Rocky Marciano (1923-1969)
American boxer (undefeated world heavyweight champion 1952-56), dies in a plane crash at 45
- 1973 Stan Worthington, English cricket all-rounder (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 128, 8 wickets, BB 2/19; Derbyshire CCC, Northumberland CCC), dies at 68
- 1979 E J "Tiger" Smith, English cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests, 20 dismissals; Warwickshire CCC) and umpire (8 Tests 1933-38), dies at 93
- 1990 Johnny Lindsay, South African cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests, 5 dismissals; North Eastern Transvaal), dies at 81
- 1990 Nathaniel Clifton "Sweetwater", American NBA player (NY Knicks), dies of a heart attack at 65
- 1992 Wolfgang Güllich, German rock climber, dies at 31 after a car crash
- 2006 Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian soccer left back (19 caps; African Cup of Nations 2006; Al Ahly SC, Aluminium Nag Hammâdi), dies from a heart defect at 22
- 2006 Tom Delaney, British racing driver (oldest licensed racing driver in the world), dies at 95
- 2007 Gay Brewer, American golfer (US Masters 1967), dies of lung cancer at 75
- 2007 Willie Cunningham, Irish soccer defender (30 caps Northern Ireland; St Mirren, Leicester City, Dunfermline) and manager (Dunfermline, Falkirk, St Mirren), dies at 77
- 2010 Laurent Fignon, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1983, 84; Giro d'Italia 1989; FICP World #1 1989), dies of cancer at 50
- 2020 Nina Bocharova, Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (Olympic gold balance beam, team 1952), dies at 95
Tom Seaver (1944-2020)
American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1969, 73, 75; 12 x MLB All Star; NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago WS), dies of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19 at 75 [1]
- 2021 Francesco Morini, Italian soccer defender (11 caps; Sampdoria, Juventus), dies at 77
- 2022 Lee Thomas, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1962, 62²; LA Angels, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs) and executive (GM Philadelphia Phillies 1988-93), dies at 86
- 2023 Anatoly Sass, Russian rower (Olympic gold USSR double sculls 1968), dies at 87
- 2023 Bill Pinkney, American National Sailing HOF yachtsman (first African American to sail around the world solo via Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn), dies at 87
- 2023 Gil Brandt, American Pro Football HOF executive (vice president player personnel Dallas Cowboys 1960-88; Super Bowl VI, XII), dies at 91
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