On This Day in Sport for January 1

Events in Sport

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• 1838 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide
• 1902 1st Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Michigan beats Stanford, 49-0; MVP: Neil Snow, Michigan, FB

• 1907 Joe Gans lands a devastating right to the head of Canadian challenger Kid Herman to retain his world lightweight boxing title with an 8th round knockout in Tonopah, Nevada
• 1908 Sir Jack Hobbs, the leading run scorer and century maker in first-class cricket history, makes his international debut in England's 2nd Test win over Australia at the MCG (83 & 28)
• 1909 American Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) at Yonkers, NY
• 1910 England cricket underhand bowler George Simpson-Hayward takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs in 1st Test against South Africa in Johannesburg; SA wins by 19 runs
• 1913 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Hastings, NZ: Irishman James Cecil Parke beats Alfred Beamish of England 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
• 1916 2nd Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Washington State beats Brown, 14-0; MVP: Carl Dietz, Washington State
• 1917 3rd Rose Bowl, Tournamnet Park, Pasadena, California: Oregon beats Pennsylvania, 14-0; MVP: John Beckett, Oregon
• 1918 4th Rose Bow, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Mare Island, USMC beats Camp Lewis, US Army, 19-7; MVP: Hollis Huntington, USMC

• 1920 6th Rose Bowl: Harvard beats Oregon 7-6
• 1921 7th Rose Bowl: California beats Ohio State 28-0
• 1923 9th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Penn State, 14-3
• 1924 10th Rose Bowl: Washington ties Navy, 14-14
• 1925 11th Rose Bowl: Notre Dame beats Stanford, 27-10


• 1925 Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford becomes the first batsman to score a century in each of his first 2 Tests when he hits 128 against England in the 2nd Test in Melbourne; Australia wins by 81 runs
• 1926 12th Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Washington, 20-19
• 1927 Brooklyn announces release of future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Zack Wheat after 18 consecutive seasons with Robins; Wheat hits .324 in final season with Philadelphia A's
• 1927 13th Rose Bowl: Stanford ties Alabama, 7-7
• 1929 15th Rose Bowl: Georgia Tech beats California, 8-7 (Roy Riegels runs 60 yds the wrong way with fumble recovery)
• 1930 16th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Pittsburgh, 47-11
• 1931 17th Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Washington State, 24-0
• 1932 18th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Tulane, 21-12
• 1934 20th Rose Bowl: Columbia beats Stanford, 7-0
• 1935 21st Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Stanford, 29-13
• 1935 1st Sugar Bowl: Tulane beats Temple, 20-14
• 1935 1st Orange Bowl: Bucknell beats Miami (FL), 26-0
• 1936 22nd Rose Bowl: Stanford beats SMU, 7-0
• 1936 2nd Sugar Bowl: TCU beats LSU, 3-2
• 1936 2nd Orange Bowl: Catholic University beats Mississippi, 20-19
• 1937 23rd Rose Bowl: #3 Pittsburgh beats #5 Washington, 21-0
• 1937 3rd Sugar Bowl: Santa Clara beats LSU, 21-14
• 1937 3rd Orange Bowl: #14 Duquesne beats Mississippi State, 13-12
• 1938 24th Rose Bowl: #2 California beats #4 Alabama, 13-0
• 1938 4th Sugar Bowl: Santa Clara beats LSU, 6-0


• 1938 4th Orange Bowl: Auburn beats Michigan State, 6-0
• 1939 25th Rose Bowl: #7 Southern California beats #3 Duke, 7-3
• 1940 26th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #2 Tennessee, 14-0
• 1940 6th Sugar Bowl: #1 Texas A&M beats #5 Tulane, 14-13
• 1940 6th Orange Bowl: #16 Georgia Tech beats #6 Missouri, 21-7
• 1941 27th Rose Bowl: #2 Stanford beats #7 Nebraska, 21-13
• 1941 7th Sugar Bowl: #4 Boston College beats #6 Tennessee, 19-13
• 1941 7th Orange Bowl: #9 Mississippi State beats #13 Georgetown, 14-7
• 1942 28th Rose Bowl: #12 Oregon State beats #2 Duke, 20-16 (played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat)
• 1942 8th Sugar Bowl: #6 Fordham beats #7 Missouri, 2-0
• 1942 8th Orange Bowl: #14 Georgia beats TCU, 40-26
• 1943 Negro Baseball League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown; admitted to hospital for rest and treatment; released in time for pre-season training
• 1943 Chicago Black Hawks field first trio of brothers to play together in an NHL game; Max, Doug and Reggie Bentley appear for the Hawks in a 6-5 win over the New York Rangers at Chicago Stadium
• 1943 29th Rose Bowl: #2 Georgia beats #13 UCLA, 9-0
• 1943 9th Sugar Bowl: #7 Tennessee beats #4 Tulsa, 14-7
• 1943 9th Orange Bowl: #10 Alabama beats #8 Boston College, 37-21
• 1944 30th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats #12 Washington, 29-0
• 1944 10th Sugar Bowl: Georgia Tech beats Tulsa, 20-18
• 1944 10th Orange Bowl: LSU beats Texas A&M, 19-14
• 1945 31st Rose Bowl: #7 Southern California beats #12 Tennessee, 25-0
• 1945 11th Sugar Bowl: #11 Duke beats Alabama, 29-26
• 1945 11th Orange Bowl: Tulsa beats #13 Georgia Tech, 26-12
• 1946 32nd Rose Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #11 Southern California, 34-14
• 1946 12th Sugar Bowl: #5 Oklahoma State beats #7 Saint Mary's (CA), 33-13
• 1946 12th Orange Bowl: Miami (FL) beats #16 Holy Cross, 13-6
• 1947 33rd Rose Bowl: #5 Illinois beats #4 UCLA, 45-14
• 1947 13th Sugar Bowl: #3 Georgia beats #9 North Carolina, 20-10
• 1947 13th Orange Bowl: #10 Rice beats #7 Tennessee, 8-0

• 1948 34th Rose Bowl: #2 Michigan beats #8 Southern California, 49-0
• 1948 14th Sugar Bowl: #5 Texas beats #6 Alabama, 27-7
• 1948 14th Orange Bowl: #10 Georgia Tech beats #12 Kansas, 20-14
• 1949 35th Rose Bowl: #7 Northwestern beats #4 California, 20-14
• 1949 15th Sugar Bowl: #5 Oklahoma beats #3 North Carolina, 14-6
• 1949 15th Orange Bowl: Texas beats #8 Georgia, 41-28
• 1949 Arguably cricket's greatest ever batsman, ex-Australian captain Don Bradman is knighted; first time a cricketer is bestowed with the honour solely for his contribution to the game
• 1951 37th Rose Bowl: #9 Michigan beats #5 California, 14-6
• 1951 17th Sugar Bowl: #7 Kentucky beats #1 Oklahoma, 13-7
• 1951 17th Orange Bowl: #10 Clemson beats #15 Miami (FL), 15-14
• 1952 38th Rose Bowl: #4 Illinois beats #7 Stanford, 40-7
• 1952 18th Sugar Bowl: #3 Maryland beats #1 Tennessee, 28-13
• 1952 18th Orange Bowl: #6 Georgia Tech beats #9 Baylor, 17-14
• 1953 39th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #11 Wisconsin, 7-0
• 1953 19th Sugar Bowl: #2 Georgia Tech beats #7 Mississippi, 24-7
• 1953 19th Orange Bowl: #9 Alabama beats #14 Syracuse, 61-6
• 1954 Rose & Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
• 1954 40th Rose Bowl: #3 Michigan State beats #5 UCLA, 28-20
• 1954 20th Sugar Bowl: #8 Georgia Tech beats #10 West Virginia, 42-19
• 1954 20th Orange Bowl: #4 Oklahoma beats #1 Maryland, 7-0
• 1955 41st Rose Bowl: #1 Ohio State beats #17 Southern California, 20-7
• 1955 21st Sugar Bowl: #5 Navy beats #6 Mississippi, 21-0
• 1955 21st Orange Bowl: #14 Duke beats Nebraska, 34-7
• 1957 43rd Rose Bowl: #3 Iowa beats #10 Oregon State, 35-19
• 1957 23rd Sugar Bowl: #11 Baylor beats #2 Tennessee, 13-7
• 1957 23rd Orange Bowl: #20 Colorado beats #19 Clemson, 27-21
• 1958 44th Rose Bowl: #2 Ohio State beats Oregon, 10-7
• 1958 24th Sugar Bowl: #7 Mississippi beats #11 Texas, 39-7
• 1958 24th Orange Bowl: #4 Oklahoma beats #16 Duke, 48-21
• 1959 45th Rose Bowl: #2 Iowa beats #16 California, 38-12
• 1959 25th Sugar Bowl: #1 LSU beats #12 Clemson, 7-0
• 1959 25th Orange Bowl: #5 Oklahoma beats #9 Syracuse, 21-6
• 1960 46th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #6 Wisconsin, 44-8
• 1960 26th Sugar Bowl: #2 Mississippi beats #3 LSU, 21-0
• 1960 26th Orange Bowl: #5 Georgia beats #18 Missouri, 14-0

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Birthdays in Sport

• 1819 Tom Hyer, American bare-knuckle boxer (unsanctioned world heavyweight champion 1841-51), born in Caernarvon Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1864)

• 1863 Pierre de Coubertin, French educator and historian (founder International Olympic Committee), born in Paris, France (d. 1937)
• 1871 Albert Griffiths ("Young Griffo"), Australian boxer (World Featherweight champion 1890-92), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1927)
• 1875 Frank Druce, English cricket batsman (5 Tests; Surrey), born in London, England (d. 1954)
• 1878 Bobby Walthour Sr., American cyclist (motor-pacing World Championships gold 1904-05; Madison Square Garden 6-Day Race 1901, 03), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1949)
• 1893 Barney Stanley, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame forward (Stanley Cup 1915, Vancouver Millionaires; coach Chicago Black Hawks 1927-28), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 1971)
• 1901 Century Milstead, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale; NFL C'ship 1927, NY Giants), born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania (d. 1963)
• 1902 Buster Nupen, South African cricket all-rounder (17 Tests, 50 wickets; one eye only), born near Alesund, Norway (d. 1977)
• 1904 Ethan Allen, American baseball center fielder (inventor Cadaco-Ellis board game All Star Baseball; Yale University), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1993)
• 1908 Kinue Hitomi, Japanese athlete (World record women's 100m, 200m, long jump, triple jump; Olympic silver 800m 1928), born in Okayama, Japan (d. 1931)
• 1909 Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests), born in Bombay, India (d. 1949)

• 1916 Murray Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey centre and NCAA coach (Detroit Red Wings; coach University of Denver 1956-77, 5 NCAA C'ships), born in Manor, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
• 1918 Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer (WR 100m freestyle, 1:04.06 1933-56; Olympic gold 4×100m freestyle 1936), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1997)
• 1919 Rocky Graziano, American boxer (World Middleweight title 1947-48; famous Tony Zale trilogy) and entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Miami Undercover), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
• 1919 Horace "Bones" McKinney, American basketball forward, coach and broadcaster (Washington Capitols, Wake Forest), born in Lowland, North Carolina (d. 1997)
• 1921 Alain Mimoun, Algerian/French distance runner (Olympic marathon gold 1956; 3 x silver 1948, 52), born in Telagh, Algeria (d. 2013)
• 1927 Doak Walker, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1948; Pro Bowl 1950-51, 53–55; First-team All-Pro 1950–51, 53–54; Detroit Lions), born Dallas, Texas (d. 1998)
• 1927 Carl Scheib, American baseball pitcher (at the time [1943] youngest player in MLB history at 16; Philadelphia A’s), born in Gratz, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
• 1928 Khan Mohammad, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (13 Tests, 54 wickets; Pakistan's first ball and wicket in Test cricket), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (d. 2009)
• 1932 Jackie Parker, American College and Canadian Football Hall of Fame utility (Mississippi State University; Grey Cup 1954-56; Edmonton Eskimos), born in Knoxville, Tennessee (d. 2006)
• 1933 Ford Konno, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1,500m, 4x200m freestyle 1952; WR 200m freestyle 2:03.9, 400m freestyle 4:26.7), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
• 1936 Don Nehlen, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Bowling Green 1968-76, West Virginia 1980-2000), born in Mansfield, Ohio
• 1939 Phil Read, MBE, English motorcycle road racer (first winner world championships in 125cc [1968], 250cc [1964-65, 68, 71] and 500 cc [1973-74] classes), born in Luton, England
• 1940 Marlin McKeever, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1966; LA Rams), born in Cheyenne, Wyoming (d. 2006)
• 1943 Jerilyn Britz, American golfer (US Women's Open 1979), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1944 Charlie Davis, West Indies cricket batsman (15 Tests, 4 x 100s, 54.20 average), born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
• 1944 Dick Gordon, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1970-71, Chicago Bears), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1945 Jacky Ickx, Belgian auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1969, 75-77, 81-82; 8 x F1 wins; Dakar Rally 1983; Bathurst 1000 1977), born in Brussels, Belgium
• 1946 Rivellino, Brazilian soccer midfielder and broadcaster (92 caps; 1970 FIFA World Cup; Corinthians; TV Cultura), born in São Paulo, SP, Brazil
• 1947 Leonard Thompson, American golfer (3 x PGA Tour, 3 x PGA Champions Tour wins), born in Laurinburg, North Carolina
• 1951 Hans-Joachim Stuck, German auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1986-87, 96; 24 Hours of Nürburgring 1970, 98, 2004; World Sportscar C'ship 1985), born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
• 1955 LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1983; AL wins leader 1982-83; Chicago WS), born in Columbia, South Carolina
• 1956 Mike Mitchell, American basketball small forward (NBA All Star 1981; Italian League top scorer 1998), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2011)
• 1958 Dave Silk, American ice hockey right wing (Olympic gold 1980), born in Scituate, Massachusetts
• 1959 Andy Andrews, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1982 runner-up), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
• 1959 Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek basketball guard and coach (EuroLeague champion 1996, Panathinaikos; FIBA European Selection 1980, 87, 90; Greek League Best Coach 2004, 06), born in Athens, Greece
• 1962 Pierce Holt, American NFL defensive lineman (Pro Bowl, All-Pro selection 1992; San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons), born in Marlin, Texas
• 1963 Lina Kačiušytė, Lithuanian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1980; WR 1979 2:28.36), born in Vilnius, Lithuania
• 1965 Andrew Valmon, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988, 92; World C'ship gold 1993), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1967 Andy Heck, American NFL tackle and coach (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears; coach University of Virginia), born in Fargo, North Dakota
• 1967 Derrick Thomas, American Pro and College Football Hall of Fame linebacker / end (Pro Bowl 1989–97; First-team All-Pro 1990–92; KC Chiefs), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2000)
• 1968 Davor Šuker, Croatian soccer striker (68 caps; Sevilla; President Croatian FF), born in Osijek, Croatia
• 1969 Paul Lawrie OBE, Scottish golfer (British Open 1999; Ryder Cup 2012), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
• 1970 Brian Morton, Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics 1996)
• 1971 Bobby Holik, Czech ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1995, 2000; New Jersey Devils; NHL All-Star 1998-99), born in Jihlava, Czech Republic
• 1971 Bridget Pettis, American basketball guard (WNBA champion 2007, 09 assistant coach, Phoenix Mercury), born in East Chicago, Indiana
• 1971 Scott Riggs, American auto racer (NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year 2002), born in Bahama, North Carolina
• 1972 Barron Miles, American Canadian Football Hall of Fame defensive back and coach (Montreal Alouettes, BC Lions), born in Roselle, New Jersey
• 1972 Lilian Thuram, French soccer defender (record 142 caps; Monaco; Parma; Juventus; Barcelona), born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
• 1972 Garrett K. Gomez, American jockey (US Champion Jockey by earnings 2006-09; Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey 2007-08), born in Tucson, Arizona (d. 2016)
• 1975 Becky Kellar-Duke, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Olympics gold 2002, 06, 10; World C'ship gold 1999, 2000, 01, 04), born in Hagersville, Ontario
• 1975 Fernando Tatís Sr., Dominican baseball third baseman (MLB record 8 RBI in one inning, 1999; St. Louis Cardinals), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
• 1976 Caleb Wyatt, American motocross rider (Winter X Games Moto X Best Trick gold 2005; first to perform successful backflip), born in Medford, Oregon
• 1977 Hasan Salihamidžić, Bosnian soccer utility (42 caps; Bayern Munich, 234 games, sporting director), born in Jablanica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
• 1978 Philip Mulryne, Northern Irish soccer midfielder (27 caps; Norwich City) and Dominican friar and priest, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 1981 Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian auto racer (German Formula Renault C'ship 1999), born in Debrecen, Hungary
• 1982 David Nalbandian, Argentine tennis player (ATP Finals 2005; Wimbledon 2002 runner-up), born in Unquillo, Argentina
• 1982 Egidio Arévalo, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (90 caps; Bella Vista), born in Paysandú, Uruguay
• 1983 Park Sung-hyun, South Korean archer (Olympics gold individual/team 2004, team 2008; women's WR in a FITA Round 1,405 points), born in Gunsan, South Korea
• 1984 Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian soccer striker (102 caps; Hamburger SV, Internacional), born in Lima, Peru
• 1984 Alok Kapali, Bangladeshi cricket all-rounder (17 Tests; 69 ODIs), born in Sylhet, Bangladesh
• 1985 Steven Davis, Northern Irish soccer midfielder (117 caps [2019]; Rangers, Southampton), born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland
• 1985 Jeff Carter, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2012, 14; NHL All-Star 2009, 17; Philadelphia Flyers, LA Kings), born in London, Ontario
• 1985 Tiago Splitter, Brazilian basketball forward and coach (NBA C'ship 2014, San Antonio Spurs; All-EuroLeague Team selection 2008-10), born in Blumenau, Brazil
• 1986 Pablo Cuevas, Uruguayan tennis player (French Open doubles 2008 [with Luis Horna]), born in Concordia, Argentina
• 1987 Meryl Davis, American ice dancer (Olympic gold with Charlie White 2014; World C'ships gold 2011, 13), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
• 1989 Jason Pierre-Paul, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 2011-12; Super Bowl 2011, New York Giants), born in Deerfield Beach, Florida
• 1991 Peter Burling, New Zealand sailor (Olympic gold 49er class 2016; helmsman America's Cup 2017; ISAF World Sailor of the Year 2015, 17), born in Tauranga, New Zealand
• 1992 Jack Wilshere, English soccer midfielder (34 caps; Arsenal, West Ham Utd), born in Stevenage, England
• 1994 He Kexin, Chinese gymnast (Olympic gold uneven bars, team 2008; World C'ship gold uneven bars 2009), born in Beijing, China

Weddings in Sport

• 2000 Dominican-American baseball player Albert Pujols (19) weds Deidre "Dee Dee" Corona (22)

Deaths in Sport

• 1905 Mabel Cahill, Irish tennis player (US National C'ship 1891-92), dies at 41
• 1923 Willie Keeler, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (highest career AB-per-strikeout ratio in MLB history), dies of tuberculosis at 50
• 1944 Charles Turner, Australian cricket fast bowler (17 Tests; 101 wickets @ 16.53; fastest to 50 Test wickets), dies at 81
• 1949 William H. Lewis, American College football center and coach (first African-American selected as an All-American; Harvard), dies of heart failure at 80
• 1964 Alf Hall, South African cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, 40 wickets), dies at 67
• 1967 Maurice Leyland, English cricket batsman (41 Tests, 2764 runs @ 46.06; Yorkshire 1920-46, 1,000+ runs in 17 consecutive seasons), dies at 66
• 1968 Andy Oberlander, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback and coach (National C'ship 1954), dies at 62
• 1969 Bruno Söderström, Swedish athlete (Olympic silver pole vault & bronze javelin 1906; bronze pole vault 1908; popularized bowling in Sweden), dies at 87
• 1975 Ken Loeffler, American College and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (National Invitation Tournament 1952; NCAA Basketball Tournament 1954, La Salle Explorers), dies from a heart attack at 72
• 1980 Frank Wykoff, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1928, 32, 36), dies at 70
• 1981 Ceferino Garcia, Filipino boxer (World Middleweight champion 1939-40), dies at 74
• 1981 Mauri Rose, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1941, 47-48), dies at 74
• 1984 Ken Sitzberger, American diver & broadcaster (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1964), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 38
• 1986 Bruce Norris, American Hockey Hall of Fame executive (owner Detroit Red Wings 1952-82), dies at 61
• 1986 Marty Friedman, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard & coach (tied World C'ship series, New York Whirlwinds 1921), dies at 96
• 1990 Joe Hardstaff Jr., English cricket batsman (23 Tests, 1,636 runs @ 46.74), dies at 78
• 1992 M. J. Frankovich, American football player & film producer (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 82
• 1997 Graham Kersey, English cricket wicket-keeper, dies in car crash at 25
• 1997 John Burgess, English rugby coach & administrator (England coach 1971-75; RFU President 1987-88), dies at 71

• 1998 Åke Seyffarth, Swedish speed skater (Olympic gold 10,000m 1948; WR 3,000 & 5,000m), dies at 78
• 2003 Joe Foss, American fighter ace, football executive (Medal of Honor-1943; first commissioner American Football League) and politician, dies at 87
• 2004 Harold Henning, South African golfer (2 PGA Tour titles; 3 senior PGA titles; World Cup 1965), dies at 69
• 2006 Paul Lindblad, American baseball pitcher (World Series champion 1973-74, 78; Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 64
• 2011 Billy Joe Patton, American golfer (Masters 1954 3rd; Walker Cup captain 1969), dies at 88
• 2012 Bob Anderson, English fencer & film fight choreographer (Lord of the Rings, Die Another Day), dies at 90
• 2012 Tommy Mont, American NFL quarterback & coach (Washington Redskins; DePauw University), dies of heart failure at 89
• 2013 Christopher Martin-Jenkins, British cricket journalist & broadcaster (President MCC; BBC Radio), dies of cancer at 67
• 2020 David Stern, American basketball executive (NBA commissioner 1984-2014; longest-tenured commissioner in history of major North American sports leagues), dies from a brain haemorrhage at 77
• 2020 Don Larsen, American MLB pitcher (only perfect game in World Series history, Game 5 1956; World Series MVP 1956; NY Yankees), dies from esophageal cancer at 90
• 2020 Carlos De León, Puerto Rican boxer (WBC cruiserweight champion (1980–82, 83–85, 86–88, 89–90), dies of a heart attack at 60
• 2020 Doug Hart, American NFL defensive back (NFL champion 1965, 66, 67; Super Bowl 1967, 68; Green Bay Packers), dies at 80
• 2020 Les Josephson, American football running back (NFL Pro Bowl 1967); Los Angeles Rams), dies at 77

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