Obituaries
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Former Cologne star Hannes Loehr is dead at 73
Feb 29, 2016 6:00 am - COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - Cologne says its former star forward Hannes Loehr died Monday. He was 73. The club did not give the cause of death, but Loehr had a stroke one ye...
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Tough-guy journeyman actor George Kennedy dies at 91
Feb 29, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - George Kennedy, the hulking, tough-guy character actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic ...
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Former actor, Detroit councilman Gil Hill dies at 84
Feb 29, 2016 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Gil Hill, a former Detroit city councilman and one-time mayoral candidate better known to action movie fans as the salty-tongued police Inspector Douglas ...
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Irish actor Frank Kelly, known for 'Father Ted,' dies at 77
Feb 28, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Irish actor Frank Kelly, best known for playing a foul-mouthed priest with a fondness for the catchphrase "Feck! Drink! Girls!" in the series "Father Ted,"...
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Tony Burton, cornerman-trainer in 6 'Rocky' films, has died
Feb 26, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tony Burton, a veteran character actor best known for brief but memorable turns as a tough, no-nonsense trainer and cornerman in Sylvester Stallone's ...
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Lennie Baker, voice of Sha Na Na's 'Blue Moon,' dies at 69
Feb 26, 2016 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Longtime Sha Na Na member Lennie Baker, who sang lead on the doo-wop favorite "Blue Moon" and appeared in the 1978 hit movie "Grease," has died at age 69. ...
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Elvis Presley's doctor, 'Dr. Nick' Nichopoulos, dies at 88
Feb 25, 2016 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A funeral home says Elvis Presley's former personal doctor has died. Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis said in an obituary posted on its websit...
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Eddie Einhorn, college TV pioneer and White Sox owner, dies
Feb 25, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Eddie Einhorn, a minority owner of the Chicago White Sox who helped put college basketball on television 50 years ago and set the stage for the wall-to-wa...
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Longtime North Dakota State play-by-play broadcaster dies
Feb 25, 2016 6:00 am - FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The longtime play-by-play broadcaster of North Dakota State University athletics has died. NDSU officials say Scott Miller died early Thursday after a...
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Ramon Castro, Cuban leader's older brother, dies at age 91
Feb 23, 2016 6:00 am - HAVANA (AP) - Ramon Castro, a lifelong rancher and farmer who bore a strong physical resemblance to younger brother Fidel Castro, has died, Cuban state media announced T...