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actor burt young at 83

Burt Young, Who Played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ Films, Dies at 83

Burt Young, who played Paulie in six of the “Rocky” films starring Sylvester Stallone, drawing an Oscar nomination for supporting actor for his performance in the 1976 original, has died, his daughter Anne Morea Steingieser confirmed to the New York Times. He was 83. Roger Ebert gave Young his...

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[kclj520]

I would have thought Burt was older than 83, in fact, he is only 6 years older than Sly himself!

I absolutely LOVE the Rocky movies, and Paulie was a great character. Rest in Peace.

 

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Sir Bobby Charlton passed at age 86, considered to be one of the greatest English football players of all time, a Manchester United legend who scored 249 goals during his 17 year career!

 

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Milwaukee Brewers hero of the 1982 World Series run Pete Ladd has died

Pete Ladd, one of the unlikely heroes in helping the Milwaukee Brewers advance to the 1982 World Series, has died.

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Rest in Peace Richard Roundtree, the original John Shaft from the 1971 classic!

 

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While not remembered as much as some of his contemporaries, Yul Brynner was a well known and popular actor in the 60s and 70s with The King and I, The Magnificent Seven, and Westworld as probably his best known films. His son Rock Brynner just passed away at age 76, after a life full of travel and adventure, working as a roadie for Robbie Robertson and The Band, serving as a bodyguard for Muhammad Ali, and as a college professor for many years. An interesting character who escaped his famous father's shadow!

Rock:


Yul at about the same age:


I'd say like father like son....they bore more than just a passing resemblance to one another!

 

[kclj520]

This is some truly devastating news: Matthew Perry, a wonderfully talented actor, writer, and comic was found dead today at age 54. I love Friends, but love Matthew especially, as he was one of my heroes in my own life's journey to sobriety. I am so sad for the loss to the world, but am happy that Matthew is finally at peace.

 

[grapler135s]

This is some truly devastating news: Matthew Perry, a wonderfully talented actor, writer, and comic was found dead today at age 54. I love Friends, but love Matthew especially, as he was one of my heroes in my own life's journey to sobriety. I am so sad for the loss to the world, but am happy that Matthew is finally at peace.

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Very sad to hear this!

 

[gwynn_fan]

Dodger great Frank "Hondo" Howard, 1960 Rookie of the Year \, past away at 87.

Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1968–1971) World Series champion (1963) NL Rookie of the Year (1960) 2× AL home run leader (1968, 1970) AL RBI leader (1970) Washington Nationals Ring of Honor

 

[kclj520]

Dodger great Frank "Hondo" Howard, 1960 Rookie of the Year \, past away at 87.

Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1968–1971) World Series champion (1963) NL Rookie of the Year (1960) 2× AL home run leader (1968, 1970) AL RBI leader (1970) Washington Nationals Ring of Honor

Rest in Peace, Hondo.

 

[captkirk42]

Dodger great Frank "Hondo" Howard, 1960 Rookie of the Year \, past away at 87.

Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1968–1971) World Series champion (1963) NL Rookie of the Year (1960) 2× AL home run leader (1968, 1970) AL RBI leader (1970) Washington Nationals Ring of Honor

As a Washington Baseball fan this hit me hard. Just around the time I was getting into baseball the Senators up and move to Texas. Hondo was a fave back then.

 

[kclj520]

As a Washington Baseball fan this hit me hard. Just around the time I was getting into baseball the Senators up and move to Texas. Hondo was a fave back then.

Condolences @captkirk42 , it's really tough when one of our sports heroes passes. Cool that he is part of your story growing up a fan!

 

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Rest in Peace Bob Knight, age 83.

 

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Rest in Peace Bob Knight, age 83.

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He's tossed his last chair. RIP

 

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We lost two Veterans and great NASA heroes in the past week. Rear Admiral Ken Mattingly passed away on 10.31.23; he was originally slated to pilot Apollo 13, and was transferred to Apollo 16 because of suspected exposure to measles (which he never ended up having!). Fortunately, following the mid-flight disaster, Mattingly was able to work with Mission Control in the flight simulator, working on plans to return Lovell, Haise, and Swigert home to Earth!



Following Ken's death, Colonel Frank Borman passed away on 11.7.23, fitting to remember both of them on Veterans Day weekend. He graduated West Point, became a fighter pilot, and along with Jim Lovell and Bill Anders, was part of the famous Apollo 8 crew, the first 3 human beings to orbit the Moon!



Earthrise is probably one of the most famous photos from the Apollo era, taken as the crew of Apollo 8 was orbiting the Moon, watching Earth rise as no human beings ever had before. Frank Borman and Bill Anders had a longstanding joke about who ACTUALLY snapped the iconic photo (recordings of in-flight communications have proven it to be Anders, but the joke continued between the two men for decades!).