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FORMER PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZER DIES AT 52

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Jerome Kersey (June 26, 1962 – February 18, 2015)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jerome Kersey, the small forward who
played his first 11 NBA seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers
and helped the San Antonio Spurs win the 1999 title, has died.

The Trail Blazers confirmed Wednesday night that Kersey had
died suddenly after collapsing outside the team office on the
way to his car.

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Brian Thomas

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan is 52 years old today.

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Mike Gracia

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Carlota Bradley

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ACTOR BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1908

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Buster Crabbe Olympian from “The Sporting News”, 1930

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Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983)

 

Crabbe was originally an Olympic swimmer who competed in the 1928 and
1932 Olympic games, becoming USC’s first All-American. He later became
an actor and portrayed Tarzan and Flash Gordon. His other notable credits
include Jungle Man, Buck Rogers, and King of the Congo.

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