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Ex- Olympic champion, Lee Evans dies at 74
Former American sprinter, Lee Evans, is dead.
He was 74.
Former Green Eagles captain, Segun Odegbami, who is a close friend of the 1968 Olympic 400m champion, confirmed his death on a WhatsApp platform, Family United By Sports Wednesday night.
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Evans suffered a stroke last week in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and has been on life support at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan-Remo.
Odegbami wrote: “For my brother and friend, Lee Edward Evans – it is sunset!”
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