Athletes Who Died on October 23

W. G. Grace (1848-1915)

English cricket batsman and captain (22 Tests; 2 x 100, HS 170; 54,896 runs over record 44 FC seasons; Gloucestershire CCC), dies of a heart attack at 67

  • 2001 Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and racehorse owner (4 x winner Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe; 6 x France's leading owner), dies at 84
  • 2004 Robert Merrill [Moishe Miller], American operatic baritone (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1945-76), and actor, dies at 87
  • 2011 Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (250cc World Championship 2008), dies in a track accident at 24
  • 2015 Jimmy Roberts, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (NHL All Star 1965, 69, 70; Stanley Cup 1965, 66, 73, 76, 77; Montreal Canadiens), dies at 75
  • 2019 Bernie Parrish, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1960, 63; Cleveland Browns; best-selling book, 'They Call It A Game'), dies of prostate cancer at 83
  • 2020 Ebbe Skovdahl, Danish soccer manager (Brøndby IF, Benfica, Aberdeen), dies from cancer at 75
  • 2020 W. C. Gorden, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Jackson State University, 1976-91, record 119–48–5), dies at 90
  • 2022 Walt Corey, American football linebacker (AFL C'ship 1962, 66; AFL All-Star 1963; Dallas Texans/KC Chiefs) and coach (KC Chiefs, Buffalo Bills), dies at 84
  • 2023 Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricket spin bowler (67 Tests, 22 as captain, 266 wickets, BB 7/98, 1 x 50; Northern Punjab, Delhi, Northamptonshire CCC), dies at 77 [1]