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

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Carleton Carpenter, MGM and Broadway Actor Who Starred Alongside Debbie Reynolds, Dies at 95

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Billy Waddy, a former NFL wide receiver who played parts of 7 seasons passed away at the age of 67.

Waddy played college football for Colorado University and in 1977 he was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft.
He was a wide receiver and a kick returner, and during his 6-year Rams career he caught 10 touchdowns and had 1963 yards receiving. He was released by the Rams in 1982 and was able to play briefly for the Minnesota Vikings in 1984 before he retired from pro football.

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Jon Zazula, Co-Founder of Legendary Metal Label Megaforce Records, Dies at 69

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New Jersey's famous Weather predicting Groundhog Milltown Mel dies just before Groundhog Day

Weather-predicting groundhog died just before his annual big day, Groundhog Day. It is a day when tradition holds that if a groundhog sees its shadow, we can expect six more weeks of winter. If the groundhog doesn't see its shadow, an early Spring is predicted.

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Wolverine Voice Actor Issac Bardavid Dies At 91


Isaac Bardavid, a writer, actor, and voice actor died on February 1st due to illness. He was 91-year-old. Bardavid's grandson reported the illness on January 26th, stating that Bradavid was hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro due to emphysema. Because of Bardavid's age, the "disease was insisting on keeping the oxygenation very low, even though he was using the devices he already has at home, so he had to be taken to the hospital for treatment" (via USdaynews). Bardavid was born in Rio de Jeneiro in 1931. As an actor, he was known for his roles in 1995's Tocaia Grande, 2009's Carrer del Mar, and 2012's King David.

Bardavid also provided the Brazilian voice for many popular characters in Hollywood movies and North American television shows imported into brazil. Perhaps most famously, he voiced Hugh Jackman's Wolverine in the X-Men movies.

Bardavid had said that voicing over Jackman's performance in 2017's Logan would be his last time playing Wolverine, as it was Jackman's final outing. He also said that voicing Jackman's Wolverine was his favorite role.

Outside of Wolverine, Bardavid's other popular voice roles include Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Skeletor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Commissioner Gordon in Batman: The Animated Series, Deep Throat in The X-Files, and Dr. Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons. Fans took to social media to share their love for the actor.

"Brazil just lost the voice of Eggman, Wolwerine, Skelleton," one fan tweeted. "Isaac Bardavid, thank you so much for your charisma and put your soul into the characters you voiced. RIP."

Another writes, "Brazil just lost the voice of Eggman, Wolwerine, Skelleton. Isaac Bardavid, thank you so much for your charisma and put your soul into the characters you voiced. RIP."

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Dan Dworsky, a former linebacker in the old AAFC, passed away at the age of 94. The following is from the Football Learning Academy and written by Ken Crippen, a follower of this page: "Dworsky, who played with the 1949 Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), has passed away at the age of 94. The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the newly formed football league the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1949 and played their home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Dons were the first professional football team to play a regular-season game in Los Angeles, California, two weeks before the first game of the rival Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League, who had moved from Cleveland.

Dworsky attended the University of Michigan and helped the team to undefeated National Championships in 1947 and 1948, including a 49-0 victory over USC in the 1948 Rose Bowl.

He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 15th Rounds (97th overall) of the 1948 AAFC Draft. He was also drafted in the first round (4th overall) in a secret draft held by the AAFC on July 8, 1948. Finally, he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round (15th overall) of the 1949 National Football League (NFL) Draft. He chose to play for the Los Angeles Dons in 1949, his one and only season of professional football.

After football, Dworsky became an influential architect as founder of Dworsky Associates. He was responsible for designing the Crisler Arena at the University of Michigan, the Los Angeles branch of the Federal Reserve Bank, Drake Stadium at UCLA, and the Tom Bradley International Terminal at the Los Angeles Airport (LAX)."

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Bill Fitch, a former NBA Hall of Fame coach, passed away at the age of 89. Fitch was a pro basketball head coach in the National Basketball Association. He developed multiple teams into playoff contenders and won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 1981. Before entering the professional ranks, he coached college basketball at the University of Minnesota, Bowling Green State University, the University of North Dakota, and his alma mater, Coe College. Fitch's teams twice qualified for the NCAA tournament. He won the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award for the 2012–13 NBA season.[1]

Fitch was a United States Marine Corps drill instructor,[2] a fact that Larry Bird credited in his book Drive: The Story of My Life as an important reason for Bird's own strong work ethic. Fitch was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

During his 25-year pro coaching career, Fitch was often hired in an attempt to improve failing teams. Although Fitch currently ranks tenth among NBA coaches in all-time number of victories (with 944), he is also ranked second in all-time losses (with 1,106) behind Lenny Wilkens. In 1996 Fitch was named one of the NBA's Ten Greatest Coaches of All-Time. In 2016, Fitch was honored with an honorary bench by the Hall of Fame, which surrounds a statue of James Naismith along with other granite benches in honor of great coaches, done so by a $150,000 donation by Rick Carlisle. He coached at the following stops during his 42-year coaching career:

1956–1958 Creighton (assistant)
1958–1962 Coe
1962–1967 North Dakota
1967–1968 Bowling Green
1968–1970 Minnesota
1970–1979 Cleveland Cavaliers
1979–1983 Boston Celtics
1983–1988 Houston Rockets
1989–1992 New Jersey Nets
1994–1998 Los Angeles Clippers

His accolades are many but here are a few of his best:

NBA champion (1981)
2× NBA Coach of the Year Award (1976, 1980)
NBA All-Star Game head coach (1982)
Top 10 Coaches in NBA History

Fitch was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

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R.I.P. R&B classic "Wildflower" singer Donny Gerrard at 75

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Bill Mollman, bluegrass multi-instrumentalist from Asheboro, NC, passed away. He was 76 years old.

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Evelyn Wawryshyn Moroz a former second basewoman who played from 1946 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, passed away at the age of 97


Wawryshyn played second base, taking the field for four different teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in a span of six years. She posted a career .266 batting average in 544 games. Despite hitting only one home run in 1943 at bats, she contributed with 463 singles, 37 doubles and 16 triples to collect a .303 slugging. She also brought her Player of the Year honorable mention status in 1948 as well as steadily improving All-Star recognition, joining the third All-League team in 1948, the second team in 1949, and a first selection for the All-Star Game at second base in the 1950 season. In addition, her .266 average ranks her thirteenth on the AAGPBL career batting list.
Wawryshyn hit .251 during her first season for the Daisies, including 47 runs and 34 RBIs in 109 games. Her most productive season came in 1950, when she posted a career-high .311 average in 104 games and was selected for the All-Star Team. She also smashed 124 hits in 399 at-bats and scored 71 times, all career-highs, while driving in 50 runs. In 1951, during what turned out to be her final season, she hit a .277 with a career-high 54 RBI and 60 runs scored in 104 games. While the Daisies made the playoffs in their 1945 debut and from 1948 through 1954, they struggled in the post-season and never won a championship title.
Wawryshyn usually played ice hockey during the baseball off-season. Her highlights include being the top scorer on the senior women's hockey team of Winnipeg that won both the Western and Eastern Canadian finals in 1950. She also worked as a teacher in the off-season, and eventually missed spring training. She married in 1951 and has been a member of the AAGPBL Players Association since its inception in 1982.

Wawryshyn and other 63 girls who represented Canada in the AAGPBL formed part of the permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, inaugurated in 1988, which is dedicated to the entire league rather than any individual player. She also gained inductions into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1992), the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (1998), and the Manitoba Softball Hall of Fame (1998).