Athletes and Sports Stars Who Died in August 1948

Aug 3 Tommy Ryan, American boxer (World Welterweight, Middleweight champion), dies at 78
Aug 6 Cyril Walker, English golfer (US Open 1924), dies of pleural pneumonia at 55

Babe Ruth (1895-1948)

Aug 16 American Baseball Hall of Fame slugger (MLB All-Star 1933, 34; 7 x World Series champion; 12 × AL home run leader 1918–21, 23-24, 1926–31; Boston RS, NY Yankees), dies of Nasopharynx cancer at 53