Sports obituaries

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Chadwick Boseman, the actor who played Jackie Robinson in "42", died on 8/28 after a 4-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43.

Boseman also played the role of the Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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John Thompson, longtime basketball coach for the NCAA Georgetown Hoyas, died on 8/30, 3 days before his 79th birthday.

Thompson took Georgetown to the NCAA basketball championship in 1984, the first African-American basketball head coach to win it all. He also lead the Hoyas to three Final Fours.

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Clifford Robinson, an 18-year NBA veteran who played center and both forward positions, died on 8/29 at age 53, after a year-long battle with lymphoma.

Beginning his NBA career with Portland back in the 1989-90 season, he also spent time with Phoenix, Detroit, Golden State and New Jersey. He was an All-Star in 1994, and won the Sixth Man of the Year award for the 19922-93 season.

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Lute Olsen, the head coach for men's basketball at the University of Arizona, died on 8/27 at age 85.

Olsen spent 25 seasons at Arizona, with his team winning the whole ball of wax in 1997, and coaching the Wildcats to 23 straight appearances in March Madness. He also took 5 more trips to the Big Dance at the helm for Iowa and Long Beach State, with one of those trips ending up with the Hawkeyes in the Final Four.

Enshrined in both the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Collegiate Basketball HOF, Olsen retired with 776 career coaching wins.

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Angel (Remy) Hermoso, a utility IF with brief stops in The Show for 3 different teams, died on 8/21 at age 73.

Hermoso's MLB career began with the Braves in 1967, for whom he became the first Venezuelan ballplayer in franchise history. He was with the Expos in both 1969 and 1970, After several season out of the Majors, he returned for his final season in MLB with the 1974 Indians.

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Howie Judson, a RHP who toed MLB mounds from 1948-54, died on 8/18 at age 94.

Working both as a starter and a reliever over his MLB career, Judson came up to The Show in 1948 with the White Sox, hurling for them from '48-'52. He then pitched for the Reds in 1953-54.

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Dale Hawerchuk, a 16-year center in the NHL, a Hall of Famer, and a member of the NHL's 500-goal club, died on 8/18 at age 57 after a long battle with cancer.

Awarded the Calder Trophy (NHL Rookie of the Year) for the 1981-82 season, Hawerchuk spent the majority of his career with Winnipeg and Buffalo, along with brief stops in St. Louis and in Philadelphia in his last 2 seasons. His career goals total was 518.

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Tootie Robbins, an OT who played in the NFL for 12 seasons, died on 8/2 at age 62.

Robbins' pro career began in 1982 and lasted until 1993. Except for his last 2 seasons, in which he performed for the Packers, his career was in the uniform of the Cardinals (both St. Louis and Phoenix).

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Unintentionally omitted from initial post: cause of death was COVID19.

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Carroll Hardy, who played in both MLB and the NFL, died on 8/9 at age 87.

Hardy played in the Bigs from 1958-64 with the Indians, Red Sox and Colt .45s. He also participated in 11 games for the 1967 Twins.

Before he made it to The Show, he appeared in 10 games as a RB for the 1955 49ers.

Hardy also has a one-of-a-kind status in MLB, as he was, and will remain, the only player in MLB annals ever to pinch-hit for Ted Williams.

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Horace Clarke, a 2B for 10 MLB seasons, almost exclusively with the Yankees, died on 85 at age 81.

Clarke had the misfortune of playing for the Yankees when they basically sucked, never being part of a team that made the postseason. Born in the Virgin Islands, he played in The Show from 1965-74, with his only other team being the Padres, where he appeared in the final 42 games of his MLB career.

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Bobby Prescott, a native of Panama whose entire MLB career began and ended in less than 3 weeks, died on 8/2 at age 89.

Prescott played LF for the 1961 Athletics, appearing in 10 games.

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Tootie Robbins, an OT who played in the NFL for 12 seasons, died on 8/2 at age 62.

Robbins' pro career began in 1982 and lasted until 1993. Except for his last 2 seasons, in which he performed for the Packers, his career was in the uniform of the Cardinals (both St. Louis and Phoenix).

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Bert Thiel, a RHP whose MLB career fit inside the month of April 1952 (4 games with the Boston Braves) died at age 94 on 7/31.

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Lou Henson, an NCAA basketball head coach for 42 years, died at age 88 of multiple health issues on 7/25.

He set team records for coaching victories and took trips to the Final Four with both Illinois and New Mexico State. At the time he retired, he was only the 5th Division 1 head coach in NCAA hoops history to have 800 or more coaching victories.

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Since my surgery and recovery kept me away me from GUU for several weeks: I'm planning to list some MLB obituaries here. Since there are several, my mentions of each will be limited to player name, years played in the Majors, age and date of death. No photos at the moment. although I may post some in the near future.

Bob Sebra, 1985-90, 58, 7/22
Tony Taylor, 1958-76, 84, 7/16
Bill Gilbreth, 1971-72 and 1974, 72, 7/12
Frank Bolling, 1954-66 (military service in 1955), 88, 7/11
Mike Ryan, 1964-74, 78, 7/10
Tyson Brummett, 2012 (Phillies, 1 game), 35, 7/3

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