Deaths in Sport for Year 1984

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Results 1 - 34 of 34

Jan 14th - Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds/owner San Diego Padres, dies at 81
Jan 19th - Max Bentley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)
Jan 20th - Johnny Weissmuller, US swimmer (Olympics-5 gold-1924, 28), dies at 79
Feb 3rd - Anne Townsend, lacrosse/tennis/field hockey star, dies
Feb 8th - Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (b. 1903)
Feb 28th - Leslie Walcott, cricketer (Test for WI v England 1930), dies
Mar 6th - Ian Cromb, cricketer (5 Tests for NZ, 123 runs, 8 wkts), dies
Mar 13th - Dick Whitington, journalist/cricketer (South Aust & AIF bat), dies
Mar 18th - Charlie Lau, White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50
Apr 4th - John Arnold, cricketer (Eng bat v NZ 1931, scored 34 only Test), dies
Apr 5th - Theo Koomen, Dutch sportscaster, dies in auto-accident at 54
Apr 17th - Claude Provost, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1933)
Apr 27th - Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player, dies at 63
May 8th - Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1916)
May 10th - Joaquin Agostinho, Portuguese cyclist, dies at 41
Jun 6th - Bill Voce, cricketer (key player of the Bodyline series), dies
Jun 16th - Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (b. 1895)
Jun 17th - Swale, Kentucky Derby winner, collapses & dies
Jun 24th - Clarence Campbell, Canadian NHL president (b. 1905)
MacDonalds Entreprenuer Ray KrocMacDonalds Entreprenuer Ray Kroc (Jan 14th) Jul 14th - Al Schacht, [Clown prince of baseball], baseball player, dies at 91
Jul 25th - Bryan Hextall, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1913)
Jul 30th - Maurice Tremlett, cricketer (England pace bowler 1948-49), dies
Aug 25th - Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (b. 1921)
Sep 7th - Don Tallon, cricketer (great Queensland & Australian keeper), dies
Sep 7th - Joe Cronin, shortstop/American League Pres, dies at 77
Sep 8th - Frank Lowson, cricketer (England opener 1951-55), dies
Sep 15th - Jack Ikin, cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies
Sep 27th - John Facenda, sportscaster (NFL Action), dies at 72
Oct 1st - Walter Alston, Baseball manager (LA Dodgers), dies at 72
Oct 11th - Khanderao M Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5 50 for India), dies
Oct 11th - Sid Carroll, cricketer (prolific NSW opener 1945-59 avg 39 59), dies
Dec 7th - Lee Roy Yarbrough, American race car (NASCAR) driver (b. 1938)
Dec 16th - Debs Garms, American baseball player (b. 1907)
Dec 20th - Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946)


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