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Willis Reed
Sports & Athletics
47
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,650

Willis Reed

Willis Reed Jr.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
25 June 1942 โ€“ 21 March 2023 (80 years old)

Willis Reed Jr., beloved as 'The Captain', was the revered leader and spiritual heart of the New York Knicks' golden era, captaining the team to two NBA championships in 1970 and 1973. In 1970, he became the first player in NBA history to win the All-Star MVP, regular season MVP, and Finals MVP in the same season, immortalized for his legendary hobbled entrance onto the court in Game 7 of the 1970 Finals.

Houston, Texas, United States
Just Fontaine
Sports & Athletics
52
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,120

Just Fontaine

Just Fontaine
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
18 August 1933 โ€“ 1 March 2023 (89 years old)

Just Fontaine was a legendary French striker who holds the eternal, unbreakable record for the most goals scored in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, netting an astonishing 13 goals in six games at the 1958 tournament in Sweden. A star of Stade de Reims, he scored 30 goals in just 21 international matches for France before injury ended his playing career at age twenty-eight.

Toulouse, France
Gregory Foster
Sports & Athletics
24
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Gregory Foster

Greg Foster
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
1958 โ€“ 2023 (64 years old)

Dominant American track and field hurdler who became the only athlete in history to win three consecutive World Championship gold medals in the 110-meter hurdles (1983, 1987, 1991), also winning silver at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Chicago, United States
Gianluca Vialli
Sports & Athletics
23
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Gianluca Vialli

Gianluca Vialli
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy
1964 โ€“ 2023 (58 years old)

Beloved Italian football striker and manager who formed the "Goal Twins" partnership with Roberto Mancini at Sampdoria, captained Juventus to Champions League glory in 1996, won European trophies managing Chelsea, and guided Italy to triumph at Euro 2020.

London, United Kingdom
Pelรฉ
Sports & Athletics
169
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 4,250

Pelรฉ

Edson Arantes do Nascimento
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil
23 October 1940 โ€“ 29 December 2022 (82 years old)

Pelรฉ is universally revered as one of the greatest football players in the history of the sport, and the only player ever to win three FIFA World Cups (1958, 1962, 1970). Renowned for his incandescent brilliance, acrobatic athleticism, and more than 1,200 career goals, he transformed the sport into 'The Beautiful Game' (O Jogo Bonito) and became a transcendent cultural icon for Brazil and the globe.

Sรฃo Paulo, Brazil
Siniลกa Mihajloviฤ‡
Sports & Athletics
28
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Siniลกa Mihajloviฤ‡

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๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia
1969 โ€“ 2022 (53 years old)

Legendary Serbian footballer and manager regarded as one of the greatest free-kick specialists in football history, who won the 1991 European Cup with Red Star Belgrade and scored an all-time record 28 Serie A free-kick goals.

Rome, Italy
Antonio Inoki
Sports & Athletics
37
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Antonio Inoki

ใ‚ขใƒณใƒˆใƒ‹ใ‚ช็Œชๆœจ (็Œชๆœจ ๅฏ›่‡ณ)
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
1943 โ€“ 2022 (79 years old)

Legendary Japanese professional wrestler, founder of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and pioneer of mixed martial arts who fought Muhammad Ali in the historic 1976 Boxer vs. Wrestler bout.

Yokohama (Kanagawa), Japan
Bill Russell
Sports & Athletics
57
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 3,450

Bill Russell

William Felton Russell
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
12 February 1934 โ€“ 31 July 2022 (88 years old)

William Felton 'Bill' Russell is universally revered as the greatest winner in North American team sports history, having anchored the Boston Celtics dynasty to eleven NBA championships in thirteen seasons (1957โ€“1969). A five-time NBA MVP who revolutionized defensive basketball with shot-blocking and fastbreak initiation, he was also the first Black head coach in major American professional sports and a towering civil rights leader.

Mercer Island, Washington, United States
Guy Damien Lafleur
Sports & Athletics
26
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Guy Damien Lafleur

Guy Lafleur
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada
1951 โ€“ 2022 (70 years old)

Legendary Montreal Canadiens right winger known as "The Flower" and "Le Dรฉmon Blond" whose blazing speed without a helmet and thunderous slapshots led the Canadiens to five Stanley Cup championships, becoming the first NHL player to score 50 goals and 100 points in six consecutive seasons.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Michael Dean Bossy
Sports & Athletics
32
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Michael Dean Bossy

Mike Bossy
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada
1957 โ€“ 2022 (65 years old)

Deadly, gentlemanly New York Islanders sniper celebrated as the most pure and prolific goal-scorer in NHL history, leading the Islanders dynasty to four consecutive Stanley Cups (1980โ€“1983) and holding the NHL record for highest goals-per-game average (0.762).

Rosemรจre, Quebec, Canada
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