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Shaquille O'Neal is a 'Florida Icon'
(Former NBA player, TV basketball analyst, Orlando; age 41)
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Published on 3/5/2013
Ruth Alexander is a Florida Icon
Created the women's athletics program at the University of Florida in 1972; member of the Florida Women's Hall of Fame; age 74
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Published on 2/14/2013
Brian Johnson is a Florida Icon
Lead singer, AC/DC, Sarasota; age 65
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Published on 1/9/2013
Florida Icon: Sam Gibbons
Former U.S. congressman and Florida legislator, Tampa;
died Oct. 10 at age 92
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Published on 11/24/2012
Thomas 'Blue' Fulford
Commercial fisherman, Cortez, west of Bradenton; age 81
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Published on 11/6/2012
Icon: Charles E. 'Chuck' Cobb Jr.
Senior managing director/CEO, Cobb Partners, Coral Gables, age 76
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Published on 8/28/2012
Icon: John DeGrove
Founding director, FAU/FIU Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems; former secretary of the Florida Department of Community Affairs; died April 13, 2012, at age 88.
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Published on 7/30/2012
Icon: Charles Gray
Attorney and co-founder of the Gray Robinson law firm, Orlando; age 80
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Published on 7/9/2012
Icon: Harry Crews
Writer, University of Florida professor, Gainesville, died March 28 at age 76
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Published on 5/30/2012
Icon: Tibor Hollo
President, Florida East Coast Realty, Miami; age 85
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Published on 4/11/2012
Icon: Gary Mormino
Historian, author, USF St. Petersburg professor, age 65
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Published on 3/7/2012
Icon: Richard Gonzmart
President, Columbia Restaurant chain, Tampa; age 58
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Published on 2/22/2012
Icon: Bob Graham
Bob Graham: U.S. senator, 1987-2005; governor of Florida, 1979-87; founder, University of Florida Bob Graham Center for Public Service; Miami Lakes; age 75
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Published on 1/4/2012
Icon: Ward Hall
Entertainer, aka "The King of the Sideshow," owner of a traveling sideshow business; Gibsonton; age 81
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Published on 12/15/2011
Icon: Eugenie Clark
Founder, Cape Haze Marine Laboratory - now Mote Marine Laboratory; ichthyologist - 'Shark Lady'; Sarasota, age 89
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Published on 11/2/2011
Icon: Warrick Dunn
Founder, Warrick Dunn Family Foundation; part-owner, Atlanta Falcons; former NFL running back, Tampa; age 36
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Published on 9/29/2011
Icon: Arthur Rutenberg
Founder, Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Clearwater; age 84
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Published on 8/31/2011
Icon: Preston Haskell
Founder and chairman, design-build firm Haskell Co., Jacksonville,, age 72
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Published on 7/11/2011
Icon: Joseph Kittinger
Aviator; holds records for highest parachute jump (102,800 feet from space) and for being the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone in a gas balloon; Altamonte Springs; age 82
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Published on 5/31/2011
Icon: The Fanjul Brothers
Alfonso 'Alfy': Chairman/CEO, Florida Crystals; West Palm Beach; age 73, and, Jose 'Pepe': Vice Chairman/COO/president; age 66
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Published on 5/1/2011
