Obituaries
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Connecticut team captain Eli Thomas (22) takes part in the coin toss before an NCAA college football game against Wagner in East Hartford, Conn. Thomas, who overcame a stroke to return to school, is among the first six athletes named as finalists for the Hartford HealthCare Courage Award. (AP Photo/Stephen Dunn, File)
College athletes honored with award for overcoming adversity

By Pat Eaton-Robb Feb. 10, 2020 12:17 PM EST

Gene Corrigan, former NCAA president, ACC boss, dies at 91

Jan. 25, 2020 06:50 PM EST
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Gene Corrigan, the former NCAA president who also helped change the look of college sports as Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner...

FILE - In this July 8, 1976, file photo, George Perles, defensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers, displays two Super Bowl rings as the team opened training camp in Latrobe, Pa. Perles, who coached Michigan State to a Rose Bowl victory in 1988 and was a key defensive assistant for the dominant Pittsburgh Steelers teams of the 1970s, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. He was 85. (AP Photo/MK, File)
George Perles, longtime Michigan State coach, dies at 85

By Larry Lage Jan. 08, 2020 01:02 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2016, file photo, from left, Mel Page, representing his brother Greg Page; Nate Northington; Wilbur Hackett; and Houston Hogg pose after statues of them were unveiled at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Houston Hogg, one of four African-American football players at Kentucky who helped break the Southeastern Conference color line in the late 1960s, has died. He was 71. The school announced Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, that Hogg died in Owensboro, Kentucky. (Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)
Houston Hogg, helped integrate SEC at Kentucky, dies at 71

Jan. 03, 2020 11:51 AM EST

No. 19 Iowa, No. 22 USC meeting in Holiday Bowl

By The Associated Press Dec. 26, 2019 05:36 PM EST
Holiday Bowl: No. 22 USC (8-4) vs. No. 18 Iowa (9-3), Friday at 8 p.m. EST (FS1). Line: Iowa by 2½. Series record: USC...

This undated photo provided by ESPN images shows ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff. The sports network announced Aschoff died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 after a brief illness. Aschoff joined ESPN in 2011 as part of the SEC blog network, which covers the NCAA Southeastern Conference. During the past three seasons, Aschoff reported from college campuses across the U.S. for ESPN.com, SportsCenter, SEC Network and ESPN radio, ESPN reported. He was both a television and radio sideline reporter during games. (Rich Arden/ESPN Images via AP)
ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff dies at 34

Dec. 25, 2019 10:17 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 1993, file photo, Iowa football coach Hayden Fry is carried off the field after his team defeated Minnesota in an NCAA college football game, giving him his 200th career victory in Iowa City, Iowa. Fry, the Texan who revived Iowa football and became a Hawkeye State institution, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. He was 90. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Hayden Fry, Texan who turned around Iowa, dies at 90

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 17, 2019 09:34 PM EST

In this undated photo provided by Joanne Atkins-Ingram, Atkins-Ingram poses with her son Braeden Bradforth. Attorneys for the parents of the 19-year-old football player who died of heatstroke on the first day of practice at a Kansas community college said Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, that negotiations with the school remain on track, downplaying the significance of Tuesday's decision by trustees to deny claims totaling $50 million. Bradforth, a 315-pound (140-kilogram) defensive lineman for Garden City Community College, was found unconscious in an alley outside his dormitory after practice on Aug. 1, 2018. The Newton, New Jersey, teenager died that night at a hospital. (Courtesy Joanne Atkins-Ingram via AP)
Kansas community college denies claims in heatstroke death

By Roxana Hegeman Dec. 12, 2019 03:02 PM EST

Former Iowa athletic director Bump Elliott dies at 94

By Luke Meredith Dec. 08, 2019 11:52 AM EST
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Former University of Iowa athletic director Bump Elliott has died, the university announced. He was 94. Elliott died...

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2014, file photo, Samford head coach Pat Sullivan, left, meets with Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn before an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala. Sullivan, the 1971 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn who went on to coach TCU and Samford, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. He was 69. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)
Samford-Auburn 11/22/2014

Dec. 01, 2019 06:56 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 1971, file photo, Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan poses with his Heisman Trophy after the presentation at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York. Sullivan, the 1971 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn who went on to coach TCU and Samford, died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019. He was 69. (AP Photo/Anthony Camerano, File)
Heisman winner, former coach Pat Sullivan dies at 69

Dec. 01, 2019 04:51 PM EST

Nation’s winningest football coach McKissick dead at 93

Nov. 28, 2019 03:00 PM EST
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — John McKissick, whose 621 victories at South Carolina’s Summerville High made him the nation’s winningest football coach at any level,...

FILE - This is a Sept. 8, 1953, file photo showing Michigan State NCAA college football player Henry Bullough. Henry Bullough, whose play and coaching on the football field at Michigan State put him in its athletics hall of fame, has died. He was 85. Chuck Bullough, one of his sons, is an assistant coach for the Spartans under Mark Dantonio and the school announced his death Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)
Henry Bullough, ex-NFL coach, Spartans player, dies at 85

Nov. 25, 2019 04:18 PM EST

Former Miami Hurricanes AD Jankovich dies at 85

Oct. 30, 2019 07:51 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Sam Jankovich, the Miami Hurricanes' athletic director when they won their first three national championships in football, has died. He was 85. ...

Baylor place kicker John Mayers, left, walks off with teammate Russell Morrison after defeating Iowa State in the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, in Waco, Texas. Mayers had the game winning field goal late in the game. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)
Baylor beats Iowa St 23-21 on FG after blowing 20-point lead

By Schuyler Dixon Sep. 28, 2019 07:36 PM EDT

FILE - This 1953 file photo, shows Ohio State halfback Howard "Hopalong" Cassady in action pose in Columbus, Ohio. Cassady, a Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL running back, died early Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Tampa, Fla., Jerry Emig, the Ohio State associate athletic director said. He was 85. Cassady played both football and baseball at Ohio State in the early 1950s, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1955. He also played 10 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Detroit, and got the nickname "Hopalong" from local sports writers after the black-hatted Western star of the 1950s. (AP Photo/Harold Valentine, File)
'Hopalong' Cassady, Ohio State Heisman winner, dies at 85

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Sep. 20, 2019 11:35 AM EDT

FILE - In this January 1963 file photo, Stanford football coach John Ralston smiles during a news conference in Stanford, Calif. Ralston, the former Stanford and Denver Broncos coach, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Sunnyvale, Calif. He was 92. (AP Photo/File)
John Ralston, former Stanford, Broncos coach, dies at 92

Sep. 15, 2019 09:18 PM EDT

Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) calls out before running a play in the second half of an NCAA football game between Georgia and Murray State in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. Georgia won 63-17. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
Georgia vs Arkansas State: A game with stark dose of reality

By Paul Newberry Sep. 13, 2019 10:05 AM EDT

The Latest: Dignitaries pay tribute to tycoon Pickens

Sep. 11, 2019 06:56 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Latest on the death of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens: (all times local): 6 p.m. Dignitaries ranging from former...

FILE - In this July 30, 2008, file photo, oil and gas developer T. Boone Pickens addresses a town hall meeting on energy independence in Topeka, Kan. Pickens, who amassed a fortune as an oil tycoon and corporate raider and gave much of it away as a philanthropist, has died. He was 91. Spokesman Jay Rosser confirmed Pickens' death Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
Reaction to the death of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens

By The Associated Press Sep. 11, 2019 06:24 PM EDT