North Carolina coaching great Dean Smith dies at 83
PHOTO COURTESY OF TBO.COM By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Dean Smith was more than simply a basketball coach. Yes, the retired Hall of Famer …
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Statement by the President on the passing of Charlie Sifford
PHOTO COURTESY OF PGA.COM Michelle and I offer our condolences on the passing of golf legend Charlie Sifford. Charlie was the first African-American to earn …
Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ernie Banks dies at 83
Photo courtesy of dodgersnation.com By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer Even as the Chicago Cubs lost one game after another, Ernie Banks never lost hope. …
Melvin Gordon, CEO who built empire from Tootsie Rolls, dies
Photo courtesy of candyindustry.com CHICAGO (AP) — Melvin Gordon, who helped turn the enduring popularity of the humble Tootsie Roll into a candy empire, has …
2 Tuskegee Airmen die on same day
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clarence E. Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey grew up running track together in the same Los Angeles neighborhood in the 1930s. …
Andrae Crouch, legendary gospel performer, songwriter dies at 72
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrae Crouch, a legendary gospel performer, songwriter and choir director whose work graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and movies …
Unsung Cowboys defensive standout Jethro Pugh dead at 70
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jethro Pugh played alongside Hall of Famers Bob Lilly and Randy White in a long career as a defensive tackle for …
Edward Brooke, 1st black elected US senator, dies at 95
By SYLVIA WINGFIELD and MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black …
Blues musician Melvin Jackson dies
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blues musician Melvin Jackson, who performed for years with legends B.B. King and Bobby “Blue” Bland, has died, a family member …
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2014
By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press Here is a roll call of some of the people who died in 2014. January Amiri Baraka, 79. Militant man …