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Jim Kiick, Dolphins RB from NFL team's 17-0 season, dead at 73
Jim Kiick, the versatile running back who helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the NFL’s only perfect season in 1972, died Saturday at age 73 following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, daughter Allie said.
The former University of Wyoming star was part of a formidable backfield that included his best friend, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka. They earned the nicknames Butch and Sundance, inspired by the popular 1969 movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
Kiick ("Butch") made the American Football League All-Star team in his first two seasons and played on Miami's back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams in 1972-73. Kiick had two touchdowns for the ’72 Dolphins in the AFC championship game, and also scored in the Super Bowl victory that capped their 17-0 season under Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula.
Entire article: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jim-kiick-dolphins-rb-from-nfl-teams-17-0-season-dead-at-73
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Jim Kiick, the versatile running back who helped the Miami Dolphins achieve the NFL’s only perfect season in 1972, died Saturday at age 73 following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, daughter Allie said.
The former University of Wyoming star was part of a formidable backfield that included his best friend, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback Larry Csonka. They earned the nicknames Butch and Sundance, inspired by the popular 1969 movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
Kiick ("Butch") made the American Football League All-Star team in his first two seasons and played on Miami's back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams in 1972-73. Kiick had two touchdowns for the ’72 Dolphins in the AFC championship game, and also scored in the Super Bowl victory that capped their 17-0 season under Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Don Shula.
Entire article: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jim-kiick-dolphins-rb-from-nfl-teams-17-0-season-dead-at-73
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Four-star New Mexico basketball recruit JB White dies at 18 after shooting
Santa Fe High School basketball star JB White, a four-star recruit who was committed to play for the New Mexico Lobos, was shot and killed early Saturday morning. He was 18 years old.
The shooting took place around 3:30 a.m. at a residence in Chupadero, an area north of Santa Fe. It's unclear who the shooter was or why White was in the area. Authorities confirmed his death but said the case remains active. No suspects have been arrested.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...l-recruit-jb-white-dies-at-18-after-shooting/
18 year old shot and killed...more than tragic....R.I.P.
Update: A 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged in the murder of top-100 recruit J.B. White in Santa Fe, New Mexico, early Saturday morning, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office announced.
According to a release by the sheriff's office Saturday night, White and the suspect got into a physical altercation during a party before the suspect allegedly shot and killed White. The suspect then fled the scene.
The suspect, who was apprehended hours after the incident, has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a handgun and negligent use of a deadly weapon, according to the release by the sheriff's office.
Entire article: https://tv5.espn.com/mens-college-b...new-mexico-commit-jb-white-18-killed-shooting
Santa Fe High School basketball star JB White, a four-star recruit who was committed to play for the New Mexico Lobos, was shot and killed early Saturday morning. He was 18 years old.
The shooting took place around 3:30 a.m. at a residence in Chupadero, an area north of Santa Fe. It's unclear who the shooter was or why White was in the area. Authorities confirmed his death but said the case remains active. No suspects have been arrested.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...l-recruit-jb-white-dies-at-18-after-shooting/
18 year old shot and killed...more than tragic....R.I.P.
Update: A 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged in the murder of top-100 recruit J.B. White in Santa Fe, New Mexico, early Saturday morning, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office announced.
According to a release by the sheriff's office Saturday night, White and the suspect got into a physical altercation during a party before the suspect allegedly shot and killed White. The suspect then fled the scene.
The suspect, who was apprehended hours after the incident, has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a handgun and negligent use of a deadly weapon, according to the release by the sheriff's office.
Entire article: https://tv5.espn.com/mens-college-b...new-mexico-commit-jb-white-18-killed-shooting
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Yeoman, who coached Houston for 25 seasons, dies at 92
Bill Yeoman, the longtime Houston football coach who led the Cougars to four Southwest Conference titles and a school-record 160 victories, has died. He was 92.
The university announced the death Wednesday without providing details. Son, Bill Jr., told ESPN his father died of pneumonia and kidney failure.
The school’s first inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame, Yeoman coached the Cougars from 1962-1986. In 1964, he signed running back Warren McVea as the school’s first Black football player.
A lineman and team captain at Army, Yeoman was known for the veer offense that helped the Cougars lead the nation in total offense from 1966-1968.
“Coach Yeoman was a leader and visionary in our game,” current Houston coach Dana Holgorsen said. “Not only was he a Hall of Fame coach, but also he brought our program to national prominence during his tenure. His legacy will live on in our program and will stand the test of time.”
Entire article: https://collegefootball.nbcsports.c...ho-coached-houston-for-25-seasons-dies-at-92/
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Bill Yeoman, the longtime Houston football coach who led the Cougars to four Southwest Conference titles and a school-record 160 victories, has died. He was 92.
The university announced the death Wednesday without providing details. Son, Bill Jr., told ESPN his father died of pneumonia and kidney failure.
The school’s first inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame, Yeoman coached the Cougars from 1962-1986. In 1964, he signed running back Warren McVea as the school’s first Black football player.
A lineman and team captain at Army, Yeoman was known for the veer offense that helped the Cougars lead the nation in total offense from 1966-1968.
“Coach Yeoman was a leader and visionary in our game,” current Houston coach Dana Holgorsen said. “Not only was he a Hall of Fame coach, but also he brought our program to national prominence during his tenure. His legacy will live on in our program and will stand the test of time.”
Entire article: https://collegefootball.nbcsports.c...ho-coached-houston-for-25-seasons-dies-at-92/
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute Olson dies at 85
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute Olson, who built Arizona into a national power and guided the Wildcats to the school's only NCAA championship, has died at age 85.
Olson was hospitalized last year after suffering a stroke, and was recently moved into hospice care.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...hall-fame-basketball-coach-lute-olson-dies-85
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute Olson, who built Arizona into a national power and guided the Wildcats to the school's only NCAA championship, has died at age 85.
Olson was hospitalized last year after suffering a stroke, and was recently moved into hospice care.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...hall-fame-basketball-coach-lute-olson-dies-85
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Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. dies at age 78
Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., known simply as "Big John" throughout college basketball, has died at age 78.
Thompson, who led Georgetown to the 1984 national championship, built the program into a juggernaut, taking the Hoyas to three Final Fours in the 1980s.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...georgetown-coach-john-thompson-jr-dies-age-78
JOHN ROBERT THOMPSON, JR. (1941-2020)
Born in Washington, D.C. on September 2, 1941, legendary basketball coach-emeritus John Thompson, Jr., arose from segregated public-housing and asphalt playground-courts to the polished hardwoods of collegiate and professional basketball, becoming the first African American head coach — in any major college sport– to win a national title. Best known for leading the 1984 Georgetown University “Hoyas” to the coveted National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, as well as the iconic white towel draped over one shoulder, Thompson guided the Hoyas for 27 seasons to a distinctive record of 596-239 (.714), just four games shy of college basketball’s elite list of coaches with 600 or more career wins. Between 1972 and 1999, the Hoyas won seven “Big East” conference championships and reached postseason play 24 times, earning 20 NCAA and four National Invitational Tournament (NIT) bracket-berths. Named “Coach of the Year” seven times, between 1980 and 1987, Thompson retired in January 1999. Barely ten months later, at the age of 58, he was inducted into the “Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.” His student-athletes’ 97%-graduation rate (76 of 78 received degrees) was highlighted among his most impressive achievements.
Thompson often cited the tough-love parenting of his mother and father, Anna Thompson and John Robert Thompson, Sr., for the Hoya’s player-focused, academic-and-physical conditioning. His mother, a $5-per-day domestic who became a nurse, and his father, a tile-and-marble setter who never learned to read and write, worked long hours, instilling hard-work ethics and Catholic values into their son. These values he in turn instilled in his student-athlete players, reminding them that academic preparation for life-after-basketball was as important as winning.
Standing 6-foot-6 at age 13, Thompson sharpened his playing skills during after-school competition on Washington’s Anacostia-area playgrounds and the Police Boy’s Cub #2, which spawned several NBA stars. As star-center for Washington’s Archbishop Carroll High, he played in three consecutive city championships, between 1958 and 1960, the year he graduated. He then enrolled at Providence College in Rhode Island, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1964. He was also name All-American and was the college’s all-time leader in points and field goal percentage.
Thompson, now 6’10” and 270 pounds, was picked by the Boston Celtics in the 1964 NBA Draft, backing up Bill Russell, between 1964 and 1966. He married his high school sweetheart, Gwendolyn, in 1965 and left the NBA in 1966 to coach and mentor young athletes. His first head coach position was at Washington, D.C.’s St. Anthony High School where his teams compiled a 122-28 record, between 1966 and 1972, before he was hired at Georgetown University. In 1988, Thompson was head coach of the Bronze-medal-winning, USA Men’s Basketball Olympic Team.
Thompson’s post-graduate education includes a master’s degree (University of the District of Columbia: UDC) and four honorary degrees (Georgetown, St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, New Jersey, Wheeling College in Wheeling, West Virginia, and UDC). In retirement he hosted “The John Thompson Show,” a sports radio talk show in the Washington, D.C. area, and founded the “John Thompson Charitable Foundation,” for the city’s disadvantaged children. In 2014, Georgetown University announced the naming of its $60 million athletic facility, to be completed in 2016, as the “John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletics Center.”
Divorced, in 1997, the Thompsons had three children: John, III, Georgetown’s head coach since 2004; Ronny, a former Hoya (1989-92), and Tiffany, their daughter.
Entire article: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/thompson-jr-john-robert-1941/
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Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., known simply as "Big John" throughout college basketball, has died at age 78.
Thompson, who led Georgetown to the 1984 national championship, built the program into a juggernaut, taking the Hoyas to three Final Fours in the 1980s.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...georgetown-coach-john-thompson-jr-dies-age-78
JOHN ROBERT THOMPSON, JR. (1941-2020)
Born in Washington, D.C. on September 2, 1941, legendary basketball coach-emeritus John Thompson, Jr., arose from segregated public-housing and asphalt playground-courts to the polished hardwoods of collegiate and professional basketball, becoming the first African American head coach — in any major college sport– to win a national title. Best known for leading the 1984 Georgetown University “Hoyas” to the coveted National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, as well as the iconic white towel draped over one shoulder, Thompson guided the Hoyas for 27 seasons to a distinctive record of 596-239 (.714), just four games shy of college basketball’s elite list of coaches with 600 or more career wins. Between 1972 and 1999, the Hoyas won seven “Big East” conference championships and reached postseason play 24 times, earning 20 NCAA and four National Invitational Tournament (NIT) bracket-berths. Named “Coach of the Year” seven times, between 1980 and 1987, Thompson retired in January 1999. Barely ten months later, at the age of 58, he was inducted into the “Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.” His student-athletes’ 97%-graduation rate (76 of 78 received degrees) was highlighted among his most impressive achievements.
Thompson often cited the tough-love parenting of his mother and father, Anna Thompson and John Robert Thompson, Sr., for the Hoya’s player-focused, academic-and-physical conditioning. His mother, a $5-per-day domestic who became a nurse, and his father, a tile-and-marble setter who never learned to read and write, worked long hours, instilling hard-work ethics and Catholic values into their son. These values he in turn instilled in his student-athlete players, reminding them that academic preparation for life-after-basketball was as important as winning.
Standing 6-foot-6 at age 13, Thompson sharpened his playing skills during after-school competition on Washington’s Anacostia-area playgrounds and the Police Boy’s Cub #2, which spawned several NBA stars. As star-center for Washington’s Archbishop Carroll High, he played in three consecutive city championships, between 1958 and 1960, the year he graduated. He then enrolled at Providence College in Rhode Island, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1964. He was also name All-American and was the college’s all-time leader in points and field goal percentage.
Thompson, now 6’10” and 270 pounds, was picked by the Boston Celtics in the 1964 NBA Draft, backing up Bill Russell, between 1964 and 1966. He married his high school sweetheart, Gwendolyn, in 1965 and left the NBA in 1966 to coach and mentor young athletes. His first head coach position was at Washington, D.C.’s St. Anthony High School where his teams compiled a 122-28 record, between 1966 and 1972, before he was hired at Georgetown University. In 1988, Thompson was head coach of the Bronze-medal-winning, USA Men’s Basketball Olympic Team.
Thompson’s post-graduate education includes a master’s degree (University of the District of Columbia: UDC) and four honorary degrees (Georgetown, St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, New Jersey, Wheeling College in Wheeling, West Virginia, and UDC). In retirement he hosted “The John Thompson Show,” a sports radio talk show in the Washington, D.C. area, and founded the “John Thompson Charitable Foundation,” for the city’s disadvantaged children. In 2014, Georgetown University announced the naming of its $60 million athletic facility, to be completed in 2016, as the “John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletics Center.”
Divorced, in 1997, the Thompsons had three children: John, III, Georgetown’s head coach since 2004; Ronny, a former Hoya (1989-92), and Tiffany, their daughter.
Entire article: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/thompson-jr-john-robert-1941/
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Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. dies at age 78
Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., known simply as "Big John" throughout college basketball, has died at age 78.
Thompson, who led Georgetown to the 1984 national championship, built the program into a juggernaut, taking the Hoyas to three Final Fours in the 1980s.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...georgetown-coach-john-thompson-jr-dies-age-78
JOHN ROBERT THOMPSON, JR. (1941-2020)
Born in Washington, D.C. on September 2, 1941, legendary basketball coach-emeritus John Thompson, Jr., arose from segregated public-housing and asphalt playground-courts to the polished hardwoods of collegiate and professional basketball, becoming the first African American head coach — in any major college sport– to win a national title. Best known for leading the 1984 Georgetown University “Hoyas” to the coveted National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, as well as the iconic white towel draped over one shoulder, Thompson guided the Hoyas for 27 seasons to a distinctive record of 596-239 (.714), just four games shy of college basketball’s elite list of coaches with 600 or more career wins. Between 1972 and 1999, the Hoyas won seven “Big East” conference championships and reached postseason play 24 times, earning 20 NCAA and four National Invitational Tournament (NIT) bracket-berths. Named “Coach of the Year” seven times, between 1980 and 1987, Thompson retired in January 1999. Barely ten months later, at the age of 58, he was inducted into the “Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.” His student-athletes’ 97%-graduation rate (76 of 78 received degrees) was highlighted among his most impressive achievements.
Thompson often cited the tough-love parenting of his mother and father, Anna Thompson and John Robert Thompson, Sr., for the Hoya’s player-focused, academic-and-physical conditioning. His mother, a $5-per-day domestic who became a nurse, and his father, a tile-and-marble setter who never learned to read and write, worked long hours, instilling hard-work ethics and Catholic values into their son. These values he in turn instilled in his student-athlete players, reminding them that academic preparation for life-after-basketball was as important as winning.
Standing 6-foot-6 at age 13, Thompson sharpened his playing skills during after-school competition on Washington’s Anacostia-area playgrounds and the Police Boy’s Cub #2, which spawned several NBA stars. As star-center for Washington’s Archbishop Carroll High, he played in three consecutive city championships, between 1958 and 1960, the year he graduated. He then enrolled at Providence College in Rhode Island, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1964. He was also name All-American and was the college’s all-time leader in points and field goal percentage.
Thompson, now 6’10” and 270 pounds, was picked by the Boston Celtics in the 1964 NBA Draft, backing up Bill Russell, between 1964 and 1966. He married his high school sweetheart, Gwendolyn, in 1965 and left the NBA in 1966 to coach and mentor young athletes. His first head coach position was at Washington, D.C.’s St. Anthony High School where his teams compiled a 122-28 record, between 1966 and 1972, before he was hired at Georgetown University. In 1988, Thompson was head coach of the Bronze-medal-winning, USA Men’s Basketball Olympic Team.
Thompson’s post-graduate education includes a master’s degree (University of the District of Columbia: UDC) and four honorary degrees (Georgetown, St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, New Jersey, Wheeling College in Wheeling, West Virginia, and UDC). In retirement he hosted “The John Thompson Show,” a sports radio talk show in the Washington, D.C. area, and founded the “John Thompson Charitable Foundation,” for the city’s disadvantaged children. In 2014, Georgetown University announced the naming of its $60 million athletic facility, to be completed in 2016, as the “John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletics Center.”
Divorced, in 1997, the Thompsons had three children: John, III, Georgetown’s head coach since 2004; Ronny, a former Hoya (1989-92), and Tiffany, their daughter.
Entire article: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/thompson-jr-john-robert-1941/
R.I.P.
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Tom Jernstedt, 'Father of the Final Four' and Hall of Famer, Dies at Age 75
Tom Jernstedt, who is known as the "Father of the Final Four" and was a key figure in helping build the men's NCAA tournament to what it is today, died at the age of 75.
The Associated Press and Matthew VanTryon of the Indianapolis Star reported the news.
"A decade after his departure from the NCAA, Tom Jernstedt's fingertips remain visible during March Madness and the Final Four," NCAA senior vice president Dan Gavitt said in a statement. "His innovation and superb ability to develop relationships turned a basketball tournament into a three-week phenomenon that became a global event."
Jernstedt was a backup quarterback for the Oregon Ducks from 1964 to 1966, but he is best known for his time as an NCAA executive. He held that position from 1972 to 2010.
VanTryon provided a timeline for Jernstedt's impact on the NCAA men's tournament, noting he ran the event for the first time in 1973. From there, the field expanded to 32 teams two years later as the NCAA adopted the term "Final Four."
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Jernstedt was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 for his contributions to college basketball.
Entire article: https://bleacherreport.com/articles...e-final-four-and-hall-of-famer-dies-at-age-75
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Tom Jernstedt, who is known as the "Father of the Final Four" and was a key figure in helping build the men's NCAA tournament to what it is today, died at the age of 75.
The Associated Press and Matthew VanTryon of the Indianapolis Star reported the news.
"A decade after his departure from the NCAA, Tom Jernstedt's fingertips remain visible during March Madness and the Final Four," NCAA senior vice president Dan Gavitt said in a statement. "His innovation and superb ability to develop relationships turned a basketball tournament into a three-week phenomenon that became a global event."
Jernstedt was a backup quarterback for the Oregon Ducks from 1964 to 1966, but he is best known for his time as an NCAA executive. He held that position from 1972 to 2010.
VanTryon provided a timeline for Jernstedt's impact on the NCAA men's tournament, noting he ran the event for the first time in 1973. From there, the field expanded to 32 teams two years later as the NCAA adopted the term "Final Four."
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Jernstedt was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 for his contributions to college basketball.
Entire article: https://bleacherreport.com/articles...e-final-four-and-hall-of-famer-dies-at-age-75
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