Athletes Who Died on July 28
- 1934 Louis Tancred, South African cricket batsman (14 Tests, 2 x 50; Transvaal), dies at 57
- 1971 Myril Hoag, American baseball player, dies at 63
- 1974 Jack Ellis, Australian cricketer (Victorian WK, Ashes tourist 1926), dies
- 1983 Alec Marks, Australian cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies at 72
- 1986 Cliff Melton, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1942; NL saves leader 1937; NY Giants), dies at 74
- 1986 Syd Curnow, South African cricket batsman (7 Tests, HS 47; Transvaal), dies at 78
- 2009 Jim Johnson, American NFL Assistant Coach, Eagles Defensive Coordinator from 1999-2009 (b.1941)
- 2013 George Scott, American MLB player, dies at 69
- 2014 Jon Erikson, American swimmer 1st to triple cross English Channel (1981), dies at 58
- 2015 Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder (WSC 1978-79, ODI 1991; Nottinghamshire), dies from a brain tumour at 66
- 2018 Bruce Lietzke, American golfer (13 PGA Tour wins; US Senior Open 2003), dies of brain cancer at 67
- 2018 Ian Stanley, Australian golfer (British Senior Open 2001), dies of cancer at 69
- 2020 Aleksandr Aksinin, Russian athlete (Olympic gold, 4×100m relay 1980; bronze 1976), dies at 65
- 2020 John McNamara, American MLB manager (American League Manager of the Year 1986; Boston Red Sox), dies at 88
- 2022 Terry Neill, Northern Irish soccer defender (59 caps; Arsenal, Hull City FC) and manager (Hull City FC, Tottenham, Arsenal), dies at 80
- 2022 Wayne Hawkins, American football guard (5 × AFL All-Star 1963–1967; Oakland Raiders), dies at 84
Assassination
Drug Overdose
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Plane Crash
Suicide