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Monday, January 2, 2017

Sports Stars Who We Lost In 2016

We have lost so many sports stars last year. Now lets review the ones we lost in the last 7 days of December of 2015 who may not got the recognition tribute that they deserved.

Meadowlark Lemon  Harlem Globetrotters
Dave Henderson  MLB


Now, lets start recognizing 2016 of the stars we lost in the sports world.

Red Parker football coach 1931-2016
George McIntyre  football coach  1939-2016
Christy O'Connor JR. Golfer  1948-2010
Bill Foster  college basketball coach  1929-2016
John Johnson  basketball  1947-2016
Maria Teresa de Fillippis first female driver for F1 racing  1926-2016
Monte Irvin  MLB  1919-2016
Dave Sime sprinter 1936-2016
Lawrence Phillips  NFL  1975-2016
Mike Salmon race car driver  1933-2016
Bob Harkey USAC champ, Indy driver  1930-2016
Mike McDowell auto racer  1932-2016
Bill Johnson Olympic's Alpine Skier  1960-2016
Rik Wilson  Hockey  1962-2016
Bobby Wanzer  basketball  1921-2016
Betty Francis  all women pro baseball team  1931-2016
Ken Sailors  basketball  1921-2016
Dave Mirra  BMX  1974-2016
Axl Rotten pro wrestler  1971-2016
Lennie Pond  NASCAR  1940-2016
Kevin Randleman  UCF  1971-2016
Lewis Feild PRCA cowboy  1956-2016
Steve Thompson  football player  1965-2016
Tony Phillips  MLB  1959-2016
Mark Young  pro wrestler  1967-2016
Bobby Johns auto racer  1932-2016
Joe Garagiola  MLB  1926-2016
Kevin Turner NFL battling ALS  1969-2016
George Curry  football coach  1944-2016
Blackjack Mulligan  pro wrestler  1942-2016
Will Smith NFL  1981-2016
Balls Mahoney  pro wrestler  1972-2016
Chyna  pro wrestler/actress  1969-2016
Don White American Speed Association drove until 2015  1926-2016
Blas Avena  MMA fighter  1983-2016
Ken Ramos  MLB  1967-2016
Kimbo Slice  UCF 1974-2016
Ryan Jimmo  UCF  1981-2016
Buddy Ryan  NFL coach  1934-2016
Pat Summitt  college basketball coach  1952-2016
Carl Haas Indy Car owner  1929-2016
Nate Thurmond  NBA  1947-2016
Dennis Green NFL coach  1949-2016
Bryan Clauson USAC champ, Indy 500 and NASCAR driver  1989-2016
Bill Alsup NASCAR modify driver 1938-2016
Bill Dooley  college football coach  1934-2016
Juan Bell MLB  1968-2016
Mr. Fuji  pro wrestler  1935-2016
Dee Dowis  Air Force Academy QB  1968-2016
Kyle Calloway  NFL  1987-2016
Bob Bissonette singer, hockey player and pro baseball owner  1981-2016
Cary Blanchard  NFL  1968-2016
Bobby Chacon boxer  1951-2016
Frank Masley  Luger  1960-2016
Jose Fernandez  MLB  1992-2016
Arnold Palmer golfer  1929-2016
Lorenzo Freeman NFL  1964-2016
Dylan Rieder skateboarder/model  1988-2016
Dennis Byrd NFL 1966-2016
Quentin Groves  NFL  1984-2016
Jack Sellers  NASCAR  1944-2016
Peggy Kirk Bell  LPGA  1921-2016
Matt Snorton  NFL  1942-2016
Keion Carpenter  NFL  1977-2016
Lavell Edwards former BYU head football coach  1930-2016
 John Barfield  MLB  1964-2016
Rebecca Black  Jockey  1976-2016
Harley Saito Japanese woman pro wrestler  1967-2016
Gene Hamm golfer  1923-2016
Herm Johnson auto racer  1953-2016
Rashaan Salaam NFL  1974-2016
Joe McKnight  NFL  1988-2016
"Baja' Bob Gordon SCORE off road racer and father of NASCAR driver Robby Gordon.  1947/48-2026
Dave Malcolmson former NASCAR truck owner  1949?-2016
Betty Jane France  wife of the founder of NASCAR  1938-2016
Waymond Stricklin auto race and father of NASCAR driver Hut Stricklin 1940-2016
Josephine Bonnett  mother of late NASCAR driver Neil Bonnett  1917-2016
David Sisco former NASCAR driver  1937-2016
Rex Robbins founder of American Speed Association  1935?-2016
Josh Sculla bull rider  1987?-2016
Luis Alonso Villarreal Flores ranked PBR bull rider, murdered on his way to an event in Mexico 1987?-2016
Coy Lutz bareback bronc rider  1996?-2016
Stevie Smith downhill mountain bike racer  1989-2016
Cody Hopkins youth bull rider died from West Nile Virus  2004-2016
Kalee Chandler barrel racer, crush to death from her horse landing on top of her at a rodeo event. 2004-2016
Cole Wohle bareback bronc rider and future firefighter  1997-2016
Steve Unger modify driver at Eldora Speedway  1980?-2016
Dylan Noble bull rider suicide by Fresno, California police officers  1996?-2016
Kyle Travis  pro wrestler  1983-2016
Iron Mike Sharpe  pro wrestler 1951-2016
Charlie Fulton pro wrestler  1949-2016
Christian Abel  pro wrestler 1984-2016
Frenchy Martin pro wrestler  1950-2016
Gordie Howe  NHL  1946-2016
Muhammad Ali  Boxer  1942-2016
Gardnar Mulloy Tennis  1913-2016
Sammy Lee Olympic Diving Gold medalist  1920-2016
Lee Reherman college football player, Hawk on American Gladiators and Actor  1966-2016


I will continue working on updates to the tributes and add info to them all.

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