Leon Spinks, right, connects with a right hook to Muhammad Ali,
during the late rounds of their championship fight in Las Vegas
on 15 February 1978. (AP)
Leon Spinks (July 11, 1953 – February 5, 2021)
(Fox News) – Leon Spinks, a former Marine who became a gold-
medal Olympic boxer and once defeated Muhammad Ali in a
title fight, has died. He had been battling multiple types of
cancers, including prostate cancer, for years,
Siegfried Fischbacher (June 13, 1939 – January 13, 2021)
BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa is reporting that that
illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of duo
Siegfried & Roy (below) has died in Las Vegas.
The news agency said Thursday that Fischbacher’s sister, a
nun who lives in Munich, confirmed his death of cancer.
Roy Horn (left) & Siegfried Fischbacher with their white lion.
Paul Douglas Westphal (November 30, 1950 – January 2, 2021)
The Phoenix Suns announced today, Paul Westphal, a revered Hall
of Fame guard and former NBA champion, has died. He had been
reportedly diagnosed with brain cancer last summer.
U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released the first report of the Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health.
U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry knew his report was a bombshell. He intentionally chose to release it on January 11, 1964, a Saturday, so as to
limit its immediate effects on the stock market. It was on this date that, on
behalf of the U.S. Government, Terry announced a definitive link between
smoking and cancer.
Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (Robert Wallace Foster Jr.)
(July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019)
Breaking Bad and Jackie Brown star Robert Forster has died aged
78.
The Oscar-nominated veteran actor died from brain cancer – the
day his new film, the Breaking Bad movie El Camino was released.
Forster was born in Rochester, New York, and began training to
become an actor at the University of Rochester, where he was as
a law student.
He would earn a Bachelor of Arts degree and took starring roles
in the student drama productions.
Forster landed a role on Broadway before appearing Reflections
In A Golden Eye by John Huston, which would spark his long
career.
1968
Robert Forster and Carla Gugino in the crime drama TV series Karen
Sisco, debuted on October 1, 2003 on ABC and was canceled after
seven episodes.
