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Elgin Baylor
Sports & Athletics
49
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,240

Elgin Baylor

Elgin Gay Baylor
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
16 September 1934 โ€“ 22 March 2021 (86 years old)

Elgin Gay Baylor was a revolutionary American basketball player who transformed the sport by taking it off the hardwood and into the air. A transcendent forward for the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers, his mid-air body control, hanging bank shots, and 61-point outburst in the 1962 NBA Finals paved the way for Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant.

Los Angeles, California, United States
Sabine Schmitz
Sports & Athletics
27
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Sabine Schmitz

Sabine Schmitz
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany
1969 โ€“ 2021 (51 years old)

Celebrated German professional racing driver revered worldwide as the "Queen of the Nรผrburgring", who became the first woman to win the 24 Hours of Nรผrburgring overall (1996) and delighted millions as a spirited presenter on BBC's Top Gear.

Nรผrburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Ahmed Faras
Sports & Athletics
7
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Ahmed Faras

ุฃุญู…ุฏ ูุฑุณ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1946 โ€“ 2021 (74 years old)

Legendary striker who captained Morocco to their historic 1976 Africa Cup of Nations championship and became the first Moroccan player to win the African Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or) in 1975.

Mohammรฉdia, Morocco
Paolo Rossi
Sports & Athletics
39
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,390

Paolo Rossi

Paolo Rossi
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy
23 September 1956 โ€“ 9 December 2020 (64 years old)

Paolo Rossi was an Italian striker whose predatory finishing, opportunistic movement, and redemption story illuminated the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Scoring an immortal hat-trick to eliminate favorites Brazil, two in the semi-final, and the opening goal in the final against West Germany, he claimed the World Cup, Golden Ball, Golden Boot, and Ballon d'Or in the same magical year.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Diego Maradona
Sports & Athletics
141
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 4,100

Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina
30 October 1960 โ€“ 25 November 2020 (60 years old)

Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentine football genius endowed with incomparable dribbling artistry, vision, and rebellious charisma. Regarded alongside Pelรฉ as one of the greatest players of all time, he single-handedly captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Mexico in 1986 and transformed underdog SSC Napoli into champions of Italy and Europe.

Dique Lujรกn, Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hamadi Agrebi
Sports & Athletics
2
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Hamadi Agrebi

ุญู…ุงุฏูŠ ุงู„ุนู‚ุฑุจูŠ (ุงู„ุณุงุญุฑ)
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1951 โ€“ 2020 (69 years old)

Legendary midfield playmaker known as 'The Magician' whose sublime technical wizardry at the 1978 World Cup captivated international audiences, and in whose honor the Olympic Stadium of Radรจs was named.

Sfax, Tunisia
Wes Unseld
Sports & Athletics
40
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 1,890

Wes Unseld

Westley Sissel Unseld
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
14 March 1946 โ€“ 2 June 2020 (74 years old)

Westley Sissel 'Wes' Unseld was an immovable, selfless American basketball center who joined Wilt Chamberlain as one of only two players in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year and the regular-season MVP in the same season (1969). The cornerstone of the Baltimore/Washington Bullets franchise, he guided them to the 1978 NBA championship with bone-crushing screens and the greatest two-handed overhead outlet passes in basketball history.

Catonsville, Maryland, United States
Don Shula
Sports & Athletics
41
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 2,890

Don Shula

Donald Francis Shula
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
4 January 1930 โ€“ 4 May 2020 (90 years old)

Donald Francis Shula was an American football coaching titan who holds the all-time NFL record for the most career victories by a head coach (347 wins). The architect of the Miami Dolphins dynasty, he coached the immortal 1972 Dolphins to an unblemished 17-0 recordโ€”the only completely undefeated, untied regular and postseason championship in NFL history.

Indian Creek, Florida, United States
Kobe Bryant
Sports & Athletics
142
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 4,850

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
23 August 1978 โ€“ 26 January 2020 (41 years old)

Kobe Bean Bryant was an iconic American basketball player who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five NBA championships, the 2008 NBA MVP award, two Olympic gold medals, and scoring 81 points in a single game (second highest in NBA history). His relentless work ethic, codified worldwide as 'Mamba Mentality', inspired millions of athletes across the globe.

Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California, United States
David Stern
Sports & Athletics
20
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

David Stern

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
c. 1943 โ€“ 2020 (77 years old)

David Joel Stern was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Washington, D.C., United States
Jimmy Moran
Sports & Athletics
23
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Jimmy Moran

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Great Britain
c. 1936 โ€“ 2020 (84 years old)

James Moran was a Scottish footballer who scored 52 goals from 190 appearances in the Football League playing as an inside forward for Leicester City, Norwich City, Northampton Town, Darlington and Workington in the 1950s and 1960s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

London, United Kingdom
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