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Frank Wycheck, former Terp who threw the lateral in ‘Music City Miracle,’ dies at age of 52
His family will follow Wycheck’s wishes to work with experts for CTE research and ongoing brain injury.
Frank Wycheck holds the Maryland school record for receptions by a tight end.
Maryland football superfan Keith ‘Special K’ Moore dies
Moore was famous for leading the “Keys, please” chant, during which fans would take out their keys and jingle them on 3rd downs.
Maryland Terrapins vs. Purdue Boilermakers at SECU Stadium in College Park, Maryland, on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. (Ashna Sandoze/Maryland Terrapins)
Linda Malat Tiburzi, abuse survivor and advocate, dies at 62
Linda Malat Tiburzi, a survivor of the notorious child rapist John Merzbacher while a student at the Catholic Community School of Baltimore in the 1970s, died at age 62. She was an advocate for survivors of abuse and rejoiced at the release of the Office of the Maryland Attorney General’s report on child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Liz Murphy and Linda Malat Tiburzi (right) embrace outside of Our Lady of Good Counsel School and church on Fort Avenue in South Baltimore in January 2023. Their friendship spanned decades. Tiburzi, who dedicated her life to supporting abuse survivors, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at age 62.
Roland Griffiths, pioneering Johns Hopkins psychedelics researcher, dies at 77
Roland Griffiths, who founded and led the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins, died yesterday. He was a pioneer in bringing psychedelics into mainstream medicine.
Roland Griffiths in the “psilocybin room” at Johns Hopkins
Orioles legend and Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson dies at 86
Orioles legend Brooks Robinson, a Hall of Famer whose on-field prowess led the Orioles to a pair of World Series championships and whose off-field charm made him a beloved figure for generations of Baltimoreans, has died, the club announced Tuesday evening.
Former Oriole Brooks Robinson is honored before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sept. 29, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Stanley Von Nieda, who played for the NBA’s Baltimore Bullets, dies at 101
The National Basketball Retired Players Association had given him a certificate last year recognizing him as the first former NBA player to reach 100 years of age.
Harvey ‘Bud’ Meyerhoff, Baltimore businessman and philanthropist who was a driving force behind Holocaust museum, dies at 96
Meyerhoff died Sunday at his Baltimore County home, according to family. He was 96.
Photo of Bud Meyerhoff - Quote from Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels:
“We were deeply saddened to hear the news of Bud Meyerhoff’s passing. A fiercely proud Baltimore native, Bud was a true champion of our city and the institutions that supported Baltimore’s economic, intellectual, and cultural life. Johns Hopkins was fortunate to benefit from his visionary leadership, including as a member of our Board of Trustees and as the inaugural chair of the Johns Hopkins Health System. We are grateful for Bud and his family’s decades of wise counsel and philanthropic support that touched our institution and all those we serve. Our deepest condolences go to Bud’s family and to his many friends throughout our hometown and beyond.”
Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar, dies at 70 at Maryland home
Ogletree represented Anita Hill when she accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during the future U.S. Supreme Court justice’s Senate confirmation hearings in 1991.
Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree Jr., center, takes part in a panel discussion during the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Boston on Aug. 1, 2014.
André Watts, acclaimed pianist and Peabody alum, dies at 77
In the late 1960s, Watts started studying at the Peabody Institute under Leon Fleisher while maintaining a full concert schedule.
Andre Watts, 16, performs the Liszt piano concerto No. 1 with the New York Philharmonic, on Jan. 31, 1963. Watts died Wednesday, July 12, 2023 in Bloomington, Ind., at age 77. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman, File)
Former Baltimore Colts linebacker Johnie Cooks dies at 64
The Mississippi State star was the No. 2 overall pick in the 1982.
Johnie Cooks (98) played 10 NFL seasons for the Baltimore and Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants and Cleveland Browns.
Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor who once owned The Baltimore Sun, dies at 81
The blunt-spoken Zell made a fortune in real estate but his 2007 acquisition of the Tribune Co., including some of the nation’s best-known newspapers, resulted in the media giant filing for bankruptcy.
FILE - Sam Zell listens during an interview by Maria Bartiromo, during her "Mornings with Maria Bartiromo" program on the Fox Business Network, in New York, on Aug. 15, 2017. Zell, a Chicago real estate magnate who earned a multibillion-dollar fortune and a reputation as "the grave dancer" for his ability to revive moribund properties, died on Thursday, May 18, 2023. He was 81.
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