Lottie Dod (1871-1960)
British all-round athlete (Wimbledon 1887-88, 1891-93), dies at 88
- 1968 Norman Norton, cricketer (dismissed Hobbs in only Test for South Africa), dies at 87
- 1970 Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
- 1986 Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning
- 1986 George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player, dies at 81
- 1992 Sandy Amoros, Bkln Dodger, dies at 62 of pneumonia
- 1999 Marion Motley, American NFL fullback (all-time leading AAFC rusher), dies at 79
- 2000 Larry Kelley, American College Football Hall of Fame tight end (Heisman Trophy 1936; unanimous All-American 1936; Yale), commits suicide at 85
- 2004 Darrell Russell, American race car driver (b. 1968)
- 2007 Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
- 2011 Betty Callaway, English figure skating coach (Torvill & Dean, Regőczy & Sallay), dies after a fall at 83
- 2011 Mike Doyle, English former footballer (b. 1946)
- 2013 Alain Mimoun, Algerian-French distance runner (Olympic marathon gold 1956; 3 x silver 1948, 52), dies at 92
- 2020 Ilija Petković, Serbian soccer midfielder (43 caps, Yugoslavia; Troyes, OFK Beograd) and manager (Serbia & Montenegro), dies from COVID-19 at 74
- 2020 Mihai Romilă, Romanian soccer midfielder (19 caps; Politehnica Iași 367 games), dies at 69
- 2022 Jack Gordon, Canadian ice hockey coach (Minnesota North Stars 1970-75) and executive (GM Minnesota NS 1974-78, Vancouver Canucks 1985-87), dies at 94
- 2022 Marlin Briscoe, American College Football HOF quarterback/wide receiver (Uni Nebraska–Omaha; Super Bowl 1972, 73 Miami Dolphins; Pro Bowl 1970 Buffalo Bills), dies of pneumonia at 76
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