Lakers
Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famer Vern Mikkelsen dies at 85
Nov. 22, 2013
Former Lakers great Vern Mikkelsen passed away at the age of 85 on Thursday, the team confirmed.
Obituaries
Vern Mikkelsen, Hall of Fame player with Minneapolis Lakers, dies at 85; Ray Schonbak, general manager at KSWB-TV in San Diego, die at 70; Sylvia Browne, author and TV personality claimed to have psychic abilities, dies at 77
PASSINGS: Vern Mikkelsen, Ray Schonbak, Sylvia Browne
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