Athletes and Sports Stars Who Died in 1992

Mel Hein (1909-1992)

Jan 31 American NFL center (NY Giants), dies of stomach cancer at 82

Feb 7 Buzz Sawyer, wrestler (b. 1959)
Feb 8 Thomas Williams, American ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1960), dies of a heart attack at 51
Feb 12 Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, Dutch boxing champ (Olympic gold 1928), dies
Feb 14 Roepie Kruize, Dutch field hockey player (Olympic bronze, 1948 & silver, 1952), dies at 67
Feb 26 Gerrit Schulte, Dutch road and track cyclist (World Champion Track Pursuit 1948), dies at 76
Feb 26 Jean R Yawkey, American baseball executive (owner Boston Red Sox 1976-92), dies of a stroke at 83
Apr 2 Juanito, Spanish soccer forward (34 caps; Real Madrid 284 games, 85 goals), dies in car crash at 37
Apr 4 Samuel Reshevsky, Polish-American chess grandmaster (World C'ship 3rd 1948; 8 x US C'ship gold), dies of a heart attack at 80
Apr 13 Stuart Surridge, English cricketer (Capt of Surrey), dies at 74
Apr 20 Marjorie Gestring, American springboard diver (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 69
May 6 Gaston Reiff, Belgian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m 1948), dies at 71
May 8 Gul Mohammad, Pakistani cricket batsman (9 Tests [8 India, 1 Pakistan], HS 34, 2 wickets; Baroda), dies at 70
May 12 Joe Burke, American baseball executive (president KC Royals 1981-92), dies from lymphatic cancer at 68
May 14 Lyle Alzado, NFL defensive linesman (LA Raiders) and actor (Oceans of Fire, Hangfire), dies of cancer at 43
May 15 Jovy Marcelo, Filipino race car driver, killed during a practice run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 27
May 17 Warren Neal Boxer, dies of AIDS at 34
May 25 Danny Biasone, American founder of the Syracuse Nationals (persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock), dies at 83
Jun 4 Carl Stotz, founder (baseball's little league), dies at 82
Jun 6 Manfred Stengl, Austrian luger (Olympic gold men's doubles 1964), dies in a motorcycle accident at 46
Jun 7 Bill France, Sr., American auto racer (co-founder of NASCAR), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 82
Jun 15 Eddie Lopat, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 73
Jun 15 Leo Halle, soccer goalie (Go Ahead, Orange), dies
Jun 19 Kitty Godfree, English tennis player (Olympic gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze-1920, 24), dies at 96
Jun 24 Len Darling, Australian cricketer (South Australian & Test batsman of 30's), dies at 82
Jun 25 Jerome Brown, American defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagle), dies in car crash at 27
Jun 27 Sandy Amoros, Bkln Dodger, dies at 62 of pneumonia
Jun 28 Mikhail Tail, Soviet Latvian World Chess Champion (1960-61), dies at 55
Jul 7 Clint Frank, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1937; unanimous All-American 1937; Yale), dies at 76
Jul 7 Josy Barthel, Luxembourgish 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 65
Jul 13 Alex Wojciechowicz, American College/Pro Football HOF center, linebacker (Fordham Uni; NFL C'ship 1948, 49; First-team All-Pro 1939, 44; NFL 1940s All-Decade Team; Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 76
Jul 15 Johnny Martin, Australian cricketer (NSW & Australian bowler), dies at 60
Jul 16 "Gorgeous" George [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84
Jul 16 Buck Buchanan, NFL defensive lineman (Kansas City Chiefs), dies at 51
Aug 1 Stanley Dudek, US platform diver (watershows), dies
Aug 8 Arthur Lang, American boxer and businessman, dies at 115
Aug 13 Clifford Allison, American stock-car racer, dies in a practice race at 27
Aug 19 Norvel Lee, American boxer (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 67
Aug 31 Wolfgang Güllich, German rock climber, dies at 31 after a car crash
Sep 1 Chick Harbert, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1954, Ryder Cup 1949, 55), dies of a cerebral haemorrhage at 77
Sep 5 Billy Herman, American Baseball HOF second baseman (10 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), dies from cancer at 83
Sep 6 Pat Harder, American NFL fullback (Cardinals, Lions), dies at 70
Sep 7 Leo van der Kar, Dutch businessman (founder of Sports Fund), dies at 79
Sep 11 Frank McKinney, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley), dies in a mid-air collision between 2 aircraft at 53
Sep 14 S A Banerjee, cricketer (1 Test for India 1948, no runs, 5 wkts), dies
Sep 22 Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player (b. 1948)
Sep 23 Bernice Gera, American 1st female baseball umpire (1969 NY-Penn League), dies of cancer at 61
Oct 4 Denny Hulme, New Zealand auto racer (F1 World Drivers' Champion 1967, 3rd 1968, 72; 112 F1 GP starts, 8 wins), dies of a heart attack driving in Bathurst 1,000 at 56
Oct 6 Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer, slow-medium leg-spin bowler (144 test wickets at 22.59) and newspaper columnist, dies at 86
Oct 22 Red Barber, American baseball broadcaster (Cincinnati Reds 1934–38, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939–53, NY Yankees 1954–66), dies at 84
Oct 26 (Dorothy) "Dottie" Green, American AAGPBL baseball player (Rockford Peaches), dies of cancer at 71
Oct 27 Roy Marshall, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests; Hampshire CCC, Barbados), dies from cancer at 62
Nov 5 Arpad Elo, Hungarian physicist (chess classification system), dies at 89
Nov 8 Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater (Olympic silver 1952), dies at 65
Nov 10 Chuck Connors, American author, actor (The Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa), professional basketball and baseball player, dies at 71
Nov 14 Ernst Happel, Austrian soccer player, 1943-59 (Rapid Wien), and coach, 1962-92 (Feyenoord; Club Brugge; Hamburger SV, and 8 others), dies of lung cancer at 66
Nov 14 Joop Van Nellen, Dutch soccer forward (27 caps; DHC Delft), dies at 82
Dec 9 Carl Barger, American baseball executive (President of Pittsburgh Pirates, Fla Marlins), dies at 62
Dec 10 Dan Maskell, English tennis commentator (b. 1908)
Dec 12 Jasu Patel, Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 9-69 v Aust 1959; Gujarat), dies at 68
Dec 16 Rinus Terlouw, Dutch soccer player/trainer (Sparta), dies
Dec 23 Cyril Walters, Welsh cricketer (11 Tests for England, 784 runs), dies at 87
Dec 25 Ted Croker, English football administrator (Secretary English Football Association 1973-89), dies at 68
Dec 28 Sal Maglie, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1954; MLB All Star 1951, 52; NY Giants; no-hitter 1956 Cleveland Indians), dies from bronchial pneumonia at 75

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