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Notable Sports Deaths

  • Heinz Flohe & Ottmar Walter (2013)

    Heinz Flohe & Ottmar Walter

    The Associated PressBERLIN (AP) — Heinz Flohe and Ottmar Walter, soccer stars who played on World Cup-winning teams for West Germany, have died.Flohe, a member of the 1974 squad, died Saturday at 65. Walter, part of the team that won the 1954 title, died Sunday at 89.Flohe died in his home city of Euskirchen, the German Football Association said Sunday. He had been in a coma for more than three...

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  • Gene Mako, 97 (1916 - 2013)

    Gene Mako

    The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tennis great Gene Mako, who won four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, has died in Southern California. He was 97 years old.The International Tennis Hall of Fame said Mako died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The hospital confirmed his death.Mako and his friend Don Budge won two doubles titles...

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  • Scott Winkler (2013)

    Scott Winkler

    The Associated PressDALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars prospect Scott Winkler has died in his home country of Norway after recently completing his senior season at Colorado College. He was 23.School officials said in a news release that Winkler died unexpectedly Wednesday at his parents' home. The native of Asker, Norway, was a third-round pick by the Stars in 2008.The school said Winkler graduated...

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  • Miller Barber, 82 (1931 - 2013)

    Miller Barber

    The Associated Press, The Associated Press Miller Barber, the unique-swinging golfer who made the most combined starts on the PGA and Champions tours, has died. He was 82. The PGA Tour said Wednesday that Barber died Tuesday. The tour didn't provide details of the death. Barber, nicknamed "Mr. X," played in 1,297 tournaments on the PGA Tour and 50-and-over circuit. He won 11 times in 694...

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  • Charlie Coles, 71 (1942 - 2013)

    Charlie Coles

    DAN SEWELL, The Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Longtime Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles, the school's all-time leader in victories, died Friday in Oxford, Ohio, the school said. He was 71. No cause of death was reported immediately, but Coles had a long history of heart issues. Known for his colorful wit and a coaching competitiveness as the mid-major RedHawks often...

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