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LIST OF SPORTSPEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED DURING THEIR PLAYING CAREER

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

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