Died November 1

McKibbin placed third after Kelly Clarkson and runner-up Justin Guarini.

Rudy Boesch was a former Navy SEAL who competed in “Survivor: Borneo” in 2000, coming in third place and becoming a popular fan favorite.

Brad Bufanda, an actor who had a supporting role in “Veronica Mars,” died in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, according to multiple news sources. Suicide has been reported …

John Orsino, a former Major League Baseball catcher, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, following a long illness, according to The Associated Press. He was 78. …

Static-X frontman Wayne Static had a big impact on hard rock.

In 1999, the NFL lost one of its all-time greatest players, running back Walter Payton—otherwise known as “Sweetness.”

He won a Pulitzer Prize for “The Confessions of Nat Turner.”