Athletes and Sports Stars Who Died in November 2006

Nov 6 Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (slalom Olympic Gold 1972), dies of cancer at 56
Nov 7 Bryan Pata, American football defensive tackle (University of Miami) (murdered) (b. 1981)
Nov 7 Johnny Sain, American baseball pitcher, dies at 89
Nov 7 Polly Umrigar, Indian cricket all-rounder & captain (59 Tests, 12 x 100, HS 223, 35 wickets; Bombay, Gujarat), dies from lymph cancer at 80
Nov 8 Annette Rogers, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1932, 36), dies at 93
Nov 8 Lyudmila Buldakova, Russian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1968, 72), dies at 68
Nov 16 Geoff Griffin, South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; first RSA Test hat-trick 1960; throwing controversy), dies at 67
Nov 17 Bo Schembechler Jr., American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Miami U), coach (Miami U 1963-68, University of Michigan 1969-89; career record 234–65–8), and administrator (Michigan), dies at 77
Nov 17 Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian soccer forward (Hungary 85 caps, Spain 4; Real Madrid, Budapest Honvéd) and manager (Panathinaikos), dies of pneumonia at 79
Nov 17 Tony Pithey, Rhodesian cricket batsman (17 Tests for South Africa; top score 154, 1965), dies at 73
Nov 20 Andre Waters, American football player (b. 1962)
Nov 22 Pat Dobson, American baseball player (b. 1942)
Nov 23 Willie Pep, American boxer (b. 1922)
Nov 26 Graham Roope, English cricket batsman (21 Tests, 7 x 50; Surrey CCC, Berkshire CCC, Griqualand West), dies of a heart attack at 60
Nov 26 Isaac Gálvez, Spanish procyclist (b. 1975)
Nov 27 Casey Coleman, American sportscaster (b. 1951)
Nov 29 Hanumant Singh, Indian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105; Madhya Bharat, Rajasthan, Central Zone) and ICC match referee (9 Tests, 54 ODIs 1995-2002), dies from dengue fever at 67

Athletes Who Died in November 2006

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