Dan Seals was 61. He was England Dan in the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley and later had a successful country career.

Here's the Dan Seals song I'm most familiar with, "Bop."

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George Kell was 86. He was a Hall of Fame third baseman who outdueled Ted Williams for the 1949 American League batting title and became a Detroit Tigers broadcaster for nearly 40 years.

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Walt Poddubny was 49. He played 11 NHL seasons for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques and New Jersey Devils. He had 184 goals and 238 assists in 468 games and topped the 30-goal mark three times.

Leaf fans, I need some help with a vague memory I have. I remember listening to a Leafs game in the early or mid-80s and a huge goal was scored by Walt Poddubny. As I recall the goal, it slowly rolled over the goal line. In fact, I can hear the call of the goal as "rolling... rolling... rolling... the puck is in the net" or something like that.

I'm pretty sure that it was Poddubny's goal and if this wasn't a playoff game, it was a crucial late-season game, possibly in overtime.

Does anyone remember this Walt Poddubny goal for the Maple Leafs?

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Betsy Blair was 85. She was the Oscar-nominated actress and teenage bride of Gene Kelly whose enthusiasm for leftist causes landed her on Hollywood's blacklist.

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Natasha Richardson was 45. She was the actress who won a Tony for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 revival of "Cabaret" and earned raves for her Blanche DuBois in a 2005 production of "A Streetcar Named Desire."

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Ron Silver was 62. He was the award-winning actor and activist who was Emmy-nominated for his role on the hit U.S. television drama "The West Wing."

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Andrew Martin was 33. He was the professional wrestler best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (later World Wrestling Entertainment) under the ring name Test.

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Alan W. Livingston was 91. He was the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records.

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Colleen Howe was 73. She was the wife of hockey great Gordie Howe and one of the first female sports agents. Known as "Mrs. Hockey," Colleen Howe promoted the sport in her own right and stood outside her husband's shadow through her charitable work and success as a businesswoman and author.

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Paul Harvey was 90. He was a broadcaster who captivated millions of radio listeners daily with his staccato delivery, firmly set opinions and old-fashioned outlook.

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