Athletes Who Died in December 1933

  • Dec 9 Morice Bird, cricketer (scored 280 runs in 10 Tests for England), dies
  • Dec 21 Tod Sloan, American thoroughbred jockey (1,000 Guineas 1899 [Sibola], Ascot Gold Cup 1900 [Merman]; created monkey crouch riding style), dies from cirrhosis at 59