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If you are 80 years and 295 days old today…

At your exact age, John Rauch died. He was a College Football Hall of Fame quarterback and winning head coach for the Oakland Raiders.
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John Rauch wasn't the only notable who died at about this age:

You've outlived Larry Oakley by one day. He was a barber whose Westwood shop served Howard Hughes, movie stars and major sports figures. He died of complications from a staph infection on June 25, 2008, when you were 78 years old.Comment

Sandy Howard was almost a week younger than you when he died of complications of Alzheimer's disease on May 16, 2008. He was a director and producer involved with "Captain Kangaroo" and "A Man Called Horse" among others. You were 78 years old when he died.Comment

You've outlived David Sarnoff by almost two weeks. He was a U.S. radio and television broadcast pioneer who built RCA and formed NBC. He died of a heart attack on December 12, 1971, when you were 42 years old.Comment

Danny Moss was almost two weeks younger than you when he died of cancer on May 28, 2008. He was a self-taught tenor saxophonist who played with a number of jazz greats including Ella Fitzgerald. You were 78 years old when he died.Comment