Celebrity deaths
FILE - Barry Steenkamp, father of Reeva Steenkamp, leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, June 14, 2016, after Oscar Pistorius's sentencing proceedings. South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process, the Steenkamp's family lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
Seeking parole, Pistorius meets with girlfriend's father

By Gerald Imray Jul. 01, 2022 01:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 1985, file photo, Angela Bailey is shown the National Track and Field Championships in Ottawa. Bailey, the Canadian women’s record holder in the 100 meters and an Olympic 4x100 relay silver medalist, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at her home in Missisauga, Ontario. She was 59. Bailey’s record time of 10.98 seconds in the 100 for Canadian women was set in 1987 and still stands. (Peter Jones/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Angela Bailey, Olympic sprinter for Canada, dies at 59

Aug. 03, 2021 04:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2015, file photo, Jack O'Callahan, left, and Mark Pavelich of the 1980 U.S. ice hockey team talk during a "Relive the Miracle" reunion at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. Pavelich has died at a treatment center for mental illness. Officials in Anoka County, Minnesota, confirmed Friday, March 5, 2021, that Pavelich, 63, died at the Eagle's Healing Nest in Sauk Centre, Minn., Thursday morning. The cause and manner of death are still pending. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)
'Miracle on Ice' star Mark Pavelich dies at treatment home

Mar. 05, 2021 06:19 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 1978, file photo, Leon Spinks celebrates as his entourage holds him aloft after his 15-round split decision victory over world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali in Las Vegas. Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks Jr. died Friday night, Feb. 5, 2021, after battling prostate and other cancers. He was 67. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks dies at 67

By Tim Dahlberg Feb. 06, 2021 08:36 PM EST

Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, has died

Dec. 02, 2020 01:40 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, has died. ...