Athletes Who Died in June 1924

George Mallory (1886-1924)

Jun 8 English mountain climber ("because it is there"), dies in a climbing accident at 37

  • Jun 24 Willie Fernie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1883), dies at 69
  • Jun 28 Jack Darragh, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Stanley Cup 1911, 20-21, 23; Ottawa Senators), dies of peritonitis at 33