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Bowden remembered as coaching legend on and off the field

By STEVE REED
Aug 08, 2021 7:00 am - Clemson coach Dabo Swinney called Bobby Bowden a 'œmodel'ť that other college coaches should follow. 'œHe was such a great example of not losing sight of the main thing:...
Bobby Bowden, led Florida State football dynasty, dies at 91

By STEVE REED
Aug 08, 2021 7:00 am - Bobby Bowden, the folksy Hall of Fame coach who built Florida State into an unprecedented college football dynasty, has died. He was 91. Bobby's son, Terry, confirmed to...
Bobby Bowden, folksy coach of Florida St dynasty, dies at 91

By STEVE REED
Aug 08, 2021 7:00 am - Bobby Bowden did it all. Not only did he put Florida State on the map by taking the Seminoles from afterthought to dynasty, he left an indelible mark on the game with a ...
Former auto dealer Douglas Rockenbach has died

By Russell Lissau
Aug 08, 2021 1:00 am - A World War II veteran who went on to run a prominent suburban auto dealership that bore his family's name has died. Douglas A. Rockenbach, 96, of Grayslake, died Aug. 4...
Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas dead at age 70

By The Associated Press
Aug 07, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dennis 'œDee Tee'ť Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang known for such hits as 'œCelebration'ť and 'œGet Down On ...
Former Harper College professor who ran against Phil Crane dies at 84

By Eileen O. Daday
Aug 07, 2021 1:00 am - Against all odds, Elizabeth Hull of Palatine ran for Congress against the longtime Republican incumbent, Phil Crane, in 1996. Though Crane had represented the 8th Congre...
Retired marine whose troops planted US flag on Iwo Jima dies

The Associated Press
Aug 06, 2021 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dave Severance, the Marine company commander whose troops planted the American flag on Iwo Jima during World War II, a moment captured in one of the mos...
The Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, interfaith leader, dies at 78

Associated Press
Aug 06, 2021 7:00 am - The Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, who came to the United States as a childhood refugee from war-torn Poland and later became a leader in cross-church cooperation and the first...
J.R. Richard, power pitcher for Astros in '70s, dies at 71

By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Aug 05, 2021 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - J.R. Richard, a huge, flame-throwing right-hander who spent 10 years with the Houston Astros before his career was cut short by a stroke, has died. He was...
Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and THOMAS BEAUMONT
Aug 05, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Richard Trumka, the powerful president of the AFL-CIO who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the largest labor organizatio...

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