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Eddie Jordan dies aged 76: the most colourful of the F1 mavericks
Eddie Jordan, who has died aged 76, was one of the most colourful characters Formula One has ever known. Even in a sport chock-full of mavericks and chancers, he was a one-off: an ex-racer who ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Former F1 boss and TV pundit Jordan dies aged 76
Former Formula 1 boss and television pundit Eddie Jordan dies at the age of 76.BBC News - Mar. 20 -
Former Sen. Alan Simpson dies at age 93
Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) a moderate conservative known for his witty humor who was appointed to lead a commission on deficit reduction by former President Obama, died Friday at the age of ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
George Foreman: Former heavyweight champion dies aged 76
George Foreman, the boxing world champion who became a celebrated product pitchman, has died at age 76, his family said in a statement.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Boxing champ George Foreman dies at age 76
Known as “Big George”, Foreman was a world heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold medalist. He passed away at age 76.NBC News - 6d -
German women's football great Fitschen dies at age 56
German women's football great Doris Fitschen has died after a long illness at age 56, the domestic federation DFB said on Sunday, citing her family. "I am shocked and very saddened by the death of ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Former Bayern Munich president Fritz Scherer dies at age 85
Former Bayern Munich president Fritz Scherer has died at age 85, the record Bundesliga champions said on Sunday. Scherer became a club member in 1971, was treasurer 1979-1985, president 1985-1994 ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan dies aged 76
Flamboyant former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan has died aged 76 after battling an "aggressive form of prostate cancer", his family announced on Thursday."He passed away peacefully with ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 20 -
Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John Hemingway, dies at age 105
John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105ABC News - Mar. 18 -
Sports columnist, author Feinstein dies at age 69
John Feinstein, whose career as a columnist and bestselling author of sports books made him one of the most notable sportswriters of his time, died Thursday.ESPN - Mar. 13 -
Democratic congressman Raúl Grijalva dies aged 77
Grijalva, who backed environmental causes during 12 terms in Congress, dies from cancer treatment complications. Democratic US representative Raúl M Grijalva of Arizona , who championed ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Award-winning Belgian actor Émilie Dequenne dies aged 43
Dequenne, who won best actress at Cannes for her first role in the Dardenne film Rosetta, died of a rare adrenal cancer on Sunday. Belgian actor Émilie Dequenne died of a rare cancer on Sunday in a ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson dies at age 93
Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today’s political acrimony, has died. He was 93.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the last Battle of Britain pilot, dies aged 105
The pilot, whose squadron shot down 90 enemy aircraft in an 11-day period in 1940, called himself the ‘lucky Irishman’. The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, has died ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey has died at the age of 87ABC News - Mar. 16 -
Two-time heavyweight champ Foreman dies at 76
George Foreman, a two-time heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist and Hall of Fame boxer, died Friday at age 76.ESPN - 5d -
Former NFL player Matt Stevens dies at 51
Matt Stevens starred at Appalachian State befoe playing for five NFL teams. He died at the age of 51Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Former Lancashire and England bowler Lever dies
Former Lancashire and England fast bowler Peter Lever dies at the age of 84 following a short illness.BBC News - 1d -
Double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies aged 86
Counter-terrorism police are assisting the coroner, but his death is not being treated as suspicious.BBC News - 6d -
Derrick Gaffney, former Florida Gators, NY Jets, Raines High wide receiver, dies at age 69
Derrick Gaffney, a Jacksonville football standout at Raines High, the University of Florida and the New York Jets, has died.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Pamela Bach, actor and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, dies at 62
The actor and ex-wife of “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff, Pamela Bach has died at age 62ABC News - Mar. 6 -
Junior Bridgeman, businessman and former NBA player, dies at 71
Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who went on to an even more successful career in business, has died at the age of 71ABC News - Mar. 12 -
Sports journalist, best-selling author John Feinstein dies at 69
Well known sportswriter, highly regarded commentator, and best selling book author John Feinstein has died at the age of 68.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Months after the Vivienne died, their cause of death sparks calls for ketamine awareness
The cause of death for the Vivienne, a 'Drag Race' alum and performer, has been revealed months after they died in January at age 32.Los Angeles Times - Mar. 17 -
Kenneth Sims, the No. 1 overall pick of the Patriots in 1982, dies at 65
Kenneth Sims, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1982 draft, died Friday at the age of 65, Chip Brown of 247Sports reports.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Ex-NBA player, entrepreneur Bridgeman dies at 71
Junior Bridgeman, a former NBA sixth man who became a billionaire philanthropist and Bucks minority owner, has died at the age of 71.ESPN - Mar. 12 -
Two-time heavyweight George Foreman dies at 76
George Foreman, a two-time heavyweight champion, the second time at age 45, died Friday in his hometown Houston, his family said. He was 76.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Mike Tyson leads tributes to George Foreman after heavyweight great’s death
The former world champion has died at the age of 76Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Athletics players to wear No. 24 in honor of Rickey Henderson during home opener
Henderson died in December of pneumonia at the age of 65Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Former US Soccer Federation secretary general Hank Steinbrecher dies at age 77
Hank Steinbrecher, who helped revive the U.S. Soccer Federation during a decade in charge as its women's team became the world's dominant power, died Tuesday at his home in Tucson, Arizona. The ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies aged 24 in fire at winter resort hotel
Olympian and his father Yahya die in blaze in closed hotel in Turkey Berkin raced slalom and giant slalom at 2022 Beijing Winter Games The Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father have died in a ...The Guardian - 5h -
Hollyoaks actor Paul Danan died after taking cocktail of drugs, inquest hears
The Hollyoaks and reality TV star died at the age of 46 at his home in Bristol on 16 January.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Bob Long, member of Packers teams that won Super Bowls I and II, dies at 83
Bob Long, a wide receiver who was on the Packers' teams that won the first two Super Bowls, has died at the age of 83.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee, 63, dies of heart attack
South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that its co-CEO Han Jong-hee has died at the age of 63.CNBC - 3d -
Schallock, oldest living ex-MLB'er, dies at 100
Pitcher Art Schallock, who in 1951 replaced future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle on the Yankees' roster and had been the oldest living former major leaguer, has died at age 100.ESPN - Mar. 9 -
Former MLB pitcher Art Schallock dies at 100
Art Schallock, former pitcher for the New York Yankees, has died at the age of 100. Before his death, he was the oldest surviving major leaguer. Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson have more.CBS News - Mar. 10 -
Alan Simpson, former Wyoming senator, dies at 93
Former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming died Friday at the age of 93. Simpson was from a bygone era: A conservative who supported gay rights and said abortion was so personal men shouldn't even have a ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
K-pop singer Wheesung found dead at home aged 43
Tributes have been paid to singer who had a string of hits in South Korea including a cover of Craig David’s Insomnia. The South Korean singer Wheesung has died aged 43, with police reportedly ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Woman who lived to age 117 had genes keeping her cells ‘younger’, study shows
Maria Branyas Morera, US-born supercentenarian who died in Spain last August, found to have microbiota of an infant. The US-born woman who was the world’s oldest living person before she died in ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Athol Fugard, South African political dissident playwright, dies aged 92
A giant of political drama, Fugard captured the injustices of apartheid in works such as Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island. The South African playwright and director Athol Fugard, whose works ...The Guardian - Mar. 9
