Born January

As manager for the 1986 Mets, he turned a struggling team into victors.

He played the guitar-playing ranch hand Randy Benton.

He was a co-founder of the Grammy Award-winning band.

He held world championships in the light heavyweight and cruiserweight classes.

He also coached the WBNA’s Utah Starzz.

He was also a civil rights advocate who helped desegregate the Cowboys.

Marinelli is best remembered for his long tenure as a cross-dressing gangster.

Yarbrough and Peoples topped the charts in 1981 with “Don’t Stop the Music.”

Bell was also in “Hawaii Five-O” and was a longtime Kona Brewing brand ambassador.

Kuscsik repeatedly broke down barriers just as women were being allowed to run in marathons.