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Yuri Alexandrov
Sports & Athletics
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Yuri Alexandrov

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia
c. 1964 โ€“ 2013 (49 years old)

Yuri Alexandrov was a Russian Soviet-era boxer who was World Amateur Flyweight Champion in 1982, and European Amateur Bantamweight Champion in 1983, as well as four-time champion of the USSR. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Moscow, Russia
Lory Blanchard
Sports & Athletics
15
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Lory Blanchard

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland
c. 1925 โ€“ 2013 (88 years old)

David Lory Blanchard was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league football player who played representative rugby league (RL) for New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup and coached them at the 1970 World Cup. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Geneva, Switzerland
Hรฉctor Camacho
Sports & Athletics
8
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Hรฉctor Camacho

Hรฉctor Luis Camacho Matรญas
๐ŸŒ Puerto Rico
1962 โ€“ 2012 (50 years old)

Flamboyant and blindingly fast Puerto Rican professional boxer who captured world titles in three weight classes and electrified the sport with his blazing hand speed, theatrical ring entrances, and charisma.

New York City, United States
Alex Karras
Sports & Athletics
8
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Alex Karras

Alexander George Karras
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1935 โ€“ 2012 (77 years old)

Dominant All-Pro NFL defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who transitioned into a celebrated acting career, famously punching a horse as Mongo in 'Blazing Saddles' and starring as the adoptive dad in the sitcom 'Webster'.

Los Angeles, United States
Milt Campbell
Sports & Athletics
9
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Milt Campbell

Milton Gray Campbell
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1933 โ€“ 2012 (78 years old)

Superb American multi-sport athlete who made history at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics as the first African American athlete to win the Olympic decathlon gold medal, crowned the 'World's Greatest Athlete'.

Scotch Plains, United States
Art Modell
Sports & Athletics
8
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Art Modell

Arthur Bertram Modell
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1925 โ€“ 2012 (87 years old)

Influential American sports executive and NFL team owner of the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens who revolutionized sports television by championing the creation of 'Monday Night Football'.

Pikesville, United States
Johnny Pesky
Sports & Athletics
8
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Johnny Pesky

John Michael Paveskovich
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1919 โ€“ 2012 (92 years old)

Beloved Boston Red Sox player, manager, coach, and goodwill ambassador whose sixty-year association with Fenway Park made him 'Mr. Red Sox' and gave his name to Fenway's right-field foul pole, 'Pesky's Pole'.

Lakewood, United States
Teรณfilo Stevenson
Sports & Athletics
34
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Teรณfilo Stevenson

Teรณfilo Stevenson Lawrence
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Cuba
29 March 1952 โ€“ 11 June 2012 (60 years old)

Teรณfilo Stevenson was a monumental Cuban heavyweight boxer who became one of only three men in history to win three Olympic boxing gold medals (Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980). Renowned for his devastating right hand and textbook athletic grace, he famously rejected a $5 million offer from American promoters to turn professional and fight Muhammad Ali, proclaiming: 'What is a million dollars compared to the love of eight million Cubans?'

Havana, Cuba
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