- 1925 John Montgomery Ward, American Baseball HOF pitcher (perfect game 1880; NL ERA leader 1878; NL strikeout leader & NL wins leader 1879; Providence Grays), dies of pneumonia at 65
- 1938 Jack Taylor, American baseball pitcher (MLB record 187 consecutive complete games; World Series 1907, NL ERA leader 1902 Chicago Cubs), dies at 68
- 1959 Maxie Long, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1900), dies at 80
- 1962 George Mogridge, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1924 Washington Senators; no-hitter 1917 NY Yankees), dies at 73
- 1967 Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan, American Baseball HOF pitcher, outfielder, manager (Kansas City Monarchs NgL, 1920-38), dies at 73
- 2002 Velibor Vasović, Serbian soccer sweeper (32 caps Yugoslavia; Partizan Belgrade, Ajax) and manager (Partizan, PSG, Red Star Belgrade), dies at 62
- 2006 Roman Ogaza, Polish soccer striker (21 caps; Szombierki Bytom, GKS Tychy, Szombierki Bytom, RC Lens), dies at 53
- 2007 Ian Wooldridge, British sports journalist (Daily Mail; British Sportswriter of the Year 1972, 74, 81, 89) and broadcaster (BBC), dies of cancer at 75
- 2009 George McAfee, American College-Pro Football HOF utility (Duke University; NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 46; First-team All-Pro & NFL All-Star 1941; Chicago Bears), dies at 90
- 2009 Harry Parkes, English soccer fullback (Aston Villa 320 games), dies at 89
- 2012 Runako Morton, West Indian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 4 x 50, HS 70no; Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago), dies in a traffic collision at 33
- 2018 Davide Astori, Italian soccer centre-back (14 caps; AC Milan, Cagliari, Fiorentina), dies from cardiac arrest at 31
Ted Lindsay (1925-2019)
Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing (Art Ross Trophy 1950, NHL Players Association pioneer), dies at 93
- 2020 Robert Shavlakadze, Georgian athlete (Olympic gold USSR high jump 1960), dies at 86
- 2021 Chris Schultz, Canadian football offensive tackle (NFL Dallas Cowboys; CFL All Star 1987, 88; Toronto Argonauts) and sportscaster (The Sports Network), dies from a heart attack at 61
- 2021 Mark Pavelich, American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1980 'Miracle on Ice'; NY Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks), dies at 63
- 2022 Maryan Wisniewski, French soccer striker (33 caps; Lens, Sampdoria, Saint-Étienne, Sochaux, Grenoble), dies at 85
- 2022 Rod Marsh, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests, 355 dismissals, 3 x 100; coach Australian & England Academies) and broadcaster (9 Network), dies following heart attack at 74
Shane Warne (1969-2022)
Australian cricket spin bowler and broadcaster (145 Tests, 708 wickets, BB 8/71; 194 ODIs; Victoria CA, Hampshire CCC), dies from a heart attack at 52
- 2023 Christos Zanteroglou, Greek soccer defender (13 caps; Olympiacos, Egaleo), dies at 82
- 2024 Kees Rijvers, Dutch soccer midfielder (33 caps; NAC Breda, Saint-Étienne, Feyenoord) and manager (FC Twente, PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), dies at 97
- 2024 Lewis Jones, Welsh rugby union outside back (10 Tests Wales, 3 British Lions; Neath, Llanelli) and rugby league utility (2 Tests Wales, 17 Great Britain; Leeds, Wentworthville), dies at 92
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