Sports Obituaries

Heath Benedict, a former Newberry College offensive lineman and top NFL draft prospect, was found dead in his home Wednesday night. See photos and a biography of Heath below. Heath Benedict, 24, was living in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was training for the upcoming NFL draft. Heath received a football scholarship to Tennessee, but...
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St. Louis Rams owner Georgia Frontiere has died. She was 80 years old. See photos and a biography of Georgia here. Frontiere had been in the hospital for months with breast cancer, according to the Rams’ website. Georgia Frontiere Biography As a biography, Georgia Frontiere was born on November 21, 1927 in St. Louis,...
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Ryan Shay died Saturday at the U.S. Olympic marathon trials Distance runner Ryan Shay died earlier today at the U.S. men’s Olympic marathon trials. He collapsed right after the 5 mile mark in Central Park in New York. He was 28 years old. See photos of Ryan Shay below. He was immediately given CPR...
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Former WWE wrestler Brian Adams, known to fans as “Crush”, died Monday of unknown causes. He was found by his wife unconscious in bed and not breathing. Adams’ wife called 911, but the 44-year-old could not be revived. According to Wiki, Adams gained fame while he was with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under...
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San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh has died. He was 75 years old. He had been battling leukemia since 2004. He publicly spoke of his fight against the disease in November 2006. Walsh started his NFL career in 1966 as an assistant with the Oakland Raiders. He later went on to the Cincinnati Bengals...
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Wake Forest basketball coach Skip Prosser has died. He was at the Manchester Athletic Center when he collapsed in his office after jogging, according to the Winston Salem Journal. Assistant Mike Muse performed CPR until EMT’s arrived at the scene to transport him to Baptist Hospital, where he later died. Reports are that he...
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