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Cougar Hall of Famer Bill Gaskins Passes Away at 76

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State Athletics Hall of Fame defensive back Bill Gaskins, a 1965 All-American and member of the famed 1965 Cardiac Kids, passed away Thursday in Pullman. Gaskins was 76.

"Bill Gaskins was a great Cougar," said WSU Director of Athletic Pat Chun. "An All-American and Cougar Hall of Famer for his accomplishments on the playing field, those paled in comparison to his work after, where he impacted countless lives as an instructor, mentor and friend at the WSU College of Pharmacy and Pullman Regional Hospital. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends.