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Alfredo Di Stรฉfano
Sports & Athletics
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๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,890

Alfredo Di Stรฉfano

Alfredo Stรฉfano Di Stรฉfano Laulhรฉ
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina
4 July 1926 โ€“ 7 July 2014 (88 years old)

Alfredo Di Stรฉfano was an extraordinary Argentine-Spanish footballer whose unmatched versatility, endurance, and leadership turned Real Madrid into the undisputed kings of European football. Winning five consecutive European Cups between 1956 and 1960 and scoring in every single final, he is widely regarded as the most complete footballer who ever lived.

Madrid, Spain
Tahar Chaibi
Sports & Athletics
10
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Tahar Chaibi

ุงู„ุทุงู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุดุงูŠุจูŠ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1946 โ€“ 2014 (68 years old)

Affectionately revered as 'Tahartou', Chaibi was the supreme winger in the history of Club Africain, leading them to four league titles and scoring the decisive goal against Morocco in 1969.

Tunis, Tunisia
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Sports & Athletics
34
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,840

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Rubin Carter
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
6 May 1937 โ€“ 20 April 2014 (76 years old)

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter was a fearsome American middleweight boxing contender known for his devastating power punches, who spent nineteen years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a triple murder in Paterson, New Jersey, by an all-white jury. Vindicated and released by a federal judge in 1985, Carter became an internationally renowned human rights advocate and champion of the wrongfully convicted.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Abdelkader El Brazi
Sports & Athletics
12
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Abdelkader El Brazi

ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฏุฑ ุงู„ุจุฑุงุฒูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1964 โ€“ 2014 (49 years old)

Iconic Moroccan international goalkeeper who starred for FAR Rabat and defended the goal during Morocco's thrilling qualification campaign for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

Rabat, Morocco
Mustapha Zitouni
Sports & Athletics
30
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Mustapha Zitouni

ู…ุตุทูู‰ ุฒูŠุชูˆู†ูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1928 โ€“ 2014 (85 years old)

World-class Algerian central defender who abandoned his stardom with the French national team and AS Monaco on the eve of the 1958 World Cup to join the historic FLN Football Team, weaponizing sport for Algerian independence.

Algiers, Algeria
Eusรฉbio
Sports & Athletics
38
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,520

Eusรฉbio

Eusรฉbio da Silva Ferreira
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Mozambique
25 January 1942 โ€“ 5 January 2014 (71 years old)

Eusรฉbio da Silva Ferreira, 'The Black Panther', was a Mozambique-born Portuguese striker whose explosive speed, ferocious right-foot shot, and athletic grace made him one of the most feared goalscorers of the twentieth century. He led S.L. Benfica to European Cup glory in 1962, won the 1965 Ballon d'Or, and was the nine-goal top scorer of the 1966 World Cup in England.

Lisbon, Portugal
Gabe Gabler
Sports & Athletics
14
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Gabe Gabler

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
c. 1931 โ€“ 2014 (83 years old)

William Louis "Gabe" Gabler was an American professional baseball first baseman who appeared in three games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs in 1958. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Washington, D.C., United States
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