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Kevin Duckworth, former Trail Blazer, dies at 44
ESPN.com news services
Updated: August 26, 2008, 10:46 AM ET
Duckworth
Kevin Duckworth, a two-time NBA All-Star who spent the majority of his 12 NBA seasons as the Portland Trail Blazers' center, has died. He was 44.
Duckworth died Monday in Kernville, Ore., near the coastal town of Lincoln City. His death was confirmed by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Duckworth was in town as part of a Trail Blazers group hosting a free kids basketball clinic, Fox 12 reported on its Web site.
The cause of his death was not released Tuesday morning.
The 7-foot Duckworth started at center when the Trail Blazers won Western Conference titles in 1990 and '92. He played in the NBA All-Star Game in 1989 and '91.
Remembering Duckworth
TrueHoop's Henry Abbott will always remember Kevin Duckworth for his starring role in the most exciting basketball game Abbott has seen in person. Blog
He spent 1986-93 with Portland and also played for Washington, Milwaukee and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Duckworth's last season in the league, 1996-97, was spent with the Clippers. He played his college basketball at Eastern Illinois. A second-round draft pick of the San Antonio Spurs in 1986, Duckworth was named the NBA's Most Improved Player in his second year in the league.
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I remember when the Pistons played against the Blazers in the finals in the late 80s.....Duck always had major weight issues....one of the bloggers at ESPN estimated that he might have weighed as much as 500 pounds at his death......Still very sad to die so young.....He was one of those players that you never heard anything bad about.....Last edited by ghandi; August 26, 2008, 10:28 AM.
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I will miss this unmistakable voice.
'King Of Voiceovers' Don LaFontaine Dies
Originally posted Tuesday September 02, 2008 11:35 AM EDT
Don LaFontaine Photo by: Dan Tuffs / Getty
Don LaFontaine, a voiceover artist known to many as "King of Voiceovers," died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 68.
A 25-year veteran of the industry, LaFontaine was the preeminent voice of movie trailers, and also voiced popular shows like Entertainment Tonight, the Insider and hundreds of spots for radio and television. His other work included commercials for McDonalds, Budweiser and voiceover work for all the major television networks. According to reports, he worked on nearly 5,000 films ? and was the in-show announcer for the Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards.
LaFontaine's agent confirms to Entertainment Tonight that he passed away from Pneumothorax, the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity which house the lungs. The official cause of death has not been released.
Most recently, LaFontaine stepped into the spotlight, parodying himself in a series of television commercials for Geico."And I'm a million different people from one day to the next..."
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Norman Whitfield dies
Motown songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield, whose credits include hits I Heard It Through The Grapevine and War, has died in Los Angeles.
If it hadn't had been for him and a few other guys, I might be supporting another team!!AAL Quintez Cephus
If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try to get up.
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Acting legend Paul Newman dies at 83
Spokeswoman says Oscar-winning superstar icon has succumbed to cancer
BREAKING NEWS
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NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has died, a spokeswoman said Saturday. He was 83.
Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at his farmhouse near Westport, publicist Jeff Sanderson said. He was surrounded by his family and close friends.
In May, Newman said he had dropped plans to direct a fall production of "Of Mice and Men," citing unspecified health issues.
He got his start in theater and on television during the 1950s, and went on to become one of the world's most enduring and popular film stars, a legend held in awe by his peers.
10 Oscar nominations
Newman was nominated for Oscars 10 times, winning one regular award and two honorary ones, and had major roles in more than 50 motion pictures, including "Exodus," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Verdict," "The Sting" and "Absence of Malice."
Newman worked with some of the greatest directors of the past half century, from Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston to Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese and the Coen brothers.
His co-stars included Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and, most famously, Robert Redford, his sidekick in "Butch Cassidy" and "The Sting."#birdsarentreal
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