Ken Norton Sr. was 70. He was the former heavyweight boxing champion who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1973.
January 10, 2025
In Memoriam
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Tommy Morrison was 44. He was the boxer who beat George Foreman in 1993 to win the WBO heavyweight title. He later had a starring role in "Rocky V" alongside Sylvester Stallone.
Elmore Leonard was 87. He was the author of 45 novels including classic thrillers such as Get Shorty, Rum Punch, Maximum Bob and Out of Sight.
Shawn Burr was 47. He played the bulk of his 16-year NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings scoring 181 goals and 440 points in 878 regular-season games.
Frank Castillo was 44. He pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2000, recording a 10-5 record with a 3.59 ERA in 24 starts. His career record was 82-104 with a 4.56 ERA.
JJ Cale was 74. Over the years, Eric Clapton recorded several of his compositions including “After Midnight”, "I'll Make Love To You Anytime”, “Travelin’ Light”, "Angel" and "Cocaine" which remains a Clapton concert staple to this day.
Helen Thomas was 92. She was the first woman to join the White House Correspondents' Association, and the first woman to serve as its president. Her career covering the White House dated back to the Kennedy administration.
Cory Monteith was 31. He played the character Finn Hudson on the hit TV series Glee.
James Gandolfini was 51. He was the actor who most famously portrayed Tony Soprano on the series "The Sopranos." When I listed my ten favourite television characters of all-time, Tony Soprano was there. It was a great character on a great show.
Jean Stapleton was 90. She was best known for her portrayal of Edith Bunker, the long-suffering, yet devoted wife of Archie Bunker and mother of Gloria Stivic, on the 1970s situation comedy All in the Family.
Henry Morgentaler was 90. He was the family doctor who led the abortion movement in Canada. He was one of the key players in the 1988 Supreme Court of Canada ruling that declared the law prohibiting abortion unconstitutional.
Ray Manzarek was 74. He was a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors.
Joyce Brothers was 85. She was the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality.
Peter Worthington was 86. He was a journalist with the Toronto Telegram before becoming a founding editor of the Toronto Sun.
Greg Quill was 66. He was an entertainment columnist and long-serving staff member of the Toronto Star.
Jeff Hanneman was 49. He was a founding member of the American thrash metal band Slayer. He wrote the lyrics and music for Slayer's "Angel of Death" which was sampled by Public Enemy in their 1988 song "She Watch Channel Zero?!"
Chris Kelly was 34. He was half of the 1990s kid rap duo Kris Kross who had hits with "Jump" and "Warm It Up".
George Jones was 81. He was a country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette.
Allan Arbus was 95. He was the actor most known for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Sidney Freedman on the television series MASH.
Richie Havens was 72. He was a veteran folk singer and a star of the Woodstock festival and film.
Chrissy Amphlett was 53. She was the lead singer of the rock band Divinyls whose hit "I Touch Myself" brought her international fame in the early 1990s.
Rita MacNeil was 68. She was the popular singer known as Cape Breton’s first lady of song.
Pat Summerall was 82. He was the deep-voiced NFL player-turned-broadcaster who spent four decades calling sports, most notably the NFL with John Madden.
Frank Bank was 71. He was the actor best known for his role as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford on Leave it to Beaver.
Jonathan Winters was 87. He was the comedian who appeared in nearly 50 films and TV shows including Mork and Mindy where he played Mearth, Mork and Mindy's son.
