- 1924 Alick Bannerman, Australian cricket batsman (28 Tests, 8 x 50s; NSW 1876–94), dies at 70
- 1952 Hugo Bezdek, Czech American College Football Hall of Fame coach (University of Oregon, University of Arkansas, Penn State; NFL: Cleveland Browns; MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 68
- 1970 Greville Stevens, British cricketer (10 Tests for England 1922-29), dies at 69
- 1982 Ted Badcock, New Zealand cricketer (7 Tests for NZ 1930-33, 16 wkts), dies at 85
- 1989 Willie Steele, American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1948), dies at 66
- 2006 Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist (b. 1950)
- 2013 Gerrie Mühren, Dutch soccer midfielder (10 caps; Ajax, Volendam), dies from myelodysplastic syndrome at 67
- 2013 Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (President of Nintendo, 1949-2003, owner of Seattle Mariners), dies at 85
Jake LaMotta (1922-2017)
American boxer (world middleweight champion 1949-51, immortalised in 'Raging Bull'), dies at 95
- 2021 Jimmy Greaves, English soccer striker (57 caps; FIFA World Cup 1966; Chelsea, Tottenham) and journalist/broadcaster (The Sun, World of Sport, On the Ball), dies at 81
- 2021 Max Wiltshire, Welsh rugby union lock (4 Tests; Aberavon RFC), dies at 83
- 2022 Julien Rascagnères, French rugby league referee (10 Tests), dies at 77
- 2022 Maury Wills, American baseball shortstop (7 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1962, World Series 1959, 63, 65; LA Dodgers), dies at 89
- 2022 Vladimir Golubev, Russian soccer defender (3 caps USSR; Zenit Leningrad 335 games) and manager (Zenit Leningrad), dies at 72
- 2023 Buddy Teevens, American college football coach (Dartmouth College 1987-91, 2005-23; Uni of Maine, Tulane Uni, Stanford University), dies from injuries sustained in road accident at 66
- 2023 Egil Johansen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (12 caps; Vålerenga IF), dies of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 61
- 2023 Vitaly Dubko, Russian trampolining coach (named best coach of 20th Century by International Gymnastics Federation), dies at 87
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