Ernie Davis (1939-1963)
American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (1st African-American to win Heisman Trophy 1961, Syracuse), dies of leukemia at 23
- 1974 Dan Topping, American baseball team owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61
- 1985 Harald Andersson, Swedish discus thrower (world record 52.42m 1934), dies at 78
- 1995 Dorothy Poynton-Hill, American diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1932, 36; silver springboard 1928, bronze 1936), dies at 79
- 1996 Simon Weinstock, English businessman and racehorse owner, dies at 44
- 1999 Betty Robinson, American runner, dies at 87
- 2017 Jim McElreath, American auto racer (California 500, 1970), dies at 89
- 2020 Marko Elsner, Slovenian soccer defender (14 caps Yugoslavia, 2 Slovenia; Red Star Belgrade), dies at 60
- 2021 Arthur Hills, American golf course designer (designed and renovated more than 200 new courses), dies at 91
- 2021 Rennie Stennett, Panamanian baseball infielder (World Series 1979; SF Giants; one of 3 players to collect 7 hits in a MLB game), dies from cancer at 70
- 2022 Faouzi Mansouri, Algerian soccer defender (13 caps; Montpellier, FC Mulhouse), dies at 66
- 2023 Buddy Melges, American sailor (Olympic gold Soling 1972; 5 x world champion; America's Cup skipper, America3 1992), dies at 93
Jim Brown (1936-2023)
American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Syracuse University; Cleveland Browns - NFL Rookie of the Year 1957; NFL MVP 1957, 58, 65; 8 x First-team All-Pro; 9 x Pro Bowl), actor (The Dirty Dozen; ...tick...tick...tick...), and civil rights activist, dies at 87 [1]
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