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George Mikan 2005 Deaths

George MikanAge: 80 professional basketball player who at 6'10" was the game's first “big man.” He was a three-time All America player for DePaul and led the Minneapolis Lakers to five titles…

George Best 2005 Deaths

George BestAge: 59 Irish soccer star who earned fame and pop-star status for his talent on the field and for his playboy image off the field. He led Manchester United to its first European…

George Porter 2002 Deaths

George PorterAge: 81 British scientist who shared the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Manfred Eigen and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish for their studies of “extremely fast chemical…

George Ryan, 2006 News

former governor of Illinois, was convicted in April of racketeering, conspiracy, mail fraud, tax fraud, and making false statements to the FBI. Authorities said Ryan accepted gifts for…

George Allen, 2006 News

Republican senator from Virginia, was cruising toward reelection to a second term until he made a series of missteps in the late summer and early fall. In August, he referred to a Democratic…

George Miller 2003 Deaths

George MillerAge: 61 stand-up comedian who appeared on Late Night with David Letterman 56 times, more than any other comic. Died: Los Angeles, March 5, 2003Doug MichelsM - QPaul Monash…

George Ryan, 2003 News

Republican governor of Illinois, commuted the sentences of 167 inmates on death row, calling capital punishment fundamentally flawed. He announced the move in January, two days before…

George Axelrod 2003 Deaths

George AxelrodAge: 81 screenwriter whose saucy scripts, including The Seven Year Itch, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and The Manchurian Candidate, satirized the morals of the 1950s and '60s. Died:…

George Tenet, 2003 News

director of the CIA, came under fire for his agency's handling of intelligence concerning Iraq as well as the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. A Congressional report released in June revealed that…

George Plimpton 2003 Deaths

George PlimptonAge: 76 urbane writer, editor, and actor who frequently drew upon his own experiences—often his less-than-stellar exploits on the athletic field—in his works. He cofounded The…