- 1906 Spencer Gore, British tennis player (1st Wimbledon singles champion 1877), dies at 56
- 1947 Charles Bidwill, American Pro Football HOF team owner (Chicago Cardinals 1933-46), dies of pneumonia at 51
- 1949 Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (Olympic gold men's singles 1908; 10 x World C'ship gold), dies at 71
- 1956 Lionel Crabb "Buster", British Royal Navy diver (WWII), disappears presumed dead on a job for M16 at 47
- 1964 Cyril Merry, Trinidadian cricketer (WI batsman in 2 Tests 1933), dies at 53
- 1968 Tommy Bridges, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61
- 1971 Russ Hodges, American sportscaster (NY Mets, SF Giants; Wednesday Night Fights), dies at 60
- 1972 Billy Burke, American golfer (US Open 1931), dies at 69
- 1996 Norman Oldfield, English cricketer (scored 99 runs in Test for England), dies at 84
- 2009 Doc Blanchard, American College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Heisman Trophy 1945; National C'ship 1944, 45, 46; Army), dies of pneumonia at 84
- 2010 Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer (undefeated world champion WBA super featherweight 2006-08; WBC lightweight 2009-10), commits suicide at 28
Grete Waitz (1953-2011)
Norwegian long distance athlete (9 x NYC Marathon titles; World C'ship gold 1983; 5 x gold World Cross Country; WR x 4), dies of cancer at 57
- 2012 Valeri Vasiliev, Soviet ice hockey defenceman (2x Olympic gold, dies at 62
- 2013 Mike Denness, English cricket batsman and captain (28 Tests, top score 188), dies from cancer at 72
- 2016 Milt Pappas, American baseball pitcher, (3-time MLB All Star), dies at 76
- 2020 Bob Oliver, American MLB player, dies at 77
- 2020 Índio, Brazilian soccer striker (7 caps; Flamengo, Corinthians, Espanyol), dies at 89
- 2020 Steve Dalkowski, American baseball player and inspiration for Bull Durham film, dies of COVID-19 complications at 80
- 2021 Monica Bandini, Italian racing cyclist (World Championship gold women's team time trial 1988), dies from a heart attack at 56
- 2021 Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch soccer forward (22 caps; PSV 528 games), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 74
- 2022 Mike Gregory, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1992 runner-up), dies from dementia at 65
- 2022 Sandra Pisani, Australian field hockey captain (Olympic gold 1988), dies from cancer at 63
- 2023 Dave Wilcox, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (First-team All-Pro 1971, 72; 7 x Pro Bowl; San Francisco 49ers), dies at 80
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