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THE FAREWELLS
MARK BECHTEL
December 26, 2011
From a Cy Young pitcher to a beer-pitching pass rusher, from a cantankerous owner who revolutionized football to a crafty fútbol player who helped usher in a revolution, the sports world said goodbye to a host of indelible figures
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December 26, 2011

The Farewells

From a Cy Young pitcher to a beer-pitching pass rusher, from a cantankerous owner who revolutionized football to a crafty fútbol player who helped usher in a revolution, the sports world said goodbye to a host of indelible figures

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FROM THE SI FAMILY

Lou Capozzola, 61 In 21 years at SI he was the go-to man for hockey; his final assignment, Game 7 of the Stanley Cup, yielded the cover of SI's Bruins commemorative.

Saxon Kim Chapin, 69 An excellent junior tennis player, Chapin wrote primarily about that sport and stock car racing before leaving SI to write books and a documentary.

Brian Lanker, 63 The 1973 Pulitzer Prize--winning photographer took some of SI's most memorable portraits, including shots of Bill Russell, Dean Smith and John Wooden.

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