- 1952 I. A. K. Pataudi, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests England, 3 India; 1 x 100; Oxford University CC, Worcestershire CCC, Southern Punjab), dies from a heart attack at 41
- 1954 Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (Boston Braves), dies at 62
- 1960 Donald Knight, English cricket batsman (2 Tests; Surrey CCC, Oxford University CC), dies at 65
Rogers Hornsby (1896-1963)
American Baseball Hall of Fame 2nd baseman (NL MVP 1925, 29; 7 x NL batting champion; 3 x .400+ seasons; St. Louis Cardinals, Browns) and manager (Cardinals, Browns, Cubs), dies of a heart ailment at 66
- 1966 George Duckworth, English cricket wicket-keeper (24 Tests, 60 dismissals), dies at 64
- 1975 Don Wilson, American baseball pitcher (2 x no-hitters 1967, 69; MLB All Star 1971; Houston Astros), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 29
- 1986 Ilmari Salminen, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 1936), dies at 83
- 1987 Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-born Canadian cross-country skier (b. 1875)
Pete Maravich (1947-1988)
American Basketball HOF guard (5 × NBA All-Star; All-NBA First Team 1976, 77; NBA scoring champion 1977 NO/Utah Jazz; Atlanta Hawks), dies of heart failure at 40
- 1994 Brian Johnston, British cricket commentator (BBC radio commentator & cake connoisseur), dies at 81
- 1998 David Bairstow, English cricket wicket keeper, broadcaster (4 Tests, 13 dismissals; father of England Test 'keeper Jonny; Yorkshire CCC), dies from suicide at 46
- 1998 Wilhelm Herz, German motorcycle racer (first to 200mph), dies at 85
- 2004 Charles Dumas, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1956; first to clear 7 foot mark), dies from cancer at 66
- 2004 Tug McGraw, American baseball player and father of Tim McGraw, dies at 59
- 2008 Clinton Grybas, Australian sports commentator (b. 1975)
- 2012 Don Carter, American pro bowler (6 x Bowler of the Year; first athlete to earn $1m in single endorsement deal [Ebonite International]), dies from pneumonia and emphysema at 85
- 2014 Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, Portuguese soccer striker (64 caps; top goalscorer-1966 FIFA World Cup; Benfica 301 games, 317 goals), dies from heart failure at 71
- 2014 Jerry Coleman, American MLB 2nd baseman, dies from complications from brain bleeding and surgery at 89
- 2018 Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Italian-Argentinian footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy, dies at 80
- 2019 Dragoslav Šekularac, Serbian footballer, dies at 81
- 2020 Hans Tilkowski, German soccer goalkeeper (39 caps, West Germany; Westfalia Herne, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt), dies at 84
- 2021 Bob Brett, Australian tennis coach (Boris Becker, Goran Ivanišević, Marin Čilić), dies from cancer at 67
- 2021 Colin Bell, English soccer midfielder (48 caps; Manchester City 394 games), dies at 74
- 2021 Pat Patrick, American auto racing team owner (Patrick Racing; Indianapolis 500, 1973, 1982, 1989; Emerson Fittipaldi IndyCar title, 1989), dies at 91
- 2022 Greg Robinson, American football coach (Syracuse University 2005-08; Super Bowl 1997, 98 DC Denver Broncos), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 70
- 2022 Olga Szabó-Orbán, Romanian fencer (World C'ship gold women's foil individual 1962, team 1969; Olympic silver individual 1956, bronze team 1968, 72), dies at 83
- 2022 Ralph Neely, American football offensive tackle (Super Bowl 1971, 77 Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 1967, 69; All Pro 1966-69), dies at 78
- 2023 Ernesto Castano, Italian soccer defender (7 caps; Juventus 265 games), dies at 83
- 2023 Nate Colbert, American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1971, 72, 73; San Diego Padres, Houston Astros), dies at 76
- 2024 Mário Zagallo, Brazilian soccer forward (33 caps; FIFA World Cup 1958, 62; Flamengo, Botafogo) and manager (Brazil FIFA World Cup 1970; Copa America 1997), dies at 92
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