Athletes Who Died on October 19

  • 1912 E. B. Dwyer, Austalian-born cricketer (Sussex bowler 1906-09), dies at 36
  • 1954 Hugh Duffy, American Baseball HOF outfielder (Triple Crown & MLB record .440 batting average, single season 1894 Boston Beaneaters), dies from heart failure at 87
  • 1987 Hermann Lang, German race car driver (b. 1909)
  • 1990 Lew Worsham, American golfer (US Open 1947; Ryder Cup 1947), dies at 73
  • 1993 Bert Schoofs, table tennis star, dies at 48
  • 2007 Michael Maidens, English footballer with Hartlepool United (b. 1987)
  • 2008 Doreen Wilber, American archer (Olympic gold individual 1972), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 78
  • 2012 Fiorenzo Magni, Italian road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1948, 51, 55; Tour of Flanders 1949, 50, 51), dies from an aneurysm at 91
  • 2021 Fred Goodall, New Zealand cricket umpire (24 Tests, 15 one-day internationals 1965-88), dies at 83
  • 2021 Pierre Kerkhoffs, Dutch soccer striker (5 caps; SC Enschede, PSV, Lausanne Sport), dies at 85
  • 2022 Charley Trippi, American College-Pro Football HOF halfback (Uni of Georgia; NFL C'ship 1947; First-team All-Pro 1948; Pro Bowl 1952, 53; Chicago Cardinals), dies at 100
  • 2022 Dave Herman, American football offensive guard (Super Bowl 1969; AFL All-Star 1968, 69; All-AFL 1967, 68, 69; New York Jets), dies of chronic traumatic encephalopathy at 81
  • 2022 Omar Borrás, Uruguayan soccer manager (Uruguay 1977, 82-87; Saudi Arabia), dies from kidney problems at 93
  • 2023 Anfisa Reztsova, Russian biathlete (Olympic gold 7.5k sprint 1992, 4×7.5k relay 1994) and cross-country skier (Olympic gold 4×5k relay 1988; World C'ship gold 4×5k relay 1985, 87, 99), dies at 58