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&#39;Textbook Tackle&#39; Dies at 84
'Textbook Tackle'
Dies at 84
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Feb 7, 2021 4:03 PM CST

'Textbook Tackle' Dies at 84

Charlie Krueger had a 16-year career with the 49ers

(Newser) - Charlie Andrew Krueger, a star defensive tackle who spent his 16-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died, the AP reports. He was 84. The team said Saturday he died in Clayton, Calif., but did not disclose other details. The San Francisco Chronicle said the cause was heart...

Peers Respected the 'Calm and Unselfish' George Shultz

Longtime secretary of state cut landmark nuclear arms treaty with Soviets

(Newser) - Former Secretary of State George Shultz, a titan of American academia, business and diplomacy who spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle East, has died. He was 100. Shultz died Saturday at his...

Leon Spinks, Who Once Beat Muhammed Ali, Dead at 67

A former heavyweight champ and Olympian

(Newser) - Leon Spinks, who won Olympic gold and then shocked the boxing world by beating Muhammad Ali to win the heavyweight title in only his eighth pro fight, has died. He was 67. Spinks, who lived his later years in Las Vegas, died Friday night, according to a release from a...

7-Year-Old Motorcycle Cop Inspired Make-a-Wish Founder

Frank Shankwitz planned organization while an Arizona Highway Patrol officer

(Newser) - An Arizona Highway Patrol officer was called back to headquarters one day in 1980 and told about a 7-year-old boy who wanted to be a motorcycle officer when he grew up. The boy had end-stage leukemia. A police helicopter picked up the boy at the hospital and took him to...

Sound of Music Star Christopher Plummer Is Dead
Christopher
Plummer
Dead at 91
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Feb 5, 2021 12:31 PM CST

Christopher Plummer Dead at 91

'Sound of Music' made him a star

(Newser) - Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award acting winner in history, has died at age 91, per the AP . Plummer died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut with his wife,...

'Captain Sir Tom' Loses His Battle With COVID

100-year-old raised millions for health care workers in the UK

(Newser) - First, he captivated the world at the age of 99 by raising money for health care workers fighting COVID. Then, Britain's Tom Moore contracted the virus himself at age 100. And on Tuesday, Moore's family announced that he has died, reports the AP . In April, the World War...

He Thought Playing Twain Was 'Corny.' Then He Couldn't Stop

Stage, film, and TV actor Hal Holbrook, 'Deep Throat' in 'All the President's Men,' dies at 95

(Newser) - He played Mark Twain for 60-plus years, was "Deep Throat" in All the President's Men, and won an Emmy for playing Lincoln. Now, a goodbye to Hal Holbrook, who died Jan. 23 at the age of 95, the actor's assistant told the New York Times on Monday....

Famed Private Eye Jack Palladino Dies After Attack

San Francisco private investigator had many big-name clients

(Newser) - Jack Palladino, the flamboyant private investigator whose clients ranged from presidents and corporate whistleblowers to scandal-plagued celebrities, Hollywood moguls, and sometimes suspected drug traffickers, died Monday at age 76. Palladino suffered a devastating brain injury Thursday after a pair of would-be robbers tried to grab his camera outside his home...

Dustin Diamond Dies Weeks After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Dustin Diamond Dies
of Cancer at Age 44
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Feb 1, 2021 1:17 PM CST

Dustin Diamond Dies of Cancer at Age 44

Actor best known as 'Screech' revealed his diagnosis in January

(Newser) - Dustin Diamond has died at age 44, reports TMZ , news that comes fewer than three weeks after he went public with a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis . A rep told TMZ the actor, best known for playing Saved by the Bell's Samuel "Screech" Powers, died Monday morning. CNN...

Founding &#39;Animals&#39; Guitarist Dies at 77
A 'Pioneering Guitar
Player' Has Died
OBITUARY
Jan 31, 2021 5:00 PM CST

A 'Pioneering Guitar Player' Has Died

Hilton Valentine of The Animals was 77

(Newser) - Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening riffs of the 1960s, has died, the AP reports. He was 77. The band’s label ABKCO Music confirmed that Valentine died on Friday, saying...

John Chaney Was &#39;a Hall of Famer in Life&#39;
Hall of Fame
Coach 'Led
By Example'
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Jan 29, 2021 4:05 PM CST

Hall of Fame Coach 'Led By Example'

John Chaney mentored athletes off the court while winning more than 700 games

(Newser) - In 24 seasons as Temple's head basketball coach, John Chaney's team was left out of the NCAA or NIT tournament precisely once. He won consistently despite having only one consensus All-American in that time—Mark Macon, a guard. "Many of my players came from environments where people...

On Every Stage, Cicely Tyson Brought &#39;Convictions and Grace&#39;
Cicely Tyson Played
Roles of 'Real Substance'
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Jan 28, 2021 7:00 PM CST

Cicely Tyson Played Roles of 'Real Substance'

Groundbreaking actor starred in 'Sounder' and 'The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'

(Newser) - Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who received an Oscar nomination for her role as a sharecropper’s wife in Sounder, won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88, and touched TV viewers’ hearts in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, died Thursday at age 96. Tyson's death...

&#39;There Was No One Like Cloris&#39;
'There Was No One Like Cloris'
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Jan 27, 2021 6:32 PM CST

'There Was No One Like Cloris'

Cloris Leachman dies at 94

(Newser) - Cloris Leachman, an Oscar-winner for her portrayal of a lonely housewife in The Last Picture Show, a comedic delight as Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein, and self-absorbed neighbor Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died, the AP reports. She was 94. Leachman died in her sleep of...

For 50 Years, He Was an On-Air 'Everyman.' Now, a Final Signoff

Legendary broadcaster Larry King dead at 87; no cause of death given, but he'd been battling COVID

(Newser) - Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars, and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Ora Media, the studio and network he co-founded, tweeted . His son Chance King...

Lost Actress Dies of West Nile
Babylon 5, Lost Actress
Mira Furlan Is Dead
OBITUARY
Jan 22, 2021 12:35 PM CST

Babylon 5, Lost Actress Mira Furlan Is Dead

65-year-old suffered from complications of West Nile

(Newser) - Mira Furlan, an actress who starred in the 1990s sci-fi favorite Babylon 5 and the more recent TV mystery Lost, died Wednesday. Her family said the 65-year-old suffered complications from the West Nile virus, per the BBC . In a statement , Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski said the cast and...

Baseball Icon Hank Aaron Is Dead at 86
A Baseball Icon
Is Dead at 86
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Jan 22, 2021 9:59 AM CST

A Baseball Icon Is Dead at 86

Hall of Famer Hank Aaron is gone

(Newser) - "Hammerin' Hank" is gone. Baseball legend Hank Aaron has died at age 86, reports WSB-TV in Atlanta. His daughter confirmed the death, though no cause was immediately given. Aaron was the one-time home run king of baseball after hitting 755 in his 23-year career, which was spent mostly with...

&#39;It Boy&#39; Model, Socialite Dead at 24
Son of Supermodel,
Billionaire Dead at 24
OBITUARY
Jan 19, 2021 8:57 AM CST

Son of Supermodel, Billionaire Dead at 24

Harry Brant suffered accidental drug overdose: Peter Brant and Stephanie Seymour

(Newser) - He was the son of a billionaire and one of the world's first supermodels. But if Harry Brant led a charmed life, it came to a crashing halt over the weekend. The 24-year-old New York socialite was found dead of an accidental drug overdose on Sunday, according to his...

Pilot Who Braved Chernobyl Dies After Contracting COVID

Russia's Nikolai Antoshkin led helicopter mission to try to put out fire

(Newser) - Nikolai Antoshkin survived the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, but it appears he has fallen victim to COVID more than three decades later. The New York Times reports that the 78-year-old, who led helicopter missions to put out the fire at the nuclear plant, has died after contracting the virus last month...

Famed Music Producer Ended Life an Inmate
Famed Music Producer
Phil Spector Dies an Inmate
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Jan 17, 2021 11:00 AM CST

Famed Music Producer Phil Spector Dies an Inmate

Spector built the Wall of Sound before being convicted of killing actress

(Newser) - Phil Spector, the groundbreaking music producer who developed the Wall of Sound in the early 1960s and was convicted of second-degree murder in 2009, has died. Spector had been hospitalized with COVID-19 a month ago, then improved enough to be taken back to a California prison, TMZ reports. He was...

He Started as Pharmacist, Ended Up in 500 TV Episodes

Character actor Peter Mark Richman dies at 93

(Newser) - Peter Mark Richman, a character actor who appeared in hundreds of television episodes and had recurring roles on Three's Company and Beverly Hills 90210, has died. He was 93. Richman died Thursday at his home in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles of natural causes, publicist Harlan Boll...

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