George Mallory (1886-1924)
English mountain climber ("because it is there"), dies in a climbing accident at 37
- 1948 Sammy Carter, Australian cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests, 65 dismissals; NSWCA), dies at 70
Satchel Paige (1906-1982)
American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 x Negro League, 2 x MLB All Star; World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians), dies of a heart attack at 75
- 2003 Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (BDO World Champion 1978), dies at 63
Maria Bueno (1939-2018)
Brazilian tennis player (7 Grand Slam singles titles), dies of mouth cancer at 78
- 2020 Tony Dunne, Irish soccer left-back (33 caps, Republic of Ireland; Manchester United; Bolton Wanderers; Irish Footballer of the Year 1969), dies at 78
- 2021 John Angus, English soccer defender (1 cap; Burnley 439 games), dies at 82
- 2022 Aarno Turpeinen, Finnish soccer defender (16 caps; HJK 225 games), dies at 51
- 2022 Julio Jiménez, Spanish road cyclist (King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965, 66, 67 & Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65), dies at 87
- 2023 Jorge Roldán, Guatemalan soccer midfielder (43 caps; Aurora FC 380 games) and coach (Aurora FC), dies at 82
- 2023 Rale Rasic, Australian soccer coach (Australia 1969-74; Marconi Stallions FC) and broadcaster (SBS), dies at 87
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