1924 Ebenezer Cobb Morley, English sportsman (drafted first FA rules), dies at 93
1995 Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (with Ekaterina Gordeeva - Pairs World Championship, 1986-87, 1989-90; Olympic gold, 1988 & 94), dies at 28 of a heart attack on the practice rink in Lake Placid, New York,
1997 Dick Littlefield, American MLB pitcher, dies at 71
1998 Dick Sisler. American baseball utility (World Series 1946 St. Louis Cardinals; MLB All Star 1950), manager (Cincinnati Reds 1964–65) and coach (World Series 1967 St. L. Cardinals), dies at 78
1998 Meredith Gourdine, American long jumper (Olympic silver 1952), dies at 69
2006 Andre Waters, American football player (b. 1962)
2009 Max Robertson, British sports commentator, dies at 94
2010 Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (b. 1932)
2010 Rob Lytle, American football player (b. 1954)
2012 William Grut, Swedish pentathlete, dies at 98
2019 Fred Cox, American football kicker (NFL C'ship 1969; Pro Bowl 1970; Minnesota Vikings all-time leading scorer), dies at 80
2019 Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder (founder Burton Snowboards; one of the inventors of modern day snowboard), dies of cancer at 65
2019 Wataru Misaka, American basketball point guard (first non-white player, first player of Asian descent in BAA [later known NBA]; NY Knicks), dies at 95
2020 Ernesto Canto, Mexican race walker (Olympic gold 20k 1984; World C'ship gold 20k 1983), dies from pancreatic and liver cancer at 61
2020 Ken Schinkel, Canadian ice hockey right wing (NY Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins 636 NHL games) and coach (Pittsburgh Penguins 1972-77), dies at 87
2021 Ray McLoughlin, Irish rugby union prop (40 caps Ireland, 3 British & Irish Lions; Barbarians RFC, London Irish RFC), dies at 82
2023 Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball relief pitcher (World Series, AL MVP, AL Cy Young Award 1984 Detroit Tigers; MLB All-Star 1984, 85, 86), dies at 69
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