Herb Brooks (1937-2003)
Aug 11 American ice hockey coach (Olympic gold Medal 1980), dies in a car accident at 66
- Aug 14 Helmut Rahn, German footballer (b. 1929)
Bobby Bonds (1946-2003)
Aug 23 American MLB baseball outfielder, 1968-81, 3x All-Star, 3x Golden Glove (San Francisco Giants, 1968-74 and 7 other teams), father of Barry Bonds, dies of lung cancer and brain tumor at 57
- Aug 26 Jim Wacker, American football coach (Southwest Texas State), dies of cancer at 66
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