- 1908 Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (British Open 1861-62, 64, 67), dies as result of a fall at 86
Jim Barnes (1886-1966)
English golfer (PGA C'ship 1916, 19; US Open 1921, British Open 1925; World Golf HOF), dies at 80
- 1988 Tom Burtt, New Zealand cricketer (NZ slow left-arm bowler in 11 Tests 1947-53), dies at 73
- 2010 Morrie Martin, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1949-59 (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Athletics, and 5 other teams), and double Purple Heart Army veteran, dies at 87
- 2013 Antonio Puchades, Spanish soccer midfielder (23 caps; Valencia 256 games), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 87
- 2013 Ron Davies, Welsh soccer forward (29 caps; Norwich City, Southampton, Portsmouth, LA Aztecs), dies at 70
- 2014 David Allen, English cricket all-rounder (39 Tests, 5 x 50, 122 wickets, BB 5/30; Gloucestershire CCC), dies at 78
- 2021 Dmitry Mindiashvili, Soviet and Russian wrestling coach (coach Olympic champions Ivan Yariguin 1972, 76 and Buvaisar Satiev (1992, 96, 2004), dies from pneumonia at 87
- 2022 John Thompson, American football executive (GM Seattle Seahawks 1976-82; NFL Executive of the Year 1978), dies at 95
- 2023 Jerry Krause, American Basketball HOF coach (Eastern Washington University; director basketball operations Gonzaga 1985-2015), dies of colon cancer at 87
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