Athletes Who Died on October 30

  • 1915 Gervys Rignold Hazlitt, cricketer (9 Tests for Aust 1907-12), dies
  • 1936 Teddy Wynyard, cricketer (three Tests for England 1896-1906), dies
  • 1981 Lew Jenkins, American boxer (World Lightweight Champion 1940-41), dies at 64
  • 1991 William Shea, American lawyer (instrumental in NY Mets establishment; Shea Stadium), dies from a stroke at 84
  • 1998 Bulldog Turner, American Pro/College Football HOF center (Hardin–Simmons Uni; 7 × First-team All-Pro; 4 x Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears), dies at 79

Al López (1908-2005)

American Baseball HOF catcher (MLB All-Star 1934, 41; Brooklyn Dodgers; Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates) and manager (AL Manager of the Year 1959 Chicago WS; Cleveland Indians), dies at 97

  • 2007 John Woodruff, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1936), dies at 92
  • 2015 Mel Daniels, American professional basketball player (Hall of Fame 2012), dies at 71
  • 2017 M V Sridhar, Indian cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad v Andhra Pradesh 1994), dies of a heart attack at 51
  • 2019 Don Fraser, American boxing promoter (LA venues; Sugar Ray Robinson, Ruben Olivares, George Foreman; known for colourful wardrobe, offbeat PR gimmicks), dies at 92
  • 2019 Ron Fairly, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973 Montreal Expos, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays; World Series 1959, 63, 65 LA Dodgers) and broadcaster (California Angels radio/television; KNBR SF Giants), dies from cancer at 81
  • 2020 Herb Adderley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (Super Bowl 1967, 68, 71; 5 x Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys), dies from COVID-19 at 81
  • 2020 Nobby Stiles, English soccer midfielder (28 caps; World Cup 1966; Manchester United 311 games) and manager (Preston NE, WBA), dies from dementia at 78
  • 2021 Alan Davidson, Australian cricket all-rounder (44 Tests, 1,328 runs @ 24.59, 186 wickets, best 7/93, 42 catches; NSW), dies at 92
  • 2021 Jerry Remy, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1978; California Angels, Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (NESN), dies from lung cancer at 68
  • 2021 Pepi Bader, German bobsledder (World C'ship gold 2-man 1970; Olympic silver 1968, 72), dies at 80
  • 2023 Frank Howard, American baseball utility (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1963 LA Dodgers; NL Rookie of the Year 1960) and manager (SD Padres, NY Mets), dies at 87
  • 2023 Vladimir Markelov, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold team 1980, silver 1976; World C'ship gold team 1979, silver 1974), dies at 66