Ronnie Van Zant
Ronald Wayne Van Zant (January 15, 1948 – October 20, 1977) was an American lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. He was the older brother of two other rock vocalists: current Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant, and Donnie Van Zant, the founder and vocalist of 38 Special. He was the father of Tammy Van Zant and Melody Van Zant.
Ron van Clief
On December 16, 1994, Ron Van Clief returned to the ring to fight in the 4th Ultimate Fighting Championship, as the oldest competitor to date to fight in the UFC at the age of 51. Van Clief's sole fight in the tournament was against Brazilian jiu-jitsu exponent Royce Gracie. Gracie won the match by submission with a rear naked choke near the four-minute mark. Ron went on to serve as the commissioner of the UFC. Ron Van Clief retired from competition in 2002 after winning the All American Karate Championship at 60 years old. Ron competed in over 900 tournaments in over 40 years on the tournament circuit. Ron Van Clief retired as a 5 time world karate/kungfu champion and 15 time all American champion.
Ron Van Clief has been competing in BJJ tournaments since 2015 and still competes today. 
Van Clief is also the author and creator of a number of instructional books and video recordings. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild for over 3 decades.Ron Van Clief's first acting job came when he was selected to star in the 1974 Hong Kong film "The Black Dragon" (aka "Super Dragon") opposite Jason Pai Piao. Some of his film roles during the 1970s were Blaxploitation films which capitalized on the then-novelty of an African-American martial artist, following in the tradition of Jim Kelly's role in "Enter the Dragon". He starred alongside Leo Fong in a Filipino action film called "Bamboo Trap" in 1975. Van Clief's film roles earned him the nickname "The Black Dragon", and the name inspired the titles of his films "The Black Dragon's Revenge" (aka "The Black Dragon Revenges the Death of Bruce Lee") (1975) and "Way of the Black Dragon" (1979). He appeared in the 1977 Italian crime film "The Squeeze" opposite Lee Van Cleef and Karen Black, and was also the fight choreographer for the 1985 film "The Last Dragon."