Obituaries
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Madrid great Gento, winner of 6 European Cups, dies at 88
Jan 22, 2022 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Francisco 'œPaco'ť Gento, a former Real Madrid great who is the only soccer player to win six European Cup titles, has died. He was 88. Madrid announced Ge...
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Louie Anderson, comic, Emmy winner for 'Baskets,' dies at 68
Jan 21, 2022 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Louie Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV s...
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Veteran known for his harmonica playing, Pete DuPre, dies
Jan 21, 2022 6:00 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Pete DuPre, a WWII veteran known for playing the harmonica at community events, died Tuesday at 98, according to his family. DuPre, of Fairport, w...
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Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' rock superstar, dies at 74
Jan 21, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his 'œBat Out of Hell'ť album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as 'œParadise...
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Bob Goalby, who won Masters after scorecard flub, dies at 92
Jan 21, 2022 6:00 am - Bob Goalby, who won the 1968 Masters without having to go to a playoff when Roberto De Vicenzo infamously signed for the wrong score, has died. He was 92. Goalby's death...
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Meat Loaf, 'Bat out of Hell' rock superstar, dies at 74
Jan 21, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his "Bat Out of Hell" album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as "Paradise By the ...
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German actor Hardy Kruger, star of adventure movies, dies
Jan 20, 2022 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Hardy Kruger, considered one of post-war Germany's best actors, has died. He was 93. His Hamburg-based literary agent, Peter Kaefferlein, said Thursday tha...
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Former West Virginia athletic director Byrd dies at 94
Jan 20, 2022 6:00 am - MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Leland E. Byrd, a former athletic director at West Virginia and the Mountaineers' first 1,000-point scorer in basketball, has died, the universi...
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Brazilian samba singer Elza Soares dies at 91
Jan 20, 2022 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazilian samba singer Elza Soares died in her Rio de Janeiro home on Thursday afternoon, family members said on the artist's official Instagram ac...
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Singer Fred Parris of the Five Satins dead at age 85
Jan 19, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fred Parris, the lead singer of the 1950s harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad 'œIn the Still of the Night,'ť has die...