RICHARD SANDOMIR
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Mike Leach, Innovative Football Coach at Three Colleges, Dies at 61
At Mississippi State and earlier at Texas Tech and Washington State, he deployed a high-powered, pass-happy “Air Raid” offense, winning eight bowl games.
Jane Gross, Sportswriter Who Opened Locker Room Doors, Dies at 75
She made news by entering a pro basketball inner sanctum to do her job. Years later, her mother’s physical decline led her to write about...
Hannah Pick-Goslar, a Presence in Anne Frank’s Diary, Dies at 93
The two young women knew each other from kindergarten until their final encounter, on opposite sides of a barbed-wire fence in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Douglas Kirkland, Who Took Portraits of Movie Stars, Dies at 88
His many memorable shots included one of his earliest assignments and probably his most famous: Marilyn Monroe in bed, wrapped in a silk sheet.
Tiffany Jackson, Texas Star Forward and W.N.B.A. Veteran, Dies at 37
She was an All-American in college and spent nine years as a pro. “I don’t think I’ve seen a player as competitive,” her college coach...
Bill Plante, CBS News’s Man at the White House, Dies at 84
He covered four presidencies in a 52-year career and never worried about “offending those in power in pursuit of answers,” one former White House press...
Ilse Nathan and Ruth Siegler, Sisters and Survivors Together, Die 11 Days Apart
They stood by each other at Birkenau, married other Holocaust survivors, lived near each other in Alabama and remained close into their 90s.
Maximilian Lerner, Whose Espionage Skills Helped Win a War, Dies at 98
An Austrian immigrant, he was one of the so-called Ritchie Boys, who were trained at a secret Army intelligence camp to serve in World War...
Rommy Hunt Revson, Creator of the Scrunchie, Dies at 78
A former nightclub singer, she developed the simple ornamental hair tie that quickly became a ubiquitous accessory.
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s Lead Anchor for 20 Years, Dies at 82
He covered the gulf war and the protests in Tiananmen Square and became one of the first Black anchors of a prime-time network news program.
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