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Wes Unseld
Sports & Athletics
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Wes Unseld

Westley Sissel Unseld
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
14 March 1946 โ€“ 2 June 2020 (74 years old)

Westley Sissel 'Wes' Unseld was an immovable, selfless American basketball center who joined Wilt Chamberlain as one of only two players in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year and the regular-season MVP in the same season (1969). The cornerstone of the Baltimore/Washington Bullets franchise, he guided them to the 1978 NBA championship with bone-crushing screens and the greatest two-handed overhead outlet passes in basketball history.

Catonsville, Maryland, United States
Don Shula
Sports & Athletics
12
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,890

Don Shula

Donald Francis Shula
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
4 January 1930 โ€“ 4 May 2020 (90 years old)

Donald Francis Shula was an American football coaching titan who holds the all-time NFL record for the most career victories by a head coach (347 wins). The architect of the Miami Dolphins dynasty, he coached the immortal 1972 Dolphins to an unblemished 17-0 recordโ€”the only completely undefeated, untied regular and postseason championship in NFL history.

Indian Creek, Florida, United States
Idir
Arts & Music
4
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Idir

ุฅูŠุฏูŠุฑ (ุญู…ูŠุฏ ุดุฑูŠุช)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1949 โ€“ 2020 (70 years old)

Beloved Algerian Kabyle singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist whose 1976 lullaby 'A Vava Inouva' became the first international world music hit from North Africa, heard in seventy-seven countries.

Paris, France
Kobe Bryant
Sports & Athletics
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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
23 August 1978 โ€“ 26 January 2020 (41 years old)

Kobe Bean Bryant was an iconic American basketball player who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five NBA championships, the 2008 NBA MVP award, two Olympic gold medals, and scoring 81 points in a single game (second highest in NBA history). His relentless work ethic, codified worldwide as 'Mamba Mentality', inspired millions of athletes across the globe.

Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California, United States
Peter Snell
Sports & Athletics
14
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,240

Peter Snell

Sir Peter George Snell
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand
17 December 1938 โ€“ 12 December 2019 (80 years old)

Sir Peter George Snell was a powerhouse New Zealand middle-distance runner who captured three Olympic gold medals and set world records in the 800 meters, 1,000 meters, and the mile. The premier disciple of coaching visionary Arthur Lydiard, he achieved the rare 800m/1,500m double at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, and later became an eminent professor of exercise physiology.

Dallas, Texas, United States
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