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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1908, Paul Runyan, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2002) was born. In 1957, Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2017) was born. In 1962, Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer was born. In 1967, Mac McCaughan, American singer and guitarist was born. In 1974, Gregory Shane Helms, American professional wrestler was born. In 1977, Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and wrestler was born. In 1983, Chris Wood, English saxophonist (born 1944) passed away. In 1984, Jonathan Lewis, American football player was born. In 1985, Paulo Vitor Barreto, Brazilian footballer was born. In 1995, Luke Shaw, English footballer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Chris Johnson's ALS fight has "injected some hope" in Tim Shaw's ALS fight
Former Titans linebacker Tim Shaw, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2014, was teammates with running back Chris Johnson for three seasons.
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