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Athletes Who Died on July 6

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  • 1950 Harold Weekes, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Columbia University; All American 1901), dies at 70
  • 1966 "Sad" Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1923; World Series 1918, 23; Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees), dies at 73
  • 1968 John Indrisano, American welterweight boxer, stunt man, and bit-part actor (O.K.. Crackerby!), dies of apparent suicide at 61
  • 1972 Vincent Valentine, West Indian cricket pace bowler (England 1933), dies
  • 1975 Ruffian, American racehorse (b. 1972)
  • 1982 Bob Johnson, American baseball outfielder (8 x MLB All Star; Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox), dies at 76
  • 1991 Muda Lawal, Nigerian footballer (b. 1954)
  • 1996 Kathy Ahern, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1972), dies of breast cancer at 47
  • 1997 Brun Smith, New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests @ 47.40), dies at 75
  • 2011 John Mackey, American Pro Football HOF tight end (Super Bowl 1970; 3 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × Pro Bowl; Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers), dies at 69
  • 2017 Heinz Schneiter, Swiss soccer defender (44 caps; BSC Young Boys) and manager (FC Thun, BSC Young Boys), dies at 82
  • 2022 Bryan Marchment, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1989-2006 (Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, and 7 other teams), dies at 53
  • 2022 Dale Douglass, American golfer (3 x PGA Tour titles; 11 x Champions Tour titles; US Senior Open 1986), dies at 88
  • 2023 Attila Abonyi, Australian soccer winger (61 caps; Melbourne Hungaria SC, Sydney Croatia 58 FC, St. George Budapest SC), dies at 76
  • 2023 Dick Sheridan, American College Football HOF coach (Furman University, NC State University), dies at 81
  • 2023 Gene Gaines, American Canadian Football HOF defensive back (CFL All Star 1965, 66, 67; Grey Cup 1968, 69 Ottawa Rough Riders, 1970, 74 Montreal Alouettes), dies at 85


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