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Former Bengals Star Rudi Johnson Dies by Suicide at Age 45 in His Home State of Florida  Realtor.com Former Auburn, Bengals RB Johnson dies at 45  ESPN Ex-Bengals star Rudi Johnson dead at 45  Fox News Rudi Johnson, former Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl running back, dies at 45  NBC News Former Bengals running back Rudi Johnson dead at 45 in suicide  New York Post Source …

Former Appalachian State head coach Shawn Clark died Monday. The former offensive lineman and long time coach was 50 years old. Clark was on the UCF staff this season under Scott Frost, who returned to the school following a year away from coaching. Frost initially left for Nebraska but as he returned to the Orlando area, he hired Clark to …

Mike ReissSep 22, 2025, 08:58 AM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Bobby Grier, whose career as a football coach and front …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — UCF offensive line coach Shawn Clark died Sunday at 50 years old nearly two weeks after he was hospitalized with a medical emergency, the school announced. Clark suffered the medical emergency on Sept. 9 and had been away from the team. He was said last week to be stable at the hospital. The team did not …

Adam RittenbergSep 22, 2025, 11:34 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. UCF assistant coach Shawn Clark, who was the head coach at Appalachian State for five seasons, died Sunday at 50. Clark had been hospitalized after experiencing a medical emergency Sept. 9. UCF coach Scott Frost said last week that Clark was …

Sonny Curtis, Who Wrote the ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ Theme, Dies at 88  The New York Times Sonny Curtis, Buddy Holly’s The Crickets frontman who sang ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dead at 88  New York Post Sonny Curtis, Crickets Member Who Wrote ‘I Fought the Law,’ Dead at 88  Yahoo Hall-of-famer, Crickets member Sonny Curtis dies  KCBD Sonny Curtis Dies at 88: Tributes …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bernie Parent, the Hall of Famer considered one of the great goalies of all time who anchored the net for the Philadelphia Flyers’ only two Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s during their Broad Street Bullies heyday, has died. He was 80. The Flyers made the announcement Sunday but provided no details. Parent died overnight in his …

Parent earned trust with two of the greatest seasons ever by an NHL goaltender. From 1973-75 he won 91 games, 24 by shutout, and earned the Vezina Trophy each time. The Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup in 1974 and repeated in 1975, with Parent winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP each time. …

Sonny Curtis, who played with and wrote songs for Buddy Holly as a member of the Crickets, then wrote songs as varied as “I Fought the Law” (recorded by the Bobby Fuller Four, the Clash and others) and “Love Is All Around” (the Mary Tyler Moore Show theme), died Sept. 19, 2025. His death was reported on the Buddy Holly …

Getty Images Keith McIvor, also known as JD Twitch, started the Optimo Espacio club night at Sub Club in 1997 Keith McIvor, one half of Glasgow club duo Optimo, has died aged 57. Known by the stage name JD Twitch, he was diagnosed with an untreatable brain tumour earlier this year. In a statement posted on social media his fellow …