R.I.P. Celebrities(Non Wrestlers) 2022

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Nazareth's Dan McCafferty dies aged 76

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Jeff Cook, co-founder of country rock band Alabama, dead at 73

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One of my favorite country bands rest in peace mr. cook.

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Ross Fichtner, a former cornerback in the NFL, passed away at the age of 83.

Fichtner played football at Purdue and was a three-year letterman from 1957 to 1959. At Purdue, as in high school, Fichtner played at quarterback and defensive back. In 1957, Fichtner split quarterback duties for Purdue with Bob Spoo. Fichtner completed 23 of 58 passes for 355 yards, four touchdowns and six interceptions in 1957. On defense in 1957, Fichtner was part of a unit that shutout Northwestern 27-0 on November 16, 1957 and held two other opponents to single digits. Fichtner was named the Boilermakers’ Most Valuable Player after his senior season in 1959.

In the 1960 NFL draft, Fichtner was drafted in the third round (the 33rd overall pick) by the Cleveland Browns. Fichtner helped the Browns defense in 1962 rank third in the NFL in both fewest points allowed (257) and fewest total passing and rushing yards allowed (3,924), and second in the NFL in fewest passing yards allowed (1,984). In part because of a tragic accident, Fichtner’s playing time increased even more in 1963. Browns right safety (free safety) Don Fleming was electrocuted in a worksite accident before the 1963 season. Fichtner moved over as a safety to fill Fleming’s free safety position and started and played in 13 regular-season games in 1963. In 1964 he and the Browns won the NFL championship. During his career, he played in 106 games and started in 71 of them. Fichtner also recored 27 interceptions during his career.

He played for the following NFL teams during his 9 year career:
The Cleveland Browns 1960-1967 and the 1968 New Orleans Saints.

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Adrian Dingle, a former NFL defensive end, passed away at the age of 45.

Dingle played five seasons for the San Diego Chargers from 2000 to 2005.

Dingle went to Roberts High School in Holly Hill, South Carolina. He then attended Clemson University, where he broke the single-season sacks record with 10.5 in his senior year. His 23 career sacks rank third best in school history and is sixth all-time with 45 tackles for loss. Dingle was drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft and missed the entire 1999 season due to injury. He started 15 out of 16 games during the 2003 season, making 37 tackles and six sacks. He finished his career with 78 tackles, 14.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and one interception. He was the cousin of former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Vontrell Jamison.

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Fred Hickman, a longtime sports broadcaster, passed away at the age of 66.

Hickman was an American broadcaster who was anchor & managing editor for the evening newscast of the African-American cable news channel Black News Channel. He has also had stints with CNN, TBS, YES Network, and ESPN.

Born and raised in Springfield, Illinois, he graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1978, joining as the original co-host of the CNN show Sports Tonight in 1980. He received CableACE awards in 1989 and 1993, and was a New York Sports Emmy Award Winner in 2004. Hickman left Atlanta in October 2001 to join the New York City-based YES Network for its 2002 launch. He was their original anchor, hosting pre-game and post-game shows for New York Yankees telecasts. In late 2004, after the completion of three baseball seasons and two NBA seasons with the YES network, Hickman left to join ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. During his tenure at ESPN, Hickman hosted ESPN's flagship shows including SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, ESPN Classic, NBA Shoot Around, and NBA Coast to Coast. He also appeared as a fill-in host on ESPN radio and briefly hosted ESPNEWS. Hickman joined as the host of the Braves Live pre & post game show for the 2009 and 2010 seasons on Fox Sports South, based in Atlanta, Georgia. 1

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'Survivor' Contestant Roger Sexton Dead at 76

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Comedian Gallagher Dead at 76

Comedian Gallagher, famously known for smashing watermelons as part of his legendary act, has died ... his longtime manager tells TMZ.

Gallagher died while under hospice care in the Palm Springs area early Friday morning, TMZ has learned. His manager tells TMZ Gallagher died of massive organ failure. He had been in ill health for a while, suffering numerous heart attacks over the years.

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Kevin Conroy beloved voice actor of Batman/Bruce Wayne from Batman the animated series has passed away at 66

His death is confirmed by costars Diane Pershing (poison ivy) and Lauren Lester (Robin) on social media

Kevin voiced Batman for 30 years and has been Batman in many different forms of media including Batman Beyond, The Justice League, and the Batman Arkham Video Game Series.

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Kevin Conroy and Gallagher in the same day...ugggh. RIP to two people who entertained me quite a bit over the years.