Athletes Who Died on February 3

  • 1956 Johnny Claes, Belgian racing driver (b. 1916)
  • 1983 Tullio Campagnolo, Italian racing cyclist and inventor (quick release skewer patent; founder bicycle component company Campagnolo), dies at 81
  • 1989 Glenna Collett-Vare, American golfer (6-time US Amateur champion), dies at 85
  • 2006 Lou Jones, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1956), dies at 74
  • 2011 Ron Piché, Quebec baseball player (Milwaukee Braves), dies at 75

Louise Brough (1923-2014)

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

Charlie Sifford (1922-2015)

American golfer (first African-American to join PGA Tour, 2 titles), dies of a stroke at 92

  • 2019 Bob Friend, American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All Star; World Series 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates; MLB wins leader 1958), dies from cardiac arrest at 88

Matti Nykänen (1963-2019)

Finnish ski jumper (4 Olympic gold 1984, 88), dies of diabetes complications at 55

  • 2020 Robert Alner, British racehorse trainer (Cheltenham Gold Cup: Cool Dawn 1998), dies at 76
  • 2020 Willie Wood, American Pro Football Hall of Fame safety (Pro Bowl 1962, 64–70; Super Bowl 1967, 68; Green Bay Packers), dies of dementia at 83
  • 2021 Jean-Pierre Bastiat, French rugby union lock (32 Tests; US Dax), dies from a stroke at 71

Tony Trabert (1930-2021)

American tennis player (Wimbledon 1955; US Open 1953, 55; French Open 1954, 55), dies at 90

  • 2022 Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British & Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC), dies at 83