1934 Wilbert Robinson, American Baseball HOF catcher (Philadelphia A's, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Robins), dies at 71
1966 Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63
1970 Johnny Goodman, American golfer (US Open 1933), dies at 60
1982 Eric Brandon, British auto racer (closely associated with development Cooper Car Company), dies at 62
1988 Alan Ameche, American College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Heisman Trophy 1954, U of Wisconsin; Pro Bowl 1955–1958, NFL C'ship 1958, 59; Baltimore Colts), dies of a heart attack at 55
1992 Arthur Lang, American boxer and businessman, dies at 115
2003 Jack Noreiga, West Indian cricketer (9-95 WI v India 1971), dies at 67
2005 Gene Mauch, American baseball player (b. 1925)
2008 Frank Cornish, American NFL center/guard, 1990-95 (San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and 3 other teams), dies of heart disease at 40
2008 Orville Moody, American golfer (US Open 1969), dies of multiple myeloma at 74
2009 Daniel Jarque, Spanish football player, dies of a heart attack at 26
2020 Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Colombian soccer manager (record 14 x league titles; Millonarios [6], Santa Fe [1], América de Cali [7]; Columbia), dies at 90
2021 Bobby Bowden, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Florida State 1976-2009; National C'ship 1993, 99), dies of pancreatic cancer at 91
2021 Cesare Salvadori, Italian fencer (Olympic gold sabre team 1972; silver 1964, 68), dies at 79
2021 Ken Clark, Canadian football punter (CFL All Star 1977, 80, 82, 85; Hamilton Tiger-Cats; Saskatchewan Roughriders; Ottawa Rough Riders; NFL: LA Rams), dies at 73
2023 Federico Bahamontes, Spanish road cyclist (Tour de France 1959; first to win mountain classification in all 3 Grand Tours), dies at 95
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