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| PAT BURNS |
PAT BURNS, the former Montreal police officer who led New Jersey to the 2003 Stanley Cup title and was the NHL's coach of the year with three teams, died Friday. He was 58. Burns battled cancer of the colon and the liver in 2004 and 2005 and hoped he had beaten the disease, but in January 2009 doctors found it had spread to his lungs.
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November 2010 |
| DOUG BROWN |
DOUG BROWN, principal and architectural director at Aecom Ellerbe Becket, died Saturday of cancer in Greater Kansas City. He was 58. Brown served as project manager and senior project architect for seven major league arenas, two NFL stadiums and Notre Dame Stadium's expansion and renovation. Brown's most recent project was Matthew Knight Arena, the Univ. of Oregon's basketball arena scheduled to open in January. Three of his projects – the Notre Dame upgrades, the Rose Garden and BankAtlantic Center – received American Institute of Architects design awards. (Sports Business Daily)
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November 2010 |
| LINDA DOZORETZ |
Former IMG spokesperson LINDA DOZORETZ lost her battle to cancer at the age of 62. Her longtime clients included MARTINA NAVRATILOVA.
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November 2010 |
| JIM HUNTER |
NASCAR Vice President, Corporate Communications JIM HUNTER – described as “one of NASCAR’s giants” lost his battle at the age of 71 after a 12-month battle with lung cancer.
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November 2010 |
| Jay Larkin |
JAY LARKIN, one of the most powerful executives in boxing, loses his battle with brain cancer in August 2010. Jay Larkin, once one of the most powerful people in the boxing industry as head of the franchise for Showtime, died Monday after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 59. Larkin spent 22 years with the network, rising from junior publicist to senior vice president and executive producer until he was fired in November 2005. He ran the boxing department for more than a decade until losing his job during cutbacks by parent company Viacom. Larkin was involved with boxing at Showtime since it first began televising the sport in March 1986, when it aired Marvelous Marvin Hagler's middleweight title defense against John Mugabi. He was the driving force in deciding which fights Showtime would buy and was the chief negotiator in those deals.
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August 2010 |
| Leah Siegel |
A mother gone to soon: Former ESPN executive LEAH SIEGEL loses her battle with breast cancer on July 26, 2010
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August 2010 |
| Rick Isaacson |
H. RICHARD "RICK" ISAACSON, a former IMG executive who was one of the seminal sports agency’s longest-tenured employees, died over the weekend at his Brooklyn home after suffering from pancreatic cancer for two years. He was 67. Isaacson joined IMG in '68, and worked there for more than 40 years. He founded IMG Licensing in the '80s, growing it into the world’s biggest independent celebrity, trademark and event licensing organization. Isaacson created licensing programs with some of IMG’s most renowned athletes, including ARNOLD PALMER and TIGER WOODS; with its biggest properties, like the Wimbledon Championships; and with various brands seeking licensing extensions, like Steinway.
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February 2010 |
