Branagan was forced to retire from the game in October 2002 following a nine-month battle against a shoulder injury.

Seibert died at age 77 on July 15, 2002, following a nine-month battle with esophageal cancer.

He died after a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Their final bid in the nine-month battle priced Plessey at $3.14 billion.

Solomon died on February 13, 2012 after a nine-month battle with colon and liver cancer.

She passed away on January 7th, 2013 after a nine-month battle with liver cancer.

After a bitter, nine-month battle, the Rochester school board has approved a new contract for teachers that will raise the average salary to $50,000 next year.

Paul Henry died in Grand Rapids on 31 July 1993, at age 51, after a nine-month battle with brain cancer.

After an often tumultuous nine-month battle, the actual vote was slightly anticlimactic, and passed with minimal debate, 83 to 15.

Perrot, 32, died after a nine-month battle with lung cancer.