Obituaries
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Bob Hermann, soccer boss who helped found NASL, dies at 97
Apr 17, 2020 7:00 am - LADUE, Mo. (AP) - Bob Hermann, the soccer executive who launched the Hermann Trophy given annually to the top college soccer players in the United States, has died at ag...
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Former Leeds defender Norman Hunter dies at 76 with COVID-19
Apr 17, 2020 7:00 am - LEEDS, England (AP) - Norman Hunter, a former Leeds defender who was part of England's World Cup-winning squad in 1966, died Friday with COVID-19. He was 76. Hunter, who...
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Jane Hull, first woman elected Arizona governor, dies at 84
Apr 17, 2020 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Jane Hull, Arizona's first woman elected governor and part of the 'œFab Five'ť celebrated as the nation's first all-female elected state executive branch ...
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Jackie Court, first woman of color to coach at Brown, dies
Apr 16, 2020 7:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Jackie Court, who was the first woman of color hired to coach at Brown University, has died, the university said in a statement. She was 81. No c...
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Music industry mainstay Knox Phillips dies in Memphis
Apr 16, 2020 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Knox Phillips, the son of renowned music producer Sam Phillips and an enthusiastic ambassador of Memphis music who worked on records by Jerry Lee L...
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Pioneering boxing ref dies, sport's 1st black Olympic judge
Apr 16, 2020 7:00 am - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Carmen Williamson, who in the 1940s and '50s was a top U.S. amateur boxer and then in 1984 became the first black boxing referee and judge at the Oly...
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'~E.T.,' 'Bugsy' cinematographer Allen Daviau dies at 77
Apr 16, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cinematographer Allen Daviau, who shot three of Steven Spielberg's films including 'œE.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,'ť has died. A representative from the...
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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81
Apr 16, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespe...
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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81Apr 16, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, ...
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Renowned sculptor who created Vietnam Women's Memorial dies
Apr 15, 2020 7:00 am - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Renowned sculptor and painter Glenna Goodacre, who created the Vietnam Women's Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, has died. She was ...