Feb 6 W L "Tich" Cornford, English cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 8 dismissals; Sussex CCC), dies at 63 Feb 7 Lillian Copeland, US discus thrower (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 59 Feb 13 Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman (Chicago Cubs), dies in plane crash at 22 Feb 20 R T Stanyforth, English cricket wicket-keeper (South Africa 1927-28), dies Feb 28 Gus Lesnevich, American light heavyweight boxing champ (1947 fighter of year), dies at 49 Jan 1964 Deaths in Sport by Year Mar 1964 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions