Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 6 March 2021:

Johnny Briggs, actor (Mike Baldwin on "Coronation Street"), 85.

Irv Cross, NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles) and TV sports anchor ("The NFL Today"), of heart disease, 81.

Jahmil French, actor ("Degrassi: The Next Generation"), cause not reported, 29.

Michael Gudinski, music industry executive (Australian), of an overdose of cocaine and other drugs, 68.

Vernon Jordan, civil rights activist and aide to Bill Clinton, 85.

Ralph Peterson Jr., jazz drummer, of cancer, 58.

Chris Barber, jazz bandleader and trombonist, 90.

Bunny Wailer, reggae musician (Bob Marley and the Wailers), of complications from a stroke, 73.

Joe Altobelli, major-league baseball player (Cleveland Indians) and manager (Baltimore Orioles), 88.

Jim Crockett Jr., wrestling promoter and executive (National Wrestling Alliance), of liver and kidney failure, 76.

Tony Hendra, actor (This Is Spinal Tap), of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 79.

Mark Pavelich, NHL hockey player (New York Rangers), of suicide by asphyxiation, 63.

Chris Schultz, NFL football player (Dallas Cowboys), of a heart attack, 61.

Buddy Colt, pro wrestler, with dementia, 85.

Michael Stanley, rock guitarist, of lung cancer, 72.

Lou Ottens, inventor (Philips cassette tape), 94.