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  2. List of athletics competitors who died during their careers

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    Killed by a Nigerian police officer following an argument. [19] 27 Sep 1981: Bronisław Malinowski Poland: 30: 3000 metres steeplechase: Car accident. [20] 12 Nov 1984: Christopher Brathwaite Trinidad and Tobago: 36: 100 metres, 200 metres: Murdered by a sniper. [21] 29 May 1990: Mohamed Shah Alam Bangladesh: 27: 100 metres, 200 metres ...

  3. List of professional sportspeople convicted of crimes - Wikipedia

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    Gooden pled guilty to an April 2004 charge that he sped away from a traffic stop and an unrelated March 2005 charge of hitting his girlfriend. He was given 45 days in prison for the latter charge but credited for time served. [242] On April 5, 2006, he was re-sentenced to a year and a day in prison for violating his probation by using cocaine ...

  4. List of prison deaths - Wikipedia

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    Was convicted of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson and was serving a 19 years to life prison sentence at the time of his death. Nathaniel Burkett: 2021-01-19 United States: COVID-19: Serial killer Daniela Figueredo: 2021-03-13 Venezuela: Gunshot Young detainee Shot in the face by a police officer and killed at the age of nineteen.

  5. Jim Valvano - Wikipedia

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    Valvano became NC State's athletic director in 1986. His overall record at NC State was 209–114 (.647) and his career record as a head coach was 346–210 (.622). Valvano is most recognized for his reaction of running around on the court looking for somebody to hug in the moments after the Wolfpack victory came after the game-winning shot in ...

  6. Louis Freeh - Wikipedia

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    An investigation of the August 1992 incident at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in which an FBI sharpshooter killed the wife of Randy Weaver, was ongoing when Freeh joined the FBI as its director. An FBI unit, the Hostage Rescue Team , was present at the incident; Freeh later said that had he been director, he would not have involved the HRT.

  7. Varsity Blues scandal - Wikipedia

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    Former senior associate athletic director, fired and arrested. [62] [110] [111] Pleaded guilty on November 5, 2021, to one count of honest services wire fraud, which resulted in other, more serious charges being dropped. [112] Sentenced in January 2023 to six months in prison and two years supervised release. [113] Released July 5, 2023. [114 ...

  8. Barbara Hedges - Wikipedia

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    In 1989, she was promoted to senior associate director of athletics at USC. [3] In this role, she designed a $2 raffle for a Mercedes that brought in more than $100,000 each year for women's sports and created "Women of Troy," a group of more than 300 donors who give $1,500 each annually to the program. [ 1 ]

  9. Len Bias - Wikipedia

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    The controversy prompted athletic director Dick Dull to resign on October 7, 1986, with Driesell following suit on October 29 after 17 years as coach. The grand jury presiding over the Bias case issued a final report on February 26, 1987, criticizing the University of Maryland's athletic department, admissions office and campus police.