James Braid (1870-1950)
Scottish golfer, course designer (British Open 1901, 05-06, 08, 10), dies at 80
- 1960 Frederick Fane, English cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 143; Essex CCC, Oxford University CC, London County CC), dies at 85
- 1971 Joe Guyon, American NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc), dies at 79
- 1987 Babe Herman, American baseball right fielder (.324 career average; hit for cycle record x 3; Brooklyn Robins), dies at 84
- 1988 Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess grand master, dies at 61
- 1995 Giancarlo Baghetti, Italian auto racer (French GP 1961) and journalist/photographer, dies from cancer at 60
- 1997 Buck Leonard, American Baseball HOF first baseman (Negro League World Series 1943, 44, 48 Homestead Grays; 13 x NL All Star), dies from stroke complications at 90
- 1999 Yasuhiro Kojima, wrestler (b. 1937)
- 2000 Len Shackleton, English former footballer, dies at 78
- 2000 Willie Cunningham, Scottish soccer right back (8 caps; Airdrieonians FC, Preston North End 437 games), dies at 75
- 2006 Casey Coleman, American sportscaster (b. 1951)
- 2007 Bill Willis, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (NFL C'ship 1950; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns), dies at 86
- 2007 Sean Taylor, American football free safety (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; All Pro 2007; Washington Redskins), dies when shot by an armed intruder at 24
- 2008 Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer (one Test Aust v India 1977, scored 13 & 2), dies at 56
- 2011 Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and Wales national football team manager, dies at 42
- 2012 Marvin Miller, American Baseball HOF executive (Executive Director MLB Players Association 1966-82), dies at 95
- 2013 Nilton Santos, Brazilian footballer, dies from a lung infection at 88
- 2014 Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer, dies in a coma after being hit by cricket ball 2 days earlier at 25
- 2020 Kevin Burnham, American sailor (Olympic gold 470 class 2004; silver 470 1992), dies from pulmonary disease at 63
- 2021 Curley Culp, American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (6X Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1975; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1975; KC Chiefs, Houston Oilers), dies from pancreatic cancer at 75
- 2022 Gábor Csapó, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 1976, bronze 1980; World C'ship gold 1973), dies from respiratory failure at 72
- 2022 Maurice Norman, English soccer centre half (23 caps; Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur), dies at 88
- 2022 Mehmet Oğuz, Turkish soccer midfielder (19 caps; Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe), dies from a heart attack at 73
- 2022 Mick Meagan, Irish soccer defender (17 caps; Everton, Huddersfield Town) and manager (Republic of Ireland 1969-71), dies at 88
- 2023 Wanderley Paiva, Brazilian soccer defensive midfielder (7 caps; Atlético Mineiro, América-SP, Palmeiras), dies from prostate cancer at 77
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