Sports figures we lost in 2019
USA TODAY
Cliff Robinson, basketball, 1966-2020
The Associated Press
Jevan Snead, football, 1982-2019
Streeter Lecka, Getty Images
Doug Hart (43), football, 1939-2019
AP
J.L. Lewis, golfer, 1960-2019
Stan Badz/PGA TOUR
Randy Lein (left), NCAA golf coach, 1950-2019
Courtesy Arizona State Athletics
Junior Johnson, motorsports, 1931-2019
Bill Russ, N.C. Division Of Tourism
Herman Boone, 1935-2019
Linda Spillers, AP File
Hayden Fry, football, 1929-2019
Eric Gay, AP
Bill Simpson, motorsports, 1940-2019
NIGEL COOK, Associated Press
Vladimir Tsyplakov, hockey, 1969-2019
Mike Ridewood, AP
Doug Woog, hockey, 1969-2019
Andy King, AP
Pete Frates, college baseball, 1984-2019
Charles Krupa, AP
Pat Sullivan, football, 1950-2019
Anthony Camerano, AP
John McKissick, foootball, 1926-2019
Stephen Morton, AP
Fred Cox, football, 1938-2019
Dick Raphael, USA TODAY Sports
Jake Burton Carpenter, snowboard pioneer, 1954-2019
Toby Talbot, AP
Anthony Grundy, basketball, 1979-2019
H. DARR BEISER, USA TODAY
Zeke Bratkowski, football, 1931-2019.
Focus On Sport, Getty Images
Charles Rogers, football, 1981-2019.
Julian H. Gonzalez, The Detroit Free Press
Nahje Flowers, college football, 1998-2019.
Zach Hill, University Of New Mexico Sports
Ron Fairly (center), baseball, 1938-2019
Associated Press
Jim Gregory, hockey, 1935-2019
Frank Gunn, AP
Willie Brown, football, 1940-2019
ERIC RISBERG, Associated Press
Patrick Day, boxing, 1992-2019
Dylan Buell, Getty Images
Derrick Mitchell Jr., college football, 1995-2019
Caylor Arnold, USA TODAY Sports
Bill Bidwill, NFL owner, 1931-2019
Paul Connors, AP
Nick Polano (back), hockey, 1941-2019
Detroit Free Press File Photo
Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, football, 1934-2019
Associated Press
John Ralston, football, 1927-2019
AP
Mike Stefanik, auto racing, 1958-2019
Jim Cole, AP
Larry Garron, football, 1937-2019
Focus On Sport/Getty Images
Terrell Roberts, football, 1981-2019
Andy Lyons, Getty Images
T. Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State University athletics booster, 1928-2019
Sue Ogrocki, AP
Neiron Ball, football, 1992-2019.
Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports
Brian Barnes, golf, 1945-2019
RAD, AP
Fred McLeod, baskeball, 1952-2019
David Richard, USA TODAY Sports
Chris Duncan, baseball, 1981-2019
Tom Gannam, AP
Blanca Fernandez Ochoa, skiing, 1963-2019
Dieter Endlicher, AP
Chace Numata, baseball, 1992-2019
Jack Hanrahan, AP
Jim Langer, football, 1948-2019
George Brich, AP
Jessi Combs, auto racing, 1983-2019
Velocity
Colin Clark, soccer, 1984-2019
Mike Stobe. Getty Images
Dave Parks, football, 1941-2019
Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News
Vince Naimoli, baseball, 1937-2019
Scott Martin, AP
Tom Nissalke, NBA and ABA coach, 1932-2019
Focus On Sport, Getty Images
Barry Bennett, right, football, 1955-2019
Wilbur Funches, AP
Luke Laufenberg, college football, 1998-2019
Mark Lambie/El Paso Times
Al Jackson, baseball, 1935-2019
Kathy Kmonicek, AP
Jim Hardy, football, 1923-2019.
AP
Cedric Benson, NFL RB, 1982-2019
David Kohl, AP
Felice Gimondi, cyclist, 1942-2019
STF, AFP/Getty Images
Jose Napoles (left), boxing, 1940-2019
AP
Mike Gaddis, football, 1969-2019
Tim DeFrisco, Getty Images
Jack Dolbin, football, 1948-2019
Getty Images
Cliff Branch, right, football, 1948-2019
Gordon Brand Jr., golf, 1958-2019
Phil Inglis, Getty Images
Nick Buoniconti, football (1940-2019)
NONE, XXX MIAMI DOLPHINS
Cathy Inglese, college basketball, 1958-2019
ELISE AMENDOLA,/AP
Maxim Dadashev, boxing, 1990-2019
Steve Marcus, Getty Images
Nick Harrison, auto racing, 1982-2019
Jared C. Tilton, Getty Images For NASCAR
Peter McNamara, tennis, 1955-2019
Jordan Mansfield, Getty Images
Mitch Petrus, football, 1987-2019.
Jeff Swinger, Cincinnati Enquirer
Elijah "Pumpsie" Green, baseball, 1933-2019.
Ed Maloney, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, boxing. 1964-2019.
Charles Rex Arbogast, Associated Press
Walt Michaels football, 1929-2019
Focus On Sport, Getty Images
Tyshon Dye, college football, 1993-2019
Bob Leverone, AP
Jared Lorenzen, football, 1981-2019
ED REINKE, Associated Press
Tony Robichaux, college baseball, 1961-2019
Scott Clause/USA TODAY Network
Tyler Skaggs, baseball, 1991-2019
Lindsey Wasson, USA TODAY Sports
Pat Bowlen, football, 1944-2019
Jack Dempsey, AP
Gabriele Grunewald, track and field (1986-2019)
Carlos Gonzalez, AP
José Antonio Reyes, soccer (1983-2019)
Cristina Quicler, AFP/Getty Images
Bill Buckner, baseball, 1949-2019
Russell Beeker, Baseball Weekly
Bart Starr, football, 1934-2019.
Anonymous, AP
Bill Yost, high school football, 1924-2019
LINDA SPILLERS, Associated Press
Niki Lauda, auto racing, 1949-2019.
-, AFP/Getty Images
Gunther Cunningham, football, 1946-2019
David Eulitt, AP
Dick Tomey, football, 1938-2019
John Miller, AP
Harold Lederman, boxing, 1940-2019
Will Hart, HBO
Red Kelly, hockey, 1927-2019
Detroit Free Press File Photo
Gino Marchetti, football, 1927-2019
Associated Press
Jimmy Banks, soccer, 1964-2019
USSoccer.com
John Havlicek, basketball, 1940-2019.
AP
Reggie Cobb, football, 1968-2019.
ANNE RYAN, USA TODAY
John MacLeod, basketball, 1937-2019.
Stephen Dunn, Getty Images
Forrest Gregg, football, 1933-2019
Paul Shane, AP
Scott Sanderson, baseball, 1956-2019
AP
Clem Daniels, football, 1937-2019.
William P. Straeter, AP
Cal Ramsey, basketball, 1937-2019
Richard Drew, AP
Michael Cofer, football, 1960-2019.
Jim Mone, AP
Chuck Harmon, baseball, 1924-2019
Al Behrman, AP
Johnny "Lam" Jones, Olympic sprinter, NFL receiver, 1928-2019
San Angelo Standard-Times
Joe Auer, NFL running back, 1941-2019
Miami Dolphins
Kelly Catlin, cycling, 1995-2019.
The Associated Press
Charlie Whiting, motor sports, 1952-2019
Pavel Golovkin, AP
Harry Howell, hockey, 1932-2019
Seth Wenig, AP
Christoper Pallies (King Kong Bundy), professional wrestling, 1957-2019
Walter Iooss Jr., Sports Illustrated/Getty Images
Ted Lindsay, hockey, 1925-2019
AP
Don Newcombe, baseball, 1926-2019
The Associated Press
Red Cashion, NFL referee, 1931-2019.
PHIL COALE, Associated Press
Fernando Clavijo, soccer, 1956-2019
Luis M. Alvarez, AP
David Williams II, former Vanderbilt athletics director, 1948-2019
Mark Humphrey, AP
Frank Robinson, baseball, 1935-2019
Louis Requena, MLB Photos Via Getty Images
Andre Boudrias, hockey, 1943-2019
Steve Babineau, NHLI Via Getty Images
Bob Friend, baseball, 1930-2019
Associated Press
Wade Wilson, football. 1959-2019
Tim Heitman, Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Jim McKean, right, MLB umpire, 1945-2019.
Duane Burleson, AP
Geri Ann Glasco, softball, 1994-2019.
Brent Drinkut, Statesman Journal Via USA TODAY Network
Turk Schonert, football, 1957-2019.
David Duprey, AP
Glen Wood, NASCAR team founder, 1925-2019.
Sean Gardner, Getty Images
Mason Lowe, bull riding, 1993-2019.
Jamie Squire, Getty Images
Mel Stottlemyre, baseball, 1941-2019.
Kathy Willens, AP
Bob Kuechenberg, football, 1947-2019.
Miami Dolphins
J.D. Gibbs, motor sports, 1949-2019.
Mike McCarn, AP
Gus Ganakas, college basketball, 1926-2019.
MSU Athletic Communications
Kwamie Lassiter, football, 1969-2019.
Otto Greule Jr., Getty Images
Bryce Turner, football, 1998-2019.
Neville E. Guard, USA TODAY Sports
Jim Margraff, Johns Hopkins football coach, 1960-2019.
Kim Hairston, AP
Gene "Mene Gene" Okerlund, WWE announcer and interviewer, 1942-2019.
AP
Tyler Trent, Purdue superfan, 1998-2019.
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