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Deaths Of Notable Sports Figures (R.I.P.)

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‘He was THE Redskins fan’: Washingtonians remember Chief Zee

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...dskins-fan-washingtonians-remember-chief-zee/

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Zema Williams, better known as Chief Zee, was a well-known fan and unofficial mascot of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.

Died: July 19, 2016

 
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Nebraska's Sam Foltz, Michigan State's Sadler die in car crash

Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were killed Saturday in a car wreck returning from a kicking camp in Wisconsin.

Foltz and Sadler died in a single-car crash at 11:43 p.m. CT, according to a Waukesha County Sheriff's Department statement. Sadler was driving the car, the sheriff's department said.

LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was also in the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to police. He was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital for treatment. Tigers sports information director Michael Bonnette told ESPN that Delahoussaye needed stitches and suffered burns to his legs.

Entire article: http://espn.go.com/college-football...m-foltz-nebraska-cornhuskers-killed-car-crash
 
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Nebraska's Sam Foltz, Michigan State's Sadler die in car crash

Nebraska punter Sam Foltz and former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler were killed Saturday in a car wreck returning from a kicking camp in Wisconsin.

Foltz and Sadler died in a single-car crash at 11:43 p.m. CT, according to a Waukesha County Sheriff's Department statement. Sadler was driving the car, the sheriff's department said.

LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye was also in the vehicle at the time of the crash, according to police. He was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital for treatment. Tigers sports information director Michael Bonnette told ESPN that Delahoussaye needed stitches and suffered burns to his legs.

Entire article: http://espn.go.com/college-football...m-foltz-nebraska-cornhuskers-killed-car-crash
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Wow. Followed Sadler on Twitter as he was a pretty active/hilarious guy to follow. Just terrible. RIP
 
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Former Jets DE Dennis Byrd killed in Oklahoma highway crash

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Dennis Byrd, a former New York Jets defensive end whose career was cut short in 1992 due to a broken neck, was killed in a head-on vehicle collision Saturday near his home in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed to ESPN.

Byrd, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene due to massive injuries, according to reports.

Byrd, who was driving a Hummer H2, was struck by a vehicle that was traveling northbound on Oklahoma 88 and veered into his lane. The other car was driven by a 17-year-old.

Entire article: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...s-de-dennis-byrd-killed-oklahoma-car-crash402
 
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Former Jets DE Dennis Byrd killed in Oklahoma highway crash

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Dennis Byrd, a former New York Jets defensive end whose career was cut short in 1992 due to a broken neck, was killed in a head-on vehicle collision Saturday near his home in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed to ESPN.

Byrd, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene due to massive injuries, according to reports.

Byrd, who was driving a Hummer H2, was struck by a vehicle that was traveling northbound on Oklahoma 88 and veered into his lane. The other car was driven by a 17-year-old.

Entire article: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...s-de-dennis-byrd-killed-oklahoma-car-crash402
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R.I.P. Dennis. no more rehab. i remember vividly the game where he was injured
 
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Ralph Branca, who gave up 'Shot Heard 'Round the World,' dies

Ralph Branca's baseball life will always be defined by one pitch.

Branca, who gave up a home run to the Giants' Bobby Thomson, the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" that cost the Brooklyn Dodgers the 1951 National League pennant, has died at the age of 90.

His son-in-law, former major league manager Bobby Valentine, said that Branca died Wednesday at a nursing home in Rye, New York. No cause of death was given.

Entire article: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18120933/ralph-branca-former-mlb-pitcher-gave-famous-hr-dies

Ralph Branca, who died Wednesday at 90, should be remembered for a life of dignity and not one pitch from 1951

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On October 3, 1951, Branca gave up Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World," a 3-run, 9th-inning homer as the Giants rallied to beat Branca's Dodgers 5-4 at the Polo Grounds in a National League playoff game. Thomson's heroics put the Giants into the World Series.

More information: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...emembered-dignity-not-pitch-article-1.2884925
 
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Joe McKnight shot and killed this afternoon in Louisiana... RIP

http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2016/12/terrytown_murder_jpso.html#incart_breaking

A shooting in Terrytown Thursday afternoon (Dec. 1) left a man dead after an argument at an intersection, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

Family members at the scene identified the victim as Joe McKnight, former NFL player and local high school football standout.

The shooting, reported about 3 p.m., occurred at the intersection of Berman Highway and Holmes Boulevard.

A witness, who declined to give her name, said she was leaving a store in the area when she saw a man at the intersection yelling at another man, who was trying to apologize. The man who was yelling shot the other man more than once, she said.

She said the shooter shot the man, stood over him and said "I told you don't you f--- with me." Then he fired again, she said.

The victim's body was on Behrman Highway, surrounded by a shield.
 
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