Dec 14 George "The Gipper" Gipp, American football player (Notre Dame), dies of a streptococcal throat infection and pneumonia at 25 Dec 21 Claude Tozer, Australian doctor and cricketer (dashing NSW batsman), shot to death by a patient at 30 Nov 1920 Deaths in Sport by Year Jan 1921 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions