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Remembering Jim Brown, Bobby Knight, Willis Reed, Bobby Hull, Jean Faut, Brooks Robinson, Vida Blue, Tim Wakefield, Dick Butkus, Marlene Bauer Hagge, Tim McCarver, Tori Bowie and many others who died in 2023.
George McGinnis, 73
Twice a champion as a Pacers power forward
Willie Hernández, 69
Relief pitcher who had a banner 1984
Bobby Knight, 83
Basketball coach known for trophies and tantrums
Frank Howard, 87
Towering sluggers whose homers were, too
Betsy Rawls, 95
Winner of eight golf majors
Bobby Charlton, 86
One of soccer’s greatest players
Walt Garrison, 79
Rare Dallas Cowboy who actually was a cowboy
Dick Butkus, 80
Fearsome Hall of Fame linebacker
Tim Wakefield, 57
Pitcher who helped Boston break the curse
Brooks Robinson, 86
Slick-fielding Hall of Fame third baseman
Jeremy Silman, 69
Chess master and author of best-selling chess books
Lisa Lyon, 70
Bodybuilding pioneer and Mapplethorpe muse
Bill Pinkney, 87
Globe-circling sailor who set a racial mark
Terry Funk, 79
Hard-core Hall of Fame wrestler
Tom Courtney, 90
Runner who lunged to grab the Olympic gold
Johnny Lujack, 98
Star quarterback at Notre Dame
Nikki McCray-Penson, 51
Basketball star and coach
Homer Jones, 82
Wide receiver specialist in bombs and spikes
The Iron Sheik,
Villainous Hall of Fame wrestler
Jim Hines, 76
First to sprint 100 Meters in under 10 seconds
Roger Craig, 93
Guru of the split-fingered fastball
Rick Hoyt, 61
Marathon racer pushed in a wheelchair by his father
Superstar Billy Graham, 79
Model of the buff, blond wrestler
Jim Brown, 87
Football great, then movie star and civil rights activist
Larry Mahan, 79
The Elvis of rodeo
Marlene Bauer Hagge, 89
Last of the L.P.G.A.’s founders
Doyle Brunson, 89
Poker champion who wrote a canonical guidebook
Joe Kapp, 85
Quarterback who led Vikings to Super Bowl IV
Vida Blue, 73
Pitching sensation for Champion A’s teams
Tori Bowie, 32
World champion sprinter
Ralph Boston, 83
Long jumper who broke a Jesse Owens record
Dick Groat, 92
Hoops whiz who became a star shortstop
Craig Breedlove, 86
Once the fastest man on Earth
Willis Reed, 80
Hall of Fame center for champion Knicks
Joe Pepitone, 82
Rowdy star when the Yankees faded
Dick Fosbury, 76
High jumper with a transformative flop
Pat McCormick, 92
First diver to sweep gold medals in two Olympics
Bud Grant, 95
Vikings coach who lost four Super Bowls
Otis Taylor, 80
Star receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs
Jean Faut, 98
Star pitcher in women’s baseball league
Greta Andersen, 95
Record-setting long-distance swimmer
Bob Richards, 97
Cold War Olympian known as the Vaulting Vicar
Eileen Sheridan, 99
Dominant cyclist in postwar Britain
Tim McCarver, 81
Catcher in the Hall of Fame as a broadcaster
Ted Lerner, 97
Developer who built the Washington Nationals
Bobby Hull, 84
Charismatic hockey Hall of Famer
Billy Packer, 82
Lead TV analyst of Final Four games for decades
Yoshimitsu Yamada, 84
Teacher of the martial art aikido to Americans
Sal Bando, 78
Captain of championship Oakland Athletics
Rosi Mittermaier, 72
Olympic skier who was a German national hero
Charles White, 64
Heisman winner with a difficult second act
Art McNally, 97
N.F.L.’s “father of instant replay”
Produced by Alex Traub and William McDonald
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