across the collegiate football map, from Ann Arbor to Tuscaloosa, from Columbus to Happy Valley, the home of Penn State.

[TTX]

RIP Keith...college football will never be the same without you.

[jimsteel]

Carol Channing, star of Broadway's 'Hello Dolly!' dies at 97

With her raspy voice and huge smile, Channing was best known for her Tony Award-winning role as Dolly Levi in the hit Broadway musical "Hello Dolly!"

[TTX]

Wow, Grim Reaper is very busy.