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Harold (Happy) Hairston 2001 Deaths

Harold (Happy) HairstonAge: 58 fierce rebounding forward, who played a key role on one of pro sports' greatest teams, the 1971 L.A. Lakers, a team that won 69 games, including a pro-sports…

Stan (Chook) Maxwell 2001 Deaths

Stan (Chook) MaxwellAge: 66 pro hockey pioneer who, with Willie O'Ree, was one the first black players to break through the NHL's color barrier; starred Canada's junior hockey ranks and…

Rose E. Bird Biography

Rose E. BirdAge: 63 liberal California judge who became the first woman chief justice of the state's supreme court. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed her chief justice in 1977, but California voters…

Madeline Kahn 1999 Deaths

Madeline KahnAge: 57 film, theater, and television actress known for her childlike voice, ditsy persona, and razor-sharp wit. The Oscar-nominated actress won a 1993 Tony Award for her…

Gordon Wren Biography

Gordon WrenAge: 80 the only American to qualify for four Olympic skiing events; placed second in combined jumping and fifth in special jumping at the 1948 Winter Games in St. Moritz,…

John Milner 2000 Deaths

John MilnerAge: 50 OF-1B who played on pennant-winning teams with the Mets in 1973 and the Pirates in 1979; led the Mets in HRs his first three full years in the majors; .306 average in 10…

Joe Mullaney 2000 Deaths

Joe MullaneyAge: 75 former L.A. Lakers and Providence College basketball coach; coached Lakers for two seasons beginning in 1969 and coached the Friars from 1955-69 and 1981-85; led…

Lido Starelli 2000 Deaths

Lido StarelliAge: 79 San Francisco 49ers No. 1 fan who attended every home game starting Sept. 1, 1946 except for the day his father died; honored in 1998 and rewarded with a trip to the Pro…

Kay Yow Biography

women's basketball coachBorn: March 14, 1942Died: January 24, 2009 (North Carolina, USA) Best Known as: coach of North Carolina State women's basketball team…

Rue McClanahan Biography

actressBorn: 2/21/1934Died: 6/3/2010Best Known as: Blanche Devereaux in television series Golden Girls Eddi-Rue McClanahan made her acting debut as a precocious 4…