Skinner also was a good outfielder and hitter. Played LF on the Bucs team that won the WS over the Yankees with the Mazeroski Miracle home run.
Atlanta announces Bobby Cox, manager of Bravesâ teams that ruled NL, has died at age 84 | CNN https://share.google/Q4jKQNoIRR4g26QmY
Rough week for the Braves.
https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/12/donald-gibb-dead/
Don Gibb better known as Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch
https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/48838614/nascar-icon-kyle-busch-dies-age-41
Bob Horner https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48885029/former-atlanta-braves-slugger-bob-horner-dies-68
Jazz great Sonny Rollins
Never played a single game in the minor leagues. Went straight from being drafted to the Braves. I can't help but think that the then-Braves owner, the flamboyant recently-departed Ted Turner had something to do with that. He did play in Japan for a year in 1987 when, despite having a good season in 1986, went unsigned as a FA when collusion was in full swing.
I did not realize he was so young when he retired. I think he had some injuries, but there was probably no reason he would not have played a few more years today especially at DH.
Claude Lemieux - 60 years old
https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/former-nhl-player-claude-lemieux-passes-away-at-age-60/
damn, very young (and also can't believe he was that old)
I actually thought he was a little older. His son Brendan played briefly for the Flyers
I just think of him more on the '95 Devils and '96 Avs than the Habs, overlapping with Lindros (as a rival) and Forsberg (as a teammate). But of course he had seven or eight years on those guys.
Apparently it was suicide unfortunately.
