Athletes and Sports Stars Who Died on June 28

1909 Israel Durham, Phillies president dies

Victor Trumper (1877-1915)

Australian cricket batsman (48 Tests, top score 214; key figure foundation of rugby league in Australia), dies of Bright's disease at 37

1924 Jack Darragh, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Stanley Cup 1911, 20-21, 23; Ottawa Senators), dies of peritonitis at 33

American Baseball HOF catcher (MLB All-Star 1934, 35; World Series 1929, 30, 35; AL MVP 1928, 34; Philadelphia A's, Detroit Tigers) and manager (Detroit Tigers 1934–38), dies of lymphatic cancer at 59

1963 John 'Home Run' Baker, American Baseball HOF third baseman (World Series 1910, 11, 13; AL HR leader 1911–14; AL RBI leader 1912, 13; Philadelphia A's), dies at 77
1975 Serge Reding, Belgian weightlifter (b. 1941)

Terry Fox (1958-1981)

Canadian one-legged distance runner (Marathon of Hope, 1980), dies of cancer at 22

1985 Jimmy Thomson, Scottish golfer (US Open 1935, PGA C'ship 1936 runner-up), dies at 76
1991 Ernie McCormick, Australian cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 36 wickets, BB 4/101; Victoria), dies at 85
1992 Mikhail Tail, Soviet Latvian World Chess Champion (1960-61), dies at 55
2003 Russell Endean, South African cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 162no, 41 dismissals; Transvaal, MCC), dies at 79
2003 Wim Slijkhuis, Dutch athlete (b. 1923)
2014 Jim Brosnan, American baseball player and writer (Long Season), dies at 84
2016 Buddy Ryan, American football coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals), dies from cancer and stroke complications at 85
2016 Pat Summitt, American Basketball HOF coach (8 × NCAA Division I tournament; 18 × NCAA Regional—Final Four; University of Tennessee), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 61
2020 Joe Bugel, American football coach (offensive line Washington Redskins 'Hogs', Super Bowl 1982, 87; Phoenix Cardinals, Oakland Raiders), dies of bone cancer at 80
2020 Marián Čišovský, Slovak soccer defender (15 caps; Inter Bratislava, Viktoria Plzeň), dies of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis at 40
2021 Jock Aird, Scottish soccer defender (4 caps Scotland, 2 New Zealand; Burnley), dies at 94
2021 Sergio Victor Palma, Argentine boxer (WBA Super Bantamweight champion 1980-82), dies from COVID-19 at 65