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Heidi Burge Horton, South Bay basketball star who inspired a Disney Channel movie, dies at 54

Los Angeles Times - Oct 16, 2026

Heidi Burge Horton, a Palos Verdes High basketball star and WNBA player who, along with her twin, inspired a Disney movie, has died at age 54.

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