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Junior Seau
Sports & Athletics
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Junior Seau

Ti'aina Baul Seau Jr.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1969 โ€“ 2012 (43 years old)

One of the greatest and most passionate linebackers in American football history, a twelve-time Pro Bowler and beloved icon of the San Diego Chargers whose posthumous CTE diagnosis ignited national reforms in head injury safety.

Oceanside, United States
Piermario Morosini
Sports & Athletics
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Piermario Morosini

Piermario Morosini
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy
1986 โ€“ 2012 (25 years old)

Talented Italian professional footballer and youth international midfielder whose tragic collapse on the pitch in 2012 united Italian sports in grief and prompted mandatory cardiac screening and automated external defibrillators across professional leagues.

Bergamo, Italy
Gary Carter
Sports & Athletics
11
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Gary Carter

Gary Edmund Carter
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1954 โ€“ 2012 (57 years old)

Hall of Fame Major League Baseball catcher nicknamed 'The Kid' for his infectious enthusiasm and unyielding grit, who anchored the Montreal Expos and led the New York Mets to their historic 1986 World Series title.

Tequesta, United States
Sรณcrates
Sports & Athletics
12
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Sรณcrates

Sรณcrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
1954 โ€“ 2011 (57 years old)

Iconic Brazilian football captain, midfield maestro, and licensed medical doctor who captained Brazil's legendary 1982 World Cup team and founded Corinthians Democracy to challenge military rule.

Ribeirรฃo Preto, Brazil
Socrates
Sports & Athletics
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Socrates

Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
1954 โ€“ 2011 (57 years old)

Visionary Brazilian midfield maestro and qualified medical doctor who captained Brazil's enchanting 1982 World Cup team and led the revolutionary 'Corinthians Democracy' movement against Brazil's military dictatorship.

Ribeirao Preto (Sao Paulo), Brazil
Gary Speed
Sports & Athletics
11
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Gary Speed

Gary Andrew Speed
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Great Britain
1969 โ€“ 2011 (42 years old)

Revered Welsh international footballer and national team manager who won the English league title with Leeds United, made 535 Premier League appearances, and laid the foundation for Wales' modern football renaissance.

Chester, United Kingdom
Vasily Alekseyev
Sports & Athletics
10
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Vasily Alekseyev

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia
1942 โ€“ 2011 (69 years old)

Legendary Soviet super-heavyweight weightlifter who won back-to-back Olympic gold medals (1972, 1976), set 80 world records, and remained undefeated in major international competition for eight years.

Shakhty, Russia
Joe Frazier
Sports & Athletics
35
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Joe Frazier

Joseph William Frazier
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
12 January 1944 โ€“ 7 November 2011 (67 years old)

Joseph William 'Smokin' Joe' Frazier was a relentless, ferocious heavyweight boxing champion who became the first man to defeat Muhammad Ali in the 1971 'Fight of the Century'. Armed with an unstoppable bobbing-and-weaving forward attack and the most lethal left hook in boxing history, the 1964 Olympic gold medalist reigned as undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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