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

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This one hurts. When I was little I changed my mind about wanting to be a quarterback because this guy scared me. RIP, Legend.

 
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Bean, 11-time Tour winner, dies after recent lung surgery

Andy Bean was a standout collegian and successful PGA Tour pro.
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Andy Bean, 11-time Tour winner, dies after recent lung surgery​

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Andy Bean, an 11-time PGA Tour winner, died Saturday, the PGA Tour confirmed. He was 70.

Born March 13, 1953, in LaFayette, Georgia, Bean was a standout collegian at the University of Florida, winning the 1973 team NCAA Championship and earning All-America honors three times. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978.

Bean turned professional in 1975 and earned his first Tour title two years later at the Doral-Eastern Open. He won three times in ’78 and then won at least once in six of the next eight seasons, his last title coming in the 1986 Byron Nelson Golf Classic.



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Not so notable for his NHL career but more so how he died. A former Penguin, Johnson was playing professionally in the UK. Last night his throat was cut by a skate during an in-game collision. He was rushed to a local hospital but doctors were unable to save him.

He was 29 years old.

 
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I just saw the video of what happened to Adam Johnson. I wish I hadn't. Looks like something out of a horror film.
 
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Willie Hernández dies at 69: Former Tigers closer won MVP, Cy Young and World Series in 1984

Hernández is one of 11 pitchers in history to win both an MVP and Cy Young in the same season
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Willie Hernández dies at 69: Former Tigers closer won MVP, Cy Young and World Series in 1984​

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Hernández is one of 11 pitchers in history to win both the MVP and Cy Young award in the same season. Here's the list:
  • Don Newcombe, 1956
  • Sandy Koufax, 1963
  • Bob Gibson, 1968
  • Denny McLain, 1968
  • Vida Blue, 1971
  • Rollie Fingers, 1981
  • Willie Hernández, 1984
  • Roger Clemens, 1986
  • Dennis Eckersley, 1992
  • Justin Verlander, 2011
  • Clayton Kershaw, 2014
The lasting memory in the baseball world of Hernández will be that glorious 1984 season. It ended, fittingly, with him closing down the World Series for a two-inning save.



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