Athletes Who Died on September 30

  • 1982 Bill George, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (8 × First-team All-Pro; 8 × Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears, LA Rams), dies in a road accident at 52
  • 1994 Alex Scott, British horse trainer, shot and killed by a groom at 34
  • 1996 Aubrey Brabazon, Irish jockey and horse trainer, dies at 76

Dan Quisenberry (1953-1998)

American MLB player (5-time AL saves leader), dies of a brain tumor at 45

  • 2002 Arthur Hazlerigg, British peer and cricketer, dies at 92
  • 2004 Justin Strzelczyk, American NFL football offensive tackle, 1990-98 (Pittsburgh Steelers), dies in high speed car crash while being pursued by police at 36; autopsy revealed brain damage due to chronic concussion injuries
  • 2004 Mildred McDaniel, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1956), dies at 70
  • 2012 Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (Olympic gold 1948, World champion 1947-48), dies at 84
  • 2021 José Pérez Francés, Spanish road racing cyclist (Tour de France 1963 overall 3rd), dies at 84
  • 2022 François Remetter, French soccer goalkeeper (26 caps; RC Strasbourg, FC Metz, FC Sochaux), dies at 94
  • 2022 Marvin Powell Jr., American College Football HOF offensive tackle (USC; First-team All-Pro 1979, 82; 5 x Pro Bowl; NY Jets, TB Buccaneers), dies of heart failure at 67
  • 2022 Rick Redman, American College Football HOF linebacker (University of Washington; AFL All-Star 1967; San Diego Chargers), dies at 79
  • 2022 Robin Marlar, English cricket spin bowler (Cambridge University CC, Sussex CCC) and journalist (The Sunday Times; "The Story of Cricket"), dies at 91
  • 2022 Yury Zaitsev, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR 110kg 1976), dies at 71
  • 2023 Galip Haktanır, Turkish soccer defender (5 caps; Vefaspor SK), dies at 102