Dec 1 Bertil Nordahl, Swedish soccer midfielder and manager (15 caps; Atalanta; Olympic gold 1948), dies at 81 Dec 3 Ed Widseth, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (University of Minnesota; Pro Bowl 1938; NY Giants), dies at 88 Archie Moore (1913-1998) Dec 9 American light-heavyweight boxing champion (1952-60), dies at 84 Dec 25 John Pulman, English snooker player (World Champion 1957-68; News of the World Snooker Tournament 1954, 57, 58), dies after a fall at 75 Dec 27 Ricardo Tormo, Spanish Grand Prix motocycle racer, dies at 46 Nov 1998 Deaths in Sport by Year Jan 1999 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions