Notable deaths of 2024 (23 images)

By UPI Staff

The NFL's first Filipino-American quarterback Roman Gabriel, journalist Terry Anderson, Christian singer and "American Idol" alum Mandisa, guitarist Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers, Hall of Fame baseball manager Whitey Herzog, football star who was accused of murder O.J. Simpson, Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. and longtime senator Joe Lieberman are among the notable deaths of 2024.

Roman Gabriel

Roman Gabriel, the NFL's first first Filipino-American quarterback who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1962 through 1972, takes a snap against the Green Bay Packers. Gabriel died at the age of 83 on April 20. Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Rams

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Terry Anderson

Veteran journalist Terry Anderson, who was held hostage for nearly seven years in Lebanon during the mid-1980s to early 1990s, attends the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in New York City on September 25, 2006. Anderson, who worked as the Associated Press' Beirut bureau chief, died at the age of 76 on April 21. Photo by Jason Szenes/EPA

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Mandisa

Christian singer and "American Idol" alum Mandisa arrives at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 31, 2010. Mandisa, who released six Christian albums including the Grammy-winning "Overcomer," died at the age of 47 on April 18. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

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Dickey Betts

Dickey Betts, a singer, songwriter and guitarist who co-founded the Allman Brothers, appears backstage at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005. Betts died at the age of 80 on April 18. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

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