Deaths Of Notable Sports Figures (R.I.P.)

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South Florida basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43 after complications during medical procedure

The rising star in coaching took Kennesaw State to its first NCAA Tournament and was building USF into a mid-major force

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South Florida basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43 after complications during medical procedure​

The rising star in coaching took Kennesaw State to its first NCAA Tournament and was building USF into a mid-major force​

Amir Abdur-Rahim, the coach of South Florida's men's basketball program, has died. The tragic and unexpected news was announced Thursday by the university. He was 43 years old.

Abdur-Rahim was undergoing a medical procedure at a Tampa-area hospital when he passed away due to complications that arose during the procedure.

Abdur-Rahim had been a rising star in coaching in recent years and had built up a tremendous name as a quick-fix wizard. Off the court, his reputation was highly regarded throughout the sport. The Bulls went 25-8 last season, Abdur-Rahim's first with the program, winning the American Athletic Conference with a 16-2 mark and improving USF's win total by 11 games from the previous year. The Bulls' regular-season AAC title was the first in school history; the team's 25 wins were also a single-season school record. Thanks to a school-best 15-game home winning streak, USF broke through in the AP Top 25 under Abdur-Rahim during the 2023-24 season, marking the first time in program history the school had notched such an achievement.

He quite literally changed broken programs for the better, doing it multiple times in a short window of his rapidly rising track in college basketball.
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South Florida basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43 after complications during medical procedure

The rising star in coaching took Kennesaw State to its first NCAA Tournament and was building USF into a mid-major force

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South Florida basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim dies at 43 after complications during medical procedure​

The rising star in coaching took Kennesaw State to its first NCAA Tournament and was building USF into a mid-major force​

Amir Abdur-Rahim, the coach of South Florida's men's basketball program, has died. The tragic and unexpected news was announced Thursday by the university. He was 43 years old.

Abdur-Rahim was undergoing a medical procedure at a Tampa-area hospital when he passed away due to complications that arose during the procedure.

Abdur-Rahim had been a rising star in coaching in recent years and had built up a tremendous name as a quick-fix wizard. Off the court, his reputation was highly regarded throughout the sport. The Bulls went 25-8 last season, Abdur-Rahim's first with the program, winning the American Athletic Conference with a 16-2 mark and improving USF's win total by 11 games from the previous year. The Bulls' regular-season AAC title was the first in school history; the team's 25 wins were also a single-season school record. Thanks to a school-best 15-game home winning streak, USF broke through in the AP Top 25 under Abdur-Rahim during the 2023-24 season, marking the first time in program history the school had notched such an achievement.

He quite literally changed broken programs for the better, doing it multiple times in a short window of his rapidly rising track in college basketball.
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Awful!

 

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Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer, dies at age 86

Bobby Allison, who was inducted into NASCAR's second Hall of Fame class in 2011, died Saturday at age 86.

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Bobby Allison, NASCAR legend and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies​

Bobby Allison, founder of racing's "Alabama Gang" and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86.

NASCAR released a statement from Allison's family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn't given, but Allison had been in declining health for years.

Allison moved to fourth on NASCAR's Cup Series victory list last month when chairman Jim France recognized him as the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina in 1971. The sanctioning body updated its record books to reflect the decision, giving Allison 85 wins and moving him out of a tie with Darrell Waltrip.
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Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer, dies at age 86

Bobby Allison, who was inducted into NASCAR's second Hall of Fame class in 2011, died Saturday at age 86.

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Bobby Allison, NASCAR legend and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies​

Bobby Allison, founder of racing's "Alabama Gang" and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86.

NASCAR released a statement from Allison's family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn't given, but Allison had been in declining health for years.

Allison moved to fourth on NASCAR's Cup Series victory list last month when chairman Jim France recognized him as the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial at Bowman Gray Stadium in North Carolina in 1971. The sanctioning body updated its record books to reflect the decision, giving Allison 85 wins and moving him out of a tie with Darrell Waltrip.
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They changed the winner of a race 53 years later? WTF

 

[Steve19]

They changed the winner of a race 53 years later? WTF

Actually, he won the race and was recognized, but because it was mixed class, NASCAR did not record the victory. It was the only NASCAR race without the winner recorded in their records (link)

 

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Gerry Faust, former football coach at Moeller and Notre Dame, dies at 89

Gerry Faust, a legendary football coach who led Archbishop Moeller High School for nearly two decades before coaching at Notre Dame University, died Monday at 89 years old.

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Gerry Faust, former football coach at Moeller and Notre Dame, dies at 89​

Gerry Faust, a legendary football coach who led Archbishop Moeller High School for nearly two decades before coaching at Notre Dame University, died Monday at 89 years old.

Faust, a Dayton native, played college football at the University of Dayton, where he was a 3-time letterman as a quarterback.


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Remember this guys as a wizard coach at Moeller. It seemed only right that he get elevated to the Notre Dame HC position, given that there was a pipeline of Moeller stars to ND at the time. Unfortunately, he never got traction in the college game, and lasted what, two years? Anyway, it seems like his dedication to his craft and players, let alone family and faith was special. RIP

 

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Remember this guys as a wizard coach at Moeller. It seemed only right that he get elevated to the Notre Dame HC position, given that there was a pipeline of Moeller stars to ND at the time. Unfortunately, he never got traction in the college game, and lasted what, two years? Anyway, it seems like his dedication to his craft and players, let alone family and faith was special. RIP

No, he was at Notre Dame 5 years going 30-26-1. Notre Dame honored his entire 5 year contract. He then coached at Akron for 8 years going 43-53-3 there.

 

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I didn’t consider a 5-year coaching record of 30-26-1 at ND to be ”unfortunate”.

 

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Glad there's historians alive and well on BP. Didn't know about that (5 years!?!) with the Domers, let alone the 8 years with the Zips. Thanks for clearing away my fog....

 

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https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/gerard-faust-obituary?id=56776250

 

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Bela Karolyi, Controversial Gymnastics Coach Who Mentored Olympic Gold Medalists Including Mary Lou Retton, Dies at 82

Bela Karolyi has died at age 82. The Romanian-born gymnastics coach, along with his wife Martha Karolyi, garnered international recognition for his role in turning Team USA women's gymnastics into the gold medal machine it is today. His career was also marred by controversy, after the couple's...

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Bela Karolyi, Controversial Gymnastics Coach Who Mentored Olympic Gold Medalists Including Mary Lou Retton, Dies at 82​

Bela Karolyi, the legendary gymnastics coach who coached stars including Mary Lou Retton and Nadia Comaneci to victory at multiple Olympic games, has died. He was 82.

USA Gymnastics confirmed in a statement on Saturday, Nov. 16, that Bela — who coached alongside his wife, Martha Karolyi — had died. A cause of death was not given.
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