Bennie Ellender, American college football coach (Arkansas State, Tulane), died from Alzheimer's disease he was 86.

Bennie Ellender, Jr. was an American football player and coach.^[3] He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State University from 1963 to 1970 and at Tulane University from 1971 to 1975, compiling a career college football record of 79–49–4 died from Alzheimer's disease he was 86..

(March 2, 1925 – December 22, 2011)

Ellender led the Arkansas State program to three consecutive Pecan Bowl games, which was one the regional bowl games set up for the NCAA College Division to choose a champion. His 1970 team finished 11–0 and was ranked #1 in the final polls, earning his team the College Division championship. Ellender was selected AFCA College Division Coach of the Year following the season.^[4] After the 1970 season, Ellender left ASU to become head football coach at his alma mater, Tulane.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches#	AP°
Arkansas State Indians (NCAA College Division Independent) (1963)
1963	Arkansas State	2–6
Arkansas State Indians (Southland Conference) (1964–1970)
1964	Arkansas State	7–0–2	2–0–2	2nd
1965	Arkansas State	6–3	1–3	5th
1966	Arkansas State	7–2	2–2	T–3rd
1967	Arkansas State	4–5	2–2	3rd
1968	Arkansas State	7–3–1	3–0–1	1st	L Pecan
1969	Arkansas State	8–1–1	4–0	1st	W Pecan
1970	Arkansas State	11–0	4–0	1st	W Pecan
Arkansas State:		52–20–4	18–7–3
Tulane Green Wave (NCAA University Division / Division I Independent) (1971–1975)
1971	Tulane	3–8
1972	Tulane	6–5
1973	Tulane	9–3			L Bluebonnet	15	20
1974	Tulane	5–6
1975	Tulane	4–7
Tulane:		27–29
Total:		79–49–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll.

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William Duell, American singer and actor (1776, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest), died he was 88.

William Duell was an American actor and singer died he was 88.. He was known for his roles as Andrew McNair in the musical 1776, Jim Sefelt in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Johnny the Shoe Shine Guy on the 1982 crime comedy series Police Squad!. Described as a short, odd-looking character actor with a Shakespearean background, he had many minor roles in plays, films and TV series. His last work was a cameo in the film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

(August 30, 1923 – December 22, 2011) 

Early life and career

He was born George William Duell in 1923, but sometime in his youth, his mother legally changed his name to Darwin William Duell. Duell never cared for his given name, and always went by William. Duell graduated from the Green Mountain Junior College (now Green Mountain College) (Vermont), Illinois Wesleyan University, and Yale University. A theater scholarship at GMC is named after him.
He portrayed Congressional Custodian Andrew McNair in the Broadway version of 1776, which made him the one actor who stayed throughout the entire run of the show and was never understudied. In the 1997 Broadway Revival of 1776, Duell was a replacement member of the cast, filling the role of Caesar Rodney after Michael McCormick took on the role of John Adams.^[2] In 2010, he appeared in an one-night only concert semi staged reading of Evening Primrose by Stephen Sondheim.^[3]

Later life and death

Duell married his wife, Mary Barto, in 2004. Duell died of respiratory failure in December 2011.^[1] He was 88.

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Bettye Danoff, American golfer, founding member of the LPGA, died he was 88.

Bettye Danoff  was an American professional golfer. She was one of the 13 founding members of the LPGA tour in 1950 died he was 88 Bettye Danoff, American golfer, founding member of the LPGA, died he was 88...^[1]

^{(May 21, 1923 – December 22, 2011)}

Born Bettye Jane Mims, she began playing golf at age 6. Her parents had opened a driving range and nine-hole golf course in Grand Prairie Texas.^[2] She also played under the names Bettye Mims White and Bettye Mims Danoff.
The LPGA Tour wasn't founded until 1950. Before then, she four straight Dallas Women's Golf Association Championships in addition to two Texas Women's Amateur Championship. In 1947, she defeated Babe Zaharias, 1 up, in the Texas Women's Open. Zaharias had won 17 consecutive tournaments before losing to Danoff.^[3] Also before her LPGA days, Danoff played exhibitions with PGA Tour stars.
Danoff was a mother to three daughters who traveled with her as she played off the LPGA Tour. After the death of her husband in 1961, Danoff played in a limited amount of tournaments. She was the LPGA Tour's first grandmother.

Amateur wins

• 1947 Texas Women's Amateur
• 1948 Texas Women's Amateur

Professional wins (1)

• 1953 Hardscrabble Open^[4]

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Emanuel Bosák, Czech sports official, died he was 87.

Emanuel Bosák was a Czech physical educationalist and sports official  died he was 87..

(2 September 1924 – 22 December 2011)

He was born in Jičín, and studied physical education at the Charles University in Prague. He spent his entire career, until 1990, at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of the same university; from 1964 to 1967 he served as pro-dean of his faculty. He served as a member of the IAAF European Commission from 1952 to 1970, of the IAAF Council 1968 until 1972, as president of the Czechoslovak Association of Physical Education and the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee from 1967 to 1970 and Minister of Sports from 1969 to 1970.^[1]

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Yevhen Rudakov , Russian Olympic bronze medal-winning (1972) football goalkeeper, died he was 69.

Yevhen Vasylyovych Rudakov was a Soviet footballer of Russian origin died he was 69..^[1] In 1971 he was recognized as the Best Ukrainian Player of the Year.

(2 January 1942 – 21 December 2011) 

A six-time domestic champion of the USSR, Rudakov also helped Dynamo win the USSR Cup twice, the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. He also represented the USSR national football team and helped them reach the Euro 1972 finals. In 1971 Rudakov was also chosen the Soviet Footballer of the Year^[2] and the best goalkeeper of the USSR in 1969, 1971, and 1972.
At the Olympic Games 1972 he earned four wins and two shutouts. He also won 21 games with the regular senior squad and finished 22 games without allowing any goals. His career goals against average was at 0.69.
After finishing his playing career, he coached few Ukraine-based clubs, but mostly stayed on at Dynamo Kyiv's sport school as a children coach.

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Werner Otto, German entrepreneur , died he was 102.

Werner Otto was a German entrepreneur  died he was 102.. He founded Otto GmbH in 1949, which eventually became the world’s largest mail order group.^[1] Otto and his family persistently ranked among the wealthiest Germans.

In the 1960`s he started the Sagitta Group, today's Park Property,^[2] one of the largest real estate companies in Canada.

(13 August 1909 – 21 December 2011)

Through his North American experiences, Werner Otto got the idea to found another enterprise, the ECE,^[3] which builds and manages shopping malls and got into the leading position in this business in Europe.
In his range of social causes he founded in 1969 the Werner Otto Foundation, which supports medical research.^[4]
In 1973, when he was over 60, Werner Otto developed the Paramount Group in New York, to invest in U.S. real estate.^[5]
At Harvard University he donated a new museum building, the Werner Otto Hall, for the art of German Expressionism, out of the Busch-Reisinger Museum.^[6]



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Alastair Maitland, British diplomat, died he was 95.

Alastair George Maitland CBE  was a British diplomat died he was 95.. He was born in Kampala, Uganda, the son of a colonial service botanist.^[1] He was educated at Edinburgh University.^[2]

^{(30 January 1916 – 21 December 2011)}

Maitland served as a diplomat in Canada, Israel and the United States, culminating in his appointment as consul-general in Boston .^[2] After retiring, he settled in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife Betty.^[1][3] He then married Hazel Porter and retired to Heath, Massachusetts to live out the rest of his life.


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