Ron Moeller died he was 71, American baseball player

Ronald Ralph Moeller was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1956 and 1963 for the Baltimore Orioles (1956, 1958), Los Angeles Angels/California Angels (1961/1963) and Washington Senators (1963). Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Moeller batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.(October 13, 1938 - November 2, 2009)

At start of his majors career, Moeller was nicknamed The Kid by the Orioles players both for his boyish looks and due to his senior debut being made when he was only seventeen. He pitched in part of two seasons for Baltimore, before joining the Angels and Senators. His most productive season came in 1961 with Los Angeles, when he posted career-numbers in wins (4), strikeouts (83) and innings pitched (112⅔), including a 3–0 six-hit shutout with nine strikeouts against his former Orioles team on June 5.[1] He also went 2-0 in three starts for Washington in 1963, his final major league season, when he was only 24.

In a four-season career, Moeller posted a 6-9 record with a 5.78 ERA in 52 appearances, including 22 starts, 104 strikeouts, and 100 walks in 152⅔ innings of work. He also pitched in the Minor leagues from 1956 through 1963, compiling a 37-38 record with a 3,30 ERA in 118 games, 94 as a starter.

Moeller died in his native Cincinnati at the age of 71.

Lou Filippo died he was 83, American boxing referee and judge, member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame, stroke

Lou Filippo died he was 83, Filippowas a professional boxer and later boxing judge.(December 1, 1925 - November 2, 2009)

Filippo was born on December 1, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, attended Fremont High School in South Los Angeles, and served in the Navy during World War II.

He fought more than 250 amateur fights and his professional record as a lightweight was 28 wins, 9 losses and 3 draws, with 8 knockouts. He retired in 1957.^[1]

Filippo later became a referee and judge, including judging 85 world championship fights. He continued to judge until his death. He played a referee in four Rocky films and an announcer in a fifth. He also had small roles in a number of other films.

He was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame and elected as its President in 1993.^[2] In 1997, Filippo was honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club.

José Luis López Vázquez died he was 87

José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre was a Spanish actor.Lopez Vazquez was born in Madrid. He originally worked in theater as a costume designer, a scenic designer, and as an assistant director to Pío Ballesteros and Enrique Herreros. In 1946, he switched over to film, with a small role in the movie María Fernanda la Jerezana. Originally starring in comic roles, he made the move to drama films in the 1960s, demonstrating his profund aptitude for acting.
(11 March 1922 – 2 November 2009)

During his life, he starred in more than 200 movies, filming several full-length films in a year. In 1971, he acted in a record 11 films. Although he usually appeared in Spanish films, he has occasionally worked on international projects: in the UK film Travels With My Aunt from 1972, starring opposite Dame Maggie Smith. His best known role may be in the Emmy-winning film, La Cabina, which was made the same year with director Antonio Mercero. López Vázquez worked with Mercero on numerous other occasions, the most recent being their collaboration on a new project, a movie called ¿Y tú quién eres? (2006).

López Vázquez died of natural causes in Madrid on 2 November 2009, at the age of 87.^[1]

Phil Lumpkin died he was 57

Phil Lumpkin died he was 57. Lumpkin was an American professional basketball player and high school basketball coach. He was born in Dayton, Ohio.^[1]

(December 20, 1951 – November, 2009)

A 6'0" (1.83 m) and 165 lb (75 kg) point guard from Ohio's Miami University, Lumpkin was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 34th pick of the 1974 NBA Draft. He played two seasons in the NBA as a member of the Blazers and Phoenix Suns, averaging 3.3 points per game.^[1]

In 1991, Lumpkin became head coach of the boys' basketball program at O'Dea High School in Seattle, Washington. Between 1993 and 2007, he led the team to five 3A class state titles.^[2]

Lumpkin was discovered dead on the Monday morning of November 2, 2009, shortly after being diagnosed with pneumonia. He was 57 years old.^[2]

Alan Ogg, died he was 42, American basketball

Raymond Alan Ogg born in Lancaster, Ohio, was an American professional basketball player who spent three seasons in the NBA. He is the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers' career shot-blocking leader with 266 blocks over four college seasons.^[1]

(July 5, 1967 – November 1, 2009)

The 7'2" and 240-pound center Gardendale High School grad played collegiate basketball for the UAB Blazers and started his professional career when he signed with the Miami Heat as an undrafted rookie during the 1990–91 NBA season. He became a fan favorite during his two seasons in Miami and split his playing time in his third and final NBA season with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Washington Bullets. He averaged 2.2 points and 1.7 rebounds during his NBA career.^[1] Ogg played overseas in Ger­many, China, Colombia, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Paraguay before retiring from professional basketball in 2001. He had heart surgery in 2003.^[2]

Ogg died aged 42 on November 1, 2009, due to complications from a staphylococcal infection.^[3]

Robert H. Rines died he was 87

Robert H. Rines died he was 87. Rines was an American lawyer, inventor, researcher, and composer. He was also well known for his efforts to find the legendary "Loch Ness Monster."

(August 30, 1922 – November 1, 2009)

Robert Harvey Rines was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He held a Bachelor in Sciences from M.I.T., received a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University in 1946 and did his Ph.D. thesis at National Chiao Tung University in 1972. During World War II, Rines served as a U.S. Army Signal Corps officer and helped develop the Microwave Early Warning System. He held more than 800 patents, and his inventions underlie high-resolution image-scanning radar that was used in the Gulf War, and ultrasound scanning used in the search for the wrecks of the Titanic and the Bismarck. The technology has also been used for ultrasound imaging in the body, and in a 1972 expedition to locate the Loch Ness Monster.

In March 2004, Rines received the Boston Patent Law Association "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his contributions to the field of Intellectual Property. Rines also was inducted as member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1994 and the U.S. Army Signal Corps Wall of Fame. He was also the founder of the Academy of Applied Science, a Massachusetts and New Hampshire based organization dedicated to the promotion of science, technology and inventions, particularly among high school students.

Rines founded the Franklin Pierce Law Center, a private law school located in Concord, New Hampshire. Robert Rines was a lecturer at Harvard University and M.I.T. and served on Technical Advisory Board of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Rines was also an accomplished musician and composer. His musical career started early. His musical ability was demonstrated when, at age eleven, he played a violin duet with Albert Einstein at summer camp in Maine. As a composer he wrote music for both Broadway and off-Broadway shows. Rines composed music for Blast and Bravos, a play on the life of H. L. Mencken. Also composed scores for O'Casey's Drums Under the Windows, O'Neill's Long Voyage Home, Strindberg's Creditors and shared an Emmy Award with playwright Paul Shyre in 1987 for the television and later Broadway play Hizzoner the Mayor.

His philanthropic activities included establishing the GREAT Fund, providing educational grants for a large extended family in perpetuity.

In May 2008, after 45 years of teaching and inspiring students about intellectual property and technology innovation, Rines retired from lecturing at MIT. He died on November 1, 2009.

Abe Pollin died he was 85

Abe Pollin ^[1] died he was 85. Pollin was the owner of a number of professional sports teams including the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL), the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] Pollin was the longest-tenured owner of an NBA team, holding the Packers/Zephyrs/Bullets/Wizards franchise for 46 years.

(December 3, 1923 – November 24, 2009)

Pollin was born on 3 December 1923 to Mr. and Mrs. Morris Pollin.^[2] When he was 8, Pollin's family moved to the Washington area from Philadelphia.^[1] Pollin graduated from The George Washington University in 1945 and took a job with his family’s construction company for 12 years.^[1] The Pollins launched their own construction company in 1957.^[1][3]

Pollin graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1945.^[1] Abe Pollin is a member of the Levy family as well. A successful construction contractor in the Washington area, he headed an investment group that bought the then Baltimore Bullets in 1964.^[1] He moved the team to the Washington area in 1973 after building the Capital Centre.^[1] In 1996, Pollin announced that he was changing the team's name because he felt the name "Bullets" had too many negative connotations.^[1] "Our slogan used to be 'Faster than a speeding bullet,' but that is no longer appropriate," Pollin told the press. A "name-the-team" contest yielded the name "Wizards."

Beginning in 2002, an award called "The Pollin Award" has been awarded annually in his honor. People are chosen for the Pollin Award based on their dedication to the Washington DC community and the impact they have on it. Winners of the award have included Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., 2005 Teacher of the Year, Jason Kamras and 2006 Miss District of Columbia, Kate Michael.

On December 3, 2003, a party was held in honor of Abe Pollin's 80th birthday at the Verizon Center. A slideshow was presented about the history of Abe's career as owner of the Bullets/Wizards. Tony Bennett also performed there as the guest entertainer.

Pollin died on November 24, 2009, just nine days shy of his 86th birthday.^[1]