1972 deaths
Chico Ruiz
1938 births | 1972 deaths | california angels players | cincinnati reds players | major league infieldersExternal links
Harvey Swados
1920 births | 1972 deaths | american jews | american novelists | university of michigan alumniHarvey Swados (1920-1972) was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of a doctor. A graduate of the University of Michigan. Swados was a four year veteran of the Merchant Marine during World War II and published his first novel in 1955. Swados's 1959 essay for Esquire, "Why Resign from the Human Race?," has often been said to have inspired the formation of the Peace Corps.
Irving Jacob Reuter
1865 births | 1972 deaths | american businesspeople | people from detroitBjarne Eilif Thorvik
1908 births | 1972 deaths | norwegian politiciansHerbert Hopkins
1895 births | 1972 deaths | english cricketers | oxford university cricketers | worcestershire cricketersHerbert Oxley Hopkins (6 July 1895–23 February 1972) was an Australian-born English cricketer who played 85 first-class matches between the wars. The bulk of these games were for Worcestershire and Oxford University, though he also appeared once for Harlequins. In minor cricket, he played for both Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements, where he was working as a doctor. Obituary. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1973.
Phil Seamen
1926 births | 1972 deaths | british jazz musicians | jazz drummersThrough his career he played in a wide range of musical contexts. Late in his career this included a spell with Ginger Baker's Air Force.

