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catfish1957:
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jmyrlefuller:
Floyd Little
2× Hall of Fame running back dies at 78



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Little's uniform number 44 in Syracuse and Denver, both of which have been retired.

Little succeeded Ernie Davis as the running back of Syracuse University, graduating in 1967. He played nine years in professional football, all with the Denver Broncos. Considered a legend in both the college and professional game, Little was inducted in to both the pro and college football halls of fame, and his number 44 (worn by Little, Davis and Jim Brown in succession at Syracuse) was retired in both places.

Little died January 1 after a long bout with cancer.

Obituary from the Associated Press

Wikipedia

Career stats

jmyrlefuller:
Nick McGlashan
Fisherman featured on Deadliest Catch dies at 33

McGlashan died December 28, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee after a prolonged period of substance abuse.

Obituary from wire services

catfish1957:

--- Quote from: jmyrlefuller on January 03, 2021, 12:51:18 pm ---Nick McGlashan
Fisherman featured on Deadliest Catch dies at 33

McGlashan died December 28, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee after a prolonged period of substance abuse.

Obituary from wire services

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When you see those guys basically living a "pandemic style" isolation on a ship for months year in year out, then add the angle of working one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet? 

Suprised that not more of these guys have succumbed to this.

mountaineer:
Two in today's news:


--- Quote ---Tanya Roberts, Bond Girl and 'That '70's Show' Star, Dies at 65
6:48 PM PST 1/3/2021
by Abid Rahman

Tanya Roberts, the actress best known for playing a Bond girl in A View to a Kill and Midge Pinciotti on That '70's Show, has died. She was 65.

The actress reportedly took her dogs for a walk on Christmas Eve, and collapsed upon returning home, her rep told TMZ. She was put on a ventilator after being hospitalized, but never recovered. ... The Hollywood Reporter


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--- Quote --- Gerry Marsden, singer for 1960s British group Gerry and the Pacemakers, dies at 78
The Associated Press 2 hrs ago

LONDON — Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British group Gerry and the Pacemakers that had such hits as “Ferry Cross the Mersey” and the song that became the anthem of Liverpool Football Club, “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” has died. He was 78.

His family said that Marsden died Sunday “after a short illness in no way connected with Covid-19" and that his wife, daughters and grandchildren are “devastated.”

His friend Pete Price said on Instagram after speaking to Marsden’s family that the singer died after a short illness related to a heart infection. ... NBC


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