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Jerome Weidman 1998 Deaths
Jerome WeidmanAge: 85 revered New York novelist and playwright who first made a splash with his novel I Can Get It for You Wholesale and later won a Pulitzer Prize with George …Syl Apps 1998 Deaths
Syl Apps Age: 83 a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and winner of the first Calder Trophy in 1937 as the NHL's rookie of the year (although the NHL began recognizing a rookie…Best Pal 1998 Deaths
Best PalAge: 10 thoroughbred horse seventh in career earnings at the time of his death; won 18 of 47 starts and earned $5,668,245; finished second in the 1991 Kentucky Derby a…Frank Brimsek 1998 Deaths
Frank BrimsekAge: 83 NHL goalie dubbed "Mr. Zero" after shutting out the opposition in six of his first eight professional games; recorded 42 shutouts in his career with the B…Chris Dundee 1998 Deaths
Chris DundeeAge: 91 boxing promoter who promoted eight world heavyweight championship fights and helped put Miami Beach on the boxing map; promoted in Richmond, Washington and…Eddie Elias 1998 Deaths
Eddie EliasAge: 69 sports television pioneer and later a celebrity agent who established the Professional Bowlers Tour in 1958; helped turn bowling from a recreational sport t…Larry Ellis 1998 Deaths
Larry EllisAge: 70 track and field coach for the U.S. men's team at the 1984 Olympics and past president of USA Track & Field; coached 1968 Olympic long jump champion Bob …E.W. (Skip) Etchells 1998 Deaths
E.W. (Skip) EtchellsAge: 87 influential boat builder who won several U.S. and international yachting championships; designed the Etchells 22, a design now known as the Interna…Wilbur Charles (Weeb) Ewbank 1998 Deaths
Wilbur Charles (Weeb) EwbankAge: 91 professional football coach with the NY Jets and Baltimore Colts who won two of the sport's biggest games in history; led the Colts to a vi…Meredith Gourdine 1998 Deaths
Meredith GourdineAge: 69 won the long jump silver medal at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki; of a series of strokesDied: Houston, Nov. 20, 1998Albert Gore Sr.G - LLew Grade …Trending
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