May 2, 2015 Nelson Townsend American athletic director (Florida A&M) Died on Thursday January 8th 2015 More from AmericaJoni Lamb American Christian broadcaster, co-founder and president of Daystar Television Network, complications from a spinal injury dead at age 65Pat Caputo American sportswriter and broadcaster, pancreatic cancer dead at age 67Michael J. Bransfield American Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Wheeling-Charleston dead at age 82Joe Senser American football player dead at age 69Lawrence J. Smith American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives dead at age 93Manuela Hoelterhoff German-born American cultural journalist, cancer dead at age 77Mert Lawwill American motorcycle racer dead at age 85Ted Turner American media proprietor dead at age 87Jonathan Tiersten public figure dead at age 60Donald Ross American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives dead at age 85More from January 8, 2015William E. Boeing, Jr.Andraé CrouchKep EnderbyPatsy GarrettJean-Claude GasigwaPeter HillJenő LasztoviczaCurtis LeeHubert MarklRay McFall Tags 08 January 2015 2015-01-08 America January 2015 January 8 Nelson Other Townsend ←Angelo Anquilletti Egil Toreng→