- 1916 Frank Penn, cricketer (one Test for England v Australia 1880), dies
- 1916 Willie Smith, Scottish golfer (US Open 1899), dies of pneumonia at 40
- 1942 Chris 'Red' Cagle, College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1927, 28, 29; Army; NFL: New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers), dies of a fractured skull from a fall at 37
- 1961 Charlie Frank, cricketer (S Af Test centurion v Aust 1921-22), dies
- 1963 "Gorgeous George" Wagner, wrestler, dies
- 1967 Sydney Barnes, English cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 189 wickets, BB 9/103); Warwickshire CCC, Lancashire CCC, Staffordshire CCC), dies at 94
- 1970 Lillian Board, British 400m athlete (Olympic silver 1968), dies at 22
- 1984 Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, English race walker (Olympic bronze 50k 1948; oldest Olympic medal-winning athlete; 48 years and 115 days), dies at 84
Doug Harvey (1924-1989)
Canadian Hockey HOF defenseman (Stanley Cup 1953, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Montreal Canadiens; James Norris Trophy x 7; 10 x NHL First All Star), dies of cirrhosis of the liver at 65
Allie Reynolds (1919-1994)
American baseball pitcher who won 6 World Series NY Yankees; 6 x MLB All-Star, dies from complications of lymphoma and diabetes at 77
Reggie White (1961-2004)
American College-Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers; 8 × First-team All-Pro; 13 x Pro Bowl; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1987, 98), dies of cardiac arrhythmia at 43
- 2007 Stu Nahan, American Sportscaster (b. 1926)
- 2009 Arthur McIntyre, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 8 dismissals; Surrey CCC, MCC), dies at 91
- 2013 Paul Blair, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1969, 73; World Series 1966, 70, 77-78; Gold Glove Award 1967, 69–75; Baltimore Orioles), dies from a heart attack at 69
- 2019 Eigil Nielsen, Danish soccer midfielder (10 caps; Basel), dies at 71
- 2019 Elbert Dubenion, American football wide receiver, running back (AFL All Star 1964; AFL C'ship 1964, 65 Buffalo Bills), dies from complications related to Parkinson's disease at 86
- 2020 Jim McLean, Scottish soccer forward (Hamilton Academical, Clyde, Dundee) and manager (Dundee United 1971-93), dies from dementia at 83
Phil Niekro (1939-2020)
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (knuckleballer; no-hitter 1973; 5 x MLB All Star; 5 x Gold Glove; Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves), dies of cancer at 81 [1]
- 2021 Dorval Rodrigues, Brazilian soccer right winger (13 caps; Santos FC, SE Palmeiras), dies at 86
- 2022 Sergey Dmitriyev, Russian soccer striker (6 caps USSR; Zenit Saint Petersburg, CSKA Moscow), dies at 58
- 2022 Tom Danby, English dual-code international wing: rugby union (1 cap; Harlequin RFC) and rugby league (3 caps England, 3 caps GB; Salford RLFC), dies at 96
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