Year 2005 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Australian Open Women's Tennis

Jan 29 Australian Open Women's Tennis: In an all-American final Serena Williams wins her 2nd Australian title; beats Lindsay Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0

Tennis Player Serena Williams — Tennis Player
Serena Williams

Jan 30 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Marat Safin of Russia wins his second and final Grand Slam title; beats local hero Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Feb 1 Arsenal’s English Premier League record 33-game unbeaten streak at home ends when the Gunners go down, 4-2 to Manchester United at Highbury
Feb 6 Super Bowl XXXIX, Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL: New England Patriots beat Philadelphia Eagles, 24-21; MVP: Deion Branch, New England, WR
Feb 7 Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes 33 seconds

NFL Pro Bowl

Feb 13 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 38-27; MVP: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts, QB, HI

NFL Quarterback Peyton Manning — NFL Quarterback
Peyton Manning

Feb 16 2004-05 NHL season is cancelled by Commissioner Gary Bettman; first time a North American professional sports league has called off a season due to labor dispute
Feb 20 54th NBA All-Star Game, Pepsi Center, Denver, CO: East beats West, 125-115; MVP: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers, G

Feb 20 47th Daytona 500: Jeff Gordon able to hold off Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr over 3 extra laps to win his third Daytona 500
Mar 12 26th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Syracuse beats West Virginia, 68-59
Mar 13 52nd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #3 Duke beats Georgia Tech, 69-64
Mar 13 46th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Florida beats Kentucky, 70-53
Mar 19 Wales beats Ireland, 32-20 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to win the Six Nations Rugby Championship and become the 1st team to complete a Grand Slam playing more games away than at home
Mar 27 Kraft Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Annika Sörenstam of Sweden wins event for the 3rd time, 8 strokes ahead of American Rosie Jones
Mar 28 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: 48-year old Fred Funk becomes oldest event winner, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Luke Donald, Tom Lehman, and Scott Verplank
Apr 2 Bubba Stewart becomes first African-American to win a major motor sports event when he takes out the Monster Energy AMA Supercross C'ship event in Irving, Texas
Apr 2 Newcastle United teammates Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer are sent off for fighting each other in a 3-0 home defeat to EPL rivals Aston Villa at St. James’ Park
Apr 4 67th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Illinois, 75-70; Tar Heels' 4th national championship
Apr 5 24th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Baylor beats Michigan State, 84-62; Bears' small forward Sophia Young is named Most Outstanding Player
Apr 5 The Washington Nationals lose their inaugural season opener, 8-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies; first team to represent the nation's capital since the Washington Senators left after the 1971 season
Apr 9 158th Grand National: 9-year-old 7/1 favourite Hedgehunter, ridden by Ruby Walsh and trained by Willie Mullins, win by 14 lengths from 40/1 shot Royal Auclair

US Masters Golf

Apr 10 69th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tiger Woods wins his 4th green jacket on the 1st hole of a playoff with Chris DiMarco

Apr 10 Cricket Women's World Cup: Australia defeats India by 98 runs
Apr 10 At 16 years, 271 days James Vaughan scores for Everton in a 4-0 win against Crystal Palace at Goodison Park; becomes youngest goalscorer in EPL history
Apr 18 109th Boston Marathon: Hailu Negussie of Ethiopia claims men's section in 2:11:44; Catherine Ndereba of Kenya wins back-to-back races and 4th overall women's title in 2:25:12
Apr 23 NFL Draft: University of Utah quarterback Alex Smith first pick by San Francisco 49ers
May 7 131st Kentucky Derby: Mike Smith aboard Giacomo wins in 2:02.75

Event of Interest

May 15 Laureus World Sports Awards, Casino Estoril, Portugal: Sportsman: Roger Federer; Sportswoman: Kelly Holmes; Team: Greece Men's National Football team

Tennis Champion Roger Federer — Tennis Champion
Roger Federer

May 21 130th Preakness: Jeremy Rose aboard Afleet Alex wins in 1:55.04
May 21 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,876): Arsenal beats Manchester United, 5-4 on penalties after 0 – 0 (a.e.t.); Gunners' 10th title
May 25 13th UEFA Champions League Final: Liverpool beats Milan (3-3, 3-2 on penalties)
May 28 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders claim their 5th title with a 35-25 win over the NSW Waratahs; Dan Carter lands 3 conversions & 2 penalties for the winners
May 29 Indianapolis 500: Dan Wheldon wins in 3:10:21.0769 (253.637 km/h)
May 29 Senior PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Laurel Valley GC: Mike Reid wins his first of 2 Champions Tour major titles with a birdie on the first playoff hole against Jerry Pate and Dana Quigley

French Open Women's Tennis

Jun 4 French Open Women's Tennis: Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne wins 1st of 3 straight French titles; beats Mary Pierce of France 6-1, 6-1

Tennis Player Mary Pierce — Tennis Player
Mary Pierce

Jun 4 Panamanian jockey Eddie Castro sets a North American record with 9 wins on the 13-race card at Calder Race Course in Miami, Florida

French Open Men's Tennis

Jun 5 French Open Men's Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal beats Mariano Puerta of Argentina 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 to claim his first French title

Tennis Champion Rafael Nadal — Tennis Champion
Rafael Nadal

Jun 11 137th Belmont: Jeremy Rose aboard Afleet Alex wins in 2:28.75
Jun 11 WLAF World Bowl 13, LTU arena, Düsseldorf: Amsterdam Admirals beat Berlin Thunder, 27-21
Jun 12 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Bulle Rock GC: 3-peat for Annika Sörenstam of Sweden; wins by 3 strokes ahead of 15-year-old amateur Michelle Wie
Jun 14 Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new Men's 100 meters world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium

Event of Interest

Jun 19 Michael Schumacher wins controversial United States Formula 1 Grand Prix where only 6 of 20 cars complete the race amongst ridicule of F1 safety and tyre rules

Formula 1 Driver Michael Schumacher — Formula 1 Driver
Michael Schumacher

Jun 19 US Open Men's Golf, Pinehurst CC: Michael Campbell of New Zealand holds off a charging Tiger Woods to clinch his only major title by 2 shots

NBA Finals

Jun 23 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat defending champion Detroit Pistons, 81-74 in Game 7 for club's 3rd title; MVP: Tim Duncan, his 3rd MVP award

NBA Power Forward Tim Duncan — NBA Power Forward
Tim Duncan

Jun 26 US Open Women's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Birdie Kim holes out from a greenside bunker on the 72nd hole to win her lone LPGA title, 2 strokes ahead of teenage amateurs Brittany Lang & Morgan Pressel
Jun 28 NBA Draft: Utah center Andrew Bogut first pick by Milwaukee Bucks
Jul 1 Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers is suspended for 20 games and fined $50k for shoving a cameraman - sentence later overturned

Wimbledon Women's Tennis

Jul 2 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats fellow American Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6, 9-7 for the 3rd of her 5 Wimbledon singles titles

Tennis Player Venus Williams — Tennis Player
Venus Williams

Jul 3 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer makes it 3 straight Wimbledon titles beating American Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6, 6-4
Jul 10 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Peter Jacobsen wins his second Champions Tour major title by 1 stroke from Hale Irwin
Jul 12 76th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Comerica Park, Detroit

Appointment of Interest

Jul 15 After declining an offer to remain with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Mike Babcock is named head coach of the Detroit Red Wings

NHL Coach Mike Babcock — NHL Coach
Mike Babcock

Jul 17 British Open Golf, St. Andrews: Tiger Woods wins his 10th major title wire-to-wire by 5 shots from Scotsman Colin Montgomerie

Sports Awards

Jul 17 13th ESPY Awards: Lance Armstrong, Annika Sörenstam win

Cyclist and Drug Cheat Lance Armstrong — Cyclist and Drug Cheat
Lance Armstrong

Jul 17 Canadian Open Women's Golf, Glen Arbour GC: South Korean Meena Lee wins by 1 from Australian Katherine Hull
Jul 24 92nd Tour de France: no winner; Lance Armstrong retires after winning a record seventh consecutive victory but disqualified in 2012 for doping

Golf Tournament

Jul 24 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Aberdeen: Tom Watson wins his second Open Senior title in a playoff with Ireland's Des Smyth

Jul 31 US Senior Open Men's Golf, NCR CC: Allen Doyle wins by 1 stroke ahead of Loren Roberts and D. A. Weibring for his 3rd Champions Tour major title
Jul 31 British Open Women's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Jeong Jang of South Korea leads wire-to-wire to win her first LPGA event and lone major title, 4 strokes ahead of Sophie Gustafson

Event of Interest

Aug 4 American Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day (52) announces his retirement from the saddle; $298m in career purses

Aug 5 St. Louis Cardinals 1st baseman Albert Pujols becomes the first player to connect for 30 home runs in each of his first 5 MLB seasons
Aug 5 NBA announces Las Vegas will host the 2007 All Star game; first time event will be held in a city without an NBA team
Aug 6 10th Athletics World Championships open at Helsinki, Finland
Aug 7 American sprinter Justin Gatlin blitzes field to win 100m in 9.88 at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland
Aug 7 In one of cricket history's closest Tests, and despite a brave unbeaten 43 from Australian tail-ender Brett Lee, England sneaks a 2-run win in series turning 2nd Test at Edgbaston
Aug 11 American Justin Gatlin becomes only the 2nd athlete to take sprint double, winning 200m in 20.04 at the World Championships in Helsinki, Finland

PGA Championship

Aug 15 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Baltusrol GC: American Phil Mickelson wins by 1 stroke from Australian Steve Elkington and Thomas Bjørn of Denmark

Golfer Phil Mickelson — Golfer
Phil Mickelson

Golfer and PGA Champion Steve Elkington — Golfer and PGA Champion
Steve Elkington

Aug 28 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Reserve Vineyards & GC: Loren Roberts wins first of 4 Champions Tour majors with bogey on 2nd playoff hole against Dana Quigley
Sep 3 After beating South Africa the previous weekend, New Zealand clinch their 6th Tri Nations Rugby Series with a 34-24 win over Australia in Auckland; All Blacks winger Doug Howlett crosses for 3 tries
Sep 4 20 year old Kyle Busch becomes youngest driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race when he out duels Greg Biffle in the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway
Sep 10 125th US Open Women's Tennis: Belgian Kim Clijsters wins her first of 4 Grand Slam titles; beats Mary Pierce of France 6-3, 6-1
Sep 11 US Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer retains title; beats Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1; Agassi's last appearance in a Grand Slam final

Solheim Cup

Sep 11 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: US regains Cup 15½–12½; Meg Mallon clinches with 3 & 1 victory over Karen Stupples

LPGA Golfer Meg Mallon — LPGA Golfer
Meg Mallon

Event of Interest

Sep 12 Mark Messier announces on ESPN radio that he will retire from the NHL

NHL Legend Mark Messier — NHL Legend
Mark Messier

Sep 18 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Paris, France: Russian pair Elena Dementieva & Dinara Safina win deciding doubles rubber 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 over Amélie Mauresmo & Mary Pierce of France; clinches Russia's 2nd consecutive title, 3-2
Sep 25 Spanish Renault driver Fernando Alonso takes 3rd place in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to clinch his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship
Sep 25 Presidents Cup Golf, Robert Trent Jones GC: Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk and Phil Mickelson unbeaten as US beat International team, 18½–15½
Sep 27 Atlanta Braves clinch their 14th straight division title thanks to Philadelphia's loss to the New York Mets
Sep 29 Chicago White Sox clinch their first division title since 2000 and become just the 10th team in the history of baseball to be in first place on every day of the season
Oct 2 NFL plays first regular season game outside the United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico
Oct 5 NHL opens regular season after 10-month lockout of entire 2004-05 season; Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson & Dany Heatley first players to score winning goals in a shoot out in NHL history; both score v Toronto goalie Ed Belfour in 3-2 OT victory

Event of Interest

Oct 5 NHL great Wayne Gretzky makes his coaching debut for the Phoenix Coyotes in 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena

Ice Hockey Great Wayne Gretzky — Ice Hockey Great
Wayne Gretzky

Oct 8 NHL great Wayne Gretzky gets his first win as a coach as the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 at Jobing.com Arena, Phoenix

Event of Interest

Oct 16 Renault driver Fernando Alonso wins season-ending Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit; first Spanish Formula 1 World Drivers champion; wins by 21 points from Kimi Räikkönen

Formula 1 Driver Kimi Räikkönen — Formula 1 Driver
Kimi Räikkönen

Oct 16 MLB American League Championship: Chicago White Sox beat Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 4 games to 1
Oct 19 MLB National League Championship: Houston Astros beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2
Oct 25 Then longest Baseball World Series game in time (5 hours, 41 mins) and tied longest in innings (14, tied with Game 2, 1916 WS and Game 1, 2015 WS); Chicago White Sox beat Houston Astros, 7-5 game 3 at Minute Maid Park, Houston
Oct 26 World Series Baseball: Chicago beats Houston, 1-0 in Game 4 at Minute Maid Park to sweep Astros and win White Sox first title in 88 years; MVP: Chicago outfielder Jermaine Dye
Oct 29 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Saint Liam, Stevie Wonderboy, Pleasant Home, Shirocco, Intercontinental, Folklore, Artie Schiller, Silver Train
Nov 13 French tennis star Amélie Mauresmo beats countrywoman Mary Pierce 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 for the season ending WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
Nov 19 70th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-18 in Auburn
Nov 20 57th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins

Birthdays in Sport

Aug 10 Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Indian chess prodigy, born in Chennai, India

Weddings in Sport

Wedding of Interest

Jan 26 Professional golfer Arnold Palmer (75) weds Kathleen Gawthrop in an intimate ceremony at a cottage on the beach at Turtle Bay Resort

Jan 29 "New York Mets" catcher Mike Piazza (36) weds former "Baywatch" actress Alicia Rickter (32) at St. Jude Catholic Church in Miami, Florida

Wedding of Interest

Feb 14 Retired baseball player Keith Hernandez (51) weds Kai Thompson in Miami Beach, Florida

MLB First Baseman Keith Hernandez — MLB First Baseman
Keith Hernandez

Wedding of Interest

Jun 11 NBA player Steve Nash (31) weds Alejandra Amarilla

Basketball Player Steve Nash — Basketball Player
Steve Nash

Jun 18 "Queens Park Rangers" football striker Djibril Cisse (23) weds Jude Littler at Bodelwyddan Castle in Denbighshire, North Wales
Jun 22 "21 Jump Street" actress Holly Robinson Peete (40) weds former pro quarterback Rodney Peete (39) in an outdoor ceremony held at the Wynn Las Vegas resort
Jun 24 "Real Madrid" football striker Michael Owen (25) weds Louise Bonsall at Carden Park Hotel in Chester, England

Wedding of Interest

Jul 15 Heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis (39) weds former Miss Jamaica runner-up Violet Chang at William Knibb Memorial Baptist Church in Falmouth, Jamaica

Jul 21 Tennis star player Lleyton Hewitt (24) weds "Home and Away" TV actress Bec Cartwright (22) at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia
Aug 23 Olympic gold medalist swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband (27) weds fellow Olympic swimmer Minouche Smit at Henkenshage Castle in Sint-Oedenrode, North Brabant, The Netherlands
Oct 27 Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Fonsi Nieto (27) weds model Ariadne Artiles at Iglesia de San Miguel in Ibiza
Nov 5 2004 Indianapolis 500 racecar driver winner Buddy Rice (29) weds Michelle Noonan in Arizona
Nov 11 Millionaire Nasir Khan weds "Footballers' Wives" actress Laila Rouass (34) in London
Nov 19 Indianapolis 500 racer Danica Patrick (23) weds physical therapist Paul Hospenthal in Scottsdale, Arizona
Dec 3 NBC correspondent Hoda Kotb (41) weds New Orleans tennis coach Burzis Kanga in the Dominican Republic
Dec 3 French heiress Athina Onassis (20) weds Olympic gold medalist equestrian Alvaro de Miranda Neto (32) in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dec 4 2004 Olympic volleyball team member Kerri Walsh (27) weds fellow volleyball player Casey Jennings (30) at the La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs, California
Dec 10 Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated model Isabeli Fontana (22) weds actor-model Henri Castelli (27) at Fort Are Joao in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Dec 10 Rugby Star Clyde Rathbone (24) weds Carrie-Ann Leeson in South Africa
Dec 17 Race car driver Gary Paffett (24) weds his lady love Lisa in England
Dec 22 "Ospreys" Rugby star Shane Williams (28) weds Gail Lacey at Twyn Church in Garnant, West Wales
Dec 23 Soccer star player Kaka (23) weds Brazilian singer Caroline Celico (18) at Igreja Renascer em Cristo in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dec 29 "One Life To Live" actress Bree Williamson (26) weds surfer Josh Evans near the Flor Blanca Resort in Mal Pais, Costa Rica
Dec 31 Olympic gold medal skater Jamie Sale (28) weds her pair figure skater David Pelletier (31) at Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Canada

Deaths in Sport

Jan 4 Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1924)
Jan 4 Robert Christiani, West Indian cricketer (brother of Cyril WI batsman in 22 Tests), dies at 84
Jan 6 Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle road racer (2-time world champion 1957-58), dies at 71
Jan 10 Kalevi Hämäläinen, Finnish cross country skier (b. 1932)
Jan 10 Jack Horner, American sports journalist (b. 1912)
Jan 10 Tommy Fine, American baseball player, dies at 90
Jan 11 Fabrizio Meoni, Italian motorcyclist (b. 1957)
Jan 22 César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1943)
Jan 24 Chalkie White, English rugby union coach (b. 1929)
Jan 25 Nettie Witziers-Timmer, Dutch athlete (b. 1923)
Feb 2 Max Schmeling, German boxer (world heavyweight champion 1930-32), dies at 99
Feb 4 Peter Heine, South African cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950's), dies at 76
Feb 7 Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934)
Feb 12 Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (b. 1964)
Feb 13 Nelson Briles, baseball player (b. 1943)
Feb 13 Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (b. 1917)
Feb 14 Najai Turpin, American boxer
Feb 17 Omar Sívori, Argentine soccer forward and manager (19 caps Argentina, 9 caps Italy; Juventus), dies of pancreatic cancer at 69
Feb 26 Ian Colquhoun, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests, 4 dismissals), dies at 80
Mar 6 Danny Gardella, American baseball player (b. 1920)
Mar 9 István Nyers, Hungarian footballer, dies at 80
Mar 9 Glenn Davis, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1946; National C'ship 1944, 45, 46; Army; NFL: LA Rams), dies of prostate cancer at 80
Mar 16 Todd Bell, American football player (b. 1958)
Mar 16 Dick Radatz, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1963, 64; AL saves leader 1962, 64; Boston Red Sox), dies after falling down a flight of stairs at 67
Mar 26 Marius Russo, American baseball player (New York Yankees), dies at 90
Mar 27 Bob Casey, American baseball announcer (b. 1925)
Mar 30 Milton Green, American athlete (b. 1913)
Apr 3 Jef Eygel, Belgian basketball player (b. 1933)
Apr 6 Geoff Millman, English cricket wicket-keeper (6 Tests), dies at 70
Apr 7 Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
Apr 7 Cliff Allison, British racing driver (b. 1932)
Apr 8 Eddie Miksis, American baseball player, dies at 78
Apr 9 Jerrel Wilson, American NFL punter (Pro Bowl 1970-72; Super Bowl 1970; KC Chiefs), dies of cancer at 63
Apr 10 Al Lucas, American football player (b. 1978)
Apr 11 Lucien Laurent, French footballer (scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal), dies at 97
Apr 13 Don Blasingame, American baseball player, dies at 73
Apr 15 Ken Funston, South African cricket batsman (18 Tests, top score 92), dies at 79
Apr 18 Sam Mills, American football player, dies at 46
Apr 21 Gerry Marshall, British racing driver (b. 1941)
Apr 23 Earl Wilson, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1962; AL wins leader 1967 Boston Red Sox), dies from a heart attack at 70
Apr 25 John Love, Zimbabwean Formula One driver, dies at 80
Apr 27 Red Horner, Canadian hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), dies at 95
Apr 28 Chris Candido, American wrestler, dies at 33
May 5 Ted Atkinson, American jockey (US Champion 1944, 46), dies of a stroke at 88
May 7 Tristan Egolf, American writer (b. 1971)
May 7 Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian soccer forward (13 caps; Emelec), dies in a car accident at 25
May 8 Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentine racing driver, dies at 23
May 26 Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1928)
May 30 Fazal Mahmood, Pakistan cricket fast bowler (34 Tests, 139 wickets), dies at 78

George Mikan

Jun 1 George Mikan, American Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA All Star 1951-54; NBL MVP 1948; Minneapolis Lakers), dies of diabetes complications at 80

Jun 2 Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian Nordic combined skier and sports official (b. 1930)
Jun 11 Audrey Brown, British 4 X 100m runner (Olympic silver 1936), dies at 92
Jun 12 Scott Young, Canadian sportswriter, novelist, and journalist (b. 1918)
Jun 18 Syed Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (b. 1914)
Jul 1 Gus Bodnar, Canadian NHL center (NHL record 3 assists in 21 seconds 1952), dies at 82
Jul 4 Hank Stram, American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (KC Chiefs Super Bowl 1970), dies of diabetes complications at 82
Jul 9 Yevgeni Grishin, Russian speed skater (4 Olympic gold 1956, 60), dies at 74
Jul 9 Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
Jul 11 Jesús Iglesias, Argentine professional racing driver (b. 1922)
Jul 25 Edward Crook Jr., American middleweight boxer (Olympic gold 1960), dies at 76
Jul 26 Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1945)
Jul 30 Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (b. 1905)
Aug 5 Polina Astakhova, Soviet-Ukrainian gymnast (5 Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64), dies at 68
Aug 5 Jim O'Hora, American football coach (b. 1915)
Aug 8 Gene Mauch, American baseball player (b. 1925)
Aug 14 Coo Coo Marlin, American NASCAR race car driver, dies at 73
Aug 18 Christopher Bauman, American wrestler (b. 1982)
Aug 20 Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)
Aug 21 David Ironside, South African cricketer (South African swing bowler in 3 Tests v NZ 1953-54), dies at 80
Aug 27 Seán Purcell, Gaelic footballer (b. 1929)
Sep 8 Noel Cantwell, Irish cricketer and footballer (b. 1932)
Sep 11 Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 82
Sep 13 Toni Fritsch, Austrian football and American football player (b. 1945)
Sep 18 Michael Park, British Rally co-driver (b. 1966)
Sep 18 Marv Grissom, American baseball pitcher, coach (MLB All Star 1954, NY, SF Giants), dies at 87
Sep 25 George Archer, American golfer (US Masters 1969), dies of Burkitt's lymphoma at 65
Oct 9 Tom Cheek, American sportscaster (Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays), dies at 66
Oct 15 Jason Collier, American basketball player (b. 1977)
Oct 18 Bill King, American sports broadcaster (b. 1927)
Oct 18 Johnny Haynes, English soccer forward (56 caps; Fulham 594 games), dies of a brain haemorrhage at 71
Oct 28 Bob Broeg, American sports writer (b. 1918)
Oct 28 Tony Jackson, American basketball player (b. 1942)
Oct 30 Al López, Spanish-American baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959), dies at 97
Nov 2 Ferruccio Valcareggi, Italian soccer midfielder and manager (Bologna; Atalanta, Italy 1974 World Cup), dies at 86
Nov 16 Preston Robert Tisch, American NFL co-owner (NY Giants), dies at 79
Nov 22 Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (youngest to ride winner of English Grand National on Battleship 1938), dies at 84
Nov 23 Frank Gatski, American football player (b. 1919)
Nov 25 George Best, Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United, Northern Ireland), dies at age 59 after suffering multiple organ failures
Nov 29 David di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)
Nov 29 Victor Pellot, Puerto Rican baseball infielder (6 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; Cleveland, Minnesota), dies from cancer at 78
Dec 6 Charly Gaul, Luxembourg cyclist (b. 1932)
Dec 7 Bud Carson, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
Dec 15 Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), dies of heart failure at 90
Dec 15 Darrell Russell, American football player, dies in a car crash at 29
Dec 21 Elrod Hendricks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1940)
Dec 23 Norman D. Vaughan, American polar explorer and dogsled driver (b. 1905)
Dec 23 Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and coach (b. 1914)