Athletes and Sports Stars Who Died on March 13

1978 Ghulam Guard, Indian cricket medium pace bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Bombay, Gujarat), dies at 52
1983 Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies of cancer at 58
1984 Dick Whitington, journalist/cricketer (South Aust & AIF batsman), dies
1994 Murt [Edward James] O'Donoghue, New Zealand snooker player (1st witnessed 147 break), dies at 93
1995 Leon Day, American Baseball HOF pitcher (9 x NgL All Star; NgL World Series 1946; Brooklyn/Newark Eagles, Baltimore Elite Giants), dies of heart failure at 78
1997 Leo O'Brien, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests; Victoria), dies at 89
2003 Gus Yatron, American boxer and politician (Rep-D-PA, 1969-93), dies at 75
2006 Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish soccer forward (23 caps; Celtic FC), dies from motor neuron disease at 61
2012 Jock Hobbs, New Zealand rugby union flanker and captain (21 Tests; Canterbury RU; Chairman NZRFU 2002-10), dies from leukemia at 52
2013 Ducky Detweiler, American MLB player, dies at 94
2015 Al Rosen, American baseball third baseman (MLB All-Star 1952–55; World Series 1948; AL MVP 1953; Cleveland Indians) and executive (NL Executive of the Year 1989), dies at 91
2017 Ed Whitlock, British-Canadian runner, oldest person to run marathon under 4 hrs (at 85), dies at 86
2020 Dana Zátopková, Czech athlete (Olympic gold women's javelin 1952, silver 1960), dies at 97
2021 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler, American boxer (undisputed World Middleweight champion 1980-87; second-longest unified C'ship reign in history), dies at 66
2021 Murray Walker, English motorsport commentator and journalist (Formula 1: BBC 1976-96, ITV 1997-2001), dies at 97
2023 Glen Weir, Canadian Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman (Grey Cup 1974, 77 Montreal Alouettes; CFL All-Star 1975, 77), dies at 71