Dennis Hull obit

Blackhawks legend Dennis Hull dies at 81

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Former Chicago Blackhawks player Dennis Hull has died. He was 81.

In a statement from Blackhawks Chairman & CEO Danny Wirtz, he says the hockey legend died Saturday morning.

"The Chicago Blackhawks are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dennis Hull earlier this morning. Dennis enjoyed a distinguished career built on his scoring ability and consistency, leaving lasting contributions not only to the Blackhawks franchise, but to the game itself.

Known around the league for his immense skill, toughness and intelligence, Dennis was as dominant on the ice as he was beloved off it. He often drew on his sharp wit and sense of humor to keep the locker room loose, while his warmth and humility made everyone he met feel welcome.

On behalf of the Wirtz family and the entire Blackhawks organization, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Dennis’s family, friends and teammates, and the many fans who adored him."

Hull played for the Blackhawks for eight seasons, from 1964 to 1977. He received the nickname "the Silver Jet." His brother Bobby Hull, also a Blackhawks player, got the nickname "the Golden Jet."

Dennis Hull, who played alongside his brother Bobby during his 13 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks and helped Canada win the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, died Friday. He was 81.

Hull, a forward, had two goals and two assists in the eight-game Summit Series held in September 1972, which Canada won 4-3 with one tie. With Canada trailing 3-1 in the series through five games, Hull had a goal in Game 6, an assist in Game 7 and an assist in Game 8 as Canada won the final three games by one goal each to win the series.

The Blackhawks released a statement from chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz:

"The Chicago Blackhawks are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dennis Hull earlier this morning. Dennis enjoyed a distinguished career built on his scoring ability and consistency, leaving lasting contributions not only to the Blackhawks franchise, but to the game itself.

“Known around the league for his immense skill, toughness and intelligence, Dennis was as dominant on the ice as he was beloved off it. He often drew on his sharp wit and sense of humor to keep the locker room loose, while his warmth and humility made everyone he met feel welcome.

“On behalf of the Wirtz family and the entire Blackhawks organization, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Dennis’s family, friends and teammates, and the many fans who adored him.”

In 1964, Hull joined older brother Bobby with the Blackhawks and the two played eight seasons together through the 1971-72 season. He remained with Chicago through the 1976-77 season before playing one season with the Detroit Red Wings.

Over his 14 seasons, Hull had 654 points (303 goals, 351 assists) in 959 regular-season games for the Blackhawks and Red Wings. He had 67 points (33 goals, 34 assists) in 104 playoff games, missing the playoffs just once. He appeared in five NHL All-Star Games.

Hull played in three Stanley Cup Finals with Chicago, but the Blackhawks lost to the Montreal Canadiens in seven games in both 1965 and 1971, and then again to the Canadiens in six games in 1973. Hull had 24 points (nine goals, 15 assists) in the playoffs in 1973, second among all players behind Montreal’s Yvan Cournoyer.

He was the brother of Bobby Hull and uncle of Brett Hull and Bart Hull.

 

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season                        Playoffs

Season Team   League GP       G         A         Pts       PIM     GP       G         A         Pts       PIM

1960–61          St. Catharines Teepees            OHA   47        6          4          10        33        6          0          1            1          2

1961–62          St. Catharines Teepees            OHA   50        6          12        18        29        2          0          0            0          0

1962–63          St. Catharines Black Hawks   OHA   50        19        29        48        73        —        —        —            —        —

1963–64          St. Catharines Black Hawks   OHA   55        48        49        97        123      12        4          11            15        50

1964–65          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    55        10        4          14        18        6          0          0          0            0

1965–66          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    25        1          5          6          6          3          0          0          0            0

1965–66          St. Louis Braves          CHL    40        11        16        27        14        5          2          1          3            0

1966–67          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    70        25        17        42        33        6          0          1          1            12

1967–68          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    74        18        15        33        34        11        1          3          4            6

1968–69          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    72        30        34        64        25        —        —        —        —            —

1969–70          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    76        17        35        52        31        8          5          2          7            0

1970–71          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    78        40        26        66        16        18        7          6          13            2

1971–72          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    78        30        39        69        10        8          4          2          6            4

1972–73          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    78        39        51        90        27        16        9          15        24            4

1973–74          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    74        29        39        68        15        10        6          3          9            0

1974–75          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    69        16        21        37        10        5          0          2          2            0

1975–76          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    80        27        39        66        28        4          0          0          0            0

1976–77          Chicago Black Hawks NHL    75        16        17        33        2          2          1          0          1            0

1977–78          Detroit Red Wings      NHL    55        5          9          14        6          7          0          0          0            2

NHL totals       959      303      351      654      261      104      33        34        67        30

 

Accomplishments and awards

OHA-Jr. First All-Star Team (1964)

NHL Second All-Star Team (1973)

Played in NHL All-Star Game (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)

Foster Sylvers obit

Foster Sylvers Dies at 64 Following Battle with Metastatic Prostate 

Cancer 

Leon Sylvers III confirmed the death of his younger brother, whose voice helped make The Sylvers one of the most beloved family groups in R&B history. 

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*Foster Sylvers, the former child star whose youthful voice and magnetic stage presence helped propel The Sylvers to national fame in the 1970s, has died. He was 64.

His brother, Leon Sylvers III, confirmed the news to EURweb on Saturday, May 30.

According to Leon Sylvers III, Foster had been battling prostate cancer that had metastasized to other parts of his body.

The loss marks the passing of one of the most recognizable members of the famed Sylvers family, whose contributions to R&B, soul and funk music helped shape an era and influence generations of artists that followed.

Leon Sylvers III Confirms Foster’s Death

Speaking directly with EURweb, Leon Sylvers III confirmed that his younger brother died on May 30. He was 64.

Leon also shared the first known details about Foster’s health, saying the singer had been battling prostate cancer that had spread to other parts of his body.

Additional details regarding his death were not immediately available. Family members are mourning the loss, and further information may be forthcoming from sister Pat Sylvers.

As news of his passing spreads, tributes from friends, family members and longtime fans are expected to follow.

Geoffrey Keating obit

 

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My husband, Geoffrey Keating, who has died aged 88, was a director of music at various schools, including Cheadle Hulme in Cheshire and Millfield in Somerset.

His arrangements of songs for his various schools, along with many of his own compositions, were often picked up and rearranged by others.

Geoff had established his reputation as an arranger/composer in the early days of his career during the mid-1960s, when as assistant director of music at Abingdon school in Oxfordshire he joined up with three colleagues to establish the Master Singers.

The Highway Code by the Master Singers, for Geoffrey Keating other lives obituary

Recording a series of songs that gained national popularity by setting unlikely texts – such as wrestling regulations and extracts from weather forecasts – to psalm chants, their version of The Highway Code reached No 22 in the UK charts in 1966 and their Weather Forecast song got to No 45 the same year. Later Cliff Richard asked Geoffrey to arrange some Christmas carols for him, while he also did some arrangements for the King’s Singers.

Geoff was born in Middlesbrough to Alfred, a policeman, and Grace (nee Taylor), who was in service at a country house. His family was non-musical, but by the age of eight he was showing promise with his singing, and his parents paid for him to have piano lessons, which led him at 13 to begin playing the organ for early services at the local church.

After leaving Acklam Hall grammar school he secured a place to study music at Queen’s College, Oxford, but first had to do two years national service with the army at Catterick camp in North Yorkshire. I was a fellow student at Oxford, and we met in the music faculty on the first day of our first terms, after which we were married in 1961.

After Geoff’s first job at Abingdon school he became musical director at Clayesmore school in Dorset, then Cheadle Hulme and finally Millfield. He was at Millfield for 17 years until dizziness problems (later successfully addressed) forced him to retire early at 50. Later we moved to Gatehouse of Fleet in Kirkcudbrightshire, and there set up the Solway Sinfonia, an orchestra for amateur and ex-professional players from all round the Solway Firth, which will be celebrating its 30th birthday next year.

Outside music, one of Geoffrey’s main interests was sailing. Over his life he had a variety of boats – 14 in all – and taught a number of people to sail, including our son, Graham, who got a sailing blue at Oxford and spent six years sailing round the world.

Geoff is survived by me and by our children, Hilary and Graham.

Larry W. King obit

Larry King, ex-husband of Billie Jean King who helped with growth of women’s pro tennis, dies at 81

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GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Larry W. King, the former husband of Billie Jean King who partnered with her on the creation of the WTA Tour and the “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match, died Friday. He was 81.

King died at his home of prostate cancer, said his wife, Nancy Bolger King.

Larry King and Billie Jean King met at Cal State-Los Angeles and married in 1965. Billie Jean King credited him as “one of the unsung heroes in the establishment of women’s professional tennis in the early 1970s.”

“Larry’s intelligence, love, commitment and humor helped me navigate my career for more than 20 years,” Billie Jean King added in a statement, saying: “We were married for 22 years and in business together for decades. He was involved behind the scenes when the Original 9 signed our $1 contracts and he and I co-owned several tournaments on the Virginia Slims Tour.”

Together, Larry and Billie Jean King founded World TeamTennis, after Billie Jean was long interested in a team format for the sport. Larry King designed the colorful courts and revamped scoring system that helped popularize the sport.

He played a major role in a breakthrough for women’s tennis in 1973. The WTA Tour was formed that year, before King went on to beat Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes,” which remains the most-watched tennis match in history.

“Larry King didn’t just champion equality from the sidelines — he embodied male allyship at a defining moment for sports, culture, and society,” WTA chair Valerie Camillo said. “Standing with Billie Jean and sharing her mission for positive change, his moral advocacy and vital contributions as a lawyer and businessman set the stage for the WTA Tour as we know it.”

Larry and Billie Jean King divorced in 1987. He later married Nancy Bolger King, whom he met on the women’s tour in the late 1980s. They moved a few years later to Grass Valley, where he co-founded Roller Hockey International, a professional roller hockey league played on inline skates; and Bridge Pro Tour, a professional bridge tour.

Besides his wife, King is survived by son Sky King and daughter Katie King, and their families.

Lauren Bennett obit

Lauren Bennett Dies: “Party Rock Anthem” And G.R.L. Singer Was 36

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Lauren Bennett, who collaborated with LMFAO on the No. 1 hit “Party Rock Anthem” and later was a member of the group G.R.L. has died, according to an announcement from the latter. No cause or date of death was given. According to a social media post by her former Paradiso Girls bandmate Aria Crescendo, Bennett passed away before her June birthday. She was 36.

Bennett hit a career high point with “Party Rock Anthem” in 2011, on which she sang the bridge and hook. The song went No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and stayed there for six weeks. It also went to No. 1 in 20 other countries and has been nearly ubiquitous on radio and in commercials ever since.

Born on June 24, 1989, in Kent, England, Bennett first made her mark competing as a teen on her home country’s version of The X-Factor. She soon joined the Paradiso Girls, a group assembled by Jimmy Iovine and the Pussycat Dolls’ Robin Antin, with whom she would collaborate throughout her career.

Antin later steered the singer into G.R.L, a girl group that often performed with Pitbull and teamed with him on the 2014 track “Wild Wild Love.” G.R.L took a break after the suicide of member Simone Battle. They later briefly reformed.

She segued to country music in 2017, forming the folk, country, blues and rock duo Bennett with her brother Ryan. Her final social media post came on February 22 — a video featuring her cover of “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.”

Over the course of her career, Bennett also worked with will.i.am and CeeLo Green.

Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi obit

Yemen’s former leader Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi dies in exile at 80

Hadi was the internationally recognised president of Yemen who led a fractured government mostly from exile. 

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Yemen’s former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled house arrest by Houthi rebels and spent his final years in Saudi Arabia, has died, Yemen’s presidency says.

State-run Yemeni TV said Hadi died at his residence at age 80 on Thursday in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, but gave no other details.

Hadi was the internationally recognised president of Yemen who led a fractured government mostly from exile for eight years as the country descended into civil war and famine before stepping down in 2022.

Rashad al-Alimi, the head of the Presidential Leadership Council – the leadership body of Yemen’s internationally recognised government – said Hadi believed in the Yemeni people’s “right to a just state, freedom and human dignity”.

“He led the battle to defend the republican system,” al-Alimi said on X.

The government announced three days of mourning, during which flags will be flown at half-staff.

Hadi fled to Saudi Arabia in 2015 as war erupted between the Iran-backed Houthis, who had forced the government from the capital Sanaa, and a Saudi-led coalition.

He handed over his powers – reportedly under Saudi pressure – to the newly formed Presidential Leadership Council in April 2022, as Yemen entered a United Nations-brokered ceasefire.

Yemen remains divided between the Houthi-controlled north and the government-run south, which includes a patchwork of factions.

Although the ceasefire is largely holding, the war has killed hundreds of thousands of people through direct and indirect causes. Last year, 19.5 million people needed aid, the United Nations said.

Hadi took office in 2012 after a long stint as vice president to Ali Abdullah Saleh, who reluctantly ended his 33 years in power during Arab Spring protests.

Hadi, a career military officer, was waved through as the sole candidate in an election in which he won 99.8 percent of the vote.

His presidency was thwarted with spells of unrest, with his opponents accusing him of favouring the country’s eastern oil-rich provinces at the expense of the mountainous heartlands dominated by Houthis.

After the Houthis overran the capital in 2014, they placed Hadi under house arrest in early 2015. He escaped in February of that year.

Hadi is survived by his wife, Hala, and six children.

Claude Lemieux obit

New details emerge surrounding four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux's death

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed deputies responded to an apparent suicide at a Lake Park store

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Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion, died after taking his own life, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed. He was 60.

Authorities said Thursday that deputies responded shortly after 3 a.m. to the scene of an apparent suicide at the family’s furniture store in Lake Park, Florida. The officer said the victim was believed to be Lemieux, who was found in a rear warehouse by one of his sons.

Lemieux broke into the league with the Montreal Canadiens and was part of their Stanley Cup-winning team in 1986.

He won four Stanley Cups in his career and in 1995 and 1996 became the 10th player in NHL history to win back-to-back Stanley Cups with different teams, first with the New Jersey Devils and then with the Colorado Avalanche.

After the 1995 Stanley Cup Final, Lemieux was also awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. In his postseason career, Lemieux had 158 points (80G, 78A) in 234 games played.

Lemieux last played in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks, and retired in 2009.

In all, he appeared in 1,215 NHL games for the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars and San Jose Sharks.

He went on to become a player agent, and oddly enough, according to North State Journal, represented Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen.

Lemieux was born in Buckingham, Quebec and grew up in Mont-Laurier. He was drafted in the second round of the 1983 NHL entry draft by the Montreal Canadiens and played with them from 1983–1990, winning his first Stanley Cup with the team in 1986. In 1990, he was traded to the Devils, with whom he played five seasons and won a second Stanley Cup. He was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in 1995 and won his third Stanley Cup during the 1996 Cup Final. During the playoffs that season, Lemieux hit Kris Draper of the Detroit Red Wings from behind, breaking Draper's orbital, cheek, and jaw bones, and sparking a vicious rivalry between the Avalanche and Red Wings. In 1999, Lemieux was traded back to the Devils and won a fourth Stanley Cup with them in the 2000 Cup Final. Over the next few seasons, he played for the Phoenix Coyotes and Dallas Stars. Lemieux left the NHL in 2003 and briefly joined EV Zug of the Swiss Nationalliga A before retiring as a player. In 2005, he was named president of the ECHL's Phoenix RoadRunners, a position he held for two years. Lemieux returned to the NHL with the San Jose Sharks for the 2008–09 season, but retired again after that year. Following his retirement, Lemieux became a sports agent, serving in the role until his death.

His son, Brendan Lemieux, is also a former NHL player, who plays for HC Davos of the National League in Switzerland.

Lemieux was drafted in the second round of the 1983 NHL entry draft by the Montreal Canadiens. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound wing scored 379 goals and made 407 assists for a career point total of 786. He played with the Canadiens from 1983–1990, winning the Stanley Cup with the team in 1986 with Lemieux scoring 10 goals as a rookie in his first playoffs.

In September 1990, Lemieux was traded to the New Jersey Devils for Sylvain Turgeon. Lemieux won his second Stanley Cup in 1995 as New Jersey defeated the Detroit Red Wings. Completing the postseason with 13 goals, he also won the Conn Smythe Trophy that year as the playoff MVP.

Shortly before the beginning of the 1995–96 season, Lemieux was traded to the Colorado Avalanche in a three-team deal that also involved Wendel Clark and Steve Thomas. When the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 1996, Lemieux became the tenth player to win back-to-back Stanley Cups with different teams.

In November 1999, Lemieux was traded back to New Jersey in a deal that sent Brian Rolston to Colorado. He won his fourth and final Stanley Cup title with the Devils in 2000. In that offseason, Lemieux signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes.

In January 2003, the Coyotes traded him to the Dallas Stars for Scott Pellerin and a conditional draft pick. Lemieux ended his NHL playing career with Dallas after the 2002–03 season. He played briefly the following season for EV Zug of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

In September 2008, on RDS, Lemieux expressed an interest in making a comeback to the NHL. He began the season with the China Sharks of the Asia League Ice Hockey before signing a contract with the Worcester Sharks on November 25. After scoring two goals and six points in 14 games with Worcester, Lemieux signed a two-way contract with the San Jose Sharks on December 29, 2008. The following day, he cleared waivers and continued to play for Worcester. On January 19, 2009, the San Jose Sharks recalled Lemieux to the NHL; on February 19, he recorded the first (and only) NHL point of his comeback, assisting on Milan Michalek's second-period goal against the Los Angeles Kings. That same year, the Sharks won the Presidents' Trophy.

Lemieux represented Canada three times in international competitions. He made his first international appearance as a member of the Canadian national junior team at the 1985 World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Lemieux finished the tournament with 3 goals and 2 assists in 6 games to help Canada win its second World Junior gold medal. Lemieux was also a member of the 1987 Canada Cup winning team where he tallied 2 points in 6 games. His final appearance in international play came when he was selected to the Team Canada roster for the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. Lemieux picked up 19 penalty minutes in the eight games as Canada finished second.

After retiring from the NHL, Lemieux was often a guest on TSN's Off the Record with Michael Landsberg, sharing insights on his playing days in the NHL. At the time of his death, he was President of the sports agency 4sports Hockey, representing 16 clients, including Timo Meier, Moritz Seider, Rickard Rakell, and Hampus Lindholm.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season                        Playoffs

Season Team   League GP       G         A         Pts       PIM     GP       G         A         Pts       PIM

1981–82          Richelieu Éclaireurs    QMAAA         48        24        48        72        96        8          10        13            23        14

1982–83          Trois-Rivières Draveurs          QMJHL           62        28        38        66        187      4          1            0          1          30

1983–84          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    8          1          1          2          12        —        —        —        —            —

1983–84          Verdun Juniors            QMJHL           51        41        45        86        225      9          8          12            20        63

1983–84          Nova Scotia Voyageurs           AHL    —        —        —        —        —        2          1          0            1          6

1983–84          Verdun Juniors            MC      —        —        —        —        —        3          1          3          4            2

1984–85          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    1          0          1          1          7          —        —        —        —            —

1984–85          Verdun Junior Canadiens        QMJHL           52        58        66        124      152      14        23            17        40        38

1985–86          Sherbrooke Canadiens            AHL    58        21        32        53        145      —        —        —            —        —

1985–86          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    10        1          2          3          22        20        10        6          16            68

1986–87          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    76        27        26        53        156      17        4          9          13            41

1987–88          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    78        31        30        61        137      11        3          2          5            20

1988–89          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    69        29        22        51        136      18        4          3          7            58

1989–90          Montreal Canadiens    NHL    39        8          10        18        106      11        1          3          4            38

1990–91          New Jersey Devils      NHL    78        30        17        47        105      7          4          0          4            34

1991–92          New Jersey Devils      NHL    74        41        27        68        109      7          4          3          7            26

1992–93          New Jersey Devils      NHL    77        30        51        81        155      5          2          0          2            19

1993–94          New Jersey Devils      NHL    79        18        26        44        86        20        7          11        18            44

1994–95          New Jersey Devils      NHL    45        6          13        19        86        20        13        3          16            20

1995–96          Colorado Avalanche    NHL    79        39        32        71        117      19        5          7          12            55

1996–97          Colorado Avalanche    NHL    45        11        17        28        43        17        13        10        23            32

1997–98          Colorado Avalanche    NHL    78        26        27        53        115      7          3          3          6            8

1998–99          Colorado Avalanche    NHL    82        27        24        51        102      19        3          11        14            26

1999–2000      Colorado Avalanche    NHL    13        3          6          9          4          —        —        —        —            —

1999–2000      New Jersey Devils      NHL    70        17        21        38        86        23        4          6          10            28

2000–01          Phoenix Coyotes         NHL    46        10        16        26        58        —        —        —        —            —

2001–02          Phoenix Coyotes         NHL    82        16        25        41        70        5          0          0          0            2

2002–03          Phoenix Coyotes         NHL    36        6          8          14        30        —        —        —        —            —

2002–03          Dallas Stars     NHL    32        2          4          6          14        7          0          1          1          10

2003–04          EV Zug           NLA    7          2          3          5          4          5          1          3          4          8

2008–09          China Sharks   ALH    2          0          1          1          4          —        —        —        —        —

2008–09          Worcester Sharks        AHL    23        3          8          11        24        —        —        —        —            —

2008–09          San Jose Sharks          NHL    18        0          1          1          21        1          0          0          0            0

NHL totals       1,215   379      407      786      1,777   234      80        78        158      529

George Bork obit

George Bork, legendary NIU football and basketball player, dies at 84

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DEKALB, Ill. (WREX) — Northern Illinois University Athletics Hall of Famer George Bork has died at the age of 84, NIU Athletics announced Thursday.

Bork was a two-sport standout at NIU and the first Huskie inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He was the first quarterback in NCAA history to throw for more than 3,000 yards.

In his senior season in 1963, Bork threw for 3,077 yards and 32 touchdowns while leading NIU to a perfect 10-0 season, a Mineral Water Bowl victory and the College Division national championship.

During his four-year football career between 1960-63, Bork completed 577 passes for 6,782 yards and 60 touchdowns.

Several NIU passing records are still in Bork's name, including career completion percentage at 64 percent and single-season touchdown passes with 32 in 1963. He also holds single-game records for completions with 43 on Nov. 9, 1963 against Central Michigan and touchdowns with seven on Sept. 14, 1963 against Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Huskie Stadium, which went under construction just after the historic 1963 season, earned the nickname "The House the Bork Built." Bork went on to play in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes from 1964-67.

Beyond football, Bork also starred on the basketball court for the Huskies, scoring 1,114 points in three seasons. He earned team MVP honors as well as First Team All-IIAC and IIAC Player of the Year recognition.

Bork was named to NIU's All-Century Team in both football and basketball. He was inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983, his football jersey number 11 was retired in 1996 and he became the first Huskie enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.

Information regarding a celebration of life for Bork will be announced later.

The 6–1, 185 pound Bork rewrote the Northern Illinois University football record book with some help from end Hugh Rohrschneider during his junior and senior years at the DeKalb school. In 1962, Bork broke 14 college passing records ranging from yardage gained to best completion percentage. The following year, he bettered 10 of his records, tied one and set nine more for a total of 20. He also set a record of 244 pass completions during the 1963 NIU season.

Bork was the first college quarterback at any level to throw for 3,000 yards in one season. Bork first played football at Arlington High School, where he was an all-conference selection. Offered a basketball scholarship to Michigan, the athlete turned it down because he wanted to play football.

He played in 1964 to 1967 with the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League, while with the Alouettes he worked as a gym teacher at Sir Winston Churchill High School in Ville St-Laurent he then signed with the Chicago Owls of the Continental Football League in 1968.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.