Cy Young (1867-1955)
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Cleveland Spiders, Boston Americans; most wins in MLB history 511), dies of a heart attack at 88
- 1974 Bert Patenaude, American soccer forward (4 caps; scorer of first hat-trick in World Cup history, 1930), dies at 65
- 1993 Cliff Young, American pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29
- 1999 Malcolm Marshall, West Indian cricket fast bowler (81 Tests, 376 wickets @ 20.94, BB 7/22; Barbados, Hampshire CCC, Natal), dies from colon cancer at 41
Sparky Anderson (1934-2010)
American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1975, 76 Cincinnati Reds; WS 1984 & 2 x AL Manager of the Year, Detroit Tigers), dies from dementia at 76
- 2013 Hakon Barfod, Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion, dies at 87
- 2017 Gilbert Rogin, American journalist and author (The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated), dies at 87
- 2022 Dave Butz, American College Football HOF defensive tackle (Purdue Uni; Super Bowl 1982, 87; First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1983; St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins), dies at 72
- 2022 Dow Finsterwald, American golfer (PGA Championship 1958; PGA Player of the Year 1958), dies at 93
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