Athletes and Sports Stars Who Died in 1993

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993)

Feb 6 American tennis player (US Open 1968, Australian Open 1970, Wimbledon & WCT Finals 1975; Davis Cup 1963, 68, 69, 70), dies of AIDS related pneumonia at 49

Feb 10 Rip Repulski, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1956; World Series 1959), dies at 64
Feb 11 Oksana Kostina, Russian gymnast, dies in an auto accident
Feb 17 Leslie Townsend, English cricket all-rounder (England in 4 Tests 1930-34), dies at 89
Feb 24 Bobby Moore, English football defender (108 caps; captain World Cup 1966; West Ham United), dies of bowel & liver cancer at 51
Feb 24 Danny Gallivan, Canadian radio and television sportscaster (Hockey Night in Canada), dies at 75
Mar 7 Tony Harris, South African cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Transvaal) and rugby union five-eighth (5 Tests), dies at 76
Mar 8 Don Barksdale, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1948, NBA All-Star 1953), dies of throat cancer at 69
Mar 12 Mac Speedie, American Pro Football HOF end (AAFC C'ship 1946-1949; NFL C'ship 1950; 6 × First-Team All-Pro; Pro Bowl 1950, 52; Cleveland Browns), dies at 73
Mar 22 Cec Pepper, cricketer (NSW & Commonwealth XI leggie), dies
Mar 22 Steve Olin, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies from injuries from a boating accident at 27
Mar 23 Tim Crews, American pitcher (LA Dodgers), dies from injuries from a boating accident under the influence of alcohol at 31
Mar 30 Andrée Bunet, French figure skater (Olympic gold pairs 1928, 32; World C'ship gold pairs 1926, 28, 30, 32), dies at 91
Apr 1 Alan Kulwicki, American auto racer and owner (NASCAR Winston Cup drivers' and owners' champion 1992), dies in plane crash at 38
Apr 1 Wayne Mack, American sportscaster (New Orleans Saints, Tulane University) and actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at 68
Apr 3 Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater and coach (coach 1952, 56, 60 Winter Olympics; father of triple gold medallist Ard), dies at 86
Apr 7 Billy Griffith, English cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 140, 5 dismissals; Cambridge Uni CC, Surrey CCC, MCC, Sussex CCC) and administrator (Secretary MCC), dies at 78
Apr 15 Harry Alexander, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, Bodyline series 1933, 1 wicket; Victoria), dies at 87
Apr 18 Masahiko Kimura, Japanese judoka, dies at 75
Apr 21 Hal Schumacher, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1933; MLB All-Star 1933, 35; New York Giants), dies at 82
Apr 22 Mark Koenig, American baseball player (NY Yankees), dies at 88
Apr 28 Jim Valvano, American basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47
Apr 30 Dave Waymer, American NFL safety (NO Saints), dies of a heart attack at 34
Apr 30 Eric Rowan, South African cricket batsman (26 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 236; Transvaal, Eastern Province), dies at 83
Apr 30 Tommy Caton, English footballer (b. 1962)
May 5 Dick Metz, American golfer (US Open 1938 runner-up; 10 PGA Tour titles), dies at 84
May 12 Zeno Colò, Italian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 72
May 13 Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist (Olympic gold 1964), dies at 47
May 19 Ranga Sohoni, Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, top score 29 no, 2 wickets), dies from a heart attack at 75
May 19 S W Sohoni, cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies
May 28 Charles Barnett, English cricketer (20 Tests for England), dies at 82

Billy Conn (1917-1993)

May 29 American boxer, dies of pneumonia at 75

Jun 2 Johnny Mize, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (10 x MLB All Star; 5 × World Series champion; NL batting champion 1939; 4 × NL HR leader; St. Louis Cardinals, NY Giants, NY Yankees), dies of cardiac arrest at 80
Jun 3 Joe Fortenberry, American basketball forward (captain Olympic gold 1936), dies at 82
Jun 7 Dražen Petrović, Yugoslav-Croatian NBA player (NJ Nets), dies in auto-accident in Denkendorf, Bavaria, Germany at 28
Jun 13 Gérard Côté, Canadian runner (b. 1913)
Jun 15 James Hunt, English auto racer (Formula 1 World Drivers Champion 1976), dies of a heart attack at 45
Jun 16 Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricket batsman and captain (43 Tests; 3,073 runs @ 46.56; 10 x 100s; Victoria) and broadcaster (ABC 1956-81), dies at 79
Jun 24 Archie Williams, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1936), dies of a heart attack at 78

Roy Campanella (1921-1993)

Jun 26 American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL MVP 1951, 53, 55; World Series 1955; 8 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71

Don Drysdale (1936-1993)

Jul 3 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1959, 63, 65; 9 x MLB All Star; Cy Young Award 1962; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56

Jul 8 Charles Adkins, American boxer (Olympic gold light welterweight 1952), dies at 61
Jul 11 Denis Tomlinson, South African cricket leg-spinner, dies
Jul 13 Davey Allison, American auto racer (Daytona 500 1992), dies in a plane crash at 32
Jul 23 James Jordan, father of NBA star Michael Jordan, found dead near McColl, South Carolina
Jul 27 Reggie Lewis, American NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27
Aug 1 Ewing Kaufman, founder/owner (KC Royals), dies of lung cancer at 76
Aug 24 D. B. Deodhar, Indian cricketer (Grand Old Man of Indian Cricket), dies at 101
Aug 26 Alan Wharton, English cricketer (England batsman once v NZ 1949, scored 7 & 13), dies at 70
Sep 7 Guy Overton, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 9 wickets), dies at 74
Sep 8 Lorrin "Whitey" Harrison, American surfer, dies of a heart attack at 80
Sep 15 Ethan Allen, American baseball center fielder (inventor Cadaco-Ellis board game All Star Baseball; Yale University), dies at 89
Sep 16 Willie Mosconi, American pool player (World C'ship pocket billiards 1941-57), dies of a heart attack at 80
Sep 20 Loan Volkerijk, Dutch baseball coach (ADO), dies at 65
Sep 26 John Pennel, American pole vaulter (James E. Sullivan Award-1963), dies at 53
Sep 26 Owen Aisher, English businessman and president (Royal Yachting Association 1970-75), dies at 93
Oct 4 Jim Holton, Scottish soccer defender (15 caps; Manchester United, Coventry City), dies of a heart attack at 42
Oct 9 C. R. Rangachari, Indian cricketer (4 Tests for India), dies at 77
Oct 9 Geert de Vlaeminck, Belgian champion cyclist, dies at 26
Oct 12 Tofik Bakhramov, Russian footballer (b. 1926)
Oct 14 Bertie Clarke, West Indian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets; Barbados, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC), dies at 75
Oct 19 Bert Schoofs, table tennis star, dies at 48
Oct 21 Irving Torgoff, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75

Roger Turner (1901-1993)

Oct 29 American figure skater (7x US National Champion), dies at 92

Nov 1 George Sheehan, American doctor, athlete and author ("Running & Being: The Total Experience," NY Times best seller), dies of prostate cancer at 74
Nov 4 Cliff Young, American pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29
Nov 12 Bill Dickey, American Baseball HOF catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; 7 × World Series; NY Yankees) and manager (NY Yankees), dies at 86
Nov 12 Kanwar Rai Singh, Indian cricket batsman (1 Test; Services, Southern Punjab), dies at 71
Nov 25 Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83
Dec 9 Danny Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (56 caps Northern Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur 337 games, Aston Villa) and manager (Northern Ireland, Chelsea), dies of pneumonia at 67
Dec 28 Joop Vervoort, Dutch soccer referee, dies at 61