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Nilton Santos
Sports & Athletics
34
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 1,880

Nilton Santos

Nรญlton dos Reis Santos
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
16 May 1925 โ€“ 27 November 2013 (88 years old)

Nilton Santos was an extraordinary Brazilian defender widely acclaimed as the greatest left-back in the history of football. Known as 'The Encyclopedia' for his encyclopedic knowledge of the game and flawless technique, he revolutionized defending by becoming the first full-back in World Cup history to attack down the flank, winning consecutive World Cups in 1958 and 1962.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mehdi Faria
Sports & Athletics
14
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Mehdi Faria

ุงู„ู…ู‡ุฏูŠ ูุงุฑูŠุง (ุฎูˆุณูŠู‡ ูุงุฑูŠุง)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
1933 โ€“ 2013 (80 years old)

Beloved Brazilian-Moroccan football manager who converted to Islam, adopted Moroccan nationality, and led the Atlas Lions to the historic Round of 16 at the 1986 World Cup.

Kenitra, Morocco
Sergey Belov
Sports & Athletics
34
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,080

Sergey Belov

ะกะตั€ะณะตะน ะะปะตะบัะฐะฝะดั€ะพะฒะธั‡ ะ‘ะตะปะพะฒ
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia
23 January 1944 โ€“ 3 October 2013 (69 years old)

Sergey Alexandrovich Belov was an elite Soviet shooting guard who scored 20 points in the historic, controversial gold-medal game at the 1972 Munich Olympics, ending the United States' 63-game Olympic winning streak. Winning eleven Soviet championships and two EuroLeague titles with CSKA Moscow, in 1992 he became the first international, non-American player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Perm, Russia
Emile Griffith
Sports & Athletics
36
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 1,880

Emile Griffith

Emile Alphonse Griffith
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
3 February 1938 โ€“ 23 July 2013 (75 years old)

Emile Griffith was a brilliant US Virgin Islands-born boxer who captured world championships in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, fighting an astonishing 339 championship roundsโ€”more than any other boxer in history. A gentle and compassionate man who carried the psychological burden of his tragic 1962 televised bout with Benny Paret, he was an early barrier-breaker for LGBTQ+ visibility in professional sports.

Hempstead, New York, United States
Alain Mimoun
Sports & Athletics
34
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,740

Alain Mimoun

Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1 January 1921 โ€“ 27 June 2013 (92 years old)

Alain Mimoun was a beloved French distance runner and decorated World War II hero who, after winning three Olympic silver medals behind his great friend and rival Emil Zรกtopek, achieved glorious redemption at age thirty-five by winning the Olympic Marathon at the 1956 Melbourne Games in scorching 100-degree heat. Winner of 29 French national titles, he remains France's most decorated track athlete.

Saint-Mandรฉ, Val-de-Marne, France
Abdelhamid Kermali
Sports & Athletics
4
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Abdelhamid Kermali

ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุญู…ูŠุฏ ูƒุฑู…ุงู„ูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
1931 โ€“ 2013 (81 years old)

Historic forward of the FLN Football Team in 1958 and visionary national coach who guided the Algerian National Football Team to its historic first Africa Cup of Nations title in 1990.

Sรฉtif, Algeria
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