Athletes Who Died in November 2023

  • Nov 1 Bob Knight, American College Basketball HOF coach (Indiana University, 1971-2000 - NCAA Division I C'ship 1976, 81, 87; Olympic gold 1984; Army; Texas Tech), dies at 83
  • Nov 2 Jutta Müller, German figure skating coach (GDR 3 x Olympic gold, 10 x World C'ship gold), dies at 94
  • Nov 2 Walter Davis, American basketball shooting guard (6 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1978; Olympic gold 1976; Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets), dies at 69
  • Nov 3 Gary Colson, American college basketball coach (Valdosta State Uni, Pepperdine Uni, Uni of New Mexico, Fresno State University), dies at 89
  • Nov 6 Norman Munnoch, Scottish rugby union hooker (3 caps; Watsonians RFC, RAFRU, Edinburgh District), dies at 94
  • Nov 7 Alain Estève, French rugby union lock (20 Tests; French Rugby C'ship x 8 AS Béziers), dies at 77
  • Nov 7 Diethelm Ferner, German soccer midfielder (2 caps; SV Werder Bremen, Rot-Weiss Essen) and manager (Rot-Weiss Essen, Hannover 96, Schalke 04, Lebanon), dies at 82
  • Nov 7 Federico Sacchi, Argentine soccer central defender (15 caps; Newell's Old Boys, Racing Club, Boca Juniors), dies at 87
  • Nov 7 Mário Moinhos, Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps; Benfica, Boavista, Espinho), dies at 74
  • Nov 7 Nikos Gioutsos, Greek soccer striker (15 caps; Olympiacos 276 games, 100 goals), dies at 81
  • Nov 8 Dale Reid, Scottish golfer (21 x Ladies European Tour wins; Ladies European Tour Order of Merit 1984, 87), dies from cancer at 64
  • Nov 10 Miah Dennehy, Irish soccer winger (11 caps; Cork Hibernians FC, Nottingham Forest, Walsall FC, Bristol Rovers), dies at 73
  • Nov 11 Kyle LeDuc, American auto racer (COR Pro 4 2020; LOORRS Pro 4 2012, 14–17, 19), dies of head and neck cancer at 42
  • Nov 12 Aldo Bet, Italian soccer defender (2 caps; Roma, Verona, AC Milan), dies at 74
  • Nov 12 Mustafa Hasanagić, Serbian soccer striker (5 caps Yugoslavia; Partizan, Servette FC, FC La Chaux-de-Fonds) and manager (MKE Ankaragücü), dies at 82
  • Nov 12 Roman Čechmánek, Czech ice hockey goaltender (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 1996, 99, 2000; Philadelphia Flyers, LA Kings), dies at 52
  • Nov 14 Peter Seidler, American businessman and MLB executive (chairman San Diego Padres 2020-23), dies of cancer at 63
  • Nov 15 George Chigova, Zimbabwean soccer goalkeeper (32 caps; Polokwane City FC, SuperSport United FC), dies from heart disease at 32
  • Nov 15 Ken Squier, American sportscaster (NASCAR on CBS, TBS 1983–99; first lap-by-lap commentary of Daytona 500 1979), dies of an intestinal blockage at 88
  • Nov 16 Bobby Ussery, American thoroughbred horse racing HOF jockey (Preakness Stakes 1960; Kentucky Derby 1967), dies of heart failure at 88
  • Nov 16 Johnny Green, American basketball power forward (NBA All-Star 1962, 63, 65, 71; NY Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, SD Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Cincinnati Royals/KC-Omaha Kings), dies at 89
  • Nov 17 Henning Munk Jensen, Danish soccer defender (62 caps; PSV Eindhoven, Aalborg BK 392 games; Danish Player of the Year 1968, 75), dies at 76
  • Nov 18 Ruud Geels, Dutch soccer striker (20 caps; Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles, Club Brugge, Ajax, Anderlecht, Sparta, PSV, NAC), diess at 75
  • Nov 19 Hannes Strydom, South African rugby union lock (21 Tests; Eastern Province, Northern Transvaal, Transvaal, Super Rugby Cats), dies in a car accident at 58
  • Nov 20 Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball relief pitcher (World Series, AL MVP, AL Cy Young Award 1984 Detroit Tigers; MLB All-Star 1984, 85, 86), dies at 69
  • Nov 21 Georges Perroud, Swiss soccer forward (18 caps; FC Sion, Servette FC), dies at 82
  • Nov 21 Lothar Buchmann, German soccer manager (VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Kickers Offenbach, Karlsruher SC), dies at 87
  • Nov 23 Paul Sait, Australian rugby league utility (7 Tests, 9 World Cup; NSWRL Premiership 1970, 71 South Sydney), dies at 76
  • Nov 23 Rubens Minelli, Brazilian soccer manager (SC Internacional, SE Palmeiras, SC Corinthians, Santos FC, Al-Hilal SFC, Saudi Arabia), dies at 94
  • Nov 25 Doug Wabeke, American collegiate HOF baseball coach, and educator, dies at 65
  • Nov 25 Terry Venables, British soccer midfielder (2 caps; Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR, Crystal Palace) and manager (Crystal Palace, QPR, Barcelona, Tottenham, England, Australia, Leeds United), dies at 80
  • Nov 27 Wanderley Paiva, Brazilian soccer defensive midfielder (7 caps; Atlético Mineiro, América-SP, Palmeiras), dies from prostate cancer at 77
  • Nov 28 Cecil Sandford, British motorcycle road racer (125cc world champion 1952; 250cc world champion 1957), dies at 95
  • Nov 29 Rolf Geiger, German soccer forward (8 caps; VfB Stuttgart 186 games, 78 goals), dies at 89
  • Nov 30 Sante Gaiardoni, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1000m time trial, 1000m sprint 1960; UCI Track World C'ship gold 1960, 63), dies at 84