1886 Mary Ewing Outerbridge, American citizen credited with importing tennis to the US from Bermuda (1874), dies of illness at 34
1917 Norman Callaway, Australian cricket batsman (207 in only FC innings), dies on WWI battlefield at 21
1921 Teddy Pilette, Belgian auto racer (first Belgian Indy 500), dies in a road accident at 36
1958 Frank Foster, English cricket all-rounder (11 Tests, 3 x 50, 45 wickets, BB 6/91; Warwickshire CCC), dies at 69
1987 Dicky Fuller, cricketer (one Test for WI 1935, one run, 0-12), dies
1991 Don Whitmire, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Alabama, Navy - All American at both), dies at 68
1996 Tim Gullikson, American tennis player and coach (Pete Sampras coach 1992-95; Martina Navratilova Mary Joe Fernandez), dies of cancer at 45
1997 Sébastien Enjolras, French racing driver, killed in a practice crash at 21
1999 Godfrey Evans, English cricket wicket-keeper (91 Tests; 219 dismissals; Kent), dies at 78
1999 Joe Adcock, American baseball utility, manager (Milwaukee Braves; 2-time MLB All Star), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 71
1999 Steve Chiasson, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1967)
2004 Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, dies at 75
2011 Sergo Kotrikadze, Georgian footballer (b. 1936)
2018 Bob Prewitt, American college basketball coach (SMU Mustangs), dies at 93
2018 Dan Grimm, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons), dies of Parkinson's disease and dementia at 77
2018 Joe Scannella, American football coach (Oakland Raiders, Montreal Alouettes, Cleveland Browns), dies at 89
2018 Paolo Signorelli, Italian footballer (Trevigliese, Pro Patria, Atalanta), dies at 79
2021 Rafael Albrecht, Argentine soccer defender (39 caps; San Lorenzo, Club León), dies from COVID-19 at 79
2022 Tony Brooks, English auto racer (F1 World C'ship third 1958, runner-up 1959; 6 x F1 wins), dies at 90
2023 Lance Blanks, American basketball guard (Detroit Pistons, Minnesota Timberwolves), executive (GM Phoenix Suns 2010-13), and broadcaster (ESPN, Longhorn Network), takes his own life at 56
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