Athletes and Sports Stars Who Died in 1994

Dinah Shore (1917-1994)

Feb 24 American singer (See the USA in a Chevrolet), actress and TV personality (Dinah Shore Show; Nabisco DS Championship), dies of ovarian cancer at 76

Feb 25 Hugh Tayfield, cricketer (170 wickets for South Africa in 37 Tests), dies

Jersey Joe Walcott (1914-1994)

Feb 25 American boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring heavyweight titles 1951-52), county sheriff, and state athletic commissioner, dies at 80

Mar 1 Dallas Shirley, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (officiated 2,000+ games in 33-year career), dies at 80
Mar 3 Bob Crisp, South African cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 20 wickets; Rhodesia, Western Province, Worcestershire), dies at 82
Mar 9 Eddie Creatchman, Canadian wrestler manager (b. 1928)
Mar 13 Murt [Edward James] O'Donoghue, New Zealand snooker player (1st witnessed 147 break), dies at 93

Ellsworth Vines (1911-1994)

Mar 17 American tennis player (US Open 1931-32; Wimbledon 1932), golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), dies at 82

Apr 7 Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), dies at 70
Apr 15 John Curry, British figure skater (Olympic gold, World C'ship gold, European C'ship gold 1976), dies from AIDS at 44
Apr 18 Bill Rexford, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National Series championship 1950, youngest Cup champion [23]), dies at 67
Apr 30 Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver, dies in crash at 31

Ayrton Senna (1960-1994)

May 1 Brazilian auto racer (World F1 champion 1988, 90, 91), dies in a crash at San Marino GP at 34

May 12 Xenophon Balaskas, South African cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 22 wickets, BB 5/49, 1 x 100, HS 122no; North Cape, Western Province, Transvaal), dies at 83
May 13 Duncan Hamilton, Irish racing driver, dies at 74
May 14 Dave Albritton, American high jumper (Olympic silver 1936), dies at 81
May 19 Luis Ocana, Spanish cyclist (Tour de France 1973), commits suicide at 48
May 21 Cliff Wilson, Welsh snooker player, dies at 60
May 22 Norman Read, New Zealand racewalker (Olympic gold 50k 1956), dies from a heart attack at 62
May 28 Julius Boros, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1968, US Open 1952, 63), dies of a heart attack at 74
May 30 Agostino Di Bartolomei, Italian footballer (b. 1955)
May 31 Doug Freeman, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Wellington), dies at 79
Jun 3 Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 45 wickets; Auckland CA) and umpire (3 Tests 1956–59), dies at 82
Jun 16 Bernard Moitessier, French sailor, vagabond and author who famously led the 1st non-stop, singlehanded, round the world yacht race before sailing a 2nd lap of the world back to Tahiti, dies of prostate cancer at 69 [1]
Jun 20 Bram Koopmans, cyclist/coach, dies at 78
Jul 2 Andrés Escobar, Colombian soccer defender (51 caps, World Cup own goal vs US; SA Atlético Nacional), dies of a gunshot wound at 27

Lew Hoad (1934-1994)

Jul 3 Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1956-57, Australian C'ships 1956, French C'ships 1956)), dies of a heart attack at 59

Jul 9 Bill Mosienko, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (fastest hat trick in NHL history, 21 seconds 1952; 5-time All Star), dies at 72
Jul 10 Earl Strum, American NBA basketball referee, dies of brain cancer at 66
Jul 10 Otto Bonsema, Dutch soccer striker (6 caps; Velocitas 1897, GVAV) and manager (SC Heerenveen, GVAV, BV Veendam), dies at 84
Jul 12 Henk Terlingen, Dutch radio and TV-host (Sport in Image), dies at 52
Jul 13 Jimmie Reese, American baseball infielder and coach (LA Angels Hall of Fame), dies of aspiration pneumonia and respiratory failure at 92
Jul 16 Madzy Rollin Couquerque, tennis star/international hockey, dies at 91

Jean Borotra (1898-1994)

Jul 17 French tennis player (Wimbledon 1924, 26), dies at 95

Jul 19 Ray Flaherty, American Pro Football Hall of Fame end (NFL C'ship 1934 NY Giants; First-team All-Pro 1928, 29, 32) and coach (NFL C'ship 1937, 42 Washington Redskins), dies at 90
Jul 24 Wangila Napunyi, Kenyan welterweight boxer (Olympic gold 1988), dies after a boxing match at 26
Jul 30 Theo van Scheltinga, skater, dies at 80
Aug 5 Amy Sacks, American TV producer (ABC sports, Disney), dies of Lupus at 39
Aug 5 Terry Hibbitt, English footballer, dies at 47
Aug 15 Simon R. Naoli, Tanzanian marathoner, dies in an accident at 28
Aug 15 Wout Wagtmans, Dutch cyclist (Rome-Naples-Rome 1957), dies at 64
Aug 17 Jack Sharkey, American boxer (NYSAC, NBA and lineal heavyweight champion 1932-33), dies at 91
Aug 21 Anita Lizana, Chilean tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1937; first Latin American major winner), dies at 78
Aug 24 Jason McRoy, English mountain bike racer, dies in a motorcycle accident at 23
Aug 29 Marea Hartman, English athletics administrator who integrated women's sports, dies at 74
Sep 1 Wallis Mathias, Pakistan cricket batsman (21 Tests; first non-Muslim to play for Pakistan), dies at 59
Sep 2 Detlef Macha, German track cyclist (World C'ship gold GDR 4000m individual pursuit 1978, 81, 82, team 1981), dies by suicide at 35
Sep 3 Billy Wright, English soccer defender (105 caps, captain x 90; Wolverhampton Wanderers 490 games) and manager (Arsenal 1962-66), dies at 70
Sep 8 Rex Alston, English sports broadcaster and author (BBC radio), dies at 93
Sep 16 Johnny Berry, English soccer right winger (4 caps; Manchester United, Birmingham City), dies from cancer at 68

Vitas Gerulaitis (1954-1994)

Sep 17 Lithuanian-American tennis player (Australian Open 1977; Wimbledon doubles 1975), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 40

Sep 23 Jerry Barber, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1961), dies of mitral valve prolapse and stroke at 78
Sep 29 Don Watson, Australian race car driver, dies in an accident at a practice for the Bathurst 1000 at 43
Sep 30 Alex Scott, British horse trainer, shot and killed by a groom at 34
Oct 1 Bud Houser, American field athlete (Olympic gold discus & shot put 1924, discus 1928), dies at 93
Oct 9 Fred Lebow, US founder of New York Marathon, dies of cancer
Oct 9 Raich Carter, English soccer forward (13 caps; Sunderland, Derby County, Hull C) and manager (Hull C, Leeds, Mansfield Town, Middlesborough), dies from a stroke at 80
Oct 15 Hannes Wustinger, Austrian race car driver, dies in a crash during a race at 29
Oct 17 Gus Risman, Welsh rugby league centre, fullback (18 Tests Wales, 17 Great Britain, 1 England; Salford RLFC, Workington Town RLFC) and coach (Bradford Northern, Salford, Workington Town), dies at 83
Oct 17 Ralph Hill, American athlete (Olympic silver 5,000m 1932; same time as winner Lauri Lehtinen), dies at 85
Oct 27 Wally Halder, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1948, tournament top scorer), dies of cancer at 69
Nov 7 Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 83
Nov 7 Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests, 3 dismissals; Gujarat, Mumbai), dies at 72
Nov 11 Frank McGuire, American basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons), dies at 80

Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994)

Nov 12 American athlete (3 Olympic gold 100/200/4x100m 1960), dies of brain cancer at 54

Nov 22 Charles Fortune, South African cricket commentator, dies
Dec 7 J.C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup x 5 Montreal Canadiens; 7 x NHL All Star), dies of kidney cancer at 55
Dec 9 Alex Wilson, Canadian athlete (Olympic silver 800m, 2 x bronze 400m, 4x400m relay 1932), dies at 87
Dec 10 Alexander Wilson, Canadian athlete (b. 1905)
Dec 15 Mollie Phillips, British figure skater and judge (first woman to referee a world championship), dies at 87