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

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Swiss football international Karim Gazzetta dies aged 27 'after jumping from a building

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Always sad when that happens.


RIP to all who have passed.

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'Halloween' Original Michael Myers Stuntman James Winburn Dead at 85

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Ernie Nimmons, a former member of the Negro Leagues, passed away at the age of 92.

The following is from an article from a news release about Nimmons from the Sherrod Brown for Senate. "Professional baseball players like Mr. Nimmons spent years in relative obscurity,” Brown said. “Despite their skills and talents, baseball’s color barrier stood in the way of the opportunities that should have been open to them. It is time that those who played in the Negro League receive the attention and due they deserve.”
A native of Sandusky, Nimmons played first base and outfield for the Indianapolis Clowns, the Philadelphia Stars and the Kansas City Monarchs. During his time with the Clowns in 1952, Nimmons played with and roomed with Hank Aaron. After his contract ended, Nimmons enlisted in the U.S. armed forces before attending the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical Institute, where he earned a bachelor’s degree. After graduating, Nimmons worked for 34 years at Ford Motor Co. in Avon Lake before retiring.

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Mickey Kuhn dies at 90: Last surviving cast member of Gone With the Wind who played Beau Wilkes in the cinematic classic passes away in Florida following short illness

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‘Game of Thrones’ star dead: Wilko Johnson, Dr. Feelgood rock guitarist, was 75

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Veteran Bollywood star Vikram Gokhale has passed away at 82 due to prolonged illness.

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Veteran actress Flora Gasser passes away at 89

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Greg Bear, prize-winning sci-fi author and Comic-Con co-founder, dies at 71

His books included “Blood Music” and “Darwin’s Radio,” which helped establish him as a “hard” sci-writer who created plausible tales with the help of scientists

Greg Bear, the affable San Diego native who wrote such highly acclaimed and plausible science fiction novels as “Blood Music,” “Darwin’s Radio” and “Eon” and who helped create San Diego Comic-Con

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Maple Leafs legend Borje Salming dies, was living with ALS

Borje Salming, legendary NHL defenseman and trailblazer of European-born players in North America, has died. He was 71 years old and had been diagnosed with ALS earlier this year.

The Toronto Maple Leafs, for whom Salming played the bulk of his career, released a statement Thursday to announce Salming's passing.

"The Toronto Maple Leafs mourn the loss of Börje Salming," said Brendan Shanahan, Leafs president and alternate governor. "Börje was a pioneer of the game and an icon with an unbreakable spirit and unquestioned toughness. He helped open the door for Europeans in the NHL and defined himself through his play on the ice and through his contributions to the community.

Börje joined the Maple Leafs 50 years ago and will forever be a part of our hockey family. We extend our deepest condolences to his wife, Pia, his children Theresa, Anders, Rasmus, Bianca, Lisa and Sara and brother Stieg."

Salming's decorated NHL career spanned 17 seasons from 1973 to 1990 between Toronto and Detroit, with a résumé boasting 1,148 games and 787 points. A two-time runner-up for the Norris Trophy, Salming became the first Swedish-born player to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996 and two years later entered the IIHF Hall of Fame. The blueliner was an NHL first-team All-Star in 1977 and a five-time NHL second-team All-Star between 1975 and 1980.

For 16 of his 17 NHL campaigns, Salming was "The King" of Toronto, patrolling the Maple Leafs' blue line with a physicality and grit that flew in the face of common stereotypes that Swedish skaters like himself were too soft to make it in the bruising NHL. Salming had made an immediate impression when Leafs scout Gerry McNamara spotted him playing overseas in 1973. McNamara was in Sweden to scout Inge Hammarstrom; he wound up signing Salming to a free agent deal instead.