Apr 9 Pat Flaherty, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1956), dies from cancer at 76 Apr 13 Desmond Titterington, Northern Irish racecar driver, dies at 73 Apr 14 Buck Baker, American auto racer (Grand National Series Champion 1956. 57; NASCAR Speedway Div Champion 1952), dies at 83 Apr 15 Byron "Whizzer" White, American football player and U.S. Supreme Court Justice, dies at 84 Apr 29 Bob Akin, American industrialist and race car driver (b. 1936) Mar 2002 Deaths in Sport by Year May 2002 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions