Notable sports deaths in 2012

From legends on the field and off, here is a look at some of the sports figures who died this year:

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Eddie Yost (Oct. 13, 1926-Oct. 16, 2012) -- Nicknamed the Walking Man for his penchant for drawing bases on balls (he recorded 1,614 of them), Yost played 18 seasons in the Major Leagues, most of them with the Washington Senators. He was 86.
Eddie Yost (Oct. 13, 1926-Oct. 16, 2012) -- Nicknamed the Walking Man for his penchant for drawing bases on balls (he recorded 1,614 of them), Yost played 18 seasons in the Major Leagues, most of them with the Washington Senators. He was 86.

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