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Ohio State mourns loss of former basketball players Jody Finney & Howard Nourse
The Ohio State Department of Athletics and its men’s basketball program mourn the loss of Jody Finney, a member of the 1968 Final Four team and Howard Nourse, a member of the 1960 NCAA Champion Buckeyes.
Finney, a native of Springfield, Ohio, died May 2. Nourse, also from Springfield, passed away April 18.
Nourse averaged 3.1 points a game in a reserve role as a senior backing up Jerry Lucas. Nourse played in 37 career games for the Buckeyes from 1958-60.
Nourse held a PhD in Education Administration from Ohio State. He was involved in Christian higher education as an athletics director, coach, and administrator for over 16 years, including Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Milligan College. He retired in 2009.
Finney was a three-year starter for the Buckeyes (1968-70). He averaged 13.3 points per game in the 1968-69 season and then a career-best 20.7 points per game as a senior in the 1969-70 season.
Finney scored 948 points in three seasons with the Buckeyes, averaging 6.7 points as a sophomore in the 1967-68 season. The Buckeyes finished 21-8 that season and lost to North Carolina in the Final Four before beating Houston in the third-place game.
Finney still holds the Ohio State record for single-season free throw percentage (.900, 99-110 in 1968-69). He also owns the second-best mark (119-134, .888 in 1969-70). He ranks third in school history in career free-throw percentage (.862/250-290).
Entire article: https://abc6onyourside.com/sports/b...ns-loss-of-jody-finney-howard-nourse-5-4-2021
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The Ohio State Department of Athletics and its men’s basketball program mourn the loss of Jody Finney, a member of the 1968 Final Four team and Howard Nourse, a member of the 1960 NCAA Champion Buckeyes.
Finney, a native of Springfield, Ohio, died May 2. Nourse, also from Springfield, passed away April 18.
Nourse averaged 3.1 points a game in a reserve role as a senior backing up Jerry Lucas. Nourse played in 37 career games for the Buckeyes from 1958-60.
Nourse held a PhD in Education Administration from Ohio State. He was involved in Christian higher education as an athletics director, coach, and administrator for over 16 years, including Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Milligan College. He retired in 2009.
Finney was a three-year starter for the Buckeyes (1968-70). He averaged 13.3 points per game in the 1968-69 season and then a career-best 20.7 points per game as a senior in the 1969-70 season.
Finney scored 948 points in three seasons with the Buckeyes, averaging 6.7 points as a sophomore in the 1967-68 season. The Buckeyes finished 21-8 that season and lost to North Carolina in the Final Four before beating Houston in the third-place game.
Finney still holds the Ohio State record for single-season free throw percentage (.900, 99-110 in 1968-69). He also owns the second-best mark (119-134, .888 in 1969-70). He ranks third in school history in career free-throw percentage (.862/250-290).
Entire article: https://abc6onyourside.com/sports/b...ns-loss-of-jody-finney-howard-nourse-5-4-2021
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Ex-Hawai'i record-setting QB Colt Brennan dead at 37
Colt Brennan, who set numerous NCAA records as the quarterback of the University of Hawai'i, has died, his father, Terry Brennan, told the Star Advertiser. He was 37.
His father said Colt Brennan was in his fifth month at a rehabilitation facility in California when he was found unconscious. He died Monday at a hospital in Newport, California.
"He was doing so well, the spark was back in his eyes, and he was healthy and doing great, and it happened," Terry Brennan told the newspaper.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...hawaii-record-setting-qb-colt-brennan-dead-37
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Colt Brennan, who set numerous NCAA records as the quarterback of the University of Hawai'i, has died, his father, Terry Brennan, told the Star Advertiser. He was 37.
His father said Colt Brennan was in his fifth month at a rehabilitation facility in California when he was found unconscious. He died Monday at a hospital in Newport, California.
"He was doing so well, the spark was back in his eyes, and he was healthy and doing great, and it happened," Terry Brennan told the newspaper.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...hawaii-record-setting-qb-colt-brennan-dead-37
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Former Michigan Wolverines quarterback and Minnesota Vikings coach Jerry Burns died Wednesday. He was 94.
"Jerry Burns was one of the most important people we met when we came to Minnesota, and he was a foundation of this franchise," the Wilf family, the owners of the Vikings, said in a statement. "His leadership as a coordinator and head coach for over two decades shaped some of the most successful teams in Vikings history. His love of life, quick smile and sense of humor were what we will remember most. We join Vikings fans worldwide in sending our prayers to his family."
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Former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton dies after bicycle crash at age 64
Mark Eaton, the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year during his career with the Utah Jazz, has died, the team said Saturday. He was 64.
The Jazz said that police said Eaton was found lying in the road around 8:30 p.m. Friday after apparently crashing his bike in Summit County, Utah. According to the team, the Summit County Sheriff's Office said that Eaton was taken to a hospital, where he later died, and that there was no reason to believe a vehicle was involved in the accident.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...z-center-mark-eaton-dies-bicycle-crash-age-64
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Mark Eaton, the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year during his career with the Utah Jazz, has died, the team said Saturday. He was 64.
The Jazz said that police said Eaton was found lying in the road around 8:30 p.m. Friday after apparently crashing his bike in Summit County, Utah. According to the team, the Summit County Sheriff's Office said that Eaton was taken to a hospital, where he later died, and that there was no reason to believe a vehicle was involved in the accident.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...z-center-mark-eaton-dies-bicycle-crash-age-64
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'Iron Mike' Marshall, first reliever to win Cy Young Award, dies at 78
Mike Marshall, who became the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award when he set a major league record by pitching 106 games in a season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 78.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...all-first-reliever-win-cy-young-award-dies-78
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Mike Marshall, who became the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award when he set a major league record by pitching 106 games in a season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 78.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id...all-first-reliever-win-cy-young-award-dies-78
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Former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel dies at 71
Former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel has died at the age of 71, his son, John, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Monday night.
Jim Fassel, who lived in Las Vegas, died of a heart attack while under sedation after being taken to a local hospital Monday with chest pains, John Fassel told the Times.
Jim Fassel was head coach of the Giants from 1997 to 2003 and guided the team to three playoff berths. He was named the NFL's Coach of the Year in 1997.
Fassel's Giants lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV in January 2001, after going 12-4 and winning the NFC East that season. Fassel was 58-53-1 overall with the Giants.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31587569/former-new-york-giants-head-coach-jim-fassel-dies-71
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Former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel has died at the age of 71, his son, John, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Monday night.
Jim Fassel, who lived in Las Vegas, died of a heart attack while under sedation after being taken to a local hospital Monday with chest pains, John Fassel told the Times.
Jim Fassel was head coach of the Giants from 1997 to 2003 and guided the team to three playoff berths. He was named the NFL's Coach of the Year in 1997.
Fassel's Giants lost to the Baltimore Ravens 34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV in January 2001, after going 12-4 and winning the NFC East that season. Fassel was 58-53-1 overall with the Giants.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31587569/former-new-york-giants-head-coach-jim-fassel-dies-71
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Marv Homan, longtime Ohio State football radio and TV voice and administrator, dies at 94
Marv Homan’s tenure with Ohio State football stretched before and after Woody Hayes’ entire 27-year coaching career and included three Heisman Trophy winners.
Homan, who died on June 2 at age 94, spent 39 years with the Ohio State sports information office, including 15 years as the director. He also spent 30 years as Buckeye football’s radio and television voice and another 20 on OSU basketball broadcasts.
He broadcast four Rose Bowls and claimed to have missed only one football game out of 403 in a 39-year span that dated back to his time as an OSU student in the 1940s.
The Dayton native began his OSU SID affiliation in the final two seasons of Wes Fessler’s tenure, spanned Hayes’ entire career and included nine seasons with Earle Bruce. Achie Griffin, Vic Janowicz and Howard “Hopalong” Cassady combined to win four Heisman Trophies during his tenure.
In 2007, Homan became the fourth administrator inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame.
Entire article: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/...nd-tv-voice-and-administrator-dies-at-94.html
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Marv Homan’s tenure with Ohio State football stretched before and after Woody Hayes’ entire 27-year coaching career and included three Heisman Trophy winners.
Homan, who died on June 2 at age 94, spent 39 years with the Ohio State sports information office, including 15 years as the director. He also spent 30 years as Buckeye football’s radio and television voice and another 20 on OSU basketball broadcasts.
He broadcast four Rose Bowls and claimed to have missed only one football game out of 403 in a 39-year span that dated back to his time as an OSU student in the 1940s.
The Dayton native began his OSU SID affiliation in the final two seasons of Wes Fessler’s tenure, spanned Hayes’ entire career and included nine seasons with Earle Bruce. Achie Griffin, Vic Janowicz and Howard “Hopalong” Cassady combined to win four Heisman Trophies during his tenure.
In 2007, Homan became the fourth administrator inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame.
Entire article: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/...nd-tv-voice-and-administrator-dies-at-94.html
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Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant, former Cleveland Indians pitcher, broadcaster dead at 85
Updated Jun 12, 2021; Posted Jun 12, 2021
Former Indians pitcher Jim "Mudcat" Grant, teammate and roommate of Larry Doby, joins Larry Doby Jr. at right with former Indians Tony Sipp (left) and Michael Brantley, before a game between the Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, July 6, 2012. Grant was there because Eagle Ave., which runs behind Progressive Field, was renamed Larry Doby Way in a ceremony after the game.The Plain Dealer
By Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians held a moment of silence before Saturday’s game against Seattle to remember Jim “Mudcat” Grant.
Grant, who pitched for the Indians from 1958 to 1965, died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 85.
“The Cleveland Indians family is deeply saddened by the loss of Jim “Mudcat” Grant, a true fan favorite on both the playing field and in the broadcast booth,” said Bob DiBiasio, Indians senior vice president of public affairs. “A native of Lacoochee, Fla., he joined the Indians organization at the age of 18 in 1954, made his Major League debut in 1958, and left a legacy as large as his personality. To this day, Mudcat was a cherished member of the Indians Alumni Ambassador Program. We send our condolences to the entire Grant family , as well as to his many teammates and other organizations impacted by his 60-plus years in our game.”
Grant pitched for 14 years in the big leagues. His longest tenure was with the Indians from 1958 through 1964. He went on to pitch for the Twins, Pirates, A’s, Cardinals, Dodgers and Expos while compiling a record of 145-119 with a 3.63 ERA.
The 6-foot-1, 186-pound Grant went 67-63 with a 4.09 ERA in 227 games with the Indians. He made 165 starts and pitched 1,214 2/3 innings for Cleveland.
The Indians traded Grant to the Twins in 1964. In 1965, he went 21-7 with a 3.30 ERA to become the first Black pitcher in the American League to have a 20-win season. In the same year, he became the first Black pitcher in the AL to win a World Series game, pitching the Twins to wins in Game 1 and Game 6 against the Dodgers, while losing Game 4. He threw complete games in each victory and hit a home run in Game 6.
Grant retired after the 1971 season. He spent time as an analyst for the Indians on radio and TV. His work on the radio with former Plain Dealer sportswriter turned play-by-play man Harry Jones brought joy to Indians fans across the country.
More at https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/202...d-indians-pitcher-broadcaster-dead-at-85.html
May Peace be with you Mudcat
Updated Jun 12, 2021; Posted Jun 12, 2021
Former Indians pitcher Jim "Mudcat" Grant, teammate and roommate of Larry Doby, joins Larry Doby Jr. at right with former Indians Tony Sipp (left) and Michael Brantley, before a game between the Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, July 6, 2012. Grant was there because Eagle Ave., which runs behind Progressive Field, was renamed Larry Doby Way in a ceremony after the game.The Plain Dealer
By Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians held a moment of silence before Saturday’s game against Seattle to remember Jim “Mudcat” Grant.
Grant, who pitched for the Indians from 1958 to 1965, died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 85.
“The Cleveland Indians family is deeply saddened by the loss of Jim “Mudcat” Grant, a true fan favorite on both the playing field and in the broadcast booth,” said Bob DiBiasio, Indians senior vice president of public affairs. “A native of Lacoochee, Fla., he joined the Indians organization at the age of 18 in 1954, made his Major League debut in 1958, and left a legacy as large as his personality. To this day, Mudcat was a cherished member of the Indians Alumni Ambassador Program. We send our condolences to the entire Grant family , as well as to his many teammates and other organizations impacted by his 60-plus years in our game.”
Grant pitched for 14 years in the big leagues. His longest tenure was with the Indians from 1958 through 1964. He went on to pitch for the Twins, Pirates, A’s, Cardinals, Dodgers and Expos while compiling a record of 145-119 with a 3.63 ERA.
The 6-foot-1, 186-pound Grant went 67-63 with a 4.09 ERA in 227 games with the Indians. He made 165 starts and pitched 1,214 2/3 innings for Cleveland.
The Indians traded Grant to the Twins in 1964. In 1965, he went 21-7 with a 3.30 ERA to become the first Black pitcher in the American League to have a 20-win season. In the same year, he became the first Black pitcher in the AL to win a World Series game, pitching the Twins to wins in Game 1 and Game 6 against the Dodgers, while losing Game 4. He threw complete games in each victory and hit a home run in Game 6.
Grant retired after the 1971 season. He spent time as an analyst for the Indians on radio and TV. His work on the radio with former Plain Dealer sportswriter turned play-by-play man Harry Jones brought joy to Indians fans across the country.
More at https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/202...d-indians-pitcher-broadcaster-dead-at-85.html
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Terry Donahue dies at 77: Winningest football coach in UCLA history also served as 49ers GM
Terry Donahue, who won more football games than anyone else at UCLA, died Sunday at age 77 in Newport Beach, California, according to the university. The school said he died at his home after a two-year battle with cancer.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...oach-in-ucla-history-also-served-as-49ers-gm/
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Terry Donahue, who won more football games than anyone else at UCLA, died Sunday at age 77 in Newport Beach, California, according to the university. The school said he died at his home after a two-year battle with cancer.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...oach-in-ucla-history-also-served-as-49ers-gm/
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Former San Francisco 49ers tight end Greg Clark dead at the age of 49
San Francisco selected Clark in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft
Former San Francisco 49ers tight end Greg Clark has died at the age of 49, his family announced Friday. The specific cause of Clark's death was not disclosed, but his family did note that his passing was unexpected. His family also said in a statement that Clark may have been suffering from the effects of head trauma sustained during his football career.
"His recent suffering from CTE symptoms cannot extinguish the breadth and depth of his impact on us and others, and we are forever grateful for the time we have had with him," the statement read. "It is our hope that through further research we can gain more knowledge surrounding CTE."
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...s-tight-end-greg-clark-dead-at-the-age-of-49/
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San Francisco selected Clark in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft
Former San Francisco 49ers tight end Greg Clark has died at the age of 49, his family announced Friday. The specific cause of Clark's death was not disclosed, but his family did note that his passing was unexpected. His family also said in a statement that Clark may have been suffering from the effects of head trauma sustained during his football career.
"His recent suffering from CTE symptoms cannot extinguish the breadth and depth of his impact on us and others, and we are forever grateful for the time we have had with him," the statement read. "It is our hope that through further research we can gain more knowledge surrounding CTE."
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...s-tight-end-greg-clark-dead-at-the-age-of-49/
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Damn. Way too young. You have to start wondering when CTE is going to end football and if that’s a bad thing.Former San Francisco 49ers tight end Greg Clark dead at the age of 49
San Francisco selected Clark in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft
Former San Francisco 49ers tight end Greg Clark has died at the age of 49, his family announced Friday. The specific cause of Clark's death was not disclosed, but his family did note that his passing was unexpected. His family also said in a statement that Clark may have been suffering from the effects of head trauma sustained during his football career.
"His recent suffering from CTE symptoms cannot extinguish the breadth and depth of his impact on us and others, and we are forever grateful for the time we have had with him," the statement read. "It is our hope that through further research we can gain more knowledge surrounding CTE."
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...s-tight-end-greg-clark-dead-at-the-age-of-49/
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I’d miss football but not at the price of the lives destroyed by it.
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Dennis Murphy, co-founder of pro sports leagues, dies at 94
Dennis Murphy, a sports entrepreneur who co-founded professional leagues in basketball, hockey, tennis and roller hockey that featured innovations in marketing, rules and playing style, died Thursday. He was 94.
Murphy died of congestive heart failure at an assisted living facility in the Orange County city of Placentia, California, according to his son, Dennis Jr.
The elder Murphy co-founded the American Basketball Association, World Hockey Association, World Team Tennis and Roller Hockey International.
Each of the leagues used groundbreaking marketing and promotional tactics, new rules, and a style of play that forced the evolution of already established leagues.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/31825705/dennis-murphy-co-founder-pro-sports-leagues-dies-94
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Dennis Murphy, a sports entrepreneur who co-founded professional leagues in basketball, hockey, tennis and roller hockey that featured innovations in marketing, rules and playing style, died Thursday. He was 94.
Murphy died of congestive heart failure at an assisted living facility in the Orange County city of Placentia, California, according to his son, Dennis Jr.
The elder Murphy co-founded the American Basketball Association, World Hockey Association, World Team Tennis and Roller Hockey International.
Each of the leagues used groundbreaking marketing and promotional tactics, new rules, and a style of play that forced the evolution of already established leagues.
Entire article: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/31825705/dennis-murphy-co-founder-pro-sports-leagues-dies-94
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