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Nov 22, 2019
Fred Cox (1938–2019), Vikings kicker co-invented Nerf football
Fred Cox, former Minnesota Vikings kicker who co-invented the Nerf football, died at his home in Monticello, Minn. On Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. He was 80.
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Mar 6, 2020
McCoy Tyner (1938–2020), influential jazz piano legend
McCoy Tyner was a legendary jazz pianist known for his time in the pioneering John Coltrane Quartet. Tyner played piano with Coltrane on his seminal albums “My Favorite Things” and “A Love Supreme.” The innovative pianist left Coltrane in 1965 and would release his own critically acclaimed albums including 1972’s “Sahara” that garnered him a Grammy nomination. Tyner would go on to win five Grammy Awards and he paid tribute to Coltrane on the album “Blues for Coltrane.”
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