Earl Sande (1898-1968)
American HOF jockey (Triple Crown 1930 Gallant Fox; 3 x Kentucky Derby; 5 x Belmont Stakes; 1 x Preakness Stakes; 3 x US Champion Jockey by earnings; US Champion Trainer by earnings 1938), dies at 69
- 1995 William Kennedy, baseball player, dies at 76
- 1996 Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (Olympic Gold 1972), dies at 42
- 2000 Henry Austin, British tennis player (3-time Grand Slam runner-up), dies of complications from a fall at 94
- 2008 Gene Upshaw, American NFL guard (Oakland Radiers) and NFLPA leader, dies at 63
Colin Meads (1936-2017)
New Zealand rugby union player and All Black great known as "Pinetree", dies of pancreatic cancer at 81
- 2019 Russ Conway, American sports journalist (Eagleson NHL scandal), dies of heart disease at 70
- 2022 Tom Weiskopf, American golfer (British Open 1973; US Senior Open 1995), dies from pancreatic cancer at 79
- 2023 Bill Vukovich II, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1968; Indianapolis 500 1973 runner-up), dies at 79
- 2023 Naushad Ali, Pakistan cricket wicket keeper (6 Tests, 9 dismissals; Karachi, Punjab) and match referee (5 Tests, 13 ODI), dies at 79
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