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Brazilian soccer superstar Pelé has died at the age of 82
NPR's A Martinez speaks with soccer writer Andrew Downie about legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento — known around the world as Pelé. He'd been battling complications from colon cancer.
Vivienne Westwood, influential punk fashion maverick, dies at 81
Westwood's fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm.
Pelé, who made soccer 'The Beautiful Game,' dies at 82
Pelé was one of the world's best soccer players who was the sport's global face for decades. The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.
Kathy Whitworth, the winningest professional golfer, died Saturday at age 83
Kathy Whitworth, the winningest professional golfer of all time, died Saturday at age 83. Whitworth won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments in a career that spanned nearly a quarter-century.
Remembering cello player Abdul Wadud, and other jazz greats who died in 2022
Wadud, saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, organist Joey DeFrancesco, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, trumpeter Jaimie Branch and saxophonist Ronnie Cuber are among the notable musicians who died in 2022.
Encore: Remembering the lives of three inventors who died in 2022
NPR is pulling together some of its favorite stories from 2022 that may have been easy to miss among the year's major news but hard to forget. NPR remembers three inventors who died in 2022.
Kathy Whitworth, the winningest golfer in history, dies at 83
Whitworth, whose LPGA Tour victories spanned nearly a quarter-century, died on Christmas Eve. Her 88 victories are the most by any player on a single professional tour.
Who created chicken tikka masala? The death of a curry king is reviving a debate
A Pakistani immigrant in Glasgow claimed he invented the beloved takeout dish with some spices and a can of tomato soup. His death has revived a long debate about who really can lay claim to the food.
The death of Franco Harris only deepens nostalgia for 'The Immaculate Reception'
The 50th anniversary of the late Pittsburgh Steeler Franco Harris's "Immaculate Reception" catch is Friday and will be commemorated throughout the weekend by the team. Harris died Wednesday at 72.