R.I.P. SPORTS RELATED 2024(Non Wrestlers)

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Motorsports legend Mary McGee dead at 87... just months after going viral for interview on F1 grid in Montreal

The racing legend was the first woman to race the Baja 1000, and the only woman to finish the Baja 500 solo.

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Joel Paredes, a former member of the Victoria’s Warragul Industrials Football Club, nicknamed the Dusties passed away

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A bodybuilder has died after suffering a heart attack during a punishing training session.

Jose Mateus Correia Silva, 28, was working out with friends at a gym in Aguas Claras near the Brazilian capital Brasilia when he fell ill.

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Bob Kelly, a former Major League Baseball pitcher known for his dedication and skill on the mound, passed away at the age of 97

Born on October 4, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio, Kelly's career in baseball was marked by his tenacity and passion for the game.

Kelly's professional journey began when he was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1951. He made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs on May 4, 1951, and went on to play for the Cincinnati Redlegs and the Cleveland Indians. Over his career, Kelly compiled a 12-18 win-loss record, a 4.50 ERA with 146 strikeouts. He went 7-4 as a major league rookie in 1951 and was traded from Chicago to the Cincinnati Reds in June 1953.

Kelly was a minor league workhorse in both 1956 and 1957, pitching over 250 innings each year in the Southern Association. He won 24 games in 1957.
Chicago Cubs (1951–1953)
Cincinnati Redlegs (1953, 1958)
Cleveland Indians (1958)

Kelly led East Cleveland Shaw High School to a state title in 1944, compiling a 7–2 record in 13 games with 75 strikeouts. He attended Purdue University, where he played college baseball for the Boilermakers from 1946 to 1947. Kelly also pitched collegiately for Western Reserve (now Case Western Reserve University) from 1948 to 1949. At the time of his passing, Mr. Kelly was the 9th oldest living baseball player.

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Ah yea the Redlegs. Known for wearing Red Sox and sometimes even White ones. RIP

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Good old 50s Communist Hysteria. Thankfully it passed.

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Gail Curtice Henley, a former MLB player, scout and manager, passed away at the age of 96.

Although his pro playing career lasted for 14 seasons (1948–61), he appeared in only 14 games in Major League Baseball as a right fielder and pinch hitter, all during the opening weeks of the 1954 season, for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

He signed his first professional contract with the New York Giants.
Henley would never play for the Giants, however; after five years in their farm system, he was acquired by the Pirates via the Cincinnati Redlegs in October 1952 in a transaction that brought four-time National League All-Star Gus Bell to Cincinnati.

Henley made the 1954 Pirates out of spring training and appeared in 14 of the Bucs' first 22 games. After going hitless in his first four major league at bats, Henley broke through on April 19 with a first-inning home run against his old team, the Giants, a key blow in a 7–5 Pirate victory. But Henley was hurt when he ran into a wall during a game against Brooklyn, then ran afoul of general manager Branch Rickey when he went dancing at a nightclub as he was recovering from the head injury. When the rosters were cut from 28 to 25 men in May, he was sent to Double-A New Orleans and never returned to the majors. His nine MLB hits also included a double, and he drove in two runs, with both RBI coming from his April 19 homer.

Henley remained in baseball for another 50 years as a player, manager and scout. He ran teams in the Detroit Tigers' minor league system from 1961–66. He then joined the Los Angeles Dodgers as a scout based in Southern California, in addition to handling Rookie-level Dodger farm clubs for six seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He later scouted for the Kansas City Royals, San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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Alabama A&M LB Medrick Burnett Jr. dies from head injury

Medrick Burnett Jr., 20, was playing his first season as a linebacker with Alabama A&M University when he sustained the injury during the annual Magic City Classic against in-state rivals Alabama State University

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Sadly he was pronounced dead earlier this week when he was still alive. It seems he really did pass this time. RIP

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One that was missed was Rob Kaman, a kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion that passed on March 30 at the age of 63. I came across him as I watched Bloodfist and when looking up the cast he was in the movie.