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In memory of those we lost

Buddy Baker, former NASCAR driver and broadcaster

Ernie Banks, hall of fame baseball player

Yogi Berra, hall of fame baseball player and manager

Yogi Berra
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Walter Byers, first executive director of the NCAA

Steve Byrnes, longtime sportscaster

Billy Casper, professional golfer

Nelson Doubleday Jr., former New York Mets owner

Chuck Gerber
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Chuck Gerber, longtime media executive

Frank Gifford, longtime broadcaster and hall of fame football player

Rhonda Glenn, former broadcaster and longtime USGA employee

Milo Hamilton, longtime baseball broadcaster

Earl Lloyd, the first black player in NBA history

Moses Malone, hall of fame basketball player

Ann Mara, co-owner of the New York Giants

Steve Plasto, ATP Media CEO

Harvey Pollack, NBA’s longest-tenured employee

Ralph Roberts, Comcast founder and former president

Ed Sabol
Ed Sabol, NFL Films founder

Flip Saunders, longtime NBA coach

John Sawyer, former Cincinnati Bengals co-owner and president

Stuart Scott, longtime sportscaster

Stuart Scott
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Charlie Sifford, hall of fame golfer

Dean Smith, longtime University of North Carolina basketball coach

Ken Stabler, former NFL quarterback

Scotty Stirling, former NBA vice president of operations and longtime scout

Louise Suggs, hall of fame golfer

Jerry Tarkanian, basketball hall of fame member and former UNLV coach

Tony Verna, former CBS sports director

Justin Wilson, IndyCar driver

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