Athletes Who Died on October 16

  • 1928 Septimus Kinneir, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies
  • 1946 Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian Nazi (SS/SD), hanged at 43
  • 1948 Henry Foley, New Zealand cricket batsman (1 Test; NZ's first Test match; Wellington CA), dies at 42
  • 1983 Kelso, American racehorse (b. 1957)
  • 2003 László Papp, Hungarian boxer (Olympic gold-1948, 1952, 1956), dies at 77 [1]

Dan Wheldon (1978-2011)

British race car driver (Indianapolis 500, 2005 & 2011), dies in multi car crash at IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas, Nevada at 33

  • 2012 Eddie Yost, American MLB player, dies from cardiovascular disease at 86
  • 2015 Mikhail Burtsev, Soviet sabre fencer (Olympic gold 1976, 1980), dies at 59
  • 2020 Andrzej Pogorzelski, Polish motorcycle speedway rider (Speedway World Team Cup gold 1965, 66, 69), dies at 82
  • 2020 Rodolfo Fischer, Argentine soccer striker (35 caps; San Lorenzo 271 games), dies at 76
  • 2021 Leo Boivin, Canadian Hockey HOF defenceman (Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs) and coach (St. Louis Blues), dies at 89
  • 2021 Pat Studstill, American football wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1965, 66; NFL receiving yards leader, record 99-yard TD reception [tied] 1966; Detroit Lions, LA Rams), dies at 83
  • 2022 Dagmar Rom, Austrian alpine ski racer (World C'ship gold slalom & giant slalom 1950; Olympic silver giant slalom 1952), dies at 94
  • 2023 Eric Tweedale, Australian rugby union prop (10 caps; NSW RFU, Parramatta RFC), dies at 102