Deaths in Sport on 1st January

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1944 - C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies
1944 - Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862)
1949 - Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63
1964 - Alf Hall, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies
1967 - Maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies
1980 - Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70
1986 - Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)
1986 - Bruce Norris, American hockey executive (Detroit Red Wings) (b. 1924)
1990 - Joe Hardstaff Jr, cricketer (23 Tests for England, 1636 runs), dies
1997 - Graham Kersey, cricket wicket keeper, dies in car crash
1997 - John Burgess, rugby administrator, dies at 71
1998 - Helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92
2003 - Joe Foss, American politician, fighter pilot and AFL Commissioner (b. 1915)
2007 - Ernie Koy, American baseball player (b. 1909)
2007 - Darrent Williams, American football player (b. 1982)

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