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Athletes Who Died in 1996

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  • Jan 10 Arthur Sydney Martin, British M15 spycatcher, dies at 81
  • Jan 14 Jacques LeBrun, French yachtsman (Olympic gold Snowbird class 1932), dies at 85
  • Jan 16 Harry Potts, English soccer forward (Burnley, Everton) and manager (Burnley, Shrewsbury Town, Blackpool), dies at 75
  • Jan 17 F. Don Miller, American sports executive (executive director USOC 1973-85; President US Olympic Foundation 1985-96), dies at 75
  • Jan 24 Sandor Iharos, Hungarian runner, dies at 65
  • Jan 26 Charles Jewtraw, American 500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1924), dies at 95
  • Jan 26 David Schultz, American wrestler (Olympic gold 1984), killed by John Du Pont at 36
  • Jan 27 Tommy Mitchell, English cricket spin bowler (5 Tests, 8 wickets; Derbyshire CCC), dies at 93
  • Feb 8 Del Ennis, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1946, 51, 55; NL RBI leader 1950; Philadelphia Phillies), dies from complications of diabetes at 70
  • Feb 9 Neil Franklin, English soccer defender (26 caps; Stoke City, Hull City, Crewe Alexandra) and manager (Colchester United), dies at 74
  • Feb 11 Cyril Poole, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 2 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), dies at 74
  • Feb 14 Bob Paisley, English football manager (Liverpool), dies at 77
  • Feb 19 Antonio Creus, Spanish racecar driver, dies at 71
  • Feb 19 Charles "Charlie O" Finley, American sports entrepreneur (MLB's Kansas City/Oakland A's: NHL's California Golden Seals), dies at 77
  • Feb 22 Helmut Schoen, Germany football coach (manager of West Germany (1964-1978, 1974 World Cup), dies at 80
  • Feb 23 Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut & wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies
  • Feb 27 Pat Smythe, English equestrian rider (Olympic bronze team jumps 1956; author children's books), dies from heart disease at 67
  • Feb 27 Sarah Palfrey Cooke, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1941, 45), dies of lung cancer at 83
  • Feb 27 Vic Janowicz, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1950, Ohio State; NFL: Washington Redskins), dies of cancer at 66
  • Mar 14 Dewi Bebb, Welsh rugby union winger (34 Tests Wales, 8 British & Irish Lions; Swansea RFC) and journalist, dies at 57
  • Mar 15 Bob Pearce, American wrestler (Olympic gold bantamweight freestyle 1932), dies at 88
  • Apr 1 John McSherry, American MLB baseball umpire, 1971-96 (World Series - 1977, 87; All-Star Game - 1975, 82, 91), dies of a heart attack behind the plate on Opening Day in Cincinnati, Ohio at 51
  • Apr 4 Barney Ewell, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay, silver 100m, 200m 1948; equal WR 100m 1948), dies at 78
  • Apr 16 George Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 80
  • Apr 18 Hubert Opperman, Australian road cyclist, politician (multi-distance world records), dies of heart failure at 91
  • Apr 19 Norman Oldfield, English cricketer (scored 99 runs in Test for England), dies at 84
  • Apr 21 Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and politician (captained Pakistan's 1st Test, prev played for India), dies at 71
  • Apr 21 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, sportscaster, LV bookmaker (The NFL Today; fired for racist remarks), dies of a heart attack at 77
  • Apr 22 Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American golfer, course designer (17 PGA Tour wins), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 87
  • May 2 Peter Swales, British soccer executive (Chairman Manchester City FC 1973-93; vice-president English FA), dies at 63
  • May 3 Tim Gullikson, American tennis player and coach (Pete Sampras coach 1992-95; Martina Navratilova Mary Joe Fernandez), dies of cancer at 45
  • May 5 Beryl Burton, cyclist, dies at 58
  • May 11 Ademir de Menezes, Brazilian footballer (Brazil national team 1945-53), dies at 73
  • May 14 Sritharan Jeganathan, cricketer, 1st Sri Lankan Test player to die
  • May 17 Rusi Modi, Indian cricketer (736 runs 10 post-war Tests for India), dies at 71
  • May 17 Scott Brayton, American auto racer (4 x top 10 finishes Indianapolis 500; 2 x pole), dies in a practice accident at 37
  • May 17 Willi Daume, German olympic organiser, dies at 82
  • May 18 Simon Weinstock, English businessman and racehorse owner, dies at 44
  • May 19 Giovanni "John" Beradino, American MLB infielder (St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians) and actor (General Hospital), dies from pancreatic cancer at 79
  • May 26 Mike Sharperson, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1992; World Series 1988, 95), dies in a car crash at 34
  • Jun 6 Kusuo Kitamura, Japanese 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 78
  • Jun 11 Alan Weeks, British sports commentator, dies at 72
  • Jun 16 Mel Allen, American sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees; 22 World Series; 24 MLB All Star games), dies at 83
  • Jun 18 Pierre Chany, French cycling journalist (49 x Tour de France; L'Équipe), dies of pleurisy at 73
  • Jun 19 Edvin Wide, Swedish runner (Olympic silver 1924 and world record holder), dies at 100
  • Jun 23 Ray Lindwall, Australian cricket fast bowler (61 Tests, 228 wickets @ 23.03), dies from a stroke at 74
  • Jun 29 Bobby Keetch, English footballer and entrepreneur, dies at 54
  • Jul 6 Kathy Ahern, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1972), dies of breast cancer at 47
  • Jul 12 Nazar Mohammad, Pakistani cricket batsman (5 Tests, 1 x 100 Pakistan's 1st centurion), dies at 75
  • Jul 14 Jeff Krosnoff, American CART driver, killed in a racing accident at 31
  • Jul 17 Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer (NSW 1933-37) and radio commentator (1935-85), dies at 85
  • Jul 23 Red Munger, American baseball (MLB All Star 1944, 47, 49; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 77
  • Jul 24 Jock Wallace, Scottish soccer manager (Berwick Rangers, Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell, Sevilla), dies from Parkinson's disease at 60
  • Jul 31 Paul Crawford, American Dixieland jazz musician, arranger, (Olympic Brass Band), and music historian (Tulane University), dies of lung cancer at 71
  • Aug 4 Willard "Home Run" Brown, American Baseball HOF outfielder (NgL World Series 1942; 6 x NgL All-Star Kansas City Monarchs; MLB: St. Louis Browns), dies at 81
  • Aug 6 Gerry Gomez, West Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101, 58 wickets, BB 7/55; Trinidad), dies from a heart attack at 76
  • Aug 6 Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer, dies at 63
  • Aug 13 Tom Mees, American ESPN sports anchor (NHL), drowns at 46
  • Aug 20 Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (Olympic Gold 1972), dies at 42
  • Aug 28 Al Zarilla, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1948; St. Louis Browns), dies of cancer at 77
  • Sep 2 Paddy Clift, cricketer (Rhod & Leicester all-rounder 1970-88), dies
  • Sep 4 Sam Cook, English cricket spin bowler in (1 Test; Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 75
  • Sep 5 Clem Thomas, Welsh rugby union flanker (26 Tests, 9 as captain; Cambridge Uni RFC, Brynamman, Swansea, London Welsh, Harlequins) and journalist (The Observer), dies at 67 dies at 67
  • Sep 23 Jack Newman, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (3 Tests; Test selector 1958-63; president NZ Cricket Council 1964-67), dies at 94
  • Sep 30 Aubrey Brabazon, Irish jockey and horse trainer, dies at 76
  • Oct 2 Banjo Matthews, American auto racing constructor (72% of winning cars in top NASCAR division 1974-85; 262 wins in 362 Cup races), dies of heart and respiratory disease at 64
  • Oct 4 Silvio Piola, Italian soccer striker (34 caps, 30 goals; Lazio), dies at 83
  • Oct 11 Keith Boyce, West Indian cricketer (West Indies all-rounder 1969-76), dies of chronic cirrhosis of the liver at 53
  • Oct 12 Jack Robertson, English cricketer (Middlesex & England opening batsman 11 Tests), dies at 79

René Lacoste (1904-1996)

Oct 12 French tennis player (7 Grand Slam titles, Lacoste clothing), dies of heart failure at 92

René Lacoste

Toni Stone (1921-1996)

Nov 2 American baseball second baseman (first woman to play in men's Negro League), dies at 75

Toni Stone
  • Nov 6 Tommy Lawton, English soccer centre-forward (23 caps; Burnley, Everton, Chelsea, Notts County, Brentford, Arsenal), dies at 80
  • Nov 12 Don Kenyon, English cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 50; Worcestershire CCC), dies at 72
  • Nov 19 Denis Jenkinson, British motor racing journalist, dies at 74
  • Nov 28 Don McNeill, American tennis player (French C'ship 1939, US Nat C'ship 1940), dies of pneumonia at 78
  • Dec 1 Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (Edper Investments; co-owner of Montreal Canadiens, 1971-78; Labatt Brewing), dies of cancer at 67

Pete Rozelle (1926-1996)

Dec 6 American football executive (NFL Commissioner 1960-89), dies of brain cancer at 70

Pete Rozelle
  • Dec 17 Lawrie Miller, New Zealand cricket batsman (13 Tests), dies at 73
  • Dec 25 Bill Osmanski, American College Football HOF fullback (Holy Cross; NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 43, 46; 3 × Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1939; Chicago Bears), dies at 80


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