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He's the guy I associate most with those good-but-not-great Detroit Lions teams of the early 1970s. They lost to the Cowboys 5-0 in the first round of the NFC playoffs in 1970, but for the most part, hovered right around .500 the entire time he quarterbacked the team. RIP...

This may be a little too inside baseball for anyone who didn't cover auto racing, but Eddie was a real character and tireless promoter for his track in Fort Worth. Learned the trade under the master, Humpy Wheeler, and was one of Bruton's lop lieutenants. 65 is way too damn young. I always...

Coached a young Artis Gilmore and Jacksonville University to the 1970 men’s basketball championship game, where the Dolphins got run over by UCLA. But he got them there, and he did it the right way. ESPN: Williams, coach of NCAA finalist Jacksonville, dies Florida Times-Union...

Just realized some names that deserve notice but not separate RIP threads: Jan. 13: Five Satins lead singer Fred Parris. Hit the charts with "In the Still of the Night" in 1956 and "I'll Be Seeing You" in 1959. Jan. 11: Rosa Lee Hawkins of the Dixie Cups. Original member scored a No. 1 with...

I’m pretty sure I’ve said mean things about this man over his years as a NASCAR driver, but this comes completely out of left field.

Dammit.

Some deaths leave a hole. This one leaves a crater. Family says country singer Tom T. Hall, who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” has died at 85 – KTSM 9 News One of the greatest songwriters of all time. Pour one out and raise it to old dogs, children and watermelon wine. Probably should be...

May you forever mingle in the Great Link. RIP Odo René Auberjonois, Star of Stage, Screen and Star Trek, Dies at Age 79

RIP Carol Channing, Iconic Broadway Star of Hello, Dolly!, Dies at 97

Oscar Gamble, the man with baseball's best hair, dies at 68 I used to imitate his stance in Wiffle Ball. I also tried it once in a live hardball game and nearly got killed.