- 1975 Joe Medwick, American Baseball HOF left fielder (World Series 1934, Triple Crown & NL MVP 1937 St. Louis Cardinals; 10 x MLB All Star), dies at 63
- 1976 Spider Sabich, American alpine skier (Olympics 1968), dies when shot by actress Claudine Longet at 31
- 1988 Edd Roush, American Baseball HOF outfielder (World Series 1919; NL batting champion 1917, 19; Cincinnati Reds), dies at 94
- 2008 Merv Wallace, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (13 Tests, 5 x 50; Auckland), dies at 91
- 2009 Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1960)
- 2011 Gerd Klier, German footballer (b. 1944)
- 2011 Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer (b. 1931)
- 2011 Nikolai Adrianov, Soviet-Russian gymnast (Olympic-4 gold/2 silver/bronze-1976), dies at 58
- 2014 Jack Fleck, American golfer (US Open 1955), dies at 92
- 2015 Chuck Bednarik, Pro/College Football HOF center/linebacker (Uni of Pennsylvania; NFL C'ship 1949, 60; 10 × First-team All-Pro; 8 × Pro Bowl; Philadelphia Eagles), dies of Alzheimer's disease and dementia at 89
- 2021 Jeff Grayshon, English rugby league utility (England 11 caps; GB 13 caps; Dewsbury, Cronulla-Sutherland, Bradford Northern, Leeds, Featherstone Rovers, Batley), dies at 72
- 2022 Fevzi Zemzem, Turkish soccer striker (18 caps; AS Göztepe 356 games) and manager (Orduspor), dies at 80
- 2022 Nikolai Osyanin, Russian soccer striker (3 caps; PFC Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev, FC Spartak Moscow), dies at 80
- 2023 Heinz Steinmann, German soccer defender (3 caps West Germany; Schwarz-Weiß Essen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Werder Bremen), dies at 85
- 2023 Willie Bell, Scottish soccer defender (2 caps; Queen's Park FC, Leeds United, Leicester City, Brighton & HA) and manager (Birmingham City, Lincoln City, Liberty Flames), dies at 85
Willis Reed (1942-2023)
American Basketball HOF center (NBA C'ship 1970 [MVP], 1973 [MVP]; NBA MVP 1970; 7 × NBA All-Star; NY Knicks) and coach (NY Knicks, NJ Nets), dies from heart failure at 80
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