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6 lives remembered
Sports1957 – 2026 · Anaheim Hills, California
LeRoy Irvin, the Los Angeles Rams cornerback who once returned two punts for touchdowns in a single afternoon and still owns the NFL record for punt-return yardage in a game, died July 1, 2026, at the age of 68.
Law1929 – 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
David Doty, the Minnesota federal judge whose 1990s rulings gave the NFL its free agency and salary cap, died June 27, 2026, three days short of 97.
Sports1982 – 2026 · Chicago, Illinois
Joe Doering, who built a prolific wrestling career across Japan and North America, died on June 26, 2026, after a decade-long battle with brain cancer.
Sports1948 – 2026 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Steve Zabel, Oklahoma's last two-way player and an NFL union man who later fed Oklahoma City's homeless, died June 23, 2026, at age 78.
Sports1988 – 2026 · Eight Mile, Alabama
Mikhail Torrance, an All-SEC guard at Alabama, lost his NBA shot to a heart condition, then came back from a cardiac collapse to play professional basketball in five countries.
Sports1986 – 2026 · Moab, Utah
Andy Lewis, the daredevil who made slacklining a professional sport and performed at the 2012 Super Bowl, died at 39 in a BASE jump near Moab, Utah.
