2026 - They died this year

[tusks_n_raider]

Great 70s Band.

‘Mama Told Me’ is one of my favorite songs from the 70s

Feels like it gets used in almost every 1970s period piece film now in a party scene.

It’s just has a quintessential 70s sound.

RIP Chuck

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Legendary Detroit Tigers pitcher Mickey Lolich, whose three complete game victories in the 1968 World Series delivered a championship and earned him the series MVP, has died at age 85.

As one of the anchors of the Tigers’ pitching staff in the 1960s and '70s, the portly southpaw, who once called himself “a beer drinker’s idol,” developed into one of the game’s most durable and best left-handed starting pitchers ever.

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/02/04/mickey-lolich-death-detroit-tigers-1968-world-series/69512373007/

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

Bud Moore, former Alabama football player and coach, influential businessman, dies at 86​

Good player. Very good coach and nice guy. RIP

https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/...coach-influential-businessman-dies-at-86.html

 

[selmaborntidefan]

RIP Ron Kenoly

Gospel Worship Leader Ron Kenoly Dies At 81, Leaving Legacy That Shaped Generations - That Eric Alper

Legendary American gospel singer and worship leader Ron Kenoly has died at the age of 81, confirmed by his music director Bruno Miranda. Kenoly’s influence stretched across 123 nations over 48 years of ministry. His songs became fixtures in churches around the world. “Ancient of Days”, “Let...

www.thatericalper.com

 

[Bazza]

LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of The 5th Dimension and a longtime celebrity and sports photographer whose images graced magazines including Jet, Ebony and Harper’s Bazaar, has died. He was 90.

McLemore died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas, a publicist announced. He suffered a stroke several years ago.

With The 5th Dimension alongside Florence LaRue, Ron Townson and married couple Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo, McLemore helped bring a polished, genre-blending sound to American pop and soul in the late 1960s and early ’70s on such hits as “Up, Up and Away” and “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In.”

 

[Bamaro]

Ed 'Isky' Iskenderian, 'The Camfather,' dies at 104 years old His name graced the sides of Indy cars and stock cars.​

His name graced the sides of Indy cars and stock cars. Top Fuel dragsters streaked across the finish line, his engineering thumping away inside their supercharged Hemi engines. On the Bonneville Salt Flats, Isky was the unseen hand propelling such legends of speed as Mickey Thompson to record-breaking velocities. Ed "Isky" Iskenderian earned his nickname of "The Camfather" through performance-enhancing camshaft designs and brilliant marketing campaigns that brought the thrill and skill of a Richard Petty Daytona lap or a Don Garlits quarter-mile to every kid building a hotted-up car in their own garage. His influence can be felt in every form of motorsport today, and Isky lived long enough to enjoy the changing landscape of the industry he helped pioneer.​

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen has died at 91 after a legendary career in Philadelphia and Washington.

NFL great Sonny Jurgensen dies at 91

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen has died at 91 after a legendary career in Philadelphia and Washington.

www.usatoday.com

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen has died at 91 after a legendary career in Philadelphia and Washington.

NFL great Sonny Jurgensen dies at 91

Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen has died at 91 after a legendary career in Philadelphia and Washington.

www.usatoday.com

Was it Jurgensen that had the gut but would still beat you?

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Former Atlanta Braves player passes at 34. He was a member of the 2021 World Series winners.

A two-time World Series champion outfielder died suddenly at 34

A speedy outfielder who played for the Dodgers, Mets, Cubs, Braves, and Royals and won two World Series died suddenly at 34.

www.newsweek.com

 

[crimsonaudio]

Brad Arnold, lead singer of Three Doors Down, has died at 47 from cancer.

I got to know Brad (and 3DD) when they cut their first record at the studio I worked at 25-ish years ago. Great guys, but Brad was a really special dude.

This one hurts.

Rest in peace, my friend.

 

[Bazza]

 

[rolltide_21]

Brad Arnold, lead singer of Three Doors Down, has died at 47 from cancer.

I got to know Brad (and 3DD) when they cut their first record at the studio I worked at 25-ish years ago. Great guys, but Brad was a really special dude.

This one hurts.

Rest in peace, my friend.

Pride of Escatawpa, MS.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Was it Jurgensen that had the gut but would still beat you?

He was kind of plump, but I’m thinking you might be thinking of his successor, Billy Kilmer.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Oof, Greg Brown, founding guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band Cake, has died at the age of 57. He wrote "The Distance".

Rest in peace.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Not sure how this one went under the radar


Olympic gold medalist and National Gymnastics Hall of Famer Jim Hartung died Saturday night, the University of Nebraska said in a statement. The two-time Olympian had served as an assistant coach at his alma mater for 19 seasons.

An eight-time National Team member, four-time World Championships team member and two-time Olympian, Hartung was part of the historic men’s 1984 Olympic Team that won gold in Los Angeles, where he also qualified for the vault final.

Jim Hartung passes away at age 65 • USA Gymnastics

Olympic gold medalist and National Gymnastics Hall of Famer Jim Hartung died Saturday night, the University of Nebraska said in a statement.

usagym.org

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Barry Wilburn is the defensive back that Ricky Nattiel beat for a bomb TD on the first play of Super Bowl XXII. He later intercepted two passes in that game. Tragically, he died in a house fire near Memphis Friday.

Former Washington cornerback, Super Bowl champion, dies in house fire

Barry Wilburn spent his first five NFL seasons with Washington, leading the league in interceptions one year and winning a Super Bowl.

www.yahoo.com

 

[rolltide_21]

Oof, Greg Brown, founding guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band Cake, has died at the age of 57. He wrote "The Distance".

Rest in peace.

I will listen to it in his honor. One of the few songs that typifies 90s music

 

[tusks_n_raider]

James Van Der Beek has lost his battle with Cancer.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...-dead-death-cancer-dawsons-creek/86345578007/

RIP

 

[Bazza]

R.I.P. Mox......"Code of Honor" scene.......Varsity Blues........

 

[BamaSC]

My hometown, Huntsville lost a music legend last weekend. Saw him many times at the Tip Top and other venues. RIP Microwave Dave. Al.com story