Sports obituaries

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Norm Sherry, a C who played for 5 years in the NL, died on 3/8 at age 89.

Sherry began his career in the Bigs with the 1959 World Series Champion Dodgers alongside his brother Larry, a main cog in the Dodgers relief corps. He remained with Los Angeles through 1962, before playing his last season in 1963 as a Met.

After that he spent numerous years in the Majors as a coach. He also spent portions of the 1976 and 1977 seasons as the manager of the California Angels.

Dave Miedema

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Howard Schnellenberger, a coach for over a half century in both college football and the NFL, died over the weekend at age 87.

He was the head coach of the Baltimore Colts in 1973 and part of 1974, this after he was hired away from Miami, for whom he was offensive coordinator for the undefeated, untied 1972 team. He also guided a once-awful Miami Hurricanes NCAA team, which became a successful program after his arrival, to an NCAA Championship during his tenure there.

He left to coach a Miami entry in the then-new USFL, but the team never got off the ground, and he returned to coaching in the college ranks. His final stop was at Florida Atlantic, spending a decade there before his retirement in 2011. The team's home field was later renamed in his honor.

Dave Miedema

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Mike Davis, a DB who played for the Raiders in both Oakland and Los Angeles from 1978-85 and was a contributor to two Super Bowl Championship teams there died over the weekend at age 65.

Davis returned an interception for a TD in 1982. He attempted a comeback with the Chargers in 1987, appearing in 8 games before hanging his cleats up for good after the season.

Dave M.

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Hal Breeden, a 1B-PH for five years in the NL, died on 5/3 at age 76.

Breeden came to The Show in 1971 with the Cubs, and followed up with 4 seasons as a Montreal Expo.

His brother is



Danny Breeden, a back-up catcher for the Cubs and Reds over parts of 2 seasons.

Dave Miedema

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Vince Promuto, a guard who played from 1960-71 for the Washington Redskins, died on 6/1, one week shy of his 83rd birthday.

Picked in the 4th round of the 1960 NFL Draft after attending Holy Cross, Promuto was part of 2 Pro Bowl rosters.

Dave Miedema