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R.I.P. Henry Aaron

Henry Aaron, who began his professional baseball career in the old Negro Leagues and went on to break Babe Ruth’s major league record for career home runs, died on January...

Hall of Fame Pitcher Phil Niekro Dies

It seems that this year of 2020 couldn’t go away without taking one more Hall of Fame baseball player. Phil Niekro, a knuckleball pitcher who won 318 games over a...

R.I.P. Paul Hornung

Paul Hornung, who won the 1956 Heisman Trophy as a quarterback for Notre Dame, and went on to play on four NFL championship teams with the Vince Lombardi era Green...

R.I.P. Whitey Ford

Whitey Ford, who won a franchise record 236 games as a pitcher for the great New York Yankees teams of the ’50s and ’60s died on the evening of October...

R.I.P. Lou Brock

Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock, who led the National League in stolen bases seven times and had over 3000 career hits, died on September 6th. He was 81 years...

R.I.P. Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver, who led the Miracle Mets’ pitching staff to New York’s surprising 1969 World Series Championship, died on September 2nd, 2020. He was 75. The announced cause of death...

R.I.P. Wes Unseld

Basketball Hall of Famer Wes Unseld, who played for the Baltimore/Washington Bullets from 1968 to 1981, died June 1st 2020 at age 74. Unseld had various health issues in recent...