ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, March 30, 1996 TAG: 9604010128
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: NEWS OBIT
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
Bill Goldsworthy, an original member of the Minnesota North Stars and a five-time NHL All-Star, died Friday from complications from AIDS. He was 51.
Goldsworthy played 14 seasons in the NHL with the North Stars, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. He was diagnosed with AIDS in November 1994, and told the St. Paul Pioneer Press in February 1995 that his health problems stemmed from drinking and promiscuity.
``There's a stigma that comes with AIDS that makes you think it's something that only happens in the homosexual community and to drug abusers who use dirty needles,'' Goldsworthy said. ``It's more than that.''
Goldsworthy scored 267 goals with the North Stars, becoming the first NHL player from an expansion team to top 250 goals. His No. 8 jersey was retired by the North Stars on Feb. 15, 1992, just over a year before the team moved to Dallas.
* Dorothy Hamill, the women's figure skating gold medalist in the 1976 Winter Games, has filed for bankruptcy after a series of financial setbacks.
Hamill, 39, filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Thursday, seeking to reorganize her financial affairs, said her lawyer, Craig H. Millet. Hamill said she has experienced a number of financial setbacks as a result of poor investment advice and management over the last several years.
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