Obituaries
Former Miami Hurricanes AD Jankovich dies at 85
Oct. 30, 2019 07:51 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Sam Jankovich, the Miami Hurricanes' athletic director when they won their first three national championships in football, has died. He was 85.
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Ed Beck, part of Kentucky's 1958 NCAA title team, dies at 83
Oct. 17, 2019 09:30 PM EDT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Ed Beck, a fierce rebounder for Kentucky's 1958 NCAA championship team nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five," has died. He was 83.
The...
Bob Larrañaga, ex-St. John's basketball player, dies at 78
Oct. 07, 2019 03:25 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Larrañaga, a former St. John's basketball player and the older brother of Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larrañaga, has died at 78.
St....
First black official in Atlantic Coast Conference dies
May. 20, 2019 04:54 PM EDT
APEX, N.C. (AP) — Jim Burch was the first black man to officiate a basketball game in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but one of the men he taught to follow in his...
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...
Mike Cofer, Pro Bowl linebacker for Lions, dies at 58
Mar. 22, 2019 04:59 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Mike Cofer, a Pro Bowl linebacker who played a decade with the Detroit Lions and is second on the team's career list in sacks, has died. He was 58.
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David Williams, 1st SEC black athletic director, dies at 71
By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 08, 2019 04:36 PM EST
Don Johnson, All-America guard for Wooden at UCLA, dies
Feb. 07, 2019 10:44 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Johnson, an All-America guard on two of coach John Wooden's earliest basketball teams at UCLA, has died. He was 88.
The school...
Final Four ref, Denver radio pioneer Irv Brown dies at 83
Feb. 03, 2019 04:38 PM EST
DENVER (AP) — Irv Brown, the Final Four referee who also coached baseball at University of Colorado, did color commentary on ESPN's first college football broadcast...
Former Michigan St basketball coach Gus Ganakas dies at 92
Jan. 11, 2019 06:39 PM EST
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gus Ganakas, who was the coach of Michigan State's men's basketball team from 1969-76 and remained part of the athletic department until...
Kentucky rebounding leader Bob Burrow dies at age 84
Jan. 04, 2019 03:55 PM EST
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Bob Burrow, a two-time All-American whose per-game average of 17.7 rebounds remains a Kentucky single-season record, has died.
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