RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
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Frank Ryan Dies at 87; Cerebral Quarterback Led Browns to ’64 Title
Off the field, he earned a P.h.D. in mathematics and taught the subject at Rice and Yale. And he brought computers to the House of...
Cale Yarborough, Hall of Fame NASCAR Driver, Dies at 84
He won the Daytona 500 four times, but his fistfight with Bobby Allison at a televised race “put NASCAR on the nationwide map.”
Frank Borman, Astronaut Who Led First Orbit of the Moon, Dies at 95
He commanded the 1968 Apollo 8 mission that carried three astronauts farther from Earth than anyone had ever traveled. He later led Eastern Airlines.
Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Scrubbed From Apollo 13, Is Dead at 87
He later orbited the moon, but in 1970 he was bumped from the Apollo flight after being exposed to measles. Then, from mission control, he...
Frank Howard, Towering Slugger Whose Homers Were, Too, Dies at 87
At 6-foot-7 and 250-plus pounds, he was known for his tape-measure blasts for the Dodgers and the Senators — not to mention all those strikeouts.
Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears’ Fearsome Hall of Fame Linebacker, Dies at 80
He was both hard hitting against the run and fleet-footed in foiling pass plays in his eight seasons with the Chicago Bears. He later took...
Brooks Robinson, Slick-Fielding Orioles Hall of Famer, Dies at 86
In his 23-year career, all of it with the Baltimore Orioles, he had 2,848 hits and 268 home runs. But he was best known for...
Johnny Lujack, a Star Quarterback at Notre Dame, Dies at 98
He took the Irish to three national championships in the 1940s, won the Heisman Trophy in 1947 and then had a stellar (if brief) stint...
Jim Brown, Football Great and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 87
After a Hall of Fame career in the N.F.L., he pursued social activism and Hollywood stardom, but his image was stained by accusations of abuse...
Joe Kapp, Quarterback Who Led Vikings to Super Bowl IV, Dies at 85
He found his way to the N.F.L. after playing eight seasons in Canadian football and was remembered for his toughness, playing through injury after injury.
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