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Cheryl Holdridge: original Mickey Mouse Club 'Mouseketeer Cheryl' has died

Cheryl Holdridge was an actress best known for being one of the original Mickey Mouse... more

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‘Hee-Haw’ cast member Jon Hager dead at 67

Jon Hager, who performed in the musical comedy duo The Hager Twins on... more

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Revered Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad has died...

Carl Pohlad, 93, was a man who grew up from poverty, fought in World War II, and slowly built a banking empire in the American upper midwest.
By 1982, he was able to purchase the Minnesota Twins franchise, and kept a solid team together that won two World Series championships in 1987 and 1991...
But the Twins stuck playing in what was considered an eyesore of a ballpark, the Metrodome, Pohlad constantly fought an uphill battle to not only keep the team in Minnesota but also keep the team competetive despite escalating salary competition for free agents.
For most of the '90s after 1991's World Series, the Twins saw little success on the field, but eventually, they captured attention around the baseball world, when by 2002, they were a legitimate playoff contender that went on the ALCS and kept returning to the postseason for the next few seasons after that.
When Bud Selig threatened to contract the Minnesota from MLB because the Twins weren't getting a new stadium that Selig demanded every team needed to get, Pohlad was the figurehead that Twins fans rallied around to save their team from Selig's greed filled ultimatum.
Pohlad was a generous philanthropist donating millions to charities, and at a baseball banquet in January 2006, a wheelchair-bound Pohlad unexpectedly announced a $500,000 donation to the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center at the University of Minnesota in honor of Allison, a star outfielder for Minnesota from 1961-70 who died of the brain disease in 1995.
Much like the Oakland A's who build a model of success despite having budget limitations that kept team salaries low compared to other contenders, the Twins under Pohlad were an inspiration for underdogs in baseball.
Even as far as age 90, Pohlad made it a point to personally meet with manager Ron Gardenhire before games.
"Whenever you needed something from the boss ... he'd get it done for you," the other former Twins manager Tom Kelly said at a 2005 ceremony honoring Pohlad's induction into the team's Hall of Fame. "As a manager having the responsibility of entertaining the fans and putting on a good show, you couldn't ask for a better man to go to."
It is truly sad to see a great baseball executive like Pohlad go.Carl Pohlad, 93, was a man who grew up from poverty, fought in World War II, and... more

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Claiborne Pell, founder of Pell grant, dies

For those of you who attended college overseas or in the United States, Claiborne Pell... more

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Starsky & Hutch's Capt. Dobey Dead

Bernie Hamilton, the actor best known as playing Captain Harold Dobey in 'Starsky... more

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South African activist Helen Suzman dies at 91

South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman, who was one of the few white... more

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Lark Previn dead at 35: actress Mia Farrow's daughter (photos)

Lark Previn, adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow and internationally acclaimed... more

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In Memoriam: Images of Notable People Who Passed in 2008

With the new year approaching, this piece takes note of some of the lives that ended... more

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Ellie Nesler: son's vigilante avenger has died at 56 (trial photos)

Ellie Nesker shot and killed her son’s accused molester, Daniel Driver, in a... more

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Oldest man in the US dies in Sacramento at 112

"George Francis, the nation's oldest man, who lived through both world wars,... more

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Singer-Actress Eartha Kitt Dies

The original and greatest ‘Catwoman’ has died: Eartha Kitt, the... more

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Political scientist Samuel Huntington dies aged 81

The influential US scientist and author, Samuel Huntington, has died at the age of 81.... more

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'Sopranos' actor dead in suicide

The actor who portrayed the gay lover of a closeted mobster on "The... more

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Eartha Kitt dies at 81

The singer and actress Eartha Kitt has died of colon cancer at the age of 81.

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Dock Ellis, Pittsburgh Pirates legend, social activist, LSD no-hitter ace, died at 63

I was not born yet when Doc Ellis pitched his final game in 1979, but his place in... more

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Author of UK citizenship test dies

Sir Bernard Crick, the professor who devised the Britishness Test for migrants, has... more

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Former Houston Astros closer and 2 time all star Dave Smith died at 53...

Of of the great class act personalities in baseball during his career in the '80s and early '90s, Dave Smith was incredibly popular on and off the field.
An avid surf fan and one of the more charitable players of his time, Dave Smith was liked by many fans across baseball.
Up until a few years ago, Dave Smith's 199 career saves with the Astros was the franchise record before it was broken by Billy Wagner.
He was a very key member of those 1980 and 1986 Astros teams that made the postseason...
And an All-Star in 1986 and 1990.
He later on went on be a very effective pitching coach for the San Diego Padres in the late '90s.

“He was probably one of the most giving people I ever met,” former Astros reliever Charlie Kerfeld said of Smith via phone Wednesday. “He was probably known around the league as the best tipper around the league. (The news of his death) is a tough one. You ain’t supposed to go this early.”

"He was the most giving, unconditionally compassionate man anyone ever came across," (a coach with Smith when they were coaching the Padres) Tim Flannery said. "Everybody's got Dave Smith stories. Usually it's him reaching into his pocket and pulling out $100 to give to someone selling newspapers for a quarter.

"Going back to his playing days, he was one of the great closers and a fierce competitor," Flannery said. "He also had a zest for life; reckless abandon at times. He's gone at 53. He earned every moment of his life. He packed a lot into it."
"It is with great sadness that the San Diego community learned that it has not only lost a great baseball man, but a great friend to so many of us here," Padres general manager Kevin Towers said in a statement. "He was an integral part of the Padres for many years, as a minor league instructor and coach and later as our major league pitching coach."

Dave Smith was only 53 years old.
An avid surf fan, Flannery said services were pending, but added that he and other surfers plan to paddle out onto the Pacific Ocean to spread Smith's ashes across the water.Of of the great class act personalities in baseball during his career in the '80s... more

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Original NFL legend Sammy Baugh has died at 94...

Collegiately going to TCU, Sammy Baugh led TCU to two bowl wins before being covetted... more

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Bettie Page dies at 85

Bettie Page, the legendary 1950s pin-up queen with a shoulder-length pageboy hairdo... more

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'Absolutely Fabulous' Director, Bob Spiers, has died

Bob Spiers, well known for directing the hit sitcom, Absolutely Fabulous, has died,... more

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