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Post by TTX on Jul 28, 2022 17:03:58 GMT -5
RIP Bernard.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 28, 2022 18:07:47 GMT -5
Wayne Hawkins, a former offensive guard in the original AFL & NFL, passed away at the age of 84. He played college football at the University of the Pacific and was drafted as an offensive guard in the American Football League's first draft by the Denver Broncos in their "First Selection Round", he joined the Oakland Raiders through the allocation draft before the start of the first American Football League season. Hawkins is among a small group of players, along with Pro Football Hall of Famers and Raiders legends Jim Otto and Tom Flores, who played in all 10 seasons of the American Football League. A dominant guard out of the University of the Pacific, he was named to five-straight AFL All-Star Games from 1963-67 and was a member of the Raiders' AFL Championship team in 1967.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 28, 2022 22:50:47 GMT -5
William White, a former NFL football safety who played eleven seasons, passed away at the age of 56 from complications of ALS. White starred in college at Ohio State and was drafted in the 4th round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He played on the following teams during his 11 year NFL career: 1988–1993 Detroit Lions, 1994–1996 Kansas City Chiefs and the 1997–1998 Atlanta Falcons. He started in Super Bowl XXXIII for the Atlanta Falcons on July 12, 1994. During his career, he collected 20 interceptions.
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Post by TTX on Jul 29, 2022 13:38:56 GMT -5
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 29, 2022 14:13:14 GMT -5
Already posted this yesterday:)
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Post by TTX on Jul 29, 2022 14:16:05 GMT -5
so many deaths, you lose track.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 29, 2022 15:53:11 GMT -5
Paul Coker Jr., Mad Magazine Illustrator and Stop-Motion Holiday Characters Designer, Dies at 93
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 29, 2022 16:55:38 GMT -5
so many deaths, you lose track. Sad but true
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 29, 2022 21:18:37 GMT -5
Jimmy Sohns, lead singer for the 60's band The Shadows of Knight, is dead after suffering a stroke. He was 75 Jimmy and his band are most remembered for their iconic, singalong hit "Gloria" ... which was a top 10 hit in 1966. Not to be confused with Laura Branigan's 80s hit of the same name, Jimmy and co.'s famous chorus spelled out the name ... G-L-O-R-I-A.
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Post by jimsteel on Jul 31, 2022 12:42:16 GMT -5
Bill Russell…11 NBA championships and five NBA MVPS passed away at 88
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