Tommy Armour (1894-1968)
Scottish-American golfer (US Open 1927, PGA 1930, British Open 1931), dies at 71
- 1978 Mike Gazella, American baseball player (NY Yankees), dies at 82
- 1992 Frank McKinney, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley), dies in a mid-air collision between 2 aircraft at 53
- 1995 Keith Odor, British racing driver, dies during a touring car race at 33
- 1999 Gonzalo Rodriguez, Uruguayan auto racing driver (b. 1972)
Johnny Unitas (1933-2002)
American NFL quarterback (Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers); one of the greats, dies of a heart attack at 69
- 2005 Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 82
- 2007 Ian Porterfield, Manager of Armenia National Football Club (b. 1946)
- 2011 Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (b. 1984)
- 2012 Sergio Livingstone, Chilean soccer goalkeeper who played 52 internationals; CD Universidad Católica; and television personality Televisión Nacional de Chile, dies at 92
- 2018 Don Panoz, American pharmaceutical entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS - American Le Mans Series), dies at 83
- 2018 Jim Houston, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (Ohio State; Pro Bowl 1964-65, 69-70; Cleveland Browns), dies of dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 80
- 2020 Nadhim Shaker, Iraqi soccer defender (57 caps; Al-Tayaran) and coach (Iraq), dies from COVID-19 at 61
- 2020 Sonny Allen, American basketball coach (ODU, Southern Methodist University, University of Nevada, Reno; WNBA Sacramento Monarchs), dies of Parkinson's Disease at 84
- 2021 Mick Tingelhoff, American Pro Football HOF center (6 × Pro Bowl; 5 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings), dies at 81
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