The NBA was particularly hard hit this year, again.
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| Ted Christopher 1958-2017 |
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| Dave Creighton 1930-2017 |
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| Barry Dodson 1953-2017 |
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| Darryl Edestrand 1945-2017. I just got this card December 19th. |
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| Bill Ellis 1933-2017 |
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| Bob Glidden 1944-2017 |
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| Dick Gordon 1929-2017 |
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| Dallas Green 1934-2017 |
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| Frank Hamblin 1941-2017 |
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| Pete Hamilton 1942-2017 |
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| Connie Hawkins 1942-2017 |
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| Bruce Hill 1942-2017. I actually talked with him on Facebook once. |
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| Steven Holcomb 1980-2017 |
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| Darrall Imhoff 1938-2017 |
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| George Irvine 1948-2017 |
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| Steve "Snapper" Jones 1942-2017. This was the first ABA card I ever got. |
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| Toby Kimball 1942-2017 |
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| Jim McDaniels 1948-2017 |
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| Fab Melo 1990-2017 |
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| Bud Moore 1925-2017. He stormed the beaches on D-Day and received several Purple Hearts. |
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| Paul "L'il Bud" Moore 1941-2017. The two Moores are not related. |
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| Justin Reed 1982-2017 |
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| Kenny Sears 1933-2017 |
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| Charles Shackleford 1966-2017 |
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| Mark Smith 1954-2017 |
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| Dave Stallworth 1941-2017. He had a heart attack during his career and played afterwords! |
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| Skeeter Swift 1946-2017 |
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| Roland Taylor 1946-2017 |
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| Robert Yates 1943-2017 |
It is really nice that you do this In Memoriam page, but it always makes me so sad to see who is gone. Some of these guys were so young, too.
ReplyDeleteI just wish the post was smaller!
Deletethank you for posting the great Skeeter Swift tribute one of my favorites from the ABA in Pittsburgh
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to have to. The NBA even missed him in their tribute last night.
DeleteI found out that Luther Rackley had passed away in November but was not included on my source. He played for the Cincinnati Royals and Cleveland Cavaliers.
ReplyDeletesense of history!!
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