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

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British actress Emily Chesterton has died suddenly and unexpectedly, her family announced this week. She was in her early 30s.

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Brent Moss, a former running back in the NFL, passed away at the age of 50

No cause of death has been publicly released. In the 1993 season the 5'9", 205 pound tailback led the Badgers to a Big Ten Conference title and their first Rose Bowl berth since 1963. The Badgers defeated the #13 UCLA Bruins 21-16 to claim their first ever Rose Bowl victory. Moss was a big part of the win, rushing for 158 yards and two touchdowns en route to being honored as the game's MVP. He was also voted the Big Ten's most valuable player that year and was the recipient of the Silver Football, awarded by the Chicago Tribune as the Big Ten's player of the year for 1993.

1991: Ran for 219 yards and one touchdown on 61 carries.
1992: Ran for 739 yards and 9 TD on 165 carries.
1993: Ran for 1,637 yards and 16 TD on 312 carries.
1994: Ran for 833 yards and 8 TD on 156 carries.

Although not drafted the following year, he was invited to the Miami Dolphins training camp. After being cut, Moss then signed with the St. Louis Rams, and in the 1995 season he accumulated 90 yards on 22 carries. This was his only playing time in the National Football League and he was released by the Rams during the team's 1996 summer training camp. This was followed by a brief off-season stint with the Green Bay Packers in 1997 and brief stints in the World League of American Football, the Arena Football League, and the XFL. After a seven-year hiatus from football dating back to 2000, Moss returned to the football field with his hometown minor league, Racine Raiders in July

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Iranian refugee who inspired Spielberg’s film ‘The Terminal’ dies inside Paris airport

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the man who had lived inside the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport for years and inspired Steven Spielberg’s 2004 film “The Terminal”, died Saturday at the same airport at 79.

Nasseri was pronounced dead by the airport medical team at Terminal 2F and had died of natural causes, a spokesperson for the airport told CNN.
Nasseri, an Iranian refugee, was en route to England via Belgium and France in 1988 when he lost his papers and could not board a flight nor leave the airport and was stuck in limbo until 2006.

He had “returned to live as a homeless person in the public area of the airport since mid-September, after a stay in a nursing home,” the spokesperson said.

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Castleford and Great Britain hero Kevin Beardmore passes away aged 62

The 62-year-old earned a reputation for himself on the rugby league field for being a tough and tenacious hooker, playing his whole career for his hometown club Castleford.

Kevin, twin of Bob, starred for the West Yorkshire club between 1978 to 1992, winning the Challenge Cup Final alongside his brother in 1986.

Never one to take a backwards step, Beardmore earned 11 caps for Great Britain and one for England whilst the hooker was selected for Great Britain’s tour of Australia in 1988.

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Val Delory, a former NHL left wing, passed away at the age of 95.

The following is an excerpt from his online obituary: "He began his career with the New York Rangers, but that was short lived due to an injury. He quickly found his second career and passion with the North York Fire Department, where he served for 38 years. He deeply valued the many life-long friendships he formed with his fellow firefighters.

He appeared in one game with the New York Rangers in 1949, before suffering a career-ending injury. Although he appeared in only 1 NHL game he played in the league when only 6 teams existed and every Canadian played hockey.

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Former Top Gear presenter Sue Baker has passed away at the age of 75 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Baker first appeared on the fourth series of the BBC car show in 1980, when she began presenting alongside co-hosts including Frank Page and William Woollard.

She appeared on more than 100 episodes of the original format of the show before leaving in 1991, after which she was replaced by Jeremy Clarkson.

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Nov 14, 2022 13:48:43 GMT -5 jimsteel said:

Iranian refugee who inspired Spielberg’s film ‘The Terminal’ dies inside Paris airport

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the man who had lived inside the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport for years and inspired Steven Spielberg’s 2004 film “The Terminal”, died Saturday at the same airport at 79.

Nasseri was pronounced dead by the airport medical team at Terminal 2F and had died of natural causes, a spokesperson for the airport told CNN.
Nasseri, an Iranian refugee, was en route to England via Belgium and France in 1988 when he lost his papers and could not board a flight nor leave the airport and was stuck in limbo until 2006.

He had “returned to live as a homeless person in the public area of the airport since mid-September, after a stay in a nursing home,” the spokesperson said.

I have not seen The Terminal yet but I recently went to purchase Catch Me If You Can and there was a double feature with The Terminal for only a couple bucks more so I got that one. Will have to get around to watching it soon.

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I watched the Terminal. Interesting movie. For the guy, I hope he has found peace.

[jimsteel]

Jack Reed, a former MLB outfielder over all or parts of three seasons (1961–63) with the New York Yankees passed away at the age of 89.

This was reported by the former Public Relations Director for the New York Yankees, Marty Appel. The following is text from Reed's online obituary: "At Ole Miss he starred in baseball, football and track and field. He played safety and quarterback on Coach John Vaught's earliest great Rebel teams and was an All SEC performer for baseball Coach Tom Swayze. After his junior year, he signed a professional contract with the New York Yankees. During his time with the Yankee organization, he served in Korea and was honorably discharged in 1957. He played in the majors for the Yankees as Micky Mantle's back up in center field from 1961-1963. He appeared in 3 World Series, winning 2 during his time there. Jack is one of only 4 people to have played in a major college football bowl game (1953 Sugar Bowl) and a World Series (1961, 1962 and 1963). Another great achievement was hitting a home run off Phil Regan of the Detroit Tigers in the 22nd inning to end the longest game in Yankee history. He was also a lifelong golfer and enjoyed playing long after his baseball career was over. Jack was inducted into the Ole Miss Athletics Hall of Fame and was awarded the Unsung Sports Hero award by the Downtown Nashville Sports Foundation.Reed was a member of the 1961 and 1962 World Series champion Yankees, although he did not appear in the latter series. An alumnus of the University of Mississippi for the Yankees, Reed played primarily as a late-inning defensive replacement for injury-riddled star outfielder Mickey Mantle. For this reason, he was popularly known as Mantle's "caddie."

Reed spent his entire professional career in the Yankee organization as a player (1953–55; 1958–64) and minor league manager (1965–67). During his Major League career, Reed hit .233 with one home run and six runs batted in in 222 games played (and 129 at-bats). He is one of only seven players in Major League Baseball history with more career games played than plate appearances. He appeared in three games of the 1961 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds (won by the Yankees in five games) as a defensive replacement, spelling Mantle, Héctor López and Johnny Blanchard; he did not have a plate appearance.
On June 24, 1962, Reed hit the only home run of his career in the top of the 22nd inning, as the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 9–7 in the longest game in Yankees' history. The blow came off Phil Regan at Tiger Stadium. Reed's 30 MLB hits also included two doubles and one triple.

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It seems Reed needed time to warm up to get his power game going. A shame games are only 9 innings and not twice as long so he could have hit more dingers. RIP.