2024 Obituaries Thread

[Ccook]

Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, age 92. No cause disclosed.

[Ccook]

Dickey Betts, guitartist and vocalist for the Allman Brothers Band, age 80 from cancer and COPD. He did Ramblin' Man and Jessica (about his then-1 year old daughter) among others.

[GRWHAMMY the 2nd]

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39980706/howie-schwab-long-espn-producer-star-trivia-show-dies

and yes, fans of semi-obscure game shows, the Schwab that was the center of the ESPN series, "Stump the Schwab"

sidenote: Dick Vitale in his tweeted announcement about this noted that Howie was having health issues
sidenote2: speaking of twitter, i jumped to the conclusion of the "rip howie" trending topic being about Howie Mandel

[Ccook]

Roman Gabriel, quarterback for the Rams and the Eagles from 1962 to 1977, age 82. No cause given.

[FieldsFan336]

The legendary voice of Hockey Night in Canada, Bob Cole, passed away yesterday at 90
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/bob-cole-obituary-1.7184556

[Hag]

Very sad, I have many memories of games he worked on. One of the greats...RIP

[Ccook]

Terry Anderson, Associated Press writer who in 1985 was captured and held hostage in Lebanon for seven years, age 76 of complications from heart surgery.

[Ccook]

Mike Pinder, last surviving founding member of the Moody Blues, age 82 following breathing difficulties.