Athletes and Sports Stars Who Died in 2014

Louise Brough (1923-2014)

Feb 3 American tennis player (Wimbledon 1948-50, 55), dies at 90

Feb 6 Ralph Kiner, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL HR leader 1946–52; 6×MLB All-Star; Pittsburgh Pirates) and sportscaster (NY Mets), dies at 91
Feb 13 Piero d'Inzeo, Italian equestrian rider (Olympic silver individual & team jumping 1956, 60; bronze 1956, 60, 64, 72), dies at 90
Mar 6 Ron Murphy, Canadian NHL player, dies at 80
Mar 20 Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian soccer defender (51 caps; Vasco da Gama, São Paulo), dies from complications from a heart attack at 83
Mar 21 Jack Fleck, American golfer (US Open 1955), dies at 92
Mar 23 Carmelo Bossi, Italian boxer (Olympic silver 1960; Lineal, WBC, WBA super welterweight title 1970-71), dies at 74

Hobart "Hobie" Alter (1933-2014)

Mar 29 American surf and sailing entrepreneur who created the Hobie Cat catamaran, dies of cancer at 80

Apr 9 Bertha Tickey, American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1973), dies at 91
Apr 12 Beverly Hanson, American golfer (Western Open 1956; Titleholders C'ship 1958; Women's PGA C'ship 1955), dies of Alzheimer's & COPD at 89
Apr 12 Hal Smith, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1957, 59, 59²; St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 82
Apr 20 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, American boxer (famous murder conviction overturned after 19 years imprisonment), dies of prostate cancer at 76
Apr 25 Earl Morrall, American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1970, 72, 73; Pro Bowl 1957, 68; First-team All-Pro 1968, 72; NFL MVP 1968; Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins), dies from Parkinson's disease at 79
Apr 26 Sandro Lopopolo Italian lightweight boxer (Olympic-Silver-1960), dies at 74
Apr 28 Jack Ramsay, American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 1977 NBA Champions), dies from cancer at 89
May 1 Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican soccer coach (Copa Centroamericana 2011 Honduras; El Salvador), dies of skin cancer at 63
May 6 Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1968-70), dies from dementia at 74
May 9 Mel Patton, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 4x100m relay 1948; WR 100 yards 9.2s 1948), dies at 89
May 11 Reg Gasnier, Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame centre and captain (36 Tests; 3 World Cups; St. George RLFC), dies at 74
May 19 Jack Brabham, Australian auto racer and team owner (World F1 champion 1959, 60, 66 [only man to win F1 C'ship driving one of his own cars]), dies of liver disease at 88
May 20 Phil Sharpe, English cricket batsman (12 Tests, 1 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 111; Yorkshire CCC, Derbyshire CCC), dies at 77
May 24 David Allen, English cricket all-rounder (39 Tests, 5 x 50, 122 wickets, BB 5/30; Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 78
Jun 1 Valentin Mankin, Ukrainian yachtsman (Olympic gold, USSR, Finn class 1968), dies at 75
Jun 4 Don Zimmer, American baseball infielder (2 × All-Star, Chicago Cubs; World Series 1955, 59 LA Dodgers) and manager (NL Manager of the Year 1989 Chicago Cubs), dies from heart failure at 83
Jun 5 Chris Burger, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 37no; Natal), dies at 78
Jun 9 Bob Welch, American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1990; Oakland A's; World Series 1981, 89, 2001), dies from a broken neck at 57
Jun 10 Gary Gilmour, Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 54 wickets, HS 101; NSWCA), dies of liver problems exacerbated by a fall at 62

Chuck Noll (1932-2014)

Jun 13 American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1974, 75, 78, 79; Pittsburgh Steelers 1969-91), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 82

Jun 14 Rodney Thomas, American NFL running back, dies at 41

Tony Gwynn (1960-2014)

Jun 16 American Baseball HOF outfielder (15 x MLB All Star; 8 x NL batting champion; 5 × Gold Glove Award; SD Padres), dies of salivary gland cancer at 54

Jun 18 Michael Frederick, Barbadian cricketer (one Test WI v England 1954, scored 0 & 30), dies at 87
Jun 28 Jim Brosnan, American baseball player and writer (Long Season), dies at 84

Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926-2014)

Jul 7 Argentine soccer forward (Spain 31 caps, Argentina 6, Colombia 4; European Cup 1956-60; Real Madrid) and manager (European Cup Winners' Cup: 1980 Valencia), dies from a heart attack at 88

Jul 14 Alice Coachman, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1948), dies of cardiac arrest at 90
Jul 23 Anne Mackenzie, South African long distance athlete, dies at 88
Jul 28 Jon Erikson, American swimmer 1st to triple cross English Channel (1981), dies at 58
Aug 5 Arvind Apte, Indian cricketer (brother of Madhav Scored 8 & 7 in one Test), dies at 79
Aug 6 LeRoy Pearce, American collegiate athlete and college football coach, 1950-70 (University of Miami, University of Tennessee, University of Arkansas, and 3 others), dies of complications from Alzheimer's disease at 86
Aug 10 Graham Gedye, New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests, 2 x 50; Auckland), dies at 85
Aug 15 Jay Adams, American skateboarder (Z-Boys; Skateboarding HOF), dies of a heart attack at 53
Aug 15 Jerry Lumpe, American baseball player, dies at 81
Aug 15 Licia Albanese, Italian-American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1940-66), dies at 105
Aug 21 Roy Miller, West Indian cricket all-rounder (1 Test; Jamaica), dies at 89
Aug 29 Björn Waldegård, Swedish rally driver (World Rally Championship 1979), dies from cancer at 70
Sep 2 Norman Gordon, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 20 wickets; Transvaal), dies at 103
Sep 20 Rob Bironas, American football placekicker (First-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl, PFW Golden Toe Award 2007; Tennessee Titans), dies in a car crash at 36
Sep 25 Dorothy Tyler-Odam, British athlete (Olympic silver high jump 1936, 48; WR 1.66m 1939), dies at 94
Sep 29 Dan Goossen, American boxing promoter (Michael Nunn, Terry Norris, James Toney), dies of liver cancer at 64
Oct 12 Graham Miles, English snooker player (World C'ship 1974 runner-up; Pot Black 1974, 75), dies at 73
Oct 15 Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (Toronto Argonauts), dies at 88
Oct 26 Jeff Robinson, American baseball player, dies at 52
Nov 1 Jackie Fairweather, Australian triathlete (ITU World Championships gold 1996), commits suicide at 46
Nov 8 Don Paul, 89, American football player, dies at 89
Nov 13 Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 92
Nov 16 Ian Craig, Australian cricket batsman and captain (11 Tests; NSW), dies from cancer at 79
Nov 17 Ray Sadecki, American MLB player, dies from blood cancer at 73
Nov 23 Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, American tennis player, dies at 98
Nov 26 Gilles Tremblay, Canadian NHL hockey left winger, 1961-69, 4X Stanley Cup champ (Montreal Canadiens), and French-language broadcaster, 1971-97, dies of heart failure at 75
Nov 27 Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer, dies in a coma after being hit by cricket ball 2 days earlier at 25
Dec 2 Don Laws, American figure skater and coach (Scott Hamilton, Patrick Chan, Tiffany Chin), dies from heart failure at 85

Jean Béliveau (1931-2014)

Dec 2 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Hart Trophy 1956, 64; Art Ross Trophy 1956; Conn Smythe Trophy 1965; record 17 Stanley Cups), dies at 83

Dec 2 Josie Cichockyj, British wheelchair athlete (wheelchair racing [WR 5,000m], basketball, tennis, table tennis), dies from cancer at 49
Dec 6 Fred Hawkins, American golfer (US Masters 1958 runner-up), dies at 91
Dec 16 Ernie Terrell, American boxer (WBA heavyweight champion 1965-7), dies from dementia at 75
Dec 25 Geoff Pullar, English cricket batsman (28 Tests, 4 x 100s, HS 175; Lancashire CCC, Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 79
Dec 30 Erik Hansen, Danish canoeist (Olympic gold K-1 1000m 1960; World C'ship gold 1963), dies at 74