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Lou Gehrig smacks a double against the White Sox in 1938.
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02
Jun
HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
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31
May
FORMER BASKETBALL PLAYER HAS DIED
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – Former Philadelphia 76ers player
Drew Gordon has died in a car crash in Clackamas County,
according to ESPN.
Gordon’s agent confirmed to ESPN that the forward died in a
crash on Thursday afternoon. The accident occurred near the intersection of South Springwater Road and South Bakers
Ferry Road.
According to officials, the driver of a three-wheeled autocycle,
Gordon, died at the scene. The preliminary investigation
indicates that he crossed over the center line and collided
with a GMC Sierra pickup. Drew Gordon was 33.
The driver of the GMC and a passenger were both transported
to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Gordon played for the 76ers during their 2014-15 season. He
is the brother of Aaron Gordon, a current player for the Denver
Nuggets.
29
May
FOUNDING BAND MEMBER HAS DIED AT 78
Erik Brann, Ron Bushy, Lee Dorman, and Doug Ingle of Iron Butterfly.
Doug Ingle, a founding member and lead singer of Iron Butterfly,
has passed away. No cause of death stated.
Fox News confirmed on Monday that the "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
singer died on Friday evening May 24.
Between 1974 and 1978, Ingle managed a recreational vehicle
park in the Los Angeles National Forest. He spent time painting
houses in Oregon, Washington and California.
1968 release
27
May
FORMER TRAIL BLAZER HAS DIED AT 71
Bill Walton with the Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1979)
William Theodore Walton III (November 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024)
PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Portland Trail Blazers legend Bill
Walton lost his battle with cancer.
Walton rose to fame as part of the team that brought Portland its
only NBA Championship in 1977.
Blazer Coach Jack Ramsay, in 2010, called Walton the best Portland
Trail Blazer, "hands down no question."
After his retirement as a player, Walton became a basketball color commentator.
In 2001, Walton received an Emmy Award for "Best Live sports
Television Broadcast."
(KATU/ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
25
May
GOLDEN AGE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR HAS DIED
The Grapes Of Wrath
Darryl Hickman (right) with Mickey Rooney in 1941’s ‘Men of Boys Town.’
Darryl Gerard Hickman (July 28, 1931 – May 22, 2024)
Darryl Hickman, who started his career in Hollywood as a child
star before going on to appear in more than 40 movies, has died
at the age of 92. His family confirmed that Hickman died on
Wednesday. In one of his biggest roles he played Winfield, the
youngest member of the Joad family in John Ford’s film adaption
of The Grapes Of Wrath (1940) when he was just eight-years-old.
In 1951, he briefly retired from acting to enter a monastery, but
returned to Hollywood a little over a month later. His younger
brother, Dwayne Hickman, was the star of the comedy The Many
Loves of Dobie Gillis.
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