John Craighead dead; champion of Yellowstone's grizzlies was 100
John Craighead, a lifelong outdoorsman who along with his twin brother subdued, tagged and tracked the grizzly bears of Yellowstone National Park in a landmark study during the 1960s, revealing as...
View ArticleRichie Dunn dead; former NHL defenseman was 59
BUFFALO -- Former NHL defenseman Richie Dunn died Tuesday at his home in Akron, New York. He was 59.
View ArticleWalter Bush dead; former USA Hockey president was 86
Walter Bush, the former USA Hockey president and primary founder of the Minnesota North Stars, died Thursday. He was 86.
View ArticleEd Temple dead; Olympic gold medalist Wilma Rudolph's coach was 89
Ed Temple, the former Tennessee State track and field coach whose Tigerbelles won 13 Olympic gold medals and helped break down racial and gender barriers in the sport, died Thursday night.
View ArticleAttorney Peter T. Affatato dead at 92; was 'dean of trial lawyers'
For more than five decades, defense attorney Peter T. Affatato was a fixture in the state Supreme Court in Mineola. Until well into his 80s, he could be seen regularly in the hallways of the building,...
View ArticleDorothy Coleman, voice for racial, gender equality, dead at 70
When poorly educated black grandmothers came to Amityville from the South to raise their grandchildren, Dorothy "Dottie" Coleman stepped in to help with the children's homework.
View ArticleRichard Trentlage dead; Oscar Mayer Wiener songwriter was 87
The man who got generations of hot dog lovers singing along to the Oscar Mayer wiener song has died.
View ArticleCurtis Roosevelt dead; grandson of a president was 86
Roosevelt died Sept. 26 at 86 at his home in Saint-Bonnet-du-Gard, France.
View ArticleOscar Brand dies; longtime radio host, folksinger was 96
Folk singer, songwriter and radio host Oscar Brand, known for his long-running New York radio show "Folksong Festival," died at his home in Great Neck. He was 96.
View ArticleAaron Pryor dead; boxing champion known as 'The Hawk' was 60
Aaron Pryor, the relentless junior welterweight who fought two memorable bouts with Alexis Arguello, died Sunday.
View ArticleJack W. Kratsas, ex-businessman, Korean War vet, dead at 86
Jack W. Kratsas, a Korean War veteran and small-business owner, died Oct. 1 at a hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. He was 86.
View ArticleDennis Byrd, iconic ex-Jets defensive lineman, dies in car crash
Former Jets defensive lineman Dennis Byrd, who was paralyzed during a game in 1992 but defied doctors' predictions that he would never walk again, died yesterday in a two-vehicle collision north of...
View ArticleDennis Byrd leaves behind a legacy of toughness, resilience like no other
Dennis Byrd knew it was the right time to give back the jersey he wore in his final NFL game.
View ArticlePeter Allen dead; host of Metropolitan Opera's radio broadcasts was 96
Peter Allen, a broadcaster who for 29 years was the announcer of the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday matinee radio broadcasts, delivering Wagner and Verdi to millions of listeners beyond the Met's gilded...
View ArticleFulton Walker dead; former Miami Dolphins star was 58
Fulton Walker, the first player to score on a Super Bowl kickoff return, has died at the age of 58 in his hometown of Martinsburg, West Virginia.
View ArticleEdward Gorman dead; mystery and crime writer was 74
Gorman's publicist says he died Friday after a long battle with cancer. He was 74.
View ArticleDon Ciccone dead; songwriter and lead singer of The Critter was 70
Don Ciccone, the lead singer and songwriter of The Critters, died last week in Ketchum, Idaho. He was 70.
View ArticleJoseph Suozzi dead; judge, former mayor, candidate's dad was 95
Suozzi, a heralded figure in Glen Cove politics and the father of Thomas Suozzi, the former Nassau County executive currently running for New York's 3rd Congressional District, died of natural causes,...
View ArticleJohn G. 'Jack' Foerst Jr. dies; fundraising pioneer was 88
John G. "Jack" Foerst Jr., the father of modern nonprofit fundraising, died Oct. 7 at St. Francis Hospital in Flower Hill after a massive stroke the week before. He was 89.
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