by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 26, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
On June 18, 2024, Willie Mays died at age 93 from heart failure. He was one of the best baseball players of all time and went straight from high school to playing center field from 1951 to 1973 in the National League for the New York and San Francisco Giants and New...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 20, 2024 | Deaths of Famous People
Akebono Taro was the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach the highest rank in Sumo wrestling and he was also one of the tallest and heaviest Sumo wrestlers ever at 6′ 8″ in height and more than 500 pounds in weight. Taro retired from wrestling in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 28, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
What would you do if you knew that you were one of the best young classical singers in the world because you had won the 1925 New York Philharmonic voice competition over more than 300 of America’s best up-and-coming young singers, got wonderful reviews as the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 25, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Raquel Welch was a Hollywood actress and television star whom Playboy called the “Most Desired Woman” of the 1970s, and ranked as Number Three on their “100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century” (after Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield). She...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 19, 2023 | Deaths of Famous People
Tim McCarver was twice a major League all-star catcher and was a member of two World Series-winning teams during his 21 years of playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. After his playing career, he became a TV...
