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Athletes Who Died in September 2023

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  • Sep 2 Salif Keïta, Malian soccer striker (28 caps; African Footballer of the Year 1970; Saint-Étienne, Valencia CF, Sporting CP), dies at 76
  • Sep 3 David Watkins, Welsh rugby union fly-half (21 Tests Wales, 6 British & Irish Lions; Newport RFC), rugby league utility (16 Tests Wales, 6 GB; Salford RLFC) and coach (4 Tests GB, 3 Wales), dies at 81
  • Sep 3 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), dies of colon and liver cancer at 49
  • Sep 3 Paul Roach, American football coach (University of Wyoming; assistant Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, GB Packers) and administrator (AD Wyoming 1986-96), dies at 95
  • Sep 3 Piloo Reporter, Indian cricket umpire (14 Tests, 22 ODIs), dies at 84
  • Sep 4 Ed Meador, American football cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1968, 69; 6 × Pro Bowl; Los Angeles Rams), dies at 86
  • Sep 4 Hameur Hizem, Tunisian soccer coach (Tunisia national team 1970-74, 1978-79, 1980-81; US Monastir), dies at 85
  • Sep 5 Albert Azaryan, Armenian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR rings, team 1956, 60; World C'ship gold rings, team 1954, 58), dies at 94
  • Sep 6 Robyn Broughton, New Zealand netball coach (Coca Cola Cup 1999, 2000, 01; National Bank Cup 2002, 03, 04, 07 Southern Sting; assistant coach NZ Silver Ferns 2000-02), dies at 80
  • Sep 7 Edward Hide, British jockey (1,000 Guineas 1972, 77; Epsom Oaks 1967; Epsom Derby 1973; St Leger Stakes 1959, 78), dies at 86
  • Sep 9 Rainer Troppa, German soccer defender (17 caps GDR; BFC Dynamo 172 games), dies at 65
  • Sep 10 Hernán Carrasco, Chilean soccer manager (El Salvador; CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1967 Alianza FC, 1969, 70 CD Atlético Marte, 1968 CD Águila), dies at 100
  • Sep 12 Dominique Colonna, French soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Stade Français, OGC Nice, Reims) and manager (Cameroon 1965-70), dies at 95
  • Sep 12 Gordon Kennett, English motorcycle speedway rider (World Pairs C'ship [Malcolm Simmons] 1978; World Championship 1978 runner-up), dies at 70
  • Sep 12 Roy Kidd, American College Football HOF coach (Eastern Kentucky University 1964-2002, record 314–124–8), dies at 91
  • Sep 13 John McDonald, Australian rugby league centre (13 Tests; Queensland; Manly-Warringah RLFC), dies at 79
  • Sep 13 Perrie Mans, South African snooker player (Benson & Hedges Masters 1979; World C'ship 1978 runner-up; South African Pro C'ship x 20), dies at 82
  • Sep 14 Bjarni Felixson, Icelandic soccer defender (6 caps; Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) and broadcaster (RÚV), dies at 86
  • Sep 14 Roy Roper, New Zealand rugby union three-quarter (5 Tests; Taranaki RU), dies at 100
  • Sep 15 Burhan Sargun, Turkish soccer forward (8 caps, 7 goals; Fenerbahçe SK), dies at 94
  • Sep 15 Tony Kreft, New Zealand rugby union prop (1 Test; Otago RFU 60 games), dies at 78
  • Sep 16 Arild Hetleøen, Norwegian soccer central defender (4 caps; SK Brann), dies at 80
  • Sep 16 Lionel Morgan, Australian rugby league winger (3 Tests; first Indigenous Australian to play in a recognised RL Test), dies at 85
  • Sep 17 Ronnie McKinnon, Scottish soccer defender (28 caps; Rangers FC 301 games), dies at 83
  • Sep 18 Henty Boucha, Ojibwa-American NHL and WHA ice hockey forward, 1972-77 (Olympic silver, 1972; Detroit Red Wings and 3 other teams). dies at 72
  • Sep 18 Marinho Peres, Brazilian soccer defender & captain (15 caps; Portuguesa, Santos, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Galícia) and manager (Botafogo, El Salvador, Belenenses, Sporting, Santos), dies at 76
  • Sep 19 Buddy Teevens, American college football coach (Dartmouth College 1987-91, 2005-23; Uni of Maine, Tulane Uni, Stanford University), dies from injuries sustained in road accident at 66
  • Sep 19 Egil Johansen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (12 caps; Vålerenga IF), dies of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 61
  • Sep 19 Vitaly Dubko, Russian trampolining coach (named best coach of 20th Century by International Gymnastics Federation), dies at 87
  • Sep 20 Camille Dimmer, Luxembourgish soccer forward (19 caps; FC Claravallis, Anderlecht, R. Crossing Club Molenbeek, Red Boys Differdange), dies at 84
  • Sep 20 Odilon Polleunis, Belgian soccer striker (22 caps; Sint-Truiden, RWD Molenbeek, KSK Tongerenborn), dies from heart failure at 80
  • Sep 22 Américo Lopes, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (15 caps; Porto, Boavista), dies at 90
  • Sep 22 Giovanni Lodetti, Italian soccer midfielder (17 caps; AC Milan, Sampdoria, Foggia, Novara), dies at 81
  • Sep 24 Tim Foley, American football defensive back (Super Bowl VII, VIII; Pro Bowl 1979; Miami Dolphins), dies at 75
  • Sep 25 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), dies at 76

Brooks Robinson (1937-2023)

Sep 26 American Baseball HOF third baseman (18 x MLB All Star; World Series 1966, 70 [MVP]; 16 × Gold Glove Award; Baltimore Orioles), dies at 86 [1] [2]

Brooks Robinson
  • Sep 27 Bob Sheridan, American boxing and MMA broadcaster (WGBS "Rumble in the Jungle", "Thrilla in Manila"; bodogFIGHT), dies at 79
  • Sep 27 Jim Forrest, Scottish soccer striker (5 caps; Rangers, Preston NE, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Rangers), dies at 79
  • Sep 30 Galip Haktanır, Turkish soccer defender (5 caps; Vefaspor SK), dies at 102


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