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Athletes Who Died in May 2019

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  • May 2 Red Kelly, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center, coach; politician (Toronto Maple Leafs), dies at 91
  • May 6 Seymour Nurse, West Indian cricket batsman (29 Tests @ 47.60, 6 x 100; TS 258; Barbados), dies at 85
  • May 11 Harold Lederman, American boxing judge & analyst (HBO), dies of cancer at 79

Niki Lauda (1949-2019)

May 20 Austrian auto racer (F1 world champ 1975, 77, 84), dies of kidney problems at 70

Niki Lauda
  • May 26 Bart Starr, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl MVP I, II; 5 × NFL C'ship; NFL MVP 1966; GB Packers), dies of effects of stroke at 85
  • May 27 Bill Buckner, American MLB 1st baseman (1986 World Series infamous fielding error; NL batting champ 1980), dies of dementia at 69


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