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

[jimsteel]

Jean Lapointe, singer, actor and retired Canadian senator, dies at 86

[jimsteel]

Dwight Garner, a former NFL running back, passed away after a battle with prostate cancer at the age of 58.

He played college football for California and had a brief stint as a kick returner and backup running back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League during the 1986 season.

Garner was best known for his participation in The Play during the big game on November 20, 1982, while he was at Cal, in which he made the third of five Cal lateral passes on a kickoff return to score a game-winning touchdown over Stanford. Garner's pass, as well as the final lateral pass of The Play, have been heavily scrutinized over whether they were legal; Garner made his pass while being tackled by several Stanford players, who maintain that Garner's knee touched the ground before he passed the ball, thereby ending the play at that point. Garner has, ever since, maintained, "I was not down." The closest official to Garner at the time was head linesman Jack Langley. He later declared that Garner's forward progress had not been stopped.

[jimsteel]

Nicki Aycox who played the First Meg Masters from Supernatura has passed away from leukemia at 47.

[jimsteel]

Jason David Frank, who played Green Ranger Tommy Oliver on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has died. He was 49.

Jason David Frank was a key attraction to the Power Rangers franchise, debuting on the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series when it premiered in 1993. Frank was one of the most–if not the most–consistent presence throughout the franchise, appearing in 10 series and four movies. Although he primarily portrayed the Green Ranger, he would also later play the White, Black and Red Rangers through various iterations in the Power Rangers franchise, which has run almost consistently since the ‘90s, with one as recently as this September.

Power Rangers of course continues to have a major fanbase, which never really gave itself a chance to die down much since 1993. Going back to that time, basically everyone of that age had a favorite Power Ranger and took on that role during recess. And let’s face it, many of us argued over who got to be the Green Ranger.

In addition to his acting career, Jason David Frank was an accomplished martial artist. Frank was an 8th degree black belt and was even inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame. He also had a short MMA career in 2010, with an amateur record of 3-0 and a professional record of 1-0, winning by submission.

[TTX]

RIP Jason David Frank

[jimsteel]

Hope not true but reports are saying he committed suicide after years of depression

[neilybob]

Nicky aycox album is red velvet room.

[neilybob]

Nov 20, 2022 14:31:20 GMT -5 neilybob said:

Nicki aycox album is red velvet room.

[on_the_edge]

Nov 20, 2022 11:50:58 GMT -5 jimsteel said:

Hope not true but reports are saying he committed suicide after years of depression

Yea that would suck even more but sadly those things happen. People get a taste of fame and then it fades. Hard for some to deal with that.

[jimsteel]

Dave Hillman, a former pitcher in the MLB, passed away at the age of 95

Hillman entered the majors in 1955 with the Chicago Cubs, playing for them for five years before joining the Boston Red Sox (1960–61), Cincinnati Reds (1962) and New York Mets (1962). In 1956 had a 21–7 record with a 3.38 earned run average while playing most of the season for the PCL Los Angeles Angels. On September 14, 1957, in the second game of a double-header against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Hillman pitched to Cubs catcher Jim Fanning, playing on their shared 30th birthdays.
In 1959 with the Cubs, he posted career-numbers in appearances (39), wins (8), starts (24), complete games (4), strikeouts (88), and innings pitched (191). On May 6, 1959, at Forbes Field, he posted his only big-league shutout against Harvey Haddix and the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3–0, giving up two hits, walking one and striking out two. Strictly, a reliever for the 1961 Red Sox, he went 3–2 with a 2.77 ERA in 78 innings and 28 games.

In an eight-season career, Hillman posted a 21–37 record with 296 strikeouts and a 3.87 ERA in 188 games pitched, including 64 starts, eight complete games, one shutout, 42 games finished, three saves, 185 walks, and 624 innings pitched. Along with his Cubs teammate Jim Marshall, Hillman was part of the first inter-league trade without waivers in MLB history when he went to the Boston Red Sox in return for Dick Gernert. The November 21, 1959, transaction was the first during a three-week period of unrestricted trading permitted by a change in both leagues' rules. Hillaman played for the following teams during his baseball career: the Chicago Cubs (1955–1959), the Boston Red Sox (1960–1961), the Cincinnati Reds (1962) and the New York Mets (1962)