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Here goes a other sad one

Alex Trebek has passed away at 80

RIP Alex

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Alex Trebek, the genial "Jeopardy!" host with all the answers and a reassuring presence in the TV game-show landscape for five decades, has died. He was 80 years old.

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Here goes another HOF player
Celtics great Tommy Heinsohn has passed away at 86

RIP Tommy

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1969 'Miracle Mets' pitcher Les Rohr of Billings dies at 74.

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A real peach of a lady passed away last week. If you remember the film A League of Their Own, you know about the Rockford Peaches and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.



One of those players, Dorothy Christ, spent much of her life in LaPorte County. She passed away on November 2 at the age of 95.



At the age of 19, Dottie, as she was known, signed with the South Bend Blue Sox. She was traded a couple of times, and ended up playing briefly with the Rockford Peaches. Her cousin, Chuck Smith of La Porte, remembers playing catch with Dottie as a kid but had no idea she played pro until years later. He says Dottie downplayed her baseball career, since she only played one season in 1948. But, Smith says her example was a powerful one. "You and those other women that played in that baseball league,” he would tell her, "paved the way for all these young girls—not just softball, but every sport.” Smith says Dottie mentored many young players back in the 90s, including his own daughters, who played softball for La Porte High School.



According to her family, Dottie was a woman of many talents. After baseball, she excelled at bowling. She was also a wonderful singer. During her playing days, Dottie would tell family members, she did more singing in the locker room than playing on the field. Still, Dottie shares a special place in baseball history. Smith says she was contacted by the Baseball Hall of Fame back when the All-American Girls League was enshrined in Cooperstown. She received a stack of baseball cards of herself from her playing days. Smith has one of those cards, as well as her baseball mitt from 1948, in a special display. And Dottie’s memory, he says, will always have a special place in his heart.

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Add another name to the growing list of sports figure lost this year and also the HOF list

Football Green Bay Packer star Paul Hornung passes away at 84

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Foster Castleman a MLB shortstop and third baseman who played all or part of 5 seasons; 1954-1958, with the New York Giants and the Baltimore Orioles passed away on November 9th 2020 at the age of 89.

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Lindy McDaniel, long-time relief pitcher and a former All Star, has died at the age of 84.

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Dan Pfister who passed away on November 9th, 2020. Pfister was a right-handed pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1961 to 1964. He played for the Kansas City Athletics and spent his entire eight-season professional career (1957–1958; 1960–1965) in the Athletics' organization.

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Baseball Bob Miller long time Detroit Coach and member of the 1950 Phillies Whiz Kids passes away at 94