Art McNally, the first on-field official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 97. His son, Tom McNally, said Monday that his father died of natural causes at a hospital in Newtown, Pennsylvania, near his longtime home. McNally died less than five months after getting inducted into the Hall of…
Former Pope Benedict Dies Aged 95 in Vatican Monastery
VATICAN CITY—Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, died on Saturday aged 95 in a secluded monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since stepping down, a spokesman for the Holy See said. The Vatican said his body would lie in state from Monday in St.Peter’s…
Jo Mersa Marley, Bob Marley’s Grandson, Dies at 31
MIAMI—Reggae musician Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson and Stephen Marley’s son, has died at 31. His representative confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Tuesday but a cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Marley followed in his family’s musical footsteps, taking the stage with his…
England World Cup Winner George Cohen Dies at 83
LONDON—George Cohen, a defender who played on England’s World Cup-winning team in 1966, has died, the English Football Association said Friday. He was 83. Cohen played every minute of England’s victorious campaign on home soil. He made 37 appearances for his national team as a right back. A cause of death was not announced. Cohen…
Former Broncos Running Back Ronnie Hillman Dies at 31
DENVER—Running back Ronnie Hillman, who was part of the Denver Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50, has died, his family said in a statement. He was 31. Hillman’s family posted on his Instagram account Wednesday that he was diagnosed in August with a rare form of kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma and was…
Franco Harris, Steeler Who Caught Immaculate Reception, Dies
PITTSBURGH—The ball fluttered in the air and all but one of the 22 players on the Three Rivers Stadium turf on that cold December day 50 years ago essentially stopped. Franco Harris never did. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back kept right on going, the instincts that carried him through his life both on and off…
Steelers Player Franco Harris Dies
PITTSBURGH—The ball fluttered in the air and all but one of the 22 players on the Three Rivers Stadium turf on that cold December day 50 years ago essentially stopped. Franco Harris never did. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back kept right on going, the instincts that carried him through his life both on and off…
Tom Browning, Who Pitched Perfect Game for Reds, Dies at 62
CINCINNATI—Tom Browning, an All-Star pitcher who threw the only perfect game in Cincinnati Reds history and helped them win a World Series title, died on Monday. He was 62. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office announced Browning’s death on Twitter, saying he died at his home in Union, Kentucky. No cause was given. Sheriff’s Office deputies…
Former Syracuse Star, Knicks Player Louis Orr Dies at 64
WASHINGTON—Louis Orr, a star forward at Syracuse who played eight NBA seasons before going into a lengthy career in coaching, has died. He was 64. Orr’s family said Friday in a statement through Georgetown that he died Thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Orr helped Syracuse make four NCAA Tournament appearances from 1976–80 and…
Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, ‘Ellen’ Show’s Dancing DJ, Dies at 40
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the longtime and beloved dancing DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and a former contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance,” has died at the age of 40. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us,” his wife Allison Holker Boss…
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