Molla Mallory (1884-1959)
American-Norwegian tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1915-18, 20-22, 26), dies at 75
- 1977 Reg Perks, England cricket pace bowler (1938-39), dies
- 1980 Herbert Wade, cricketer (South African batsman and captain 1935-36), dies
- 1981 Jack Fingleton, Australian cricket batsman (18 Tests, 1,189 runs @ 42.46, 5 x 100s), dies at 73
- 1986 Dinny Pails, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1947), dies at 65
- 1989 Vijay Rajindernath, Indian cricketer wicket keeper, dies at 61
- 1994 Charles Fortune, South African cricket commentator, dies
Emil Zátopek (1922-2000)
Czech distance runner (4 x Olympic gold 1948, 52), dies of a stroke at 78
- 2002 C. S. Nayudu, Indian cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), dies at 88
- 2005 Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (youngest to ride winner of English Grand National on Battleship 1938), dies at 84
- 2006 Pat Dobson, American baseball player (b. 1942)
- 2010 Jean Cione, American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (b. 1928)
- 2011 Ray Flockton, Australian cricketer (prolific NSW batsman of 50's), dies at 81
- 2013 Reg Simpson, English cricket batsman (27 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 156no; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 93
- 2018 Willie Naulls, American basketball small forward (NBA C'ship 1964, 65, 66 Boston Celtics; 4 × NBA All-Star; NY Knicks), dies from respiratory failure at 84
- 2020 Doris de Agostini-Rossetti, Swiss alpine skier (Downhill World Cup 1982/1983), dies at 62
- 2020 Maurice Setters, English soccer wing half (West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Stoke City) and manager (Doncaster Rovers), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 83
- 2020 Ray Prosser, Welsh rugby union prop (22 caps Wales, 1 British & Irish Lions; Pontypool) and coach (Pontypool RFC 1969-87), dies at 93
- 2021 Doug Jones, American baseball relief pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies), dies from COVID-19 at 64
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