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This is a list of sportspeople who have died either during their playing career, or due to career-ending injury or disease at an age when they could still have been playing. It includes both on-the-field and off-the-field deaths.
==American football==

★ Jeff Alm, NFL football, suicide

★ Eric Andolsek, Detroit Lions offensive lineman, car accident

★ Ralph Anderson, Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver, diabetic reaction

★ Brad Beckman, Atlanta Falcons tight end, car accident

★ Ricky Bell, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back, heart failure caused by dermatomyositis

★ Brook Berringer, Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback, plane crash, 2 days before the NFL draft

★ Jerome Brown, Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle, car accident

★ Brandon Burlsworth, Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman, car accident

★ Travis Claridge, CFL football, acute pneumonia

★ David Croudip, Atlanta Falcons defensive back, drug overdose

★ Rodney Culver, San Diego Chargers running back, plane crash

★ Shane Curry, Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman, homicide

★ Mario Danelo, USC kicker, fell off cliff

★ Ernie Davis, Syracuse running back, leukemia

★ Joe Delaney, NFL Kansas City Chiefs running back, drowned

★ Keeley Dorsey, NCAA, University of South Florida running back, died after a team workout

★ Demetrius DuBose, NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker, shot by police

★ George Gipp, Notre Dame, infection

★ Howard Glenn, New York Titans offensive tackle, neck injury

★ David Griggs, San Diego Chargers linebacker, car accident

★ Thomas Herrion, NFL football, heart failure

★ Mack Lee Hill, NFL, pulmonary embolism

★ Marquise Hill, NFL, drowned

★ Chuck Hughes, NFL Detroit Lions wide receiver, suffered heart attack during game vs. Chicago Bears

★ Stone Johnson, NFL football, fractured vertebra in his neck

★ Bob Kalsu, NFL Buffalo Bills (on an army tour of service), killed in action

★ Fred Lane, Carolina Panthers running back, homicide

★ Eugene Lipscomb, Pro Bowl defensive lineman, drug overdose

★ Al Lucas, AFL Football, neck injury

★ Stan Mauldin, Chicago Cardinals tackle, heart attack

★ Chucky Mullins, University of Mississippi, complications from a spinal cord injury suffered in an on-field collision

★ Damien Nash, Denver Broncos running back, collapsed and died after a charity basketball game

★ Ralph Norwood, Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman, car accident

★ Bryan Pata, University of Miami, homicide

★ Brian Piccolo, Chicago Bears running back, embryonal cell carcinoma

★ Don Rogers, NFL football, drug overdose

★ Donald Sellers, NFL Europa, road accident

★ Wayne Simmons, NFL linebacker, car accident

★ Dave Sparks, Washington Redskins tackle, heart attack

★ Troy Stark, XFL, complications from surgery

★ Korey Stringer, NFL football, heat stroke

★ Derrick Thomas. Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, complications from a spinal cord injury suffered in a car accident

★ Stacey Toran, NFL, car accident

★ Jack Trice, Iowa State University, lung hemorrhage and internal bleeding as a result of the injuries sustained during a game against the University of Minnesota

★ Dan Turk, NFL center, testicular cancer

★ Eric Turner, NFL football, stomach cancer

★ Curtis Williams, University of Washington, complications from a spinal cord injury suffered in an on-field collision

★ Darrent Williams, NFL football, homicide
==Baseball==

★ Harry Agganis, Boston Red Sox first baseman, blood clot

★ Steve Bechler, Baltimore Orioles pitcher, complications from Ephedra

★ Tony Beeckel, Boston Braves 3rd baseman, car crash

★ Tiny Bonham, Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher, Appendicitis

★ Lyman Bostock, California Angels outfielder, homicide

★ Hal Carlson, Chicago Cubs, pitcher stomach hemorrhage

★ Ray Chapman, Cleveland Indians, shortstop, Stricken by a ball in the head by Carl Mays

★ Nestor Chavez, San Francisco Giants, pitcher, plane crash

★ Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, plane crash

★ Brian Cole, New York Mets, outfielder, car crash

★ Tim Crews, Cleveland Indians, relief pitcher boat accident

★ Mike Darr, San Diego Padres outfielder, car accident

★ Jake Daubert, Cincinnati 1st baseman, Appendicitis

★ Ed Delahanty, Washington Senators outfielder, Swept over Niagara Falls

★ Paul Edmondson, Chicago White Sox pitcher, car accident

★ Tom Gastall, Baltimore Orioles catcher, plane crash

★ Elmer Gedeon, Washington Senators, outfielder, Died In World War II

★ Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees 1st baseman, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

★ Eddie Grant, New York Giants 2nd baseman, Lost In World War I

★ Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher, car accident

★ Willard Hershberger, Cincinnati Reds catcher, suicide

★ Herm Hill, Minnesota Twins, drowned

★ Ken Hubbs, Chicago Cubs second baseman, plane crash

★ Addie Joss, Cincinnati Reds pitcher, meningitis

★ Darryl Kile, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, heart defect

★ Len Koenecke, Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder, hit with a fire extinguisher while trying to hijack a plane

★ Peck Lerian, Philadelphia Phillies catcher, car accident

★ Cory Lidle, New York Yankees pitcher, plane crash

★ Austin McHenry, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, brain tumor

★ Donnie Moore, Boston Braves]], catcher, car crash

★ Bob Moose, Pittsburgh Pirates, pitcher, car crash

★ Thurman Munson, New York Yankees catcher, plane crash

★ Bob Neighbors, St. Louis Browns, Died In Korean War

★ Harry O'Neill, Philadelphia Athletics, Died In World War II

★ Steve Olin, Cleveland Indians, Closer, boat accident

★ Charlie Peete, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, plane crash

★ Mike "Doc" Powers, Philadelphia Athletics catcher, gangrene caused by internal injuries after crashing into a wall during the first ever game played at the Shibe Park in Philadelphia

★ Urban Shocker, New York Yankees Pitcher, pneumonia

★ Danny Thompson, Texas Rangers infielder, leukemia

★ Jim Umbricht, Houston Colt .45's relief pitcher, lymphoma

★ Don Wilson, Houston Astros pitcher, suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning

★ Cliff Young, Cleveland Indians pitcher, car accident
==Basketball==

★ Ricky Berry, Sacramento Kings, NBA, suicide

★ Len Bias, Boston Celtics, NBA, drug overdose

★ Jason Collier, Atlanta Hawks, NBA, cardiac arrest

★ Patrick Dennehy, Baylor Bears, NCAA, homicide

★ Ryan Francis, USC Trojans, NCAA, homicide

★ Hank Gathers, Loyola Marymount Lions, NCAA, cardiac arrest

★ Eddie Griffin, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, car crash

★ Wendell Ladner, New York Nets, ABA, airplane crash

★ Reggie Lewis, Boston Celtics, NBA, heart failure

★ Conrad McRae, Orlando Magic (summer league), collapsed and died

★ Kim Perrot, Houston Comets, WNBA, cancer

★ Dražen Petrović, New Jersey Nets, NBA, car accident

★ Bobby Phills, Charlotte Hornets, NBA, car accident

★ Maurice Stokes, Cincinnati Royals, brain related injury while playing

★ Malik Sealy, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, car accident

★ Nick Vanos, Phoenix Suns, NBA, airplane crash
==Boxing==

★ Pedro Alcazar, Panamenian super flyweight, injuries sustained in a bout against Fernando Montiel.

★ Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena, Argentinian heavyweight, homicide.

★ Simon Byrne, bareknuckle boxer, injuries sustained in a bout with James Burke.

★ Marcel Cerdan, French middleweight champion, killed in plane crash.

★ Diego Corrales, American super featherweight and lightweight champion, motorcycle accident

★ Carlos Cruz, Dominican lightweight champion, killed in plane crash.

★ Leavander Johnson, American lightweight, died after a bout with Jesús Chávez.

★ Duk Koo Kim, Korean lightweight killed in a bout with Ray Mancini.

★ Alexander McKay, bareknuckle boxer, died of a brain haemorrhage after fighting Simon Byrne.

★ Davey Moore, American featherweight, died after a bout with Sugar Ramos.

★ James Murray, British bantamweight, died after a bout with Drew Docherty.

★ Jay Newby - British and International Middleweight champion, died of an AIDS related illness

★ Johnny Owen - British bantamweight, died as a result of injuries sustained seven weeks earlier in a fight with Lupe Pintor.

★ Benny "Kid" Paret, Cuban welterweight, died as a result of injuries sustained in a fight with Emile Griffith.

★ Kevin Payne, American welterweight, died after an eight-round bout with Ryan Maraldo.

★ Martin Sanchez, Mexican super featherweight, died after being knocked out by Rustam Nugaev.

★ Salvador Sánchez, Mexican featherweight world champion, car accident.

★ Hayes Edward “Big Ed” Sanders, American Olympic champion, died during a heavyweight bout with Willie James.

★ Mzukisi Sikali, South African flyweight, homicide

★ Angelito Sisnorio, Filipino lightweight, sustained injuries after a 3 fights from January to his death on March

★ Robert Wangila, Kenyan welterweight, died from injuries sustained in a bout with David Gonzales.
==Cricket==

★ Cyril Christiani, West Indies, malaria.

★ Stanley de Silva, Sri Lanka, motorcycle accident.

★ Ian Folley, English cricketer, heart attack after being hit in the face by a ball during a game

★ Sajjadul Hasan. Bangladesh, motorcycle accident.

★ Ben Hollioake, England, car accident.

★ Archie Jackson, Australia, tuberculosis.

★ Graham Kersey, Surrey, car accident.

★ Raman Lamba, India, died of internal haemorrhage suffered after being hit by a ball during a game.

★ Trevor Madondo, Zimbabwe, malaria.

★ Scott Mason, Tasmania, heart attack while training.

★ Manjural Islam Rana, Bangladesh, motorcycle accident.

★ Umer Rashid, Sussex, drowned in Grenada.

★ Sadashiv Shinde, India, typhoid.

★ Wilf Slack, England, collapsed and died while playing cricket in Gambia.

★ Collie Smith, West Indies, car accident.

★ Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand, skin cancer.
==Football (Soccer)==

★ Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian defender, heart defect

★ Martin Aldridge, English forward, car accident

★ George Allan, Scottish forward, tuberculosis

★ Georgi Asparuhov, Bulgarian striker, car accident

★ Maurice Banach, German striker, car accident

★ Patrick Banda, Zambian forward, Gabon air disaster

★ Elson Becerra, Colombian striker, homicide

★ Geoff Bent, English defender, Munich air disaster

★ Luc Borrelli, French goalkeeper, car accident

★ Gary Bownes, Irish striker, suicide

★ Roger Byrne, English defender, Munich air disaster

★ Ramiro Castillo, Bolivian midfielder, suicide

★ David Efford Chabala, Gabon goalkeeper, Gabon air disaster

★ Wisdom Mumba Chansa, Zambian striker, Gabon air disaster

★ Whiteson Changwe, Zambian defender, Gabon air disaster

★ Moses Chikwalakwala, Zambian midfielder, Gabon air disaster

★ Samuel Chomba, Zambian defender, Gabon air disaster

★ Dave Clement, English defender, suicide

★ Ludo Coeck, Belgian midfielder, car accident

★ Eddie Colman, English midfielder, Munich air disaster

★ Davie Cooper, Scottish winger, brain haemorrhage

★ Giovanni Córdoba, Colombian forward, hit by lightning

★ Federico Crescentini, San Marinese defender, drowned

★ Cristiano Junior, Brazilian striker, heart failure

★ Hugo Cunha, Portuguese midfielder, heart failure

★ Laurie Cunningham, English striker, car accident

★ Renato Curi, Italian midfielder, heart attack

★ Vitaly Daraselia, Soviet striker, car accident

★ Alan Davies, Welsh winger, suicide

★ Jimmy Davis, English winger, car accident

★ David Di Tommaso, French midfielder, heart attack

★ Vladimir Dimitrijević, Serbian defender, heart attack

★ Peter Dubovský, Slovakian striker, diving accident

★ Edivaldo, Brazilian striker

★ Duncan Edwards, English midfielder, Munich air disaster

★ Andrés Escobar, Colombian defender, homicide

★ Horace Fairhurst, English defender, head injury sustained during a league game

★ Miklós Fehér, Hungarian striker, heart attack

★ Rommel Fernandez, Panamanian striker, car accident

★ Alessio Ferramosca, Italian Youth player, drowned

★ Aaron Flahavan, English goalkeeper, car accident

★ Milton Flores, Honduran goalkeeper, homicide

★ Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian midfielder, heart attack

★ Andrea Fortunato, Italian defender, leukemia

★ Matt Gadsby, English defender, heart condition

★ Niccolò Galli, Italian defender, motorbike accident

★ Hernán Gaviria, Colombian midfielder, hit by lightning

★ Lenar Gilmullin, Russian defender, motorcycle accident

★ Craig Gowans, Scottish Youth Team player, electrocution

★ Grenville Hair, English defender, heart attack

★ Austin Hayes, English winger, lung cancer

★ Conrad Hendricks, South African goalkeeper, car accident

★ Cătălin Hîldan, Romanian midfielder, heart attack

★ Dean Horrix, English striker, car accident

★ Peter Houseman, English midfielder, car accident

★ Robbie James, Welsh midfielder, heart attack

★ Mark Jones, English defender, Munich air disaster

★ Ray Jones, English striker, car accident

★ Axel Jüptner, German defender, heart attack

★ Godfrey Kangwa, Zambian midfielder, Gabon air disaster

★ Ihab Kareem, Iraqi midfielder, injuries from bombing

★ Michael Klein, Romanian defender, heart attack

★ Nikola Kotkov, Bulgarian striker, car accident

★ Marek Krejčí, Slovak striker, car accident

★ Gift Leremi, South African midfielder, car accident

★ James Logan, Scottish striker, pneumonia

★ David Longhurst, English striker, heart attack

★ Norrie McCathie, Soccer, carbon monoxide poisioning (accident)

★ Derby Makinka, Zambian midfielder, Gabon air disaster

★ Stephen Malcolm, Jamaican midfielder, car accident

★ Lesley Manyathela, South African striker, car accident

★ Moses Masuwa, Zambian forward, Gabon air disaster

★ Jason Mayélé, Congolese striker, car accident

★ Valentino Mazzola, Italian striker, Superga air disaster

★ Romeo Menti, Italian striker, Superga air disaster

★ Vittorio Mero, Italian defender, car accident

★ Mistar, Indonesian footballer, trampled to death in a pig stampede

★ Emiliano Molina, Argentine goalkeeper, car accident

★ Lester Morgan, Costa Rican goalkeeper, suicide

★ Eston Mulenga, Zambian midfielder, Gabon air disaster

★ Winter Mumba, Zambian defender, Gabon air disaster

★ Kelvin Mutale, Zambian forward, Gabon air disaster

★ Richard Mwanza, Zambian goalkeeper, Gabon air disaster

★ Numba Mwila, Zambian midfielder, Gabon air disaster

★ Timothy Mwitwa, Zambian forward, Gabon air disaster

★ Riccardo Neri, Italian Youth player, drowned

★ Alan Nicholls, English goalkeeper, motorcycle accident

★ Samuel Okwaraji, Nigerian midfielder, heart attack

★ Rogério Oliveira da Costa, Brazilian striker, heart attack

★ Danny Ortiz, Guatemalan goalkeeper, torn pericardium

★ Markus Paßlack, German goalkeeper, heart problem

★ David Pegg, English winger, Munich air disaster

★ Sergey Perkhun, Ukrainian goalkeeper, head injury

★ Mark Philo, English defender, car accident

★ Federico Pisani, Italian striker, car accident

★ Joe Powell, English defender, blood poisoning and tetanus

★ Kiyan Prince, English youth team midfielder, homicide

★ Antonio Puerta, Spanish defender, multiple organ failure, stemming from prolonged cardiac arrest

★ Shamo Quaye, Ghanaian striker, heart attack

★ Avi Ran, Israeli goalkeeper, hit by speed boat

★ Luciano Re Cecconi, Italian midfielder, shot during practical joke

★ Serginho, Brazilian defender, heart attack

★ Kenan Simambe, Zambian defender, Gabon air disaster

★ George Smith, English defender/striker, heart attack

★ John Soko, Zambian defender, Gabon air disaster

★ Paul Sykes, English striker, heart defect

★ Tommy Taylor, English striker, Munich air disaster

★ Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian striker, car accident

★ John Thomson, Scottish goalkeeper, head injury

★ Jimmy Thorpe, English goalkeeper, diabetic coma following an onfield collision

★ Alfredo Tomassini, Peruvian midfielder, drowned

★ Edy Vasquez, Honduran midfielder, car accident

★ Robert Watiyakeni, Zambian defender, Gabon air disaster

★ Liam Whelan, Irish striker, Munich air disaster

★ John White, Scottish midfielder, hit by lightning

★ Whayne Wilson, Costa Rican striker, car accident

★ Mikhail Yeremin, Soviet goalkeeper, car accident

★ Gábor Zavadsky, Hungarian midfielder, embolism

★ Hicham Zerouali, Moroccan striker, car accident
==Horse Racing (Jockey)==
Does not include those who died in riding accident such as equestrian or horse racing, as there is a separate list for such, please refer to "See also" below.

★ Chris Antley, American jockey, drug overdose

★ Silvio Coucci, American jockey, suicide

★ Ron Hansen, American jockey, car accident

★ Frank Hayes, American jockey, died from a heart attack while riding his horse Sweet Kiss to victory at Belmont Park

★ Kim Hyung-chil, South Korean equestrianist, fell off horse

★ Don MacBeth, Canadian jockey, cancer
==Ice Hockey==
Main articles: List of ice hockey players who died young


★ Don Ashby, NHL, car accident

★ Bill Barilko, Hockey, plane crash

★ Jeff Batters, NHL, car accident

★ Michel Briere, NHL, car accident

★ Steve Chiasson, NHL, car accident/drunk driving

★ Yanick Dupre, NHL, leukemia

★ Bob Gassoff, Hockey, alcohol-related motorcycle accident

★ Joe Hall, NHL, pneumonia related to influenza

★ Tim Horton, NHL, car accident

★ Valery Kharlamov, Soviet Hockey player, car accident

★ John Kordic, Hockey, cocaine overdose

★ Pelle Lindbergh, Hockey, car accident

★ Roman Lyashenko, NHL, suicide

★ Duncan MacPherson, Hockey, snowboarding accident in Austria

★ Bill Masterton, Hockey, on-ice accident

★ Howie Morenz, Hockey, blood clot from broken leg

★ Wayne Maki, Hockey, brain cancer

★ Stephane Morin, Hockey, heart attack

★ Terry Sawchuk, NHL, heart failure from blood clot

★ Babe Siebert, Hockey, drowning accident

★ Dan Snyder, NHL, car accident, passenger in speeding car

★ Dmitri Tertyshny, NHL, boating accident

★ Georges Vézina, Hockey, advanced tuberculosis

★ B.J. Young, Hockey, single-car accident

★ Sergei Zholtok, Hockey, cardiac arrest from cardiac arrhythmia
==Motorsport==
Does not include race car drivers and motorcycle riders who died in race or practice crashes. Those names go in a separate article. Please refer to "See also" below.

★ Davey Allison, NASCAR driver, helicopter crash at Talledega Superspeedway

★ Georges Boillot, Grand Prix motor racing driver, military action during World War I

★ Tony Brise, Formula One driver, plane crash

★ Peter Gregg, sportscar racer, suicide

★ Bobby Hamilton, NASCAR driver, cancer

★ Mike Hawthorn, 1958 Formula One World Champion, car crash just months after winning the title

★ Steve Hislop, British Superbike rider, helicopter crash

★ Denny Hulme, New Zealand racing driver, heart attack whilst competing in Bathurst 1000

★ Camille Jenatzy, Belgian racing driver, shot while impersonating a wild boar

★ Alan Kulwicki, NASCAR driver, plane crash in Tennessee

★ Gerry Marshall, British racing driver, heart attack whilst test driving Richard Petty's IROC Chevrolet Camaro

★ Rob Moroso, NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 1990, car accident

★ Carlos Pace, Formula One driver, plane crash

★ Didier Pironi, Formula One driver recovering from horrendous leg injuries, powerboating accident

★ Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver, AIDS

★ Ryoji Takada, D1GP driver, truck loading accident

★ Bob Wollek, sportscar driver, cycling accident
==Professional Wrestling==

★ Brian Adams, WCW

★ Gary Albright, UWF International and All Japan Pro Wrestling wrestler, heart attack during World Xtreme Wrestling show

★ Chris Benoit, WWE wrestler, suicide.

★ The Big Boss Man, WWE wrestler, massive heart attack

★ Bruiser Brody, WWC wrestler, murdered

★ Chris Candido, TNA wrestler, complications following a leg injury

★ Bobby Duncum Jr., WCW wrestler, accidental prescription drug overdose

★ Eddie Guerrero, WWE wrestler, acute heart failure

★ Owen Hart, WWF wrestler, stunt accident during live pay-per-view event

★ Curt Hennig, WWF, drug overdose

★ Crash Holly, WWF, apparent drug overdose

★ Junkyard Dog, WWF, car accident

★ Malice, All Japan Pro Wrestling wrestler

★ Brian Pillman, WWF wrestler, arteriosclerotic heart disease

★ Rikidozan, Japanese wrestler, murdered

★ Road Warrior Hawk, last TV appearance was on ''RAW'' but wrestled for an indie promotion when he died, heart attack.

★ Ravishing Rick Rude, WCW wrestler, heart failure

★ Davey Boy Smith, last TV appearance was on ''SmackDown!'', heart attack

★ Yokozuna, died on an independent wrestling tour in Liverpool, England, massive heart attack.

★ Chris Von Erich, WCCW, suicide.

★ David Von Erich, NWA, heart attack triggered by acute enteritis (rumors persist that the death was drug-related, despite considerable evidence supporting the official cause).

★ Kerry Von Erich, WWF, suicide.

★ Mike Von Erich, USWA, suicide.

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Other Sports

Coaches, Staffs and Officials

See also

Other Sports

Does not include those who died in wheeled sports such as cycling accident, as there is a separate list for such, please refer to "See also" below.

★ David Mark Berger, Israeli weightlifter, Munich massacre

★ Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian long distance runner, car crash

★ Troy Broadbridge, Australian football, drowned

★ Yvonne Cernota, German bobsled driver, crashed during practice run

★ Sergei Chalibashvili, professional diver, accident during the World University Games

★ Doug Coombs, American extreme alpine skier, died after falling off a cliff

★ Felix Endrich, Swiss bobsled driver, crashed during 1936 Olympics practice run

★ Pål Arne Fagernes, Norwegian javelin thrower, car accident

★ Ze'ev Friedman, Israeli weightlifter, Munich massacre

★ Sergei Grinkov, Russian pairs figure skater, heart attack

★ Eliezer Halfin, Israeli wrestler, Munich massacre

★ Flo Hyman, American women's volleyball player, Marfan syndrome

★ Jonatan Johansson, Swedish snowboarder, snowboarding accident

★ Iss Lajos, Romanian water polo player, massive stroke

★ Loïc Leferme, French free-diver, drowned

★ Tony Lima, golfer, plane crash

★ Robert McCall, Canadian ice dance figure skater, AIDS

★ Audrey Mestre, French free-diver, drowned

★ Darren Millane, Australian football, car accident

★ Rafael Osuna, Mexican tennis player, plane crash

★ Line Østvold, Norwegian snowboarder, falling accident

★ Anton Pensberger, German bobsled driver, race crash

★ Steve Prefontaine, American long distance runner, car crash

★ Yossef Romano, Israeli weightlifter, Munich massacre

★ Spider Sabich, American skier, homicide

★ Richard Sanders, American amateur wrestler, car accident

★ Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler, oesophageal cancer

★ Todd Skinner, American free climber, fell from cliff

★ Mark Slavin, Israeli wrestler, Munich massacre

★ Vladimir Smirnov, Olympic champion fencer, accident during a match

★ Payne Stewart, American golfer, aboard private plane - pressurization failure

★ Neal Valiton, Swiss freeskier, skiing accident

★ Ivo Van Damme, Belgian middle distance runner, car accident

★ Sergio Zardini, Italian bobsled driver, slid into retaining wall

Coaches, Staffs and Officials

★ Gary Avrin, a marshal for the Molson Indy Toronto in 1996, struck by debris of the car driven by Jeff Krosnoff who was also killed in the accident

★ Graham Beveridge, a marshal for the 2001 Australian Grand Prix, struck by the debris of an accident involving Ralf Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve

★ Colin Chapman, founder of Team Lotus, heart attack

★ Mike Coolbaugh, minor-league baseball coach, struck by a ball in the neck

★ Maggie Dixon, women's basketball coach of the United States Military Academy, heart attack

★ Paolo Ghislimberti, a fire marshal for the 2000 Italian Grand Prix, struck by the debris of a multi-car accident on the first lap

★ Jean Patrick Hein, a marshal for the Molson Indy Vancouver in 1990, struck by the car driven by Willy T. Ribbs

★ Ricky Hendrick, owner affiliated to Hendrick Motorsports owned by his father Rick Hendrick, plane crash

★ Graham Hill, team boss of Embassy Racing and two-time Formula One World Champion as a driver in 1962 and 1968, plane crash

★ Dennis Johnson, coach of Austin Toros of the NBA D-League, heart attack

★ Elmo Langley, NASCAR pace car driver, heart attack during an evaluation run at a NASCAR exhibition race in Suzuka Circuit

★ John McSherry, Major League umpire, heart attack

★ Harvey Postlethwaite, F1 engineer and Technical Director, heart attack whilst supervising a testing session for Honda

★ Skip Prosser, head basketball coach of the Wake Forest University, heart attack

★ Bo Rein, head football coach of the Louisiana State University, plane crash

★ Mike Ritch, a pit crew member for Bill Elliott, struck by the car driven by Ricky Rudd during the 1990 Atlanta Journal 500

★ Knute Rockne, Notre Dame coach, plane crash

★ Fritz Shurmur, defensive co-ordinator of the Green Bay Packers, cancer

★ Jock Stein, Scotland's national soccer team coach, heart attack

★ Jansen Van Vuuren, a marshal for the 1977 South African Grand Prix, struck by the car driven by Tom Pryce who was also killed in the accident

See also

★ List of racing drivers who died in racing crashes

★ List of deaths by motorcycle accidents

★ List of professional cyclists who died during a race

★ List of people killed in bicycle-related accidents

★ List of skiing deaths

★ List of people who died in aviation-related incidents

★ List of people who died in road accidents

★ List of horse accidents

★ List of footballers who died while playing