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James Mpanza (15 May 1889 – 23 September 1970) was a community leader and social activist in Johannesburg, South Africa, from the mid-1940s until the late 1960s.In 1944 he led the land occupation that resulted in largest housing development and the founding of modern Soweto. [1]
John Moeti (30 August 1967 – 6 February 2023) [1] was a South African former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.He played club football for Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United; he also earned 29 caps for the South Africa national side between 1995 and 1999, scoring one goal.
Orlando Pirates supporters. Over the years, Orlando Pirates, also known as 'The Happy People', have accumulated a record of successes having won the National Professional Soccer League title in 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1976, the National Soccer League title in 1994, and the Premier Soccer League title four times, in 2001, 2003, 2011 and 2012. Their ...
Larry Dolan, 94, American attorney and baseball executive, owner of the Cleveland Guardians (since 2001) and founder of FanDuel Sports Network Great Lakes. [182] Ming Fay, 82, Chinese-born American sculptor. [183] Joseph Gitnig, 95, American street performer and poet. [184]
A few years later, Williams was involved in starting the process of bringing an NBA team to Orlando. The league's board of governors granted an expansion franchise in 1987, and the team began play in 1989. “Pat Williams simply brought magic to Orlando,” Orlando Magic Chairman Dan DeVos and CEO Alex Martins said in a joint statement.
Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams has died at the age of 84, the NBA team announced in a news release on Wednesday.
Born in the Orlando East section of Soweto, Motaung first played professional football at the age of 16, for the Orlando Pirates FC. [1]His entry into international football occurred in 1968, when Atlanta Chiefs founder and owner, Dick Cecil, and former West Ham United player Phil Woosnam, who was manager of the Atlanta Chiefs franchise in the then-recently formed North American Soccer League ...
Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams has died at the age of 84, the NBA team announced in a news release on Wednesday.. Williams died from complications of viral pneumonia, according to the team ...