Celebrity deaths

Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86
By Beth Harris Dec. 02, 2020 01:46 PM EST
Bias leads 6 players, 2 coaches into college hoops Hall
Nov. 29, 2020 05:26 PM EST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Maryland basketball star Len Bias, who was chosen No. 2 by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft before dying days later of a drug...
Former Detroit college basketball star Duerod dies at age 64
Nov. 13, 2020 06:20 PM EST
DETROIT (AP) — Terry Duerod, a college basketball standout who played for Dick Vitale at Detroit in the 1970s before winning an NBA title with the Boston...
Ronnie Hogue dies, UGa's 1st Black scholarship hoops player
Sep. 18, 2020 06:36 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Ronnie Hogue, the first Black scholarship athlete on the Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team, died Friday, the school announced. He was...
Former Celtics, Canisius guard Johnny McCarthy dies at 86
May. 13, 2020 11:36 AM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — John McCarthy, who won an NBA title with 1964 Boston Celtics and helped the Canisius Golden Griffins to a pair of NCAA Tournament...
Former Western Kentucky star center Chris Marcus, 40, dies
Apr. 25, 2020 06:02 PM EDT
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Chris Marcus, a two-time Associated Press All-America honorable mention selection during a decorated career at center for Western...

Les Hunter, star on Loyola Chicago championship team, dies
By Andrew Seligman Mar. 27, 2020 06:26 PM EDT
Brother of Michigan State star dies after being hit by train
Nov. 10, 2019 01:56 PM EST
ALBION, Mich. (AP) — The brother of Michigan State basketball star Cassius Winston has died after being struck by an Amtrak train Saturday night.
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Kenny Arnold, who led Iowa to 1980 Final Four, dies at 59
By Luke Meredith Apr. 27, 2019 12:27 PM EDT
Kenny Arnold, the Iowa basketball star who led the Hawkeyes to their last Final Four in 1980, died Saturday. He was 59.
He had health issues for more...