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Gene Conley playing for the Knicks against Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors.
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Gene Conley
Died on July 4, 2017 at age 86
Conley was one of very few athletes to win two championships in major American sports, as a major league pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves and a center for the Boston Celtics.
Notable Deaths 2017
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