Today's Deaths in Sport

  • 1917 William Shalders, South African cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies
  • 1945 William Grover-Williams, British racing driver
  • 1954 Walter Mead, cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies
  • 1958 Sigve Lie, Norwegian sailor (Olympic gold dragon class 1948, 52), dies at 51
  • 1964 Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (4th President International Olympic Committee 1952-64), dies at 93
  • 1971 George Wood, England cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 6 dismissals; Cambridge University CC, Kent CCC), dies at 77
  • 1977 José Carlos Pace, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1944)
  • 1980 Herman Griffith, West Indian cricket fast bowler (13 Tests; 44 wickets; best 6-103), dies at 86
  • 1983 Franco Giorgetti, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1920), dies at 80
  • 1984 Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50
  • 1989 Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51
  • 2003 Karl Kling, German auto racer (11 F1 GP starts, 2 podiums, 17 C'ship points; Mercedes), dies at 92
  • 2007 Bob Woolmer, English cricket all-rounder (19 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 149, 4 wickets; Kent CCC, Natal, Western Province) and coach (Pakistan, South Africa), dies of diabetes at 58
  • 2022 Alfons Dirnberger, Austrian soccer midfielder (3 caps; FC Austria Wien), dies at 80


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