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Former Timberwolf Eddie Griffin dies at 25. Eddie Jamaal Griffin (May 30, 1982 – August 17, 2007) was an American professional basketball player from Philadelphia. He last played for the NBA 's Minnesota Timberwolves, who waived him on March 13, 2007. Months later, he was killed in a car crash.
Evansville Purple Aces plane crash. Fourteen members of the 1977–78 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team died in a plane crash on December 13, 1977, along with fifteen others including head coach Bobby Watson. The players killed were: Seniors: Kevin Kingston, John Ed Washington, and Marion Anthony “Tony” Windburn
The Air Indiana Flight 216 crash occurred on December 13, 1977, at 19:22 CST, when a Douglas DC-3, registration N51071 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, the Evansville Purple Aces, crashed on takeoff at the Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, Indiana. The aircraft lost control and crashed shortly after lift-off. [1]
Thurman Lee Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979) was an American professional baseball catcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, from 1969 until his death in 1979. A seven-time All-Star, Munson had a career batting average of .292 with 113 home runs and 701 runs batted in (RBIs).
On December 13, 1977, all 14 members of the varsity team and some members of the staff were killed in the Air Indiana Flight 216 crash. The Purple Aces had been travelling to Nashville, Tennessee , to play the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Evansville Regional Airport and killed all ...
Christian Oliver and His Two Daughters Killed in Caribbean Plane Crash David Soul, 'Starsky & Hutch' Star, Dead at 80 'Coco' Actress Ana Ofelia Murguía, Who Voiced Mama Coco, Dead at 90
23 people died on the crash; six people of this ice hockey team: three players (including Miroslav Pašek and Zdeněk Nový), two top club officials and a reporter: 1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il-12 plane crash: Eglisau, Switzerland: see: 1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il-12 plane crash: Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics women's team: Bulgaria: 1978
Malik Sealy. Malik Sealy (February 1, 1970 – May 20, 2000) was an American professional basketball player, active from 1992 until his death in an automobile accident at the age of 30. Sealy played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves ...