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BASEBALL GREAT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1910

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Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974)

Dizzy Dean was a four-time MLB All-Star for the St. Louis Cardinals,
Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns; he helped lead the Cardinals
to a World Series title in 1934 and was named 1934 National League
MVP after going 30–7 with a 2.66 ERA.

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FORMER TRAIL BLAZER IS 52 TODAY

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Clyde Austin Drexler

Drexler is a Hall of Fame guard/forward known as Clyde “The Glide”. He 
won an Olympic gold medal with the legendary Dream Team in 1992; was
selected to 10 NBA All-Star games as a member of the Portland Trail
Blazers and Houston Rockets and won an NBA Championship with the
Rockets in 1995. In his best season came in 1992 with Portland; he
finished second in MVP voting behind the legendary Michael Jordan.

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FORMER PRO FOOTBALL STAR IS DEAD AT 57

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TODD CHRISTENSEN
 
    Todd Jay Christensen (August 3, 1956 – November 13, 2013)

Salt Lake City, Utah (FoxNews) – Todd Christensen, the brawny tight
end whose sure hands helped lead the NFL’s Raiders to two Super
Bowl championships in the 1980s, died of complications following
surgery in a Utah hospital.

Christensen’s son, Toby Christensen, said his father passed away
Wednesday morning at Intermountain Medical Center near his home
in Alpine, Utah.

Christensen was a devout Mormon who didn’t drink, and his family
believes his liver problems started 25 years ago after a "botched"
gall bladder operation, his son told The Associated Press.

The five-time pro-bowler, who amassed 461 receptions and 41
touchdowns in a 12-year career, most of which was spent with the
Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, had battled liver disease in
recent years, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

The Oregon native became one of the league’s top pass-catching
tight ends after starring as a 6-foot-2-inch fullback at BYU. He was
drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1978, and later traded to the
Raiders.

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CLYDE ‘’THE GLIDE’’ DREXLER IS 51 TODAY

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Clyde Austin Drexler is a retired pro basketball shooting guard and small
forward. He was with the Portland Trail Blazers from 1983 to 1995

 

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drexler ming card
2009-10 SP Game Used Multi Marks Dual #MDMD Clyde Drexler/Yao Ming

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THE SAY HEY KID IS 82 TODAY

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Willie Mays hit 660 home runs for the Giants and Mets. He is considered
one of the greatest baseball players ever, winning twelve Golden Gloves
in the field while dominating with the bat as well. He was elected to the
Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.

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