Recent Deaths in the Sports World

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2 from the NBA:

Tyler Honeycutt, who played 2 seasons in the NBA, died after a shootout with police early this morning. He was 27.

Honeycutt was a 2011 draft pick for the Kings, and was a 2011 1st Team All-Pac 10 selection.


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Cliff Rozier, a 1st round draft pick for Golden State in 1994, died on 7/6, 2 days after having a heart attack, at age 45.

Rozier played 2 full seasons for the Warriors and 1 game in 1996-97 before being traded to Orlando. He never appeared in a game with the Magic, but did play later that season in 41 games with Toronto, before ending his career in 1997-98 with Minnesota.

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Sammy Esposito , longtime utility IF for the White Sox,, died on 7/9 at age 68.

Esposito was a member of the 1959 Sox pennant winners, and also played briefly in '63 with Kansas City.

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Former Boston Celtic Frank Ramsey passed away on July 8

http://www.nba.com/article/2018/07/0...ramsey-dies-86

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Two recent deaths of Detroit Lions notables:


Darryl Rodgers, head coach of the Lions and longtime college coach, died on July 11 at age 83.


He coached the Lions from 1985-87 and for 11 games in 1988.



Bruce Maher, a safety for the Lions for 7 seasons, died on July 6 at age 80.

After his time with the Lions, he played 2 more seasons with the Giants.


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Ray Emery, an NHL goalie from 2003-15, died on 7/15 of undetermined causes. He was 35.

Emery played for Ottawa, Anaheim, Chicago and Philadelphia over the course of his career. He was a member of the 2012-13 Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks.

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Cause of death has been determined to be from drowning.

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Len Chappell, former NBA All-star and a major name at Wake Forest, died July 12 at age 77.

Chappell played for 9 NBA teams and 1 ABA club in hi career. Included are being on the inaugural season Bulls and Bucks teams, a rookie season with the Syracuse Nationals, the Knicks and the ABA Dallas Chaparrals.

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Mike Kudla, a defensive star for the Ohio State Buckeyes FB team, died on 7/15 at age 34.

Kudla played for OSU from 2002-05, and was the team's defensive MVP in his senior season.

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Gabe Rivera, a star at Texas Tech, died on 7/16 at age 57.

Rivera played in 6 games for the 1983 Steelers before being left paralyzed due to an auto crash.

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Tony Sparano, a former head coach for Miami and the Raiders and currently the Vikings OL coach, died on 7/22 at age 56. While cause of death was not confirmed, indications are that it was a heart attack.

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