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Post by jimsteel on Jun 5, 2022 21:35:52 GMT -5
Bon Jovi Bassist Alec John Such Dead at 70
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Post by on_the_edge on Jun 5, 2022 21:58:41 GMT -5
Hard to believe he was that old.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 6, 2022 23:53:23 GMT -5
Isabel "Lefty" Álvarez, a Cuban former pitcher and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the 1949 and 1954 seasons, passed away at the age of 88 on June 6th. Álvarez moved around for a while as the AAGPBL shifted players as needed to help teams stay afloat. She entered the league in 1949 with the Chicago Colleens, playing for them for two years before joining the Fort Wayne Daisies (1951) and then found herself on the move again, this time to the Battle Creek Belles (1951), and then the Kalamazoo Lassies (1953) and Grand Rapids Chicks (1954), before returning to the Daisies in the league's final year (1954). Álvarez had three teammates in Chicago who were also from Cuba, so they could help one another with the language and other customs. When she moved to Fort Wayne she had no one who really spoke the language, which made the adjustment a bit tougher. Her most productive season came in 1950 with the Colleens, when she posted a 6–6 record and hit a career-high .256 in 12 games. She pitched 13 games with the Daisies in 1951, earning two wins and no losses with seven strikeouts and a 3.23 ERA in 39 innings of work. In 1953 she hit .195 for the Lassies, while collecting career-numbers in games (53), at-bats (123), runs batted in (12) and hits (24). Álvarez is part of the AAGPBL permanent display at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which opened in 1988. She was also honored in 2008 with the Bob Parker Memorial Award, as well as with membership in the Northeast Indiana Baseball Association (NEIBA), for her decades of commitment to the sport of baseball. Then in 2011, she and her AAGPBL teammates from Cuba were honored by having their names and photos presented at a ceremony in New York City. The event was presented by Leslie Heaphy, history professor at Kent State University of Ohio, during the Cuban Baseball Congress held on August 20 at Fordham University.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 7, 2022 14:25:38 GMT -5
Frank Manumaleuga, a former NFL football linebacker who played three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, passed away on at 66. He was drafted by the Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1979 NFL Draft. He first played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles before transferring to De Anza College and lastly San Jose State University. He was also a member of the Oakland Invaders and Portland Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL). Manumaleuga was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 85th pick in the 1979 NFL Draft. He played in 35 games, starting 29, for the Chiefs from 1979 to 1981.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 7, 2022 17:27:26 GMT -5
Jim Seals Of '70s Soft Rock Duo Seals & Crofts Dead At 80 Seals sang lead on hits like "Summer Breeze," "Diamond Girl" and "Get Closer."
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Post by TTX on Jun 7, 2022 17:48:38 GMT -5
I almost posted that. RIP.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 8, 2022 8:24:31 GMT -5
Boxer Simiso Buthelezi Dead At 24 Following Scary In-Ring Incident South African boxer Simiso Buthelezi -- who became disoriented during a fight over the weekend and began punching thin air -- has died. Boxing South Africa confirmed the awful news Wednesday morning -- saying Buthelezi passed away on Tuesday night at a hospital in Durban. He was just 24 years old. Buthelezi had been initially hospitalized on Sunday following a terrifying scene in a boxing tournament in Greyville, Durban.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 8, 2022 14:10:05 GMT -5
Mark Schaeffer, a former MLB pitcher, passed away on June 1st at the age of 73. On January 29, 1966 he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2nd round of the 1966 amateur draft. After pitching in the minors for the Red Sox, he was traded on March 11th, 1969 to the Houston Astros for Hal King. He never got to the majors with the Astros and was again traded, this time to the San Diego Padres with two other players for Dave Roberts. Schaeffer made his major league debut on April 18, 1972 at the age of 23 with the San Diego Padres. During his career, Schaeffer was strictly a relief pitcher in MLB with 41 appearances and zero starts. On July 29, 1972, during a 17 inning, 4-3 victory over the Reds, Schaffer picked up his lone MLB save by retiring the final batter of the game.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 8, 2022 15:13:57 GMT -5
Robert Alexander, a former NFL running back who played collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers, passed away at the age of 64 on June 7th. No cause of death was disclosed. Alexander's career began at South Charleston High School, where he was the high school football national player of the year his senior season as picked by Parade Magazine. He then attended West Virginia over USC, Penn State, Ohio State and Maryland. In his freshman campaign, Alexander shared backup time with Walter Easley, behind starting back Dave Riley. Alexander rushed for 426 yards and a touchdown his freshman year. Alexander shared starting time in his sophomore year with Dane Conwell, a freshman, in 1978. Alexander, despite sharing carries, rushed for 310 yards, third on the team. In 1979, Alexander's junior season, he finally became the full starter of the Mountaineers' squad. Alexander then rushed for 656 yards and two scores that season, the best of his career. Alexander's best season came in 1980, his final year. Alexander rushed for a career-high and team-high 1,064 yards along with 5 touchdowns that season. At the time, the 4th most yards in a single season in Mountaineer history. By the time he left, WVU Alexander ranked 2nd on the school's career rushing yards list. Alexander is currently ranked 10th on the Mountaineers' all-time rushing yardage list with a career total of 2,474 yards rushing. After WVU he was drafted in the tenth round of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and played for them for two seasons and played in a total of 24 games from 1981-1982. After his NFL career, he emerged to play in 1985 with the LA Express of the USFL.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 8, 2022 22:41:17 GMT -5
George Thompson, a former guard in the ABA/NBA, passed away on June 8th at the age of 74. A 6'2" guard, he attended Erasmus Hall High School, from which he graduated in 1965. He then attended Marquette University, where he played for coach Al McGuire. He held the Marquette scoring record for 40 years, and held the single season scoring record of over 20 ppg for 50 years before his record was broken by Markus Howard. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the fifth round of the 1969 NBA draft but began his career with the Pittsburgh Pipers of the upstart American Basketball Association. Thompson played in five seasons (1969–1974) in the ABA, including two with the Memphis Tams, appearing as an All-Star three times. He then played one season with the Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, in 1974–75. He scored 8,114 combined ABA/NBA career points. Thompson holds the ABA record for free throws attempted in a single game with 30. Thompson was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. He was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.Thompson is also in the Marquette Hall of Fame and will be inducted into the Brooklyn, New York HOF during October 2016. Thompson played for the following teams: 1969–1972 Pittsburgh Pipers / Condors 1972–1974 Memphis Tams 1974–1975 Milwaukee Bucks 1975–1978 Flamengo He was a 3× ABA All-Star (1972–1974) His jersey No. 24 was retired by Marquette Golden Eagles
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