John Peterson Saunders (February 2, 1955 – August 10, 2016)

(AP) – ESPN announced today that sportscaster John Saunders, who has
hosted "The Sports Reporters" for the last 15 years, has died. A cause of
death was not announced.

Saunders joined ESPN in 1986. He did play-by-play on various sports, 
hosted NHL Stanley Cup Final coverage and World Series coverage
and hosted studio shows for baseball, college football and college
basketball.

Saunders took over as host of "The Sports Reporters," a Sunday
morning staple of ESPN programming, after Dick Schaap died in
2001. Saunders played the role of calm traffic cop on the panel
show that features three sports journalists volleying opinions on
the top sports news of the day.

Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds with daughter Carrie Fisher.

Edwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher
(August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010)

Eddie Fisher sold millions of records and released seventeen
top ten singles in the 1950s, including "Wish You Were Here"
and "Oh! My Pa-Pa." He started competing in amateur singing
contests as a teenager. Fisher was drafted into the U.S. Army
in 1951. Eddy Fisher was married five times. His wives included
Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, and Connie Stevens.

JOHN BELMONT

Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings
(July 29, 1938 – August 7, 2005)

David William Huddleston (September 17, 1930 – August 2, 2016)

LOS ANGELES (AP) –  David Huddleston, a character actor best known for
portraying titular roles in "The Big Lebowski" and "Santa Claus: The Movie,"
has died.

Huddleston’s wife, Sarah C. Koeppe, said he died Tuesday of advanced heart
and kidney disease in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Huddleston famously portrayed the blustery millionaire whose identity Jeff
Bridges’ character is mistaken for in the 1998 cult comedy film "The Big
Lebowski."

Other credits in his 55-year-long career include the films "Blazing Saddles,"
”The Producers" and "Santa Claus: The Movie," as well as such TV series
as "The West Wing," ”Gilmore Girls" and "The Wonder Years."

Huddleston was born in 1930 in Vinton, Virginia. He served as an aircraft
engine mechanic in the U.S. Air Force before studying acting in New York.

David Huddleston in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985).

 
Jeff’s 6th grade photo.

Jeff Gordon high school yearbook, 1989.

Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon was born in Vallejo, California.

Jef Gordon is a semi-retired professional stock car racing driver
and currently an announcer for Fox NASCAR. He formerly drove
the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in 23 full-time
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series seasons between 1993 and 2015,
and currently serves as a substitute driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

He is the first driver to reach $100 million in career earnings
in the Cup series.