DEATHS IN OCTOBER
BOB GIBSON, 84
Baseball Hall of Famer and dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher. Died October 2.
JOE MORGAN, 77
Hall of Fame second baseman became the sparkplug of the dominant Cincinnati teams of the mid-1970s. Died October 11.
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DEATHS IN NOVEMBER
DAVID DINKINS, 93
Broke barriers as New York City's first black mayor. Died November 23.
DIEGO MARADONA, 60
Argentine soccer great who scored the "Hand of God" goal in 1986 and led his country to that year's World Cup title. Died November 25.
DAVE PROWSE, 85
British weight lifter-turned-actor who was the body of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. Died November 28.
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DECEMBER
RAFER JOHNSON, 86
Won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968. Died December 2.
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