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Athletes Who Died on October 1

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  • 1929 Lee Richmond, American baseball pitcher (first ever MLB perfect game, 1880), dies at 72
  • 1936 Oscar Da Costa, West Indian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests), dies at 29
  • 1956 Stan Ockers, Belgian road cyclist (World road champion 1955; Tour de France runner-up 1950, 52), dies in track cycling accident at 36
  • 1975 Larry MacPhail, American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees), dies at 85
  • 1984 Billy Goodman, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1949, 53; AL batting champion 1950; Boston Red Sox), dies of cancer at 58

Walter Alston (1911-1984)

American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1955, 59, 63, 65; Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers), dies from heart attack complications at 72

Walter Alston
  • 1994 Bud Houser, American field athlete (Olympic gold discus & shot put 1924, discus 1928), dies at 93
  • 2006 André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (3 Paralympics gold medals), dies from cancer at 54

Al Oerter (1936-2007)

American discus thrower (Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64, 68), dies of heart failure aged 71

Al Oerter
  • 2009 V. M. Muddiah, Indian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets), dies from stroke complications at 80
  • 2010 Ian Buxton, English football forward (Derby County) and cricket all-rounder (Derbyshire captain), dies at 72
  • 2011 Johnny Schmitz, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1946, 48; NL saves leader 1946), dies at 90
  • 2011 Sven Tumba, Swedish ice hockey center, football winger, golfer, golf course designer, dies of a hip infection at 80
  • 2021 Earle Wells, New Zealand sailor (Olympic gold Flying Dutchman 1964), dies at 87
  • 2021 Fred Hill, English soccer forward (2 caps; Bolton Wanderers 375 games), dies at 81
  • 2023 George Reed, American CFL HOF running back (CFL MVP 1965, 76; Grey Cup MVP 1966; Saskatchewan Roughriders), dies at 83
  • 2023 Lars Arnesson, Swedish soccer manager (Sweden 1980-86, Kalmar FF, Sweden U-21, Djurgårdens IF, Östers IF), dies at 87
  • 2023 Russ Francis, American football tight end (New England Patriots; Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 49ers; Pro Bowl 1977, 78, 79), dies in an aircraft accident at 70
  • 2023 Tim Wakefield, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2009; World Series 2004, 07 Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (NESN), dies of brain cancer at 57 [1]


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