Milestones Sep. 20, 1999

CONVICTED. JIM BROWN, 63, Hall of Fame running back; of vandalizing his 25-year-old wife's car during an argument; in Los Angeles. He was acquitted of threatening her life. He faces a maximum sentence of six months in jail.

DIED. KATIE WEBSTER, 63, blues pianist and singer who played with Otis Redding; of heart failure; in League City, Texas.

DIED. JIM ("CATFISH") HUNTER, 53, Hall of Fame pitcher; of Lou Gehrig's disease; in Hertford, N.C. During his 15-year career with the Oakland A's and the New York Yankees, Hunter won five World Series, pitched a perfect game, won a Cy...

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