Dempsey, an Uptown New Orleans resident of Lambeth House, caught the coronavirus in March. The illness has been identified in over 40 of the assisted living facility’s inhabitants.
Ashley Dempsey, the sports anchor’s daughter, revealed to Fletcher Mackel in a WDSU interview that her father was also suffering from dementia.
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Dempsey was born without toes on his right foot and without fingers on his right hand, but he overcame the odds and produced an 11-year NFL career.
While with New Orleans, Dempsey was a Pro-Bowl selection and the NFL All-Pro kicker in 1969. After playing with the Black & Gold he also kicked for the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills.
A native of Encinitas, California, Dempsey is most famous for his NFL record 63-yard field goal for the New Orleans Saints in 1970. The kick was the longest in NFL history and helped the Saints beat the Detroit Lions in old Tulane Stadium.
His record stood for nearly four decades. His kick was equaled by Jason Elam in 1998, Sebastian Janikowski in 2011, David Akers in 2012, Graham Gano in 2018, and Brett Maher in 2019.
A look back at the renowned individuals that departed from our lives this year and who inspired us with their humanity, ingenuity, and inventiveness.
by David Morgan, senior producer at CBSNews.com. This gallery was made possible by the Associated Press.
Betty White, an actress, comedian, and television host (born January 17, 1922–
December 31, 2021) was a well-known and adored face on television. On shows like “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “The Golden Girls,” she would frequently portray comic roles against the endearing image of her smiling eyes and dimpled cheeks.
During the Great Depression, White—who was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and reared in California—performed on radio and for an experimental TV station in Los Angeles during the 1930s. In 1949, she started hosting a live variety show called “Hollywood on Television,” while serving as a member of the American Women’s Voluntary Services after the war. She had starring roles in two sitcoms in the 1950s: “Life With Elizabeth,” which was her own talk show, and “The Betty White Show.”
She met her husband, host Allen Ludden, while working as a welcome guest on game shows in the 1960s, including “To Tell the Truth,” “What’s My Line?,” “Liar’s Club,” “It Takes Two,” and “Password.”
One script for Sue Ann Nivens, a character on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” during the fourth season, called her “a sickeningly sweet Betty White type.” Sweet, but also cunning, lusty, and hilariously so. White gave the character a funny performance and quickly cemented her place on the show, earning two of her five Emmy nominations.
“She was the nymphomaniac in the neighborhood,” White remarked in 2011 to “Sunday Morning.” “And they would ask, ‘How close is Sue Ann to Betty?'” addressed to my husband Allen Ludden. “Well, they’re the same, of course, but Betty can’t cook,” he remarked.
She won a third Emmy for her portrayal of the innocent, sweet Rose Nylund in “The Golden Girls,” which came after that show.
Self-described as a workaholic, White persisted in writing over half a dozen books, raising money for animal charities, and making multiple cameos on television series. She created, produced, and hosted “The Pet Set,” a syndicated television program.
However, White rose to fame as America’s senior citizen sweetheart in 2010 after starring in a Snickers candy bar commercial. She was a charming elderly woman with a hip and wicked side as well as a taste for vulgar comedy. After a social media campaign against the show’s producers, she was invited to appear on the comedy “Hot in Cleveland” pilot and ended up staying for 124 episodes, making her the oldest guest host of “Saturday Night Live” at the age of 88. The Associated Press chose her as Entertainer of the Year.
She also set an example for how to age with joy. The AP was instructed by her, “Don’t try to be young.” Simply have an open mind. Hold your interest in things. I’m still intrigued about a lot of subjects that I won’t live long enough to learn about.”
White said on “Sunday Morning” that she wasn’t terrified of dying, even though she had lost a lot of people dear to her. In no way. My mother had the most amazing perspective on passing away. Every time, she would say, “Nobody knows.” People believe they do, and while you can choose to believe whatever you want about what occurs in the final seconds, no one can know for sure until it does. However, it’s a secret, she said. Thus, when we grew older and lost a loved one,she would frequently remark, “Now they know the secret.”
