Ronnie Van Zant
On October 20, 1977, a plane carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, ran out of fuel outside Gillsburg, Mississippi. The passengers had been informed about potential problems with the Convair CV-240 and were told to brace for a crash. Van Zant died on impact from head injuries suffered after the aircraft struck a tree. Bandmates Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines, along with assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary, and co-pilot William Gray, were also killed. The rest of the band was seriously injured. Van Zant was 29 years old.
Ron Knight (basketball)
Ronald Eugene "Ron" Knight (born August 4, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball forward who spent two seasons in the National Basketball Association both with the Portland Trail Blazers. He was a member of the inaugural 1970–71 Blazers team after being drafted in the fifth round (76 pick overall) from California State University, Los Angeles during the 1970 NBA Draft.