By Pat Reeder, Staff writer
September 23, 2024
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Eugene “Mercury” Morris died Saturday in Miami at 77 of undisclosed causes. The three-time Pro Bowl/two-time Super Bowl champion running back played for the Miami Dolphins from 1969 to 1975 and was key to their historic 1972 undefeated season.
It was also reported that earlier this month, singer Jimmy Gilmer died in Amarillo, Texas, a week short of his 84th birthday, after a two-year struggle with Alzheimer’s.
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Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs scored a #1 hit in 1963 with the song “Sugar Shack.” It scored a gold record and was named the Top Song of 1963, based on record sales. They also had a couple of follow-up top 20 hits, “Daisy Petal Pickin’” and “Bottle of Wine.” Gilmer and the Fireballs recorded with Buddy Holly’s former producer Norman Petty in his studio in Clovis, New Mexico.
Gilmer continued performing up until fairly recently. His final performance was ironically on February 5, 2022, at the famous Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, where Buddy Holly gave his final performance on February 2, 1959. RIP to them both.
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