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In Memoriam

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Bob Boone, Dead at 78

Bob Boone won four Gold Glove Awards in seven seasons as the California Angels' catcher in the 1980s. He made the AL All-Star team in 1983. In 1983 and 1988, he was voted the Angels' team MVP by the local chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Boone's 962
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Mike Ditka, Dead at 86

Mike Ditka coached the Chicago Bears from 1982-92, winning the Super Bowl for the 1985 season. That's the season that gave us the Super Bowl Shuffle. Prior to coaching, Ditka was a star tight end for the Bears, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. He was the first tight end to
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Lyle Odelein, Dead at 58

Lyle Odelein won the Stanley Cup in 1993 while with the Montreal Canadiens, his team for his first six NHL season. He'd go on to spend time with the New Jersey Devils, Coyotes, Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers and Penguins.
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Andrea Warner, Dead at 47

Andrea Warner was a music writer who wrote We Oughta Know: How Four Women Ruled the ’90s and Changed Canadian Music, The Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing, and Rise Up And Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music amongst others. These lovely words belong to novelist Kerry Clare, posted
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