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

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De Ferran, 2003 Indy 500 winner, dies at age 56

Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record, died Friday at age 56.
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Gil de Ferran, Indianapolis 500 winner in 2003, dies at 56​

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Gil de Ferran, the 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner and holder of the closed-course land speed record, died Friday at age 56.

The Brazilian Motorsports Confederation, in a statement issued by president Giovanni Guerra, said de Ferran suffered a fatal heart attack.

When de Ferran won the 2003 Indy 500 for Roger Penske, it was the third consecutive win in the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" for Penske, who has now amassed a record 19 victories in the iconic Memorial Day weekend race.

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3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Cale Yarborough dies

Yarborough won 83 races over his storied Cup Series career.
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3-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Cale Yarborough dies​

Yarborough won four Daytona 500s and became the first NASCAR driver to win three straight titles​

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NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough has died. He was 84.

Yarborough is one of the most successful NASCAR drivers ever with 83 Cup Series wins and three championships. Yarborough won those championships in three straight seasons from 1976-78 as he amassed 28 wins and 70 top-five finishes over 90 races in that span.

“Cale Yarborough was one of the toughest competitors NASCAR has ever seen,” NASCAR chairman Jim France said in a statement. “His combination of talent, grit and determination separated Cale from his peers, both on the track and in the record book. He was respected and admired by competitors and fans alike and was as comfortable behind the wheel of a tractor as he was behind the wheel of a stock car. On behalf of the France family and NASCAR, I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Cale Yarborough.”
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One of Yarborough’s most famous moments in NASCAR came right after he won his third and final championship. Yarborough was racing for the lead with Donnie Allison in the 1979 Daytona 500 when the two drivers collided on the backstretch and their cars went sliding through the infield. After climbing from their cars in the infield as Richard Petty ended up winning the race, the two started tussling as Allison’s brother Bobby had also arrived on the scene.

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The fight was a signature moment for NASCAR, which was primarily a regional motorsports series at the time. The 1979 Daytona 500 was the first race televised live from start to finish on broadcast television, and a snowstorm in the Northeast and Midwest led to many tuning into the race because they were stuck at home.

Yarborough is one of just seven drivers with more than 80 Cup Series wins and is tied with Jimmie Johnson for the sixth-most wins at NASCAR’s top level behind Petty, David Pearson, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip. Allison and Waltrip finished their careers with one more win than Yarborough.
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Warriors' Milojević, 46, dies after heart attack

Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack. He was 46.
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Warriors assistant Dejan Milojević, 46, dies after heart attack​

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Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojević, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship, was 46.

Milojević died in Salt Lake City, where he was hospitalized Tuesday night after a medical emergency during a private team dinner. The Warriors had been scheduled to play the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, a game the NBA postponed.

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Beasley, ex-Auburn WR and HOFer, dies at 73

Terry Beasley, a former Auburn star receiver and College Football Hall of Famer, has died of an apparent suicide, according to police. He was 73.
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Terry Beasley, ex-Auburn WR and college Hall of Famer, dies at 73​

Terry Beasley, a former Auburn star receiver and College Football Hall of Famer, has died of an apparent suicide, according to police. He was 73.

St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell said Beasley was declared dead at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Moody Police Chief Reece Smith said the case is being investigated as a potential suicide.
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Beasley, who for decades suffered from the effects of a number of concussions during his playing career, paired up with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Pat Sullivan and earned All-America honors in both 1970 and 1971. He still holds the school receiving records with 2,507 yards and 29 touchdowns in a three-year career.
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Beasley was a first-round draft pick by the San Francisco 49ers in 1972. He played three seasons in the NFL before retiring in 1975 because of injuries and later was a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the NFL on the effects of brain injuries. It was settled in 2016.

In the lawsuit, Beasley said he had suffered memory loss, headaches, anxiety and sleeplessness as a result of football-related injuries.

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Ken Fritz, former Ohio State football All-America guard, dies at 66

Ken Fritz, a former Ohio State All-America guard who restrained Woody Hayes following his infamous punch in the 1978 Gator Bowl, has died at 66.
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Ken Fritz, former Ohio State football All-America guard, dies at 66​


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Ken Fritz, a former All-America offensive guard for Ohio State who attempted to restrain Woody Hayes following his infamous punch in the 1978 Gator Bowl, has died. He was 66.
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In photos of the outburst, Hayes is seen grabbing Fritz’s facemask.

“They said Woody tried to punch Kenny,” Donley said. “Ken said, ‘No he wasn’t punching me, he was just trying to get loose.’ That’s my point about Kenny. He’s got your back. Even if he was trying to punch Ken, Ken wasn’t going to say anything negative about it. That’s the kind of guy he was. Just a good teammate.”

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