Sonja Henie (1912-1969)
Norwegian figure skater (Olympic gold 1928, 32, 36), and actress (My Lucky Star), dies from leukemia at 57
René Lacoste (1904-1996)
French tennis player (7 Grand Slam titles, Lacoste clothing), dies of heart failure at 92
Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999)
American College / Basketball HOF center (4 x NBA MVP; 13 x All Star; NBA C'ship 1967, 72 [MVP]; Philadelphia/SF Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, LA Lakers), dies of heart failure at 63
- 2002 Audrey Mestre, French diver (b. 1974)
Bill Shoemaker (1931-2003)
American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (8,833 career victories, Kentucky Derby 1955, 59, 65, 86), dies of natural causes at 72
- 2003 Joan Kroc [Mansfield], American philanthropist and 3rd wife of Ray Kroc, the owner of McDonald's and the San Diego Padres, dies of a brain tumor at 75
- 2009 Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian road racing cyclist, dies at 34
- 2010 Woody Peoples, American football player (b. 1943)
- 2014 Graham Miles, English snooker player (World C'ship 1974 runner-up; Pot Black 1974, 75), dies at 73
- 2020 Nevzat Güzelırmak, Turkish soccer defender (18 caps; Göztepe) and manager (Denizlispor; Turkey U21), dies at 78
- 2021 Leon Black, American college basketball coach (Texas Longhorns men's team 1967-76), dies at 89
- 2021 Raúl Coloma, Chilean soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Ferrobádminton, Municipal Santiago, Ferroviaros), dies at 93
- 2021 Renton Laidlaw, Scottish golf broadcaster and journalist (President Association of Golf Writers 1995-2015; BBC Radio), dies from COVID-19 at 82
- 2022 Luke Jackson, American basketball center/forward (Olympic gold 1964; NBA C'ship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers; NBA All-Star 1965), dies from heart failure at 80
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