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Bob Jeter, 71 (1937 - 2008)
MILWAUKEE - Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Bob Jeter, the father of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball coach Rob Jeter, has died. He was 71. Jeter died Thursday in Chicago, apparently of cardiac arrest, Wisconsin-Milwaukee spokesman Kevin O'Connor said, quoting the younger Jeter. The elder Jeter played on the Green Bay teams that won the NFL championship in 1965 and the first two...
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Carole Caldwell Graebner, 65 (1943 - 2008)
NEW YORK - Carole Caldwell Graebner, an American tennis player who won doubles titles at the U.S. and Australian championships in the 1960s, died Wednesday. She was 65. Graebner died in New York City after a brief battle with cancer, said her daughter, Cameron Graebner Mark. The top-ranked doubles player in the United States in 1963, Graebner teamed with Nancy Richey to capture doubles...
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Peter "Pete" Newell, 93 (1915 - 2008)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) _ Pete Newell, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who won an NCAA championship and Olympic gold medal and later tutored some of the game's greatest big men, died Monday. He was 93. His death was confirmed by the University of California, the school Newell coached to a national title in 1959. Newell, who had been living near San Diego, had a serious lung operation in...
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C. Harmon Brown (2008)
SAN FRANCISCO - C. Harmon Brown, a pioneer in sports science and medicine who advocated for female athletes, died Tuesday. He was 78. Brown died of cancer, USA Track & Field said in a news release. He lived in San Mateo, Calif., and was a professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Brown was a longtime member of the medical and anti-doping commission of the International...
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Herb Score, 75 (1933 - 2008)
Herb Score, the Cleveland Indians pitcher and former broadcaster whose promise on the mound was shattered by a line drive, died Tuesday. He was 75. Score died at his home in Rocky River, Ohio, the team said in a statement. He had been in a wheelchair since suffering a stroke in 2002, four years after he was seriously injured in a car accident. A hard-throwing left-hander with a big...
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Jack Reader, 82 (1925 - 2008)
NEW YORK (AP) _ Jack Reader, who spent nearly 50 years in NFL officiating and worked two Super Bowls, died Nov. 10. He was 82. He died of cancer in Hingham, Mass., a day before his birthday,...
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Preacher Roe, 93 (1915 - 2008)
Preacher Roe, who began pitching in the Ozarks and became a four-time All-Star as a revered member of "The Boys of Summer" in Brooklyn, has died. Roe died Sunday in West Plains, Mo., said the...
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Virgil Starks (2008)
AUBURN, Ala. - Virgil Starks, Auburn University's associate athletic director, has died. He was 46. Starks died of a heart attack Saturday, the university announced in a news release. He...
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George Lawrence James, 61 (1947 - 2008)
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - G. Larry James, who won gold and silver medals in track in the 1968 Olympics, has died. He was 61. James, the athletic director at Richard Stockton College for 28...
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Lennart Bergelin (2008)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Lennart Bergelin, who coached Bjorn Borg for 12 years and captained Sweden to its first Davis Cup title, died Tuesday. He was 83. Peter Bengtsson, a spokesman for the...
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Pedro Pompilio (2008)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Pedro Pompilio, the president of Argentine Boca Juniors soccer club, died Thursday of a heart attack. He was 55. The Argentine Football Association confirmed the death...
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Karl Kassulke, 67 (1941 - 2008)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Karl Kassulke, a former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl safety whose career ended when he was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident, died Sunday. He was 67. Kassulke died in his...
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Federico Luzzi, 28 (1980 - 2008)
Rome - Federico Luzzi, a former top 100 tennis player, has died of leukemia. He was 28. Luzzi died at a hospital in Arezzo, the Italian Tennis Federation said Saturday. He had been there for...
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Bob Gambold (2008)
SPOKANE, Wash. - Bob Gambold, former Washington State University athletic star died Saturday. He was 79. Gambold died in Arizona, the school said Monday. Gambold, who was raised in Longview,...
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Gene Hickerson, 73 (1935 - 2008)
Gene Hickerson, the Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame right guard whose blocking helped Jim Brown, Leroy Kelly and Bobby Mitchell make the shrine, died after a long illness. He was 73. Hall of Fame...
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Harry T. Mangurian, Jr., 82 (1926 - 2008)
BOSTON - Harry Mangurian Jr., a former owner of the Boston Celtics and a renowned horse breeder, died Sunday. He was 82. The funeral home handling his arrangements said Mangurian died of...
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Steve Lawson (2008)
MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Steve Lawson, a popular NASCAR official, was found dead in his hotel room, NASCAR officials said. He was 51. The cause of death was not announced. His body was found Sunday...
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Ben Weider, 85 (1923 - 2008)
Montreal - Ben Weider, a legend in the world of body building who helped launch Arnold Schwarzenegger's career in the United States, died Friday in a Montreal hospital. Weider, 85, with his...
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Nick Weatherspoon, 58 (1950 - 2008)
Champaign, Ill. - Nick Weatherspoon, a former University of Illinois basketball star who played seven seasons in the NBA, died Friday. He was 58. He died in his hometown of Canton, Ohio, the...
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Chris Mims, 38 (1970 - 2008)
LOS ANGELES - Former San Diego Chargers defensive lineman Chris Mims has been found dead in his downtown apartment. Police say the 38-year-old Mims was discovered shortly before 9:30 a.m. by...
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Tom Tresh, 70 (1938 - 2008)
Venice, FL (AP) - Tom Tresh, the 1962 AL Rookie of the Year and part of three New York Yankees teams that reached the World Series, died Wednesday. He was 70. Tresh died after a heart attack,...
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Charles "Sonny" Spielman (2008)
CANTON, Ohio - Charles "Sonny" Spielman, the father of former NFL player Chris Spielman and Minnesota Vikings executive Rick Spielman, has died. He was 71. Spielman died Tuesday, the Geib...
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Alexei Cherepanov, 19 (1989 - 2008)
NEW YORK — Alexei Cherepanov, a 19-year-old first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, died Monday during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia. Former Rangers captain Jaromir Jagr...
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Kevin Foster, 39 (1969 - 2008)
CHICAGO — Kevin Foster, who was drafted as an infielder before becoming a pitcher and spending seven years in the majors and pitching mostly with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, has...
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Alexei Prokurorov (2008)
MOSCOW - Alexei Prokurorov, an Olympic cross-country ski gold medalist, died Friday. He was 44. A police official said the Russian, who won gold in the 30-kilometer freestyle at the...
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Dom Rosselli (2008)
CLEVELAND (AP) _ Dom Rosselli, the winningest basketball and baseball coach at Youngstown State, died Tuesday. He was 93. The university confirmed his death. Rosselli totaled 1...
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Bruce Dal Canton, 66 (1942 - 2008)
CARNEGIE, Pa. - Bruce Dal Canton, a former high school teacher who turned a good showing at a tryout camp into a lengthy career as a major league pitcher and coach, died Tuesday. He was 66. Dal...
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George Kissell (2008)
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - George Kissell, a former major league coach who worked with the St. Louis Cardinals organization since 1940, died Tuesday. He was 88. Kissell died at Tampa General...
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Craig Fertig (2008)
Newport Beach, Ca - Craig Fertig, the record-setting quarterback for the University of Southern California who later became the Trojans' TV voice, died Saturday. He was 66. Fertig died of...
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Steve Hodson (2008)
CEDAR CITY, Utah - Steve Hodson, Southern Utah University's women's basketball coach, has died after a long battle with cancer, the school said. He was 53. Hodson, who died Monday, was...
