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Lou Filippo (2009)
LOS ANGELES — Lou Filippo, a World Boxing Hall of Famer who judged 85 world champion fights and had small roles in the "Rocky" movies, has died. He was 83. Hall of Fame Treasurer Josie Mejia (JOH'-see me-HEE'-yuh) says Filippo suffered a stroke and died Monday at a hospital in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, where he lived. He had judged a fight only two weeks ago. Filippo was the...
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Alan Ogg, 42 (1967 - 2009)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ Alan Ogg, a 7-foot-2 shotblocker who played for the University of Alabama at Birmingham and spent parts of three seasons in the NBA, died Sunday. He was 42. University spokesman Norm Reilly said Ogg died from complications from a staph infection at UAB hospital. Ogg played 80 NBA games over three seasons beginning in 1990 with the Miami Heat. The team had a moment...
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Darvin Wallis (2009)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Darvin Wallis, a longtime NFL assistant coach with Cleveland and Kansas City, has died. Chiefs spokesman Bob Moore said Wednesday that the 60-year-old Wallis died in Colorado on Friday. He said the cause of death was not immediately determined. Wallis was an NFL coach for 26 seasons, including 19 with Kansas City as a defensive assistant/quality...
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Dick Thompson (2009)
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - Dick Thompson, a pioneer in auto-racing public relations during nearly 40 years at Martinsville Speedway, died Wednesday, the track announced. He was 74. Thompson was working as a racing writer for The Roanoke Times in 1966 when the late Martinsville Speedway founder, H. Clay Earles, hired him to help publicize events at the track, said W. Clay Campbell, Earles'...
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Bill Chadwick, 94 (1915 - 2009)
CUTCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) - Bill "The Big Whistle" Chadwick, the first U.S.-born official in NHL history who was later a popular broadcaster for the New York Rangers, died Saturday. He was 94. His death was announced by son Bill and confirmed by John Halligan, a family friend and hockey historian. Chadwick had been in declining health for a number of years and died while in hospice care. ...
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Jack Poole (2009)
By JEREMY HAINSWORTH, Associated Press Writer VANCOUVER, British Columbia Jack Poole, the man who brought the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver, has died. He was 76. Vancouver Olympic...
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Jasper Howard, 20 (1989 - 2009)
By PAT EATON-ROBB (Associated Press ) STORRS, Conn. — A Connecticut football player who was an expectant father was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance, just hours after...
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Captain Lou Albano, 76 (1933 - 2009)
STAMFORD -- The WWE is reporting that Captain Lou Albano has died at the age of 76. Louis Vincent Albano is best known to fans of professional wrestling, where he was both a wrestler and...
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Cullen Bryant, 58 (1951 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Cullen Bryant, who spent 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, was a running back on their 1980 Super Bowl team and fought the NFL's trading rules to remain in town, has died....
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Alberto Castagnetti, 66 (1943 - 2009)
ROME (Associated Press) - Alberto Castagnetti, the longtime coach of Italy's swim team, has died. He was 66. Castagnetti died at his home in Verona, where he was recovering from heart surgery,...
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Frank Vandenbroucke, 34 (1974 - 2009)
BRUSSELS (AP) — Frank Vandenbroucke, a former winner of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Paris-Nice cycling races before his career was marred by a doping scandal, has died of a lung embolism. He...
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Larry Jansen, 89 (1920 - 2009)
VERBOORT, Ore. (AP) -Larry Jansen, the winning pitcher for the New York Giants in the 1951 playoff game decided by Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World," died Saturday. He was 89. The...
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Tony Fein (2009)
SEATTLE (Associated Press) - Tony Fein, an Iraq war veteran and NFL rookie linebacker who played with the Baltimore Ravens during the preseason, has died of unexplained causes after collapsing at...
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Donna Mae Mims (2009)
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (AP) —Donna Mae Mims, the first woman to win a Sports Car Club of America national championship in 1963, died Tuesday. She was 82. Mims died of complications following a...
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Leon Clarke, 76 (1933 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES (Associated Press) - Leon Clarke, a two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver in the NFL who played for Southern California in the 1955 Rose Bowl, has died at 76. He died of pancreatitis on...
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Brian Powell, 35 (1973 - 2009)
HOUSTON (Associated Press) - Brian Powell, a former major league baseball pitcher, has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a sheriff's official in Georgia said. He was 35. Capt. Liz...
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Bob Kowalkowski, 65 (1943 - 2009)
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (Associated Press) - Bob Kowalkowski, a longtime Detroit Lions offensive lineman, has died. He was 65. The team says Kowalkowski died Thursday night at a hospital in...
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Dick Hoover, 79 (1929 - 2009)
AKRON, Ohio (Associated Press) - Dick Hoover, one of the original members of the Professional Bowlers Association, died Thursday. He was 79. The PBA said Hoover died in Akron. No other details...
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Monte Clark, 72 (1937 - 2009)
DETROIT (Associated Press) - Monte Clark, who coached the Detroit Lions for seven years and led them to the playoffs in 1982 and 1983, died Wednesday. He was 72. He died at Henry Ford Hospital...
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Myles Brand, 67 (1942 - 2009)
INDIANAPOLIS (Associated Press) - Myles Brand, who fired Bob Knight as Indiana University basketball coach and went on to become NCAA president, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer. He was 67. ...
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Fred Cusick (1918 - 2009)
BOSTON (Assoicated Press) - Fred Cusick, the radio and television voice of the Boston Bruins for more than four decades, died Tuesday. He was 90. Cusick died at his Barnstable home after...
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Darren Sutherland, 27 (1982 - 2009)
LONDON (Associated Press) - Darren Sutherland, who won an Olympic bronze medal in boxing at last year's Beijing Games, was found dead Monday. He was 27. Sutherland was found hanged at his home,...
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Lonny Frey, 99 (1910 - 2009)
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (Associated Press) - Lonny Frey, a three-time All-Star with the Cincinnati Reds in the 1930s and 1940s and a member of the club's Hall of Fame, died Sunday. He was 99. ...
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Jack Kramer, 88 (1921 - 2009)
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES Jack Kramer, a tennis champion in the 1940s and '50s and a promoter of the sport for more 60 years, died at his home in Los Angeles...
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Jesse Mahelona, 26 (1983 - 2009)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Jesse Mahelona, a former Tennessee Titans defensive tackle, has died. He was 26. Agent Chad Speck said Mahelona died Friday night after being involved in a car accident...
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Robert G. Blattner, 89 (1920 - 2009)
ST. LOUIS - Robert G. "Buddy" Blattner, a former major leaguer whose broadcast career included being the longtime voice of the NBA's St. Louis Hawks, has died. Blattner died Friday of...
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Ismael Valenzuela, 74 (1934 - 2009)
ARCADIA, Calif. - Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela, a Hall of Fame jockey who twice won the Kentucky Derby and rode five-time Horse of the Year Kelso in the 1960s, died Wednesday. He was 74. Valenzuela...
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John M. Stephens, 43 (1966 - 2009)
SHREVEPORT, La. - John M. Stephens, the 1988 Offensive Rookie of the Year for the New England Patriots, has died. He was 43. Stephens was killed in a one-vehicle accident in a rural area near...
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Marvin Stewart (2009)
BATON ROUGE, La. - Marvin "Moose" Stewart, a star center for the LSU football team in the 1930s, died Sunday. He was 97. He died in Pebble Beach, Calif., the school said. A cause of death was...
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Frank Gardner, 78 (1930 - 2009)
GOLD COAST, Australia — Frank Gardner, an Australian driver who made eight Formula One starts in the 1960s, died Saturday following a long illness. He was 78. Gardner made his first F1 start...
