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1960s sports legends lost in 2018 remembered
Fred Lief notes the deaths of Willie McCovey Jim Taylor Stan Mikita and other stars across baseball football hockey basketball boxing and more. Mikita led the Blackhawks to a 1961 Stanley Cup and became a franchise icon while McCovey's power and McCovey Cove defined the Giants era. Taylor powered Green Bay with the famous Sweep and multiple 1 000 yard seasons. The piece reflects on how these figures shaped teams cities and the broader sports landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie McCovey
San Francisco Giants
Jim Taylor
Green Bay Packers
Stan Mikita
Chicago Blackhawks
Mikita
NHL
Czechoslovakia
Chicago
Taylor
Louisiana
Bayou
Saints
Green Bay
McCovey
San Francisco
McCovey Cove
Bay
Bobby Hall
Glenn Hall
Blackhawks
Hart
Art Ross
Lady Byng
Gary Bettman
Hall of Fame
John McDonough
Vince Lombardi
Packers
Paul Hornung
Jim Brown
Lombardi
New York Giants
Sam Huff
Duke
Frank Ramsey
Celtics
Willie Naulls
NBA
Jack McKinney
Lakers
Paul Allen
Portland Trail Blazers
NFL
Seattle Seahawks
Tex Winter
Dwight Clark
49Ers
Billy Cannon
LSU
Tommy McDonald
Norm van Brocklin
Eagles
Chuck Knox
Los Angeles Rams
Chuck
Darryl Rodgers
Woebegone
Detroit Lions
Earle Bruce
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Bob McNair
Texans
Houston
Burt Reynolds
John Ziegler
Bill Torrey
New York
Saskatchewan Prairie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Babcock
Karl Mildenberger
Muhammad Ali
Dan Gurney
Manny Ycaza
Ronnie Franklin
Hubert Green
Bruce Lietzke
Walter Bahr
U.S
England
Maria Bueno
Elena Shushunova
Bruno Sammartino
Pro Wrestling
Dave Anderson
New York Times
Associated Press
Jim O’connell