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Athletes, teams who have died in plane crashes

Updated: October 11, 2006, 9:53 PM ET
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• Jan. 27, 2001 -- Oklahoma State basketball players Dan Lawson and Nate Fleming, and six team staffers and broadcasters, in Byers, Colo. • Feb. 14, 2000 -- Tony Bettenhausen, Jr., race car driver/owner, near Lexington, Ky. • Oct. 25, 1999 -- Payne Stewart, winner of the 1989 PGA Championship and a two-time U.S. Open winner, two miles west of Mina, S.D. • May 11, 1996 -- Rodney Culver, San Diego Chargers running back, in Florida Everglades. • April ...

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Cory Lidle: 1972-2006

 Cory Lidle
Name: Cory Fulton Lidle
Born: March 22, 1972
Major league seasons: 9
Career statistics: 82-72 won-lost record, 4.57 ERA
Major league teams: New York Mets, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees
Wife: Melanie
Children: Son, Christopher Taylor, born Sept. 18, 2000
Biographical information: 1990 graduate of California's South Hills High School, where he was a teammate of Yankee Jason Giambi and was an all-state selection his senior year. Has a twin brother, Kevin, who played minor-league baseball. Is a relative of Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.

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• Schwarz: A truly sickening feeling
• Darcy: Sadness at the scene
• Thompson: Lidle's father learned of crash on TV
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• Quotes: Baseball reacts to Lidle's death
• Athletes who have died in plane crashes

From ABCNews.com
• Expert: Lidle Crash Probably Due to Mechanical Failure or Other 'Distractions'

Audio from ESPN Radio
• Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly shares his thoughts on Lidle's death
• Peter Gammons on how Lidle overcame the "scab" label and how the pitcher's death could affect player contracts in the future
• Larry Bowa shocked by Lidle's death
• Phillies broadcaster Scott Graham talks about Lidle the pitcher
• Alan Schwarz was a friend of Lidle and had even been offered to ride with Cory in his plane
• Tim Kurkjian joins Erik Kuselias to discuss the tragedy

Video from ESPN.com
• Lidle plane crash timeline ESPN Video
• Rick Peterson reflects on Lidle's death ESPN Video
• MLB community mourns Lidle ESPN Video
• Ex-teammates react to Lidle's death ESPN Video
• Pedro Gomez Remembers Lidle ESPN Video
• Lidle lived his dreams ESPN Video

Video from ABCNews.com
• Lidle on why he loved flying (from Good Morning America)
• Video from the scene
• More video from the scene

Also on the Web
• PhillyBurbs.com: Flying with Cory Lidle (Feb. 2006)

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