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By The Associated PressFri Nov 3, 6:44 AM ET

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GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Adam Matthews, a former star running back at Northern Colorado and the son of ex-NFL running back Bo Matthews, died at his home Thursday. He was 25.

He died in Thornton of a seizure, school spokesman Eric Scott said. He had no other details.

Adam Matthews was the No. 2 rusher in school history. He held the record for most yards rushing in a season (1,653 in 2003) and yards rushing in a game (279 against Adams State in 2003). He tied an NCAA record in 2003 with 11 straight 100-yard rushing games.

After college, Matthews spent time with the St. Louis Rams and Houston Texans, although he never played in a regular-season game. He also played for the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe.

Matthews' brother, Asa, is a junior linebacker for Northern Colorado, which jumped from Division II to Division I-AA this season.

Bo Matthews starred at Colorado from 1971-73 and played in the NFL for Miami, San Diego and the New York Giants.

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Florence Klotz

NEW YORK (AP) — Florence Klotz, a Tony-winning costume designer who worked on more than 50 Broadway productions including the legendary "Follies," died Wednesday. She was 86.

Klotz died in her sleep at her Manhattan home, said Mark Sendroff, Klotz's lawyer.

The designer collaborated most successfully with Harold Prince, winning Tonys for six musicals he directed. Besides "Follies," which showcased lavish black-and-white showgirl costumes, Klotz won Tonys for "A Little Night Music," "Pacific Overtures," "Grind," "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and the 1994 revival of "Show Boat."

Among the other shows that featured designs by Klotz were "City of Angels," "On the Twentieth Century," "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman" and the Elizabeth Taylor revival of "The Little Foxes."

Klotz began her Broadway career in 1951 as an assistant to Irene Sharaff, who designed the costumes for Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I." She also created costumes for ballets by Jerome Robbins, "Madama Butterfly" for Chicago Lyric Opera and the film version of "A Little Night Music."

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Sister Cynthia Mahoney

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Sister Cynthia Mahoney, a nun who said her lungs were permanently damaged after spending six months at New York's ground zero following the Sept. 11 terror attacks, died Wednesday. She was 54.

Mahoney died at her Aiken home, according to Shellhouse Funeral Home.

No cause of death was given, but Mahoney had said in several interviews that she thought poisoned air where the World Trade Center towers fell gave her a deadly mix of asthma as well as pulmonary and digestive problems.

Mahoney asked that results of her autopsy be used in a class-action lawsuit by ground zero workers who say the air around the site has sickened them.

She spent every day for six months after the attacks as a chaplain and an emergency medical technician.

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Tracy Poe

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tracy "Pody" Poe, a colorful gambler whom federal authorities once dubbed a "kingpin of organized crime," died Wednesday. He was 73.

Poe died at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City of complications related to cancer, said Danny Williams, a local radio personality who was his friend.

Williams said he helped Poe write the book, "From Tinhorn Gambler to Kingpin of Organized Crime."

"He stood up to a lot of people," Williams said. "Like he said to me, the government spent $8 million putting me in jail for playing blackjack in his garage."

Poe served two stints in federal prison on gambling-related charges following raids on his Oklahoma City home.

In 1997, he was sentenced to five years in prison after a jury convicted him of money laundering and running an illegal gambling operation. He was released from prison in 2000.

Retired Oklahoma City police Detective Ken "Sugar" Smith said Poe's passing dims a colorful part of Oklahoma history.

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John C. Williams

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — John C. "Chris" Williams, a drummer and original member of the Pat McGee Band, died Saturday. He was 39.

Williams died in his sleep at his home in Williamsburg. Autopsy results were pending.

His family held a private service Wednesday, said his sister, Mary Beth Williams.

A member of the Richmond-based Pat McGee Band since its inception in 1996, Williams recorded five albums with the group, which found national success with the songs "Beautiful Ways" and "Must Have Been Love." The band has opened for such acts as Fleetwood Mac and James Taylor.

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