MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max McGee, the unexpected hero of the first Super Bowl and a long-time challenge for Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, died Saturday after falling from the roof of his home, police confirmed. He was 75. … Read full obituary
The discus great who won gold medals in four straight Olympics to become one of track and field’s biggest stars in the 1950s and ’60s, died Monday of heart failure, less than two weeks after his 71st birthday. … Read full obituary
Popular former West Coast premiership player Chris Mainwaring will be remembered for his central role in establishing the Eagles as a formidable force in the AFL both on and off the field. … Read full obituary
British former world rallying champion Colin McRae was believed to have been killed in a fatal helicopter crash at his home on Saturday, police told AFP. … Read full obituary
HINSDALE, Ill., Aug. 27 (AP) — Charles Albert Comiskey II, grandson and namesake of the Chicago White Sox founder and a former front-office executive and co-owner during the Go Go Sox years in the 1950s, died in his sleep at his home here on Sunday. He was 81. … Read full obituary
… Rizzuto, who would have been 90 in September, died Tuesday from pneumonia after living his last several years in declining health at a West Orange, N.J., nursing home. … Read full obituary
Bill Walsh, former head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, died Monday following a battle with leukemia, a source told KCRA 3.
Walsh died at about 11 a.m. at home, officials said.
Walsh was head coach with the 49ers from 1979 to 1988, where he won three Super Bowl championships and perfected the schemes that became known as the West Coast offense during his Hall of Fame career. … Read full obituary
Bill Flemming, one of the original announcers on ABC’s “Wide World of Sports,” who was also known for his Olympics, college football and golf broadcasts, died July 20 in Petoskey, Michigan He was 80. … Read full obituary
Former NSW player and Test umpire, Tom Brooks OAM, passed away on Monday after a short illness, aged 88, Cricket NSW announced. … Read full obituary
Australia’s oldest Olympian Eileen Wearne died last week aged 95, the Australian Olympic Committee announced today.
Wearne, who died on Friday, competed in athletics at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. … Read full obituary
WWE is saddened to learn of the death of WWE Hall of Famer “Sensational” Sherri. She was 49.
She passed away at her mother’s home in Birmingham, Ala. Friday morning, according to her husband of 10 years, Robert Schrull. … Read full obituary
Former Australian Test all-rounder Ron Archer has died of lung cancer at the age of 73. … Read full obituary
International Cricket Council president Percy Sonn died in a Cape Town hospital on Sunday at the age of 57. … Read full obituary
The roll call of Don Bradman’s 1948 “Invincibles” cricket team is down to five following the death of Bill Johnston at the age of 85. …
Johnston played 40 Tests between 1947 and 1955, taking 160 wickets at less than 24 runs apiece. … Read full obituary
Australian golf has lost its godfather after fiery trailblazer Norman Von Nida passed away peacefully aged 93 at his Gold Coast nursing home. … Read full obituary
A minute’s silence was held this morning at the Le Mans circuit in memory of Australian Jack Findlay, who passed away last night. … Read full obituary
ST. LOUIS — Gino Pariani, who played for the United States on the 1950 team that produced one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history, has died. He was 79. …
Pariani, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, also played on the U.S. Olympic team in 1948. … Read full obituary
Former racing writer and columnist Bill Casey has died in Sydney after a long illness. He was 72. … Read full obituary
Josh Hancock, a relief pitcher who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series last season, died early Sunday when his sport utility vehicle slammed into the back of a tow truck. … Read full obituary
Dick Motz, the first bowler to take 100 wickets in test cricket for New Zealand, has died in Christchurch.
Motz, 67, was found dead yesterday by his former New Zealand and Canterbury captain Graham Dowling, The Press reported today. … Read full obituary
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Johnny Perkins, who caught 163 passes in a seven-year NFL career spent entirely with the New York Giants, died of complications following heart surgery. He was 54 … Read full obituary
The Sharks mourned Monday’s sudden passing of Gaetan Duchesne, whose 14-season NHL career included 117 games spent with San Jose from 1993 to ‘95. …
Duchense, 44, died apparently of cardiac arrest while training at a Quebec-area gym Monday. … Read full obituary
Former South Australian National Football League and Collingwood footballer Len Fitzgerald has died at the age of 76. … Read full obituary
French free-diving champion Loic Leferme has died in a training accident off the south of France. The 36-year-old former free-diving world record holder died when his rapid ascent system snagged, according to latest reports. … Read full obituary
Berres, a talented defensive catcher, struggled to get a chance in the Major Leagues and in 1933, after boosting his average to .294 with Birmingham in the Southern Association, he got the call from Brooklyn. … Read full obituary
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