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Post by jimsteel on Jul 23, 2022 22:23:10 GMT -5
NPC/IFBB Pro Judge & Bodybuilder Jerry Ward Passes Away At 46 Jerry Ward, bodybuilder, coach and IFBB Pro Judge, has passed away at 47 years old. News of his passing was announced by bodybuilding promoter Gary Udit on Instagram. Ward was commentating on a live stream for Udit’s 2022 NPC Teen, Collegiate and Masters Nationals in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 23, 2022 22:29:26 GMT -5
Will post in both threads Former Wrestler+NFL Player Wendelle Rozier/Death Row 3260 Passed away
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Post by TTX on Jul 24, 2022 5:17:44 GMT -5
RIP.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 24, 2022 9:21:17 GMT -5
Cornell Webster, a former professional NFL player who played cornerback for four seasons for the Seattle Seahawks, passed away at 67. His cause of death was complications from CTE. He went to college at UCLA and later Tulsa where he starred. After college, he was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Seahawks, where he played for 4 seasons and played in 52 games. As a defensive back he talied 8 career interceptions. Also known as "The One and Only C.W.", Cornell has been a driving force in the community and society of his Oklahoma town as a family man and a model citizen. C.W. opened "The Fifty Yard Line," a homemade barbecue-style restaurant in which he applied his love for football. As of 2011 Cornell is a member of the Morning Star Baptist Church in Tulsa, OK, Pastor Dr. Rodney A. Goss, where he is a devoted mentor to youth. He has been a speaker of the brotherhood ministry and is loved by all. Mr. Webster also gives his time to underserved males (youth) in his community by providing football training sessions to those who cannot afford training from other places. He devotes his spare time to coaching Little League football, with The Boys Club of America. In addition to the contributions to his community, Mr. Webster is in the process of opening transitional housing for female offenders, a much-needed entity in Tulsa. These homes will be educational based and will also focus on reintegrating the female offender into society without reverting to unlawful behavior.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 24, 2022 11:47:07 GMT -5
Julio Valdez, a former MLB shortstop, passed away at the age of 66 due to complications from cancer. Hector Gomez, a reporter for MLB Insider, reported the news on Twitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox from 1980 to 1983, and later managed in Minor League Baseball. Valdez began his professional baseball career in 1976 with the Winter Haven Red Sox, a farm team of the Boston Red Sox; he reached the Triple-A level in 1979. Valdez went on to play in MLB for parts of four seasons (1980–1983) with Boston, mainly as a shortstop. In 65 MLB games with the Red Sox, Valdez hit .207 (18-for-87) with one home run and eight RBIs. In 1981, while with the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, he played in the longest professional baseball game in history, batting 2-for-13 in the 33-inning contest. He played in a total of 162 games and batted .231.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 24, 2022 21:14:24 GMT -5
Steve Beaird, a former running back in the CFL, passed away on July 24th at the age of 70. The announcement was made by his alma mater Baylor University. He played two seasons for the Blue Bombers in Winnipeg after turning down an offer from the St. Louis Cardinals in the NFL. Beaird was part of a Baylor team that went from last to first in the Southwest Conference, and it won the school’s first league title in 50 years. Beaird was a unanimous all-conference pick and the MVP of the league, according to the Houston Post. He went on to be drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played in Winnipeg for two seasons and made the All-Star team in 1976. He left pro football right after completion of the 1976 season.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 24, 2022 21:15:48 GMT -5
Ken Brown, a former NHL and WHA goaltender, passed away on July 22nd at the age of 73. Despite winning the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League (CMJHL) Goaltender of the Year and being on the CMJHL First All-Star Team in 1967, Brown went undrafted coming out of junior, so he signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Black Hawks of the Central Hockey League, the Chicago Black Hawks minor league affiliate. He played one game with Chicago, where he was behind Tony Esposito and Gerry Desjardins on the depth chart, and this was his only game in the National Hockey League. Brown moved to the new World Hockey Association (WHA) when selected by the Calgary Broncos in the 1972 WHA General Player Draft, although his rights were traded to the Alberta Oilers (renamed as Edmonton Oilers in his second season) for cash. Brown won 21 games with the Oilers over two seasons, appearing in 52 games as the backup to Jack Norris and Jacques Plante. The following was from Kristie Brown, Ken's daughter It was with a heavy, heavy heart that I share the news that my Dad, Ken Brown passed away on Friday. If you know my Dad you know he made everyone feel important when they walked in a room, your cocktail was always full if he was hosting a party, he was the best story teller, and every day was “the best day of my life”. Not a day went by that he didn’t tell us he loved us and how proud he was of us. He loved golf, especially the Masters, trips to Jasper, his family, which included those we gained through the Edmonton Oilers, Edmonton Sun and the Balcones Country Club, and he always treated our dogs like they were one of the family.
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Post by on_the_edge on Jul 24, 2022 21:28:59 GMT -5
If nothing else, that last line tells me I would have liked Mr. Brown
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 25, 2022 11:47:25 GMT -5
David Warner, The Omen and Titanic Star, Dies at 80
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 25, 2022 14:16:45 GMT -5
Paul Sorvino, Actor in ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘That Championship Season,’ Dies at 83 The Tony-nominated star played bad guys as well as cops, including Det. Phil Cerretta on 'Law & Order.'
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