Hansie Cronje (1969-2002)
Jun 1 South African cricket batsman and captain (68 Tests, 3,714 runs, 43 wickets; 188 ODIs; life ban for match-fixing 2000), dies in a plane crash at 32
- Jun 17 Fritz Walter, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern) and captain of West Germany, dies at 81
- Jun 17 Willie Davenport, American bobsledder and track athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1968), dies from a heart attack at 59
Jack Buck (1924-2002)
Jun 18 American sports announcer (St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 77
- Jun 18 Walter Villa, Italian motorcycle road racer (250cc world champion 1974,-76; 350cc 1976; Harley-Davidson), dies from a heart attack at 58
- Jun 20 Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (b. 1916)
- Jun 22 Darryl Kile, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 97, 2000; no-hitter 1993; Houston Astros), dies of coronary disease at 33
- Jun 23 Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. 1975)
- Jun 26 Jay Berwanger, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (1st Heisman Trophy winner 1935, Chicago), dies from lung cancer at 88
- Jun 30 Pete Gray [Wyshner], American baseball one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns), dies at 87
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