Gary Carter
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Still a Kid at Heart: My Life in Baseball and Beyond
Born on April 8, 1954 in Culver City, California.
Gary Carter was an American professional baseball catcher whose 21-year career was spent primarily with the Montreal Expos and New York Mets. Nicknamed “Kid” for his youthful exuberance, Carter was named an All-Star 11 times, and was a member of one World Series championship team.
Carter died on February 16, 2012, having lost his battle with brain cancer. He was 57 years old.
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My View from the Corner: A Life in Boxing
Born on August 30, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA.
Angelo Dundee as an American boxing trainer and cornerman. Best known for his work with Muhammad Ali (1960–1981), he also worked with 15 other world boxing champions, including Sugar Ray Leonard, José Nápoles, George Foreman, Jimmy Ellis, Carmen Basilio, Luis Rodriguez and Willie Pastrano.
Dundee died at the age of 90 on February 1, 2012, in Tampa, Florida.
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Pride of the Lions: The Biography of Joe Paterno
Born on December 21, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York.
Joe Paterno was an American college football coach who was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions for nearly 46 years, from 1966 through 2011. Paterno, nicknamed “JoePa“, holds the record for the most victories by an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football coach with 409 and is the only FBS coach to reach 400 victories. He coached five undefeated teams that won major bowl games and, in 2007, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach.
Paterno died on January 22, 2012 (aged 85) in State College, Pennsylvania due to cancer.
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Born on September 3, 198 in Barrie, Ontario.
Sarah Burke as a Canadian freestyle skier who was a pioneer of the superpipe event. She was a four-time Winter X Games gold medalist, and won the world championship in the halfpipe in 2005. She successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to have the event added to the Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was considered a medal favourite in the event. Burke died following a training accident in Utah.
Sarah Burke died on January 19, 2012 (aged 29) in Salt Lake City, Utah. She got injured while training.
Bob Anderson
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Stretching: 30th Anniversary Edition
Born on September 15, 1922 in Gosport, Hampshire, England.
Bob Anderson was an English Olympic fencer, and a renowned film fight choreographer, with a cinema career that spanned more than 50 years and included films such as Highlander, The Princess Bride, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and Die Another Day. He was regarded as the premier choreographer of Hollywood sword-fighting, and during his career he coached many actors in swordsmanship, including Errol Flynn, Sean Connery, Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp. He also appeared as a stunt double for Darth Vader’s light-saber battles in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
Anderson died on January 1, 2012 in a West Sussex hospital at the age of 89.
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Photographic Prints of Everton v Bolton – Anrdrew Johnson and Boltons Gary Speed from Everton ePhoto
Born on 8 September 1969 in Mancot, Wales.
Gary Speed was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between 1990 and 2004, playing mainly as a left-side attacking midfielder.
Gary Speed died on November 11, 2011. He committed suicide by hanging. He was 42 years old.
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Born on January 12, 1944 in Beaufort, South Carolina.
Joe Frazier also known as Smokin’ Joe , was a former Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981. Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, defeating the likes of Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones, George Chuvalo and Jimmy Ellis en route to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970, and followed up by defeating Muhammad Ali on points in the highly-anticipated “Fight of the Century” in 1971. Two years later Frazier lost his title when he was knocked out by George Foreman. He fought on, beating Joe Bugner, losing a rematch to Ali, and beating Quarry and Ellis again.
Joe Frazier died on November 7, 2011 (aged 67) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania due to cancer.
Comments OffDan Wheldon
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Born on June 22, 1978 in Emberton, Olney, England.
Dan Wheldon was an English racing driver. He was the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion, and winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011.
Wheldon died from injuries shortly after a collision at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 16 October 2011, at the age of 33.
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Born on February 28, 1945 in Orange, Texas.
Bubba Smith was an American professional football player who became an actor after his retirement from the sport. He first came into prominence at Michigan State University, where he twice earned All-American honors as a defensive end on the Spartans football team. He had a major role in a 10–10 draw with Notre Dame in 1966 that was billed as “The Game of the Century.” He was one of only three players to have his jersey number retired by the program. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
Smith died on on August 3, 2011 in his Los Angeles home. He is thought to have died from natural causes; he was 66 years old.
Comments OffAndy Robustelli
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Born on December 6, 1925 in Stamford, Connecticut.
Andy Robustelli was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants. He played college football at Arnold College and was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1951 NFL Draft. Robustelli was a seven-time First-team All-pro selection and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
Robustelli died on May 31, 2011 (aged 85) in Stamford, Connecticut.
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