- 1931 Bert Hopkins, Australian cricketer (20 Tests for Aust, 509 runs), dies at 56
- 1944 Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player, dies at 85
- 1946 Albert Knight, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Leicestershire CCC), dies at 73
- 1946 Joseph Vine, cricketer (batted in two Tests Eng v Aust 1911-12), dies
- 1958 Herman Hickman, American College Football Hall of Fame guard, coach and broadcaster (Army, Yale), dies at 46
- 1968 Walter Tewksbury, American track and field athlete (Olympics, 1920 - 2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), and dentist, dies at 92 [1]
- 1991 Theo Laseroms [Tank], Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), dies
- 1999 Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD, Irish journalist, author, sports official (6th President International Olympic Committee 1972-80), dies at 84
- 2001 Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (b. 1956)
- 2001 Michele Alboretto, Italian auto racer (F1 World C'ship 1985 runner-up Ferrari; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997; 12 Hours of Sebring 2001), dies in a testing accident at 44
- 2003 Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (b. 1966)
- 2005 John Love, Zimbabwean auto racer (British Saloon Car C'ship 1962; 6 x South African F1 C'ship 1964-69), dies at 80
- 2007 Alan Ball, English footballer (b. 1945)
- 2007 Arthur Milton, English footballer (Arsenal, 1951-55) and cricketer (opening batsman, 2 tests - 1958, 1959), dies at 79
- 2007 Les Jackson, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 7 wickets; Derbyshire), dies at 86
- 2011 (Fletcher) Joe Perry, American AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback, 1948-63, 3X Pro Bowl (San Francisco 49ers; Baltimore Colts), and US Navy veteran, dies of complications from dementia at 84
- 2013 Rick Camp, American MLB pitcher, dies of natural causes at 59
- 2014 Earl Morrall, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1970, 72, 73; Pro Bowl 1957, 68; First-team All-Pro 1968, 72; NFL MVP 1968; Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins), dies from Parkinson's disease at 79
John Havlicek (1940-2019)
American College/Basketball Hall of Fame small forward (8 x NBA C'ship Boston Celtics; 13 x NBA All Star; 4 x All-NBA First Team), dies of Parkinson's disease at 79
- 2020 Marino H. Casem, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Alabama State, Alcorn State, Southern) and athletic administrator (Alcorn State, Southern), dies at 85
- 2021 John Konrads, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m freestyle, bronze 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle 1960; 26 individual world records), dies at 78
- 2023 Vera Krepkina, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR long jump 1960; WR 4×100m relay 1956, tied WR 100m 11.3s 1958), dies at 90
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