Tag: Obituaries
Dick Tidrow, former pitcher, Giants executive, dies at 74
SAN FRANCISCO — Dick Tidrow, a former major league pitcher and longtime member of the San Francisco Giants' front office, has died. He was...
Ohio communities to mark 100th birthday of late John Glenn
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Glenn's birthplace and childhood hometown in Ohio are joining forces to celebrate what would have been the history-making astronaut and...
Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin dies at 94
NAPLES, Fla. — Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin, who won three consecutive major titles in the 1950s to complete a career Grand...
Rahm’s revelation: A club foot at birth and shot at history
SANDWICH, England — Jon Rahm arrived at Royal St. George’s as a newly crowned major champion with the chance to join an elite group...
John Rotz, Hall of Fame jockey, dies at 86
John Rotz, a Hall of Fame jockey who won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes during his career, has died at 86.
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Innovative NFL offensive line coach Alex Gibbs dies at 80
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Alex Gibbs, the innovative offensive line coach whose zone-blocking scheme helped lead the Denver Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl triumphs in...
‘Night Court’ actor Charlie Robinson dies at 75
LOS ANGELES — Charlie Robinson, the versatile and prolific actor whose many credits ranged from stage productions of “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Fences” to...
‘Night Court’ actor Charlie Robinson dies at 75
LOS ANGELES — Charlie Robinson, the versatile and prolific actor whose many credits ranged from stage productions of “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Fences” to...
Ex-Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards died; knew power and prison
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Edwin Washington Edwards, the high-living four-term governor whose three-decade dominance of Louisiana politics was all but overshadowed by scandal and...
Populist Edwin Edwards, a ‘Cajun King,’ loved his Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, La. — They were tough acts to follow on the stage of 20th century Louisiana politics: the arm-flailing Depression-era orator Huey Long,...