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pic.twitter.com/M4gLMguftzThe White Sox send our condolences to the family and friends of seven-time All-Star and 1972 A.L. MVP, Dick Allen, who passed away today.

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Ken Burrough (1948–2022), former Oilers star receiver

Ken Burrough was a star wide receiver for the Houston Oilers who has the second most touchdown catches in the team’s history. Ken Burrough was a wide receiver drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. After one season, they traded him to the Houston Oilers where he played for the rest of his career.

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Gene Clines (1946–2022), part of MLB’s first all-minority lineup

Gene Clines was an outfielder who was part of Major League Baseball’s first all-minority lineup and who won the 1971 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gene Clines was a speedy line-drive hitting outfielder who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1971 World Series championship. He played center field for the Pirates on September 1, 1971, when they fielded the first all-minority lineup in Major League Baseball history featuring players of Black and Latino descent.

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Joe Simon (1936–2021), Grammy-winning R&B singer

Joe Simon was an R&B singer known for hit singles including “The Chokin’ Kind,” “Power of Love,” and “Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor).”After a poverty-stricken childhood and a time when he was homeless and lived in a chicken coop, Simon began singing professionally with the Golden West Gospel Singers in the 1950s. After going solo, he began charting hits in the mid-1960s and had a No.

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Les Emmerson (1944–2021), writer of the classic rock anthem “Signs”

Les Emmerson was a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote the classic rock anthem “Signs,” which was a hit song for his band the Five Man Electrical Band.Les Emmerson was the primary songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist with the Canandian rock band the Five Man Electrical Band. The Ottawa, Ontario group was first known as the Staccatos and had a top ten hit in Canada in 1966 titled “Half Past Midnight.” Though they has some success in their native country, they had not broken through in America.

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Claude Humphrey (1944–2021), Hall of Fame defensive end

Claude Humphrey was a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end who played with the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles.Claude Humphrey was one of the NFL’s elite pass rushers during his career as a defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. He was the third overall draft pick in 1968 by the Falcons after a standout college career at Tennessee State.

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David Lander (1947-2020), Squiggy on ‘Laverne & Shirley’

Falling Down Laughing: How Squiggy Caught Multiple Sclerosis and Didn’t Tell Nobody. He went on to serve as a goodwill ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.pic.twitter.com/G804z4F5bRDavid Lander was brilliantly funny.

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Arcelio Garcia (1946 – 2020), lead singer for Latin rock band Malo

Arcelio Garcia was the lead singer for the Latin rock band Malo, known for their 1972 hit single “Suavecito.”Garcia was a founding member of Malo, along with bandmates including Richard Bean and Jorge Santana (1951 – 2020). Malo grew out of Garcia’s first band, the Malibus, and rose to iconic status in the Latin music community after “Suavecito” climbed to No.

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Milton Glaser (1929–2020), designer of famous “I Love NY” logo

th, 2001, Glaser created a new version with a bruised heart: “I ❤ NY More Than Ever.” Among his other striking designs were a poster of Bob Dylan in silhouette with multi-colored psychedelic hair included with his 1967 Greatest Hits album, the DC comics “bullet” logo used from 1977–2005, and the Brooklyn Brewery logo. He was the first graphic designer to be awarded the National Medal of Arts.In 1968 he co-founded New York magazine with editor Clay Felker.

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Ken Burrough (1948–2022), former Oilers star receiver

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