- 1891 Ted Barratt, English cricket spin bowler (10-43 in tour match vs Australia 1878; MCC, Surrey CCC), dies from consumption at 46
- 1913 Bud Fowler, American Baseball HOF executive (earliest known African-American player in organized pro baseball), dies at 54
- 1927 Willie Simms, American jockey (US Champion Jockey by wins 1893, 94; Kentucky Derby 1896, 98; Preakness Stakes 1898; Belmont Stakes 1893, 94), dies at 57
- 1971 Edward van der Merwe, South African cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests in 30's), dies at 67
- 1973 Doc Hayes, American basketball coach (Southern Methodist University 1947-67), dies in an auto accident at 67
- 1992 Gerrit Schulte, Dutch road and track cyclist (World Champion Track Pursuit 1948), dies at 76
- 1992 Jean R Yawkey, American baseball executive (owner Boston Red Sox 1976-92), dies of a stroke at 83
- 1998 Pete Livesey, English rock climber, dies of cancer at 54
- 2003 Christian Goethals, Belgian racing driver, dies at 74
- 2005 Ian Colquhoun, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests, 4 dismissals), dies at 80
- 2009 Johnny Kerr, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1956, 59, 63; Syracuse Nats/Philadelphia 76ers), coach (Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns) and broadcaster (Chicago Bulls), dies of prostate cancer at 76
- 2009 Norm Van Lier, American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 1974, 76, 77; Chicago Bulls) and broadcaster (Comcast SportsNet), dies at 61
Earl Lloyd (1928-2015)
1st African American basketball player in the NBA, dies at 86
- 2016 Andy Bathgate, professional ice hockey player (New York Rangers, 1958 NHL MVP), dies at 83
- 2021 Aleksandr Klepikov, Russian rower (Olympic gold Soviet Union coxed four 1976), dies at 70
- 2021 Hannu Mikkola, Finnish rally driver (World Rally champion 1983), dies from cancer at 78
- 2022 Danny Ongais, American auto racer (inducted Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2000), dies at 79
- 2023 Alberto Mario González, Argentine soccer forward (19 caps; Unión Española Santiago, CA Boca Juniors, Atlanta Buenos Aires), dies at 81
- 2023 Bob Richards, American athlete (Olympic gold pole vault 1952, 56; bronze 1948), dies at 97
- 2023 Fred Shabel, American basketball coach (Connecticut Huskies 1963-67) and executive (AD University of Pennsylvania 1967-75; Comcast Spectacor), dies at 90
- 2023 Terry Holland, American college basketball coach (Davidson, Virginia) and athletics administrator (Davidson, Virginia, East Carolina), dies at 80
- 2023 Ziya Şengül, Turkish soccer defender (20 caps; Fenerbahçe SK, PTT Ankara), dies from organ failure at 82
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