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Radamel García

Colombia

c. 1958 – 2019 (61 years old)

Radamel Enrique García King was a Colombian footballer who played as a defender. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Bogotá, Colombia

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Jack Fennell

Great Britain

c. 1934 – 2019 (85 years old)

Jack "Jackie" Fennell was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

London, United Kingdom

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Gordon Crosby

Canada

c. 1928 – 2019 (91 years old)

Gordon Crosby was a Canadian sprinter. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Ottawa, Canada

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Ernesto del Castillo

Mexico

c. 1930 – 2019 (89 years old)

Ernesto del Castillo Ontiveros was a Mexican equestrian. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Mexico City, Mexico

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Bob Burrow

United States

c. 1935 – 2019 (84 years old)

Robert Brantley Burrow was an American basketball player. The son of a lumberjack, Burrow was considered the nation's No. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Roger Bastié

France

c. 1933 – 2019 (86 years old)

Roger Bastié was a French rugby coach and player, best known for his association with CA Brive.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Paris, France

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Paulien van Deutekom

Netherlands

c. 1982 – 2019 (37 years old)

Paulien van Deutekom was a Dutch champion speed skater who specialised in the middle to long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Jerry Buchek

United States

c. 1943 – 2019 (76 years old)

Gerald Peter Buchek was an American middle infielder and third baseman who played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Walt McKeel

United States

c. 1973 – 2019 (46 years old)

Walter Thomas McKeel was an American professional baseball player. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Freddie Glidden

Great Britain

c. 1928 – 2019 (91 years old)

Frederick Glidden was a Scottish professional footballer who spent most of his career with Heart of Midlothian.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

London, United Kingdom

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Ivan Dimitrov

Switzerland

c. 1936 – 2019 (83 years old)

Ivan Milanov Dimitrov was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender for the Bulgaria national team. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Ahmed Makrouh

أحمد مكروح بابا

Morocco

1953 – 2018 (65 years old)

Historic striker of Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi who scored the immortal 86th-minute equalizing goal against Guinea in Ethiopia on March 14, 1976, clinching Morocco's first and only African Cup of Nations title.

El Jadida, Morocco

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Hacène Lalmas

أحسن لالماس

Algeria

1943 – 2018 (75 years old)

Voted Algeria's greatest footballer of the 20th century by sports journalists, Lalmas was the legendary captain and maestro of the great CR Belouizdad team of the 1960s.

Kouba, Algeria

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Mohamed Jarir

محمد جرير حمان

Morocco

1944 – 2018 (73 years old)

Legendary Raja Casablanca striker who made history on June 3, 1970, in León, Mexico, by scoring Morocco and North Africa's very first goal in FIFA World Cup history against West Germany.

Casablanca, Morocco

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Roger Bannister

Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister

Great Britain

23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018 (88 years old)

Sir Roger Bannister was an English middle-distance runner and renowned neurologist who achieved one of the most celebrated athletic breakthroughs in human history by breaking the psychological barrier of the four-minute mile on 6 May 1954 (3:59.4). Balancing full-time medical studies with training, he subsequently won the 1954 Empire Games 'Miracle Mile' over John Landy.

Oxford, Great Britain

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Daniel Sexton Gurney

Daniel Sexton Gurney

United States

1931 – 2018 (86 years old)

American racing driver, car constructor, and team owner who won races in Formula One, NASCAR, IndyCar, and sports car racing.

Newport Beach, California, United States

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Felix Reilly

Great Britain

c. 1934 – 2018 (84 years old)

Felix McCairney Reilly was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a forward.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

London, United Kingdom

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Mike McCartney

Great Britain

c. 1955 – 2018 (63 years old)

Michael McCartney was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back in the 1970s and 1980s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

London, United Kingdom

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