- 1930 Henry Segrave, British racing driver who held land speed records and the water speed record (b. 1896)
- 1939 Arthur Coningham, Australian cricketer (one Test for Australia 1894), dies at 75
- 1944 Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies
- 1961 Ben A. Jones, American horse trainer (US Champion trainer by earnings 1941, 43, 44, 52; Kentucky Derby x 6 including Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 78
Gerald Patterson (1895-1967)
Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1919, 21; Australian C'ships 1927), dies at 71
- 1982 Ken Mackay, Australian cricketer (Aussie all-rounder 1956-63), dies at 56
- 1982 Peter Maivia, wrestler (b. 1935)
- 1986 Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer (PGA C'ship 1947), dies at 71
- 1993 Gérard Côté, Canadian runner (b. 1913)
- 1998 Birger Ruud, Norwegian ski jumper (Olympic gold 1932, 36; World C'ship gold 1931, 35, 37), dies at 86
- 2004 Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist and writer (Sports Illustrated and ESPN's Page 2), dies from a heart attack at 52
Chuck Noll (1932-2014)
American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1974, 75, 78, 79; Pittsburgh Steelers 1969-91), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 82
- 2018 Anne Donovan, Basketball Hall of Fame center and coach (Olympic gold 1984, 88; coach 2008), dies of heart failure at 56
- 2018 Charles Vinci, American weightlifter (Olympic bantamweight gold 1956, 60), dies at 85
- 2020 Dick Garmaker, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1957-60; Minneapolis Lakers), dies at 87
- 2020 Mike McCormick, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1960–1961²; NL Cy Young Award 1967; NL wins leader 1967; NL ERA leader 1960; SF Giants), dies of Parkinson’s disease at 81
- 2022 Carlos Ortiz, Puerto Rican boxer (World Light Welterweight Champion 1959-60; World Lightweight Champion 1962-65, 65-68), dies at 85
- 2022 Franklin Anangonó, Ecuadorian soccer defender (7 caps; ESPoli Quito, El Nacional Quito, Macará), dies at 47
- 2022 Noel Campbell, Irish soccer midfielder (11 caps; St Patrick's Athletic FC, SC Fortuna Köln, Shamrock Rovers FC), dies at 72
- 2022 Rolando Serrano, Colombian soccer midfielder (7 caps; AD Union Magdalena; Millonarios FC; Independiente Santa Fe), dies at 83
- 2023 Paul Rendall, English rugby union prop (28 caps; London Wasps RUFC), dies from motor neurone disease at 69
- 2023 Viktor Lisitsky, Russian gymnast (5 x Olympic silver USSR 1964, 68; World C'ship silver team 1962, 70), dies at 83
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