Notable Deaths

Dynamo Kiev's head coach Mircea Lucescu gives instructions during the Champions League Play-offs, 2nd leg soccer match between Gent and Dynamo Kyiv in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Romanian soccer great Mircea Lucescu has died at age 80

Mircea Lucescu, the Romanian soccer great who was a serial trophy winner as a player and a coach, has died. He was 80.

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2013. Mueller died on Friday, March 20, 2026. He was 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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PFILE - Then-president of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Craig Reedie speaks during a press conference after the WADA's extraordinary Executive Committee (ExCo) on the Russian doping data manipulation, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

Craig Reedie, Olympic politics veteran who led WADA during Russian doping scandal, dies at 84

Wisconsin Badgers tight end Jack Pugh (89) runs the ball during the first day of NCAA college football practice in Platteville, Wis., Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. (Samantha Madar/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Former Wisconsin tight end Jack Pugh dies at 24

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Then North Korea's IOC representative Chang Ung arrives after a flight from Pyongyang at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Chang Ung, North Korean ex-IOC member who brokered Olympic joint marches with South, dies

U.N. Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis, signs autographs as he leaves the stage following the closing ceremonies of the 16th World Aids Conference, in Toronto, Aug. 18, 2006. (Aaron Harris/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Stephen Lewis, former Canadian politician and lifelong social activist, dies at 88

Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi speaks during a plenary session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 12, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Former Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi, who investigated 1982 political killings, dies

Mary Beth Hurt appears at the 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2019. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, FIle)

Mary Beth Hurt, Tony-nominated Broadway and film actor, dies at 79

Yankee pitcher Ken Clay smiles in the dressing room after a Yankee victory over Kansas City in the American League championship opener, Oct. 3, 1978, Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/John Storey, file)

Ken Clay, who pitched on Yankees’ world championship teams in 1977-78, dies at age 71

Former Vikings safety Joey Browner receives the ring of honor by Zygi Wilf, the majority owner of the team, during the halftime of an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers, Oct. 27, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

Joey Browner, 3-time All-Pro defensive back with the Minnesota Vikings, dies at 65

This undated image provided by the Tolkan family shows actor James Tolkan. (Tolkan Family via AP)

Actor James Tolkan of ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Back to the Future’ fame dies at 94

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In this Aug. 4, 2011 photo, Dr. Henry Lee poses for a photograph at the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science, on the campus of the University of New Haven in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Henry Lee, famed forensic scientist who testified in the OJ Simpson trial, dies at 87

Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins smiles on the bench during the Raiders' 34-31 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers in an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003 in Oakland, Calif. (AP Ptoto/Paul Sakuma, File)

Former Raiders All-Pro center Barret Robbins dies at 52

This undated image shows Dash Crofts from the music duo Seals & Crofts. (Luis Javier Lizarraga via AP)

Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts, known for hits ‘Summer Breeze’ and ‘Diamond Girl,’ dies at 87

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Author Tracy Kidder stands in his cottage, in South Bristol, Maine, on Sept. 26, 2005. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)

Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80

This undated photo provided by California State University, Northridge (CSUN), shows Rodolfo “Rudy” Acuna posing for a photo. (CSUN via AP)

Chicano Studies program pioneer Rudy Acuña dies at 93

Dr. Kermit Gosnell is seen during an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News at his attorney's office on March 8, 2010, in Philadelphia. (Yong Kim/Philadelphia Daily News via AP, File)

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, convicted of killing babies at Philadelphia abortion clinic, dies at 85

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French former Prime minister Lionel Jospin attends a ceremony for the funeral of French designer Sonia Rykiel at Montparnasse cemetary in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

French ex-Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, architect of the 35-hour week, dies at 88

Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, July 24, 2019. Mueller, a former FBI director, died on Friday, March 20, 2026. He was 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

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Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate, conducts a service at St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97

Chuck Norris attends the premiere for "The Expendables 2" in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 2012. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

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Northern League party leader Umberto Bossi gestures during a rally in Milan, Italy, March 25, 2010. Bossi died at the age of 84 on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Umberto Bossi, the League’s populist founder and a pivotal figure in Italian politics, dies aged 84

Nicholas Haysom, United Nations envoy in Afghanistan, speaks during a press conference in Kabul on Feb. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

Anti-apartheid activist, human rights campaigner and UN diplomat Nicholas Haysom dies at age 73

Indonesian billionaire and philanthropist Michael Hartono holds cards as he plays bridge in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday, August. 11, 2018. (AP Photo)

Michael Bambang Hartono, tobacco tycoon and Indonesia’s richest man, dies at 86

Indonesian billionaire and philanthropist Michael Hartono holds cards as he plays bridge in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday, August. 11, 2018. (AP Photo)

Como ‘deeply saddened’ by death of co-owner Michael Bambang Hartono

Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, listens to the national anthem during a welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept. 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an ‘epochal figure,’ dies at 93

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani gives a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Ali Larijani, believed to be running Iran since the beginning of the war, is killed in a strike

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U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor; creator of the memorial for American WWII POWs killed at Hiroshima, during a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western, Japan, May 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian embraced by Obama, dies at 88

This Jan. 9, 1973 file photo shows British author Len Deighton who has died at the age of 97. (PA via AP)

Len Deighton, author of bestselling spy thrillers, dead at 97

In this Nov. 7, 2006 photo German philosopher Juergen Habermas is seen in Koenigswinter near Bonn, Germany. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File)

Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96

New York Jets fullback Matt Snell, center, runs the ball as Baltimore linebacker Dennis Gaubatz, left, defends during the NFL football Super Bowl 3 in Miami, Jan. 12, 1969. (AP Photo, File)

Matt Snell, who scored the Jets’ only TD in the Super Bowl upset of Colts, has died at age 84

Tommy DeCarlo, lead singer of the group Boston, right, performs at the Boston Strong Concert: An Evening of Support and Celebration at the TD Garden, Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Boston. (Photo by Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Invision/AP, File)

Tommy DeCarlo, who became longtime singer of Boston after a Myspace tribute, dies at 60

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Alexander Butterfield, testifies, July 16, 1973 before the Senate Watergate Committee. Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. He was 99. (AP Photo/File)

Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99

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Country singer Joe McDonald plays during the Heros of Woodstock concert at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, marking the 40th anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock concert. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

‘Country’ Joe McDonald, ‘60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84

Troy Murray, right, greets Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews before an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Troy Murray, former Blackhawks player and broadcaster, dies at 63

U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, stands for a portrait near a bamboo garden at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, in Honolulu, on Saturday, April 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

Former US Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii Senate trailblazer, dies at 74

Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan talks about the hiring of Ted Thompson as general manager Jan. 14, 2005, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)

Bob Harlan, Packers’ president/CEO from 1989-2008, dies at 89

Southern Christian Leadership Conference spokesman Bernard LaFayette speaks to reporters after attending a SCLC meeting, March 6, 2010, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith, File)

Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

Arkansas coach Lou Holtz is carried by his players after defeating Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl NCAA college football game, Jan. 2, 1978, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)

Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89

FILE -Mosiuoa Lekota, a former defense minister and co-founder of Cope (Congress of the People), breakaway faction of South Africa's African National Congress, reacts, as he is named the leader of the new party, at the final session of Cope's three-day founding conference in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Dec. 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

South Africa’s anti-apartheid veteran and ex-defense minister Mosiuoa ‘Terror’ Lekota dies at 77

Jesse Jackson, with his wife Jacqueline, concedes defeat in the Illinois Democratic primary on March 16, 1988, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Lisa Genesen, File)

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In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks under a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, in a ceremony meeting a group of officials, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86

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Recording artist Neil Sedaka poses for a portrait Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, File)

Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and ‘70s, dies at age 86

Home plate umpire Bruce Froemming signals to the official scorer during the fifth inning of a baseball game May 20, 2007, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Bruce Froemming, record-setting major league umpire, dies at age 86

This combination of images show Penguin Press books published by Ann Godoff, from left, "A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides" by Gisèle Pelicot, "Alexander Hamilton" by Ron Chernow, "A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness" by Michael Pollan, and "Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery" by Gavin Newsom. (Penguin Press via AP)

Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff, a powerhouse editor of bestsellers and prize winners, dies at 76

Jeff Galloway, the first winner of the race at its original running, gives a double thumbs up as he heads to the finish line in the 50th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton//Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Jeff Galloway, who inspired people with his run-walk method, dies at 80

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This picture, taken on Feb. 17, 2023, and released by her family on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, shows AP Rome longtime correspondent Daniela Petroff, who died at 80 at her home in Rome on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Debbie Simpson via AP, HO)

Daniela Petroff, AP’s longtime fashion and Vatican reporter, dies at 80

Spanish Lt. Col. Antonio Tejero holds a firearm during an attempted coup in the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Feb. 23, 1981. (Europa Press via AP)

Antonio Tejero, former Spanish lieutenant colonel who led failed military coup, dies at 93

Sondra Lee, a cast member for the Broadway show "Hello Dolly1" appears backstage at the St. James Theater in New York on Oct. 14, 1964. (AP Photo/Harvey Lippman, File)

Sondra Lee, a veteran Broadway dancer with roles in ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘Hello Dolly!’ dies at 97

Robert Carradine appears at the 24th Annual "A Night at Sardi's" in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 9, 2016. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Ever Carradine, Martha Plimpton, Hilary Duff and more remember Robert Carradine

In this May 15, 2013, file photo, "King of the Nerds" co-hosts Robert Carradine attends the TNT and TBS 2013 Upfront at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Robert Carradine, ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ and ‘Lizzie McGuire’ star, dies at 71

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New York Liberty's Kara Braxton is fouled by Connecticut Sun's Kalana Greene during a WNBA exhibition basketball game, May 7, 2012, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)

2-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton dies at 43 after being in a car crash

Associated Press photographer Rajanish Kakade works, watched by children in Mumbai, India, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo)

Rajanish Kakade, AP photographer who captured the daily rhythm of India’s Mumbai, dies at 55

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Singer and musician Willie Colon performs at The Climate Rally, an Earth Day concert, on the National Mall in Washington, April 25, 2010. Colón, considered by many to be the "architect of urban salsa," died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. He was 75. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Willie Colón, architect of urban salsa music, dies at 75

In this Oct. 13, 1960 file photo, jubilant Pittsburgh Pirates fans rush onto the field to congratulate second baseman Bill Mazeroski as he rounds third base after hitting a ninth inning home run to win Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the New York Yankees in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Oct. 13, 1960. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)

Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, known for walk-off home run in 1960 World Series, dies at 89

Actor Eric Dane arrives to the 12th annual GQ "Men of the Year" party at the Chateau Marmont hotel, in Los Angeles, Dec. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Alyssa Milano, Selma Blair, Ashton Kutcher and more remember Eric Dane, dead at 53

Eric Dane arrives at a promotional event for the series "Euphoria," in Los Angeles, April 20, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Eric Dane, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star and ALS awareness advocate, dies at 53

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Julia Zagar, left, and her husband Isaiah Zagar pose for a photo with their dog Blue at the "Dear Julia" exhibit at Philadelphia's Magic Gardens May 26, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar, who created mirrored dreamscapes across Philadelphia, dies at 86

Jose van Dam, center, appears during a rehearsal of Olivier Messiaen's opera "Saint François d'Assise" at the Felsenreitschule in Salzburg, on Aug. 12, 1998. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

Award-winning singer José van Dam dies at age 85

Former trainer of the Danish national soccer team Josef "Sepp" Piontek, left, former West German soccer players Jupp Derwall, center, and Berti Vogts hold a soccer ball during the presentation of the line up of the German national soccer team for the upcoming European Championships in Sweden in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, May 18, 1992. (AP Photo/Heinz Ducklau, File)

Sepp Piontek, coach of the exciting Denmark team of the mid-1980s, has died at 85

Xavier President Norman Francis poses for a photograph at the the university, in New Orleans, Nov. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

Norman C. Francis, civil rights champion and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom, dies at 94

Benoit Aubenas, left, the father of French journalist Florence Aubenas, who has been missing in Iraq since Jan. 5, 2005, is comforted by Palestinian envoy to France, Leila Shahid, during a gathering ceremony as part the Eid Al Adha at the Paris Mosque on Jan. 20, 2005. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Leila Shahid, first female Palestinian ambassador, dies in France at 76

Denver Nuggets head coach Doug Moe, center, directs his team from the bench during an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns on April 21, 1982, in Denver. (AP Photo/JC, File)

Doug Moe, the rumpled, irreverent coach of the high-scoring Denver Nuggets, dies at 87

Jesse Jackson joins the crowd before the start of the world welterweight championship bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)

Photos show the life of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson

Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson with his wife, Jacqueline, salutes the cheering crowd at Operation Push in Chicago, March 10, 1988. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell, File)

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

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Frederick Wiseman arrives at the 2016 Governors Awards, Nov. 12, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Oscar-winning filmmaker Frederick Wiseman dies, leaving legacy of American institutions

Robert Duvall poses for a portrait during an interview in Los Angeles on June 5, 2015. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP, File)

Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola and others pay tribute to Robert Duvall, who died at age 95

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Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, left, and Billy Donovan Sr., right, father of Florida coach Billy Donovan, laugh during Florida's 69-49 victory over Georgia Southern in an NCAA college basketball game, Nov. 18, 2009, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, file)

Bill Donovan, father of Bulls coach and a star for Boston College, dies at 85

Actor Robert Duvall arrives for the screening of the film "We Own the Night," at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, file)

Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and ‘Godfather’ star, dies at 95

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Washington Redskins' Tre Johnson (77) injures his leg in the first quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000. (AP Photo/Stephen J. Boitano, File)

Tre’ Johnson, the former NFL offensive lineman who became a high school history teacher, dies at 54

Former Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Elroy Face acknowledges the crowd during a ceremony for players that are part of the team's Hall of Fame class before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

All-Star reliever Elroy Face, who saved 3 games for Pirates in 1960 World Series, dies at 97

Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom reads from his book during a book presentation in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, October 8, 1993. (AP Photo/Bernd Kammerer, file)

Publisher: Dutch novelist and journalist Cees Nooteboom dies at 92

James Van Der Beek attends the premiere of "The Words" in Los Angeles on Sept. 4, 2012. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

James Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48

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Trainer King Leatherbury is seen at Laurel Race Park in Laurel, Md., on July 30, 2003. (AP Photo/ Matt Houston, File)

Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, who won 6,508 races over six decades, dies at 92

Detroit Lions' Tracy Scroggins sits on the bench as time runs out at the end of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dec. 9, 2001, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Tracy Scroggins, who had 60 1/2 sacks in 10 seasons for the Lions, dies at 56

Washington Redskins, now Washington Commanders, cornerback Barry Wilburn (45) tries to stop Denver Broncos Ricky Nattiel (84) from scoring during the first quarter of the NFL Super Bowl 22 football game, Jan. 31, 1988, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)

Barry Wilburn, a Super Bowl-winning defensive back for Washington, dies at age 62

Kansas City Royals' Terrance Gore (0) celebrates in the dugout after scoring on a double by Alex Gordon during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Terrance Gore, a speedy outfielder who played for three World Series champions, has died

Singer Brad Arnold of the U.S. rock band 3 Doors Down takes to the stage at the opening concert of their German tour in the Columbiahalle in Berlin, on Feb. 21, 2012. (Jörg Carstensen/dpa via AP)

Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47

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Washington quarterback Sonny Jurgensen looks to pass against the New York Giants during an NFL football game in 1974. (AP Photo/File)

Sonny Jurgensen, the strong-arm QB whose personality made him a beloved football figure, dies at 91

This photo provided by Jake Boritt shows Civil War scholar Gabor Boritt on his farm in Gettysburg, Pa., in 2006. (Jake Boritt via AP)

Civil War scholar and retired Gettysburg College professor Gabor Boritt dies at 86

Members of the Fifth Dimension, from left, LaMonte McLemore, Florence LaRue, Ron Townson, Marilyn McCoo, and Billy Davis, Jr., pose with their Grammy Award in Los Angeles on Feb. 29, 1968. (AP Photo/Harold P. Matosian, File)

LaMonte McLemore, singer and founding member of The 5th Dimension, dies at 90

President Barack Obama, right, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 24, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Former Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, congressional overseer of US foreign affairs, has died

Detroit Tigers catcher Bill Freehan and pitcher Mickey Lolich off his feet as he screams with joy, after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 in the final game of the World Series on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 1968 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Joining the celebration is Norm Cash (25). Lolich became the twelfth pitcher to win three games in the World Series. (AP Photo)

Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series for the Detroit Tigers, dies at 85

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