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

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Former Notre Dame HC Ara Parseghian Dies at Age 94

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The University of Notre Dame announced Wednesday that former Fighting Irish head football coach Ara Parseghian died at the age of 94.

In July, Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune reported that Parseghian was hospitalized with a hip infection, and surgery was not considered an option as he had previously undergone five hip procedures.

Entire articles: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2725233-former-notre-dame-hc-ara-parseghian-dies-at-age-94

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R.I.P.
 
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Former Florida Gators record-setting QB John Reaves found dead at 67

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Former Florida and NFL quarterback John Reaves, who finished his college career as the NCAA’s all-time leading passer and later struggled with drug and alcohol issues, has died. He was 67.

Reaves was found dead at his home Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office. The cause of death is being investigated, the office said.

Reaves dealt with dependency for most of his 11-year career as an NFL journeyman, a run that began as a first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1972. He also played for Cincinnati (1975-78), Minnesota (1979-80), Houston (1981) and Tampa Bay during the NFL strike in 1987. The Vikings put him in the Hazelden Clinic in 1980, and for the next two decades Reaves lived a life of sobriety while becoming the No. 2 all-time passing leader in the USFL and then coaching eight years in the Southeastern Conference at Florida (1990-94) and South Carolina (1995-97).

Entire article: http://www.foxsports.com/florida/st...cord-setting-qb-john-reaves-found-dead-080217
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Former Florida Gators record-setting QB John Reaves found dead at 67

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Former Florida and NFL quarterback John Reaves, who finished his college career as the NCAA’s all-time leading passer and later struggled with drug and alcohol issues, has died. He was 67.

Reaves was found dead at his home Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office. The cause of death is being investigated, the office said.

Reaves dealt with dependency for most of his 11-year career as an NFL journeyman, a run that began as a first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1972. He also played for Cincinnati (1975-78), Minnesota (1979-80), Houston (1981) and Tampa Bay during the NFL strike in 1987. The Vikings put him in the Hazelden Clinic in 1980, and for the next two decades Reaves lived a life of sobriety while becoming the No. 2 all-time passing leader in the USFL and then coaching eight years in the Southeastern Conference at Florida (1990-94) and South Carolina (1995-97).

Entire article: http://www.foxsports.com/florida/st...cord-setting-qb-john-reaves-found-dead-080217
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Lane Kiffin's father in law?
 
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brodybuck21 said:
Lane Kiffin's father in law?
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YES....

Lane and his ex-wife Layla, who is a University of Florida alumna, have three children, daughters Landry and Pressley and son, Monte Knox Kiffin. Kiffin's brother, Chris, was a defensive lineman at Colorado State University and is the current defensive line coach for Ole Miss. Kiffin's former father-in-law, John Reaves, is a former starting NFL and USFL quarterback who played college football for the Florida Gators. On February 28, 2016, Lane and Layla announced that they were separating and had mutually decided to divorce.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Kiffin
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Lee May, a slugging first baseman with the Cincinnati Reds who was traded to the Houston Astros for Joe Morgan after the 1971 season and missed the Reds’ becoming one of baseball’s greatest teams a few years later, died on Saturday in Cincinnati. He was 74.
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May had eleven straight seasons (1968 to 1978) of 20+ home runs and 80+ RBIs. A really solid, borderline great power hitter.
 
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Darren Daulton, former Phillies All-Star catcher, dies at 55

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Former Philadelphia Phillies All-Star catcher Darren Daulton has died at age 55, the team said Sunday.

Daulton was diagnosed with cancer in 2013 and went into remission in 2015. He was a key part of and leader on the 1993 Phillies team that surprised by winning the National League pennant and lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in six games in the World Series.

Entire article: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...-former-philadelphia-phillies-catcher-dies-55
 
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Don Baylor, who won MVP with Angels and World Series with Twins, dies at 68
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Don Baylor, the 1979 American League MVP, died Monday of cancer. He was 68.

"Don passed from this earth with the same fierce dignity with which he played the game and lived his life," his wife, Rebecca, said in a statement.

He died Monday at a hospital in Austin, Texas, his son, Don Baylor Jr., told the Austin American-Statesman.

Baylor played for the Orioles, Athletics, Angels, Yankees, Red Sox and Twinsover a 19-year career. He was an All-Star and the MVP winner with the Angels in 1979, when he led the majors in RBIs and runs and also set career highs in home runs and hits.

He reached the World Series three straight times at the end of his career from 1986 to 1988 and won the title with the Twins in 1987.

Baylor batted .260 with 338 home runs and 1,276 RBIs in his career. He led the majors seven times in being hit by pitches during a season, including taking 35 of them in 1986 with the Red Sox. He drew 267 HBPs in his career.

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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20272947/don-baylor-1979-american-league-mvp-angels-dies-age-68
 
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