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det107 said:
Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Don Sutton died in his sleep, was 75-
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Vaya Con Dios

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Sutton

Donald Howard Sutton (April 2, 1945 – January 18, 2021) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 23 seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and California Angels.[SUP][1][/SUP] Sutton won a total of 324 games, 58 of them shutouts with five of them one-hitters and 10 two-hitters, seven of which were shutouts, and he is seventh on baseball's all-time strikeout list with 3,574.

Sutton was born in Clio, Alabama. He attended high school and community college in Florida before entering professional baseball. After a year in the minor leagues, Sutton joined the Dodgers. Beginning in 1966, he was in the team's starting pitching rotation with Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, and Claude Osteen. Sixteen of Sutton's 23 MLB seasons were spent with the Dodgers. He registered only one 20-win season, but earned 10 or more wins in every season except 1983 and 1988.

Sutton entered broadcasting after his retirement as a player. He worked in this capacity for several teams, the majority being with the Atlanta Braves. Sutton was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.[SUP][2][/SUP]
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Dang... I was a fan of ol Don Sutton. Saw many a game he pitched in the 70's. Adios and RIP sir.
 
Mel Brooks, just a guess


Larry King was really sick. Pancreatic cancer or something.
 
2 time Super Bowl Champion w/Denver Broncos Tony "T-Bone" Jones is dead at 54-
 
Toronto Maple Leaf star of the 60s when they used to win the Stanley Cup........Georg Armstrong at 90
 
Motocrosser for Yamaha Mike "Too Tall" Bell died of a heart attack at 63-
 
https://motocrossactionmag.com/godspeed-mike-bell-1957-2021/


Mike “Too Tall” Bell passed away this past weekend from what was reported as a heart attack, while mountain biking. MIke was 63 years old. Mike Bell rode for Team Yamaha during his entire pro career. His biggest claim to fame was winning the 1980 AMA Supercross Championship, but Bell proved very versatile throughout his seven-year professional career, winning a total of 20 AMA and Trans-AMA events.

The son of famed four-stroke tuner Bill Bell, who worked out of the highly regarded Long Beach Honda shop . Mike and his family were a fixture in the heated SoCal motocross wars where the fastest riders would go at it up to four times a week at tracks as diverse as (night tracks) Ascot, Irwindale, Lions and OCIR, and (day tracks) Saddleback, Carlsbad, Indian Dunes and Escape Country. Mike started riding at age 10 in the mountains outside Los Angeles where his family had a cabin, but unlike many of his contemporaries who started much younger, Bell did not start racing until he was 14.
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Sekou Smith, who was a NBA TV reporter, TV analyst, Podcaster & Writer died at 48 from covid-
 
Now imagine if the same effort had been expended at punishing a major Corporation for their complete sell-out in 2020?
 
How did all you music fans miss this one

Neil Peart

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Peart

Neil Ellwood Peart OC (/pɪərt/; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian musician, songwriter, and author, best known as the drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. Peart earned numerous awards for his musical performances, including an induction into the Modern Drummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame in 1983, making him the youngest person ever so honoured.[SUP][3][/SUP] Known to fans by the nickname 'The Professor',[SUP][4][/SUP] his drumming was renowned for its technical proficiency and his live performances for their exacting nature and stamina.

Peart was born in Hamilton, Ontario,[SUP][5][/SUP] and grew up in Port Dalhousie (now part of St. Catharines). During adolescence, he floated between regional bands in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer. After a discouraging stint in England to concentrate on his music, Peart returned home, where he joined Rush, a Toronto band, in mid-1974, six years after its formation. They released nineteen studio albums, with ten exceeding a million copies sold in the United States. Billboard ranks the band third for the "most consecutive gold or platinum albums by a rock band".[SUP][A][/SUP] Early in his career, Peart's performance style was deeply rooted in hard rock. He drew most of his inspiration from drummers such as Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, and John Bonham, players who were at the forefront of the British hard rock scene.[SUP][7][/SUP][SUP][8][/SUP] As time passed, he began to emulate jazz and big band musicians Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich. In 1994, Peart became a friend and pupil of jazz instructor Freddie Gruber.[SUP][9][/SUP][SUP][10][/SUP] It was during this time that Peart decided to revamp his playing style by incorporating jazz and swing components.[SUP][8][/SUP][SUP][11][/SUP]

In addition to serving as Rush's primary lyricist, Peart published several memoirs about his travels. His lyrics for Rush addressed universal themes and diverse subjects including science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy, as well as secular, humanitarian, and libertarian themes. Peart wrote a total of seven nonfiction books focused on his travels and personal stories.

On December 7, 2015, Peart announced his retirement from music in an interview with Drumhead Magazine,[SUP][12][/SUP] though bandmate Geddy Lee insisted Peart was quoted out of context, and suggested Peart was "simply taking a break".[SUP][13][/SUP] However, in January 2018, bandmate Alex Lifeson confirmed that Rush was retiring due to Peart's health issues.[SUP][14][/SUP] During his last years Peart lived in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, Carrie Nuttall, and daughter. After a three and a half year illness,[SUP][15][/SUP] Peart died of glioblastoma on January 7, 2020, at age 67.[SUP][16][/SUP]
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