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Danny Ray (1935–2021), James Brown’s longtime emcee and cape manDustin Diamond (1977–2021), starred as Screech in “Saved by the Bell”Rush Limbaugh (1951–2021), iconic conservative talk show hostMary Wilson (1944–2021), founding member of the SupremesSophie Xeon (1986–2021), Grammy-nominated musician and producerAri Gold (1974–2021), trailblazing LGBTQ musician and DJMike Henry (1936–2021), actor in Tarzan movies, “Smokey and the Bandit”Irv Cross (1939–2021), pioneering sportscasterVincent

Irv Cross was a football player and sportscaster who became the first Black sports analyst on national television and co-hosted “The NFL Today.”Cross played college football for the Northwestern University Wildcats before being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1961 NFL Draft. He played for the Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection before retiring from his playing career in 1969.