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Jerry Buchek
Sports & Athletics
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Jerry Buchek

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
c. 1943 โ€“ 2019 (76 years old)

Gerald Peter Buchek was an American middle infielder and third baseman who played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Ahmed Makrouh
Sports & Athletics
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Ahmed Makrouh

ุฃุญู…ุฏ ู…ูƒุฑูˆุญ ุจุงุจุง
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1953 โ€“ 2018 (65 years old)

Historic striker of Difaรข Hassani El Jadidi who scored the immortal 86th-minute equalizing goal against Guinea in Ethiopia on March 14, 1976, clinching Morocco's first and only African Cup of Nations title.

Mohamed Jarir
Sports & Athletics
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Mohamed Jarir

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุฌุฑูŠุฑ ุญู…ุงู†
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1944 โ€“ 2018 (73 years old)

Legendary Raja Casablanca striker who made history on June 3, 1970, in Leรณn, Mexico, by scoring Morocco and North Africa's very first goal in FIFA World Cup history against West Germany.

Roger Bannister
Sports & Athletics
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Roger Bannister

Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Great Britain
23 March 1929 โ€“ 3 March 2018 (88 years old)

Sir Roger Bannister was an English middle-distance runner and renowned neurologist who achieved one of the most celebrated athletic breakthroughs in human history by breaking the psychological barrier of the four-minute mile on 6 May 1954 (3:59.4). Balancing full-time medical studies with training, he subsequently won the 1954 Empire Games 'Miracle Mile' over John Landy.

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