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• James Orthwein, 84, N.F.L. Owner, Dies

  Mr. Orthwein, an advertising executive and investor, was a former owner of the New England Patriots and played a role in the Rams’ move from Los Angeles to St. Louis. Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 2:36 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Deaths (Obituaries), National Football League, New England Patriots, St Louis Rams, Orthwein, James Busch

• Gene Upshaw, N.F.L. Union Chief, Dies

  Mr. Upshaw, the longtime head of the N.F.L. players association and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, was 63. Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:57 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Deaths (Obituaries), National Football League, Upshaw, Gene

• John Pont, Who Coached Indiana to Rose Bowl, Dies at 80

  Mr. Pont was a football-coaching lifer who was best remembered for taking Indiana University to its first bowl game in 1968. Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:32 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Deaths (Obituaries), Indiana University, Pont, John

• Charlie Jones, 77, Pioneer Sportscaster, Is Dead

  Mr. Jones was the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer dated to the beginning of the American Football League in 1960. Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 3:08 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Deaths (Obituaries), Jones, Charlie

• John Rauch, 80, Coached Raiders and Bills in N.F.L., Is Dead

  Mr. Rauch coached the Oakland Raiders in the second Super Bowl and was later O. J. Simpson’s first coach in professional football with the Buffalo Bills. Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Deaths (Obituaries), Rauch, John

• Dwight White, 58, Mad Dog of Vaunted Steel Curtain, Is Dead

  White, the defensive end known as Mad Dog, helped lead the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles in the 1970s. Posted Friday, June 06, 2008 8:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, Deaths (Obituaries), Pittsburgh Steelers

• Will Robinson, 96, Top Scout, Dies

  Mr. Robinson broke racial barriers as a college basketball coach and discovered talented players as a scout for both professional basketball and football teams. Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:26 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, College Athletics, Football, Deaths (Obituaries)

• Ray Smith Poole, 86, Star With Giants and Ole Miss, Is Dead

  Mr. Poole was a former Giants All-Pro end and a three-sport star at the University of Mississippi. Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 9:58 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, New York Giants, Deaths (Obituaries), Poole, Ray Smith

• Ray Smith Poole, 86, Football Star, Is Dead

  Mr. Poole was a former Giants All-Pro end and a three-sport star at the University of Mississippi. Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 6:05 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Football, New York Giants, Deaths (Obituaries), Poole, Ray Smith

• Otto Schnellbacher, Two-Sport Star at Kansas, Dies at 84

  Considered by Kansans to have been one of the state’s greatest athletes, Mr. Schnellbacher was an all-pro defensive back for the N.F.L. Giants and also played pro basketball. Posted Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:07 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Football, Deaths (Obituaries), University of Kansas, Schnellbacher, Otto