Some of the notable figures from the world of sports who died in 2017:
Daryl Spencer
Jan. 2 at age 88. Infielder for four teams in 10 seasons (1952-63) who hit the first home run in San Francisco Giants history (the first by a major leaguer in the Pacific Time Zone).
Jean Vuarnet
Jan. 2 at age 83. 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the downhill who pioneered the tuck position and was the first to win gold on metal skis.
Milt SchmidtJan. 4 at age 98. Hockey Hall of Famer and Bruins legend who played on two Stanley Cup champions (1939, 1941), coached the team for 11 seasons (1954-66), and helped bring two other championships to Boston in the 1970s as general manager.
Willy Evans
Jan. 4 at age 79. Star running back on the 1958 University of Buffalo football team that rejected an invitation to the Tangerine Bowl because blacks weren’t allowed to play.
Billy Champion
Jan. 7 at age 69. Righthander for the Phillies and Brewers (1969-76).
Jackie Brown
Jan. 8 at age 73. Pitcher for seven years with four teams (mostly Texas) and pitching coach for the Rangers, White Sox, and Rays.
Charlie Driscoll
Jan. 11 at age 77. Longtime hockey coach at Medford High, Malden Catholic, and Wakefield High.
John Jacobs
Jan. 13 at age 91. Captain of the 1979 Ryder Cup team that was the first one to have players from continental Europe join Britain.
Edwin Pope
Jan. 19 at age 88. Hall of Fame sportswriter for more than 50 years with the Miami Herald who covered the first 47 Super Bowls.
Yordano VenturaJan. 22 at age 22. Promising righthander who was 38-31 in his young career with the Royals.
Ralph GuglielmiJan. 23 at age 83. College Football Hall of Fame quarterback for Notre Dame (1951-54) who played seven NFL seasons with four teams, mostly the Redskins.
Charles Shackleford
Jan. 27 at age 50. Basketball star at North Carolina State (1985-88) who played six seasons in the NBA with four teams.
Mike IlitchFeb. 10 at age 87. Owner of the Detroit Red Wings (four Stanley Cups) and Detroit Tigers.
Piet Keizer
Feb. 11 at age 73. Dutch soccer star who helped Ajax to three straight European Cup titles (1971-73).
Fab MeloFeb. 11 at age 26. Center who was a Celtics first-round pick in 2012 (No. 22 overall) but played only six NBA games after starring at Syracuse.
CharismaticFeb. 19 at age 21. Winner of the 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness whose Triple Crown bid ended with a leg injury near the finish line of the Belmont.
Ed GarveyFeb. 22 at age 76. Executive director of the NFL Players Association from 1971-83, a period that included strikes in 1974 and 1982.
Neil FingletonFeb. 25 at age 36. The United Kingdom’s tallest man — 7 feet 7½ inches — he played basketball at Holy Name High School, Holy Cross (2002-04), and North Carolina, and later had a career in acting.
Ned Garver
Feb. 26 at age 91. Only American League pitcher to win 20 games for a team that lost 100 (1951 St. Louis Browns).
Sunny Hale
Feb. 26 at age 48. Groundbreaking American female polo player.
Vladimir PetrovFeb. 28 at age 69. Star forward on Russian national hockey teams that won Olympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976 before losing to the Americans in 1980.
Simon Hobday
March 2 at age 76. South African golfer who won five times on the Champions Tour, including the 1994 US Senior Open.
Raymond Kopa
March 3 at age 85. Soccer star who was the first French player to win the Ballon D’Or (1958) and was known as “the Napoleon of football.’’
Mickey Marvin
March 6 at age 61. Raiders offensive lineman on their Super Bowl champion teams in the 1980 and 1983 seasons.
Bill Hougland
March 6 at age 86. Basketball star who helped Kansas capture the 1952 NCAA championship and the US win Olympic gold medals in 1952 and 1956.
Lou Duva
March 8 at age 94. Hall of Fame manager/trainer who handled 19 boxing champions, including Evander Holyfield, and helped build the powerful Main Events promotional company.
Bill HandsMarch 9 at age 76. 20-game winner for the Cubs in their ill-fated 1969 season.
Bob Bruce
March 14 at age 83. Starting pitcher for the Houston ballclub in its last game at Colt Stadium and first game at the Astrodome.
Dave Stallworth
March 15 at age 75. Forward who filled in at center for the injured Willis Reed for the 1970 champion New York Knicks.
Rodrigo Valdes
March 15 at age 70. WBC and WBA middleweight champion in the 1970s.
Jerry KrauseMarch 21 at age 77. Chicago Bulls general manager who helped build the teams that won six NBA championships.
Dallas Green
March 22 at age 82. Manager of the 1980 World Series champion Phillies who also pitched in the majors and managed the Mets and Yankees.
Clay Matthews Sr.March 23 at age 88. Two-way player for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1950s and patriarch of a three-generation NFL family.
Gary DoakMarch 25 at age 71. Hard-nosed defenseman whose two stints with the Bruins (1965-70 and 1973-81) included a Stanley Cup in 1970.
Brian OldfieldMarch 26 at age 71. Brash American shot putter (sixth at the 1972 Munich Olympics) who helped popularize the spin technique in both shot put and discus.
Todd FrohwirthMarch 26 at age 54. Sidewinding relief pitcher whose nine-year career included 22 games with the Red Sox in 1994.
James Hadnot
March 31 at age 59. Chiefs running back (1980-83).
Katy FeeneyApril 1 at age 68. As senior vice president of club relations and scheduling, the most prominent female executive in Major League Baseball.
Roy SieversApril 3 at age 90. Slugging outfielder/first baseman who was 1949 AL Rookie of the Year with the Browns and a three-time All-Star for the Senators in the 1950s.
Ilkka SinisaloApril 5 at age 58. Flyers right winger for nine seasons (1981-90).
Bob CervApril 6 at age 91. Backup outfielder on three Yankees World Series teams — including the 1956 champions — who became an All-Star with the Athletics in 1958.
Derrick Jensen
April 7 at age 60. Running back/tight end on two Raiders Super Bowl champions (1980, 1983) and a longtime scout for the Seahawks.
Bill Sutherland
April 9 at age 82. Center for five NHL/WHA teams in a seven-year pro career.
Wayne Hardin
April 12 at age 91. College Football Hall of Fame coach who built successful programs at Navy (1959-64) and Temple (1970-82).
Dan RooneyApril 13 at age 84. Pittsburgh Steelers owner, one of the NFL’s most influential executives, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Bill Anderson
April 18 at age 80. End who played on the Packers’ first two Super Bowl champions after beginning his career with the Redskins.
Aaron Hernandez
April 19 at age 27. Tight end on the Patriots’ Super Bowl team of 2011 whose life took a notorious turn with a murder conviction in 2013 and ended in a prison suicide.
Lynn Whiting
April 19 at age 77. Trainer of 1992 Kentucky Derby winner Lil E. Tee, a 17-1 long shot.
Tom FlemingApril 19 at age 65. Two-time winner of the New York City Marathon (1973, 1975) and twice a runner-up in Boston (1973, 1974).
Jack GrinoldApril 22 at age 81. The dean of college sports information directors in New England, he served Northeastern in that capacity for 50 years.
Chuck Wielgus
April 23 at age 67. Executive director of USA Swimming whose teams won 156 Olympic medals during his 20-year tenure.
Kenny Sears
April 23 at age 83. All-Star forward for the Knicks in the late 1950s and the first basketball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated (December 1954).
Solly Walker
April 28 at age 85. St. John’s basketball star in the 1950s and the school’s first African-American player.
Chad Young
April 29 at age 21. Promising American cyclist who died of head injuries sustained in a crash during the Tour of Gila in New Mexico.
Sam MeleMay 1 at age 95. Outfielder for the Red Sox in the late 1940s and a longtime instructor and scout in the organization who also managed the Twins to the 1965 American League pennant.
Toby KimballMay 2 at age 74. Star forward for UConn in the early 1960s whose nine-year NBA career included one season (1966-67) with the Celtics.
Adolph KieferMay 5 at age 98. 100-meter backstroke champion in the 1936 Summer Games who at the time of his death was the oldest surviving American Olympic gold medalist.
Steven Holcomb
May 6 at age 37. America’s best bobsled pilot, he steered his four-man team to a gold medal in the 2010 Olympics, snapping a 62-year drought for the US in the event.
Clarence Williams
May 8 at age 70. Packers defensive end for eight years in the 1970s.
George Irvine
May 9 at age 69. Indiana Pacers head coach (1984-86).
Yale Lary
May 12 at age 86. Hall of Fame safety who helped the Detroit Lions win three NFL titles in the 1950s.
Len Rohde
May 13 at age 79. Offensive lineman for the 49ers for 15 years (1960-74) who made the Pro Bowl in 1970.
Frank Brian
May 14 at age 94. All-Star guard for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Fort Wayne Pistons in the early days of the NBA.
Steve PalermoMay 14 at age 67. Well-respected major league umpire from 1976-91 whose career was cut short when he was shot and paralyzed while coming to the aid of a robbery victim in Dallas.
Jim McElreath
May 18 at age 89. Dirt-track, Sprint Car, and Indy Car driver who raced in 15 Indianapolis 500s and was the 1962 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year.
David Sanchez
May 19 at age 25. Promising Mexican flyweight boxer who had a record of 31-4-2 before dying in a car accident.
Wayne Walker
May 19 at age 80. Pro Bowl linebacker (and placekicker) for the Detroit Lions (1958-72).
Bill WhiteMay 22 at age 77. All-Star defenseman who formed an imposing blue line tandem with Pat Stapleton for the early ’70s Blackhawks.
Cortez KennedyMay 23 at age 48. Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks (1990-2000).
Sonny RandleMay 23 at age 81. Star receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1960s.
Jim BunningMay 26 at age 85. Hall of Fame pitcher who threw no-hitters in both leagues (Phillies, Tigers) before serving 12 years in the House and 12 in the Senate as a Republican from Kentucky.
Frank DefordMay 28 at age 78. Prolific and much-honored sportswriter and commentator whose work was featured for decades in Sports Illustrated, on NPR, and on HBO.
Roberto De VicenzoJune 1 at age 94. Argentina’s first major golf champion (1967 British Open) whose infamously incorrect scorecard (kept by Tommy Aaron) cost him a shot at a playoff in the 1968 Masters.
Jack McCloskeyJune 1 at age 91. General manager who built the Detroit Pistons’ “Bad Boys’’ championship teams of 1989 and 1990.
Jack O’Neill
June 2 at age 94. Northern California surfing icon who designed some of the earliest neoprene wetsuits.
Jimmy PiersallJune 3 at age 87. All-Star outfielder for the Red Sox in the 1950s whose problems with mental illness were addressed in his autobiography, “Fear Strikes Out,’’ and less accurately in the movie of the same title.
Herm StarretteJune 2 at age 80. Pitching coach for six teams in the 1970s and ’80s — including the 1980 champion Phillies — and Red Sox bullpen coach from 1995-97.
Holy Bull
June 7 at age 26. 1994 Horse of the Year and sire of more than 700 winners.
James Hardy
June 7 at age 31. Buffalo Bills receiver (2008-09).
Rick Tuten
June 13 at age 52. Pro Bowl punter for the Seahawks (1991-97) who won a Super Bowl with the 1999 Rams.
Don Matthews
June 14 at age 77. Canadian Football League Hall of Famer (and Amesbury native) who won 231 games and five Grey Cups as a head coach.
Larry GranthamJune 18 at age 78. All-Pro linebacker who played 13 years for the Jets (1960-72) and was a starter on their 1968 Super Bowl champions.
Tony Liscio
June 18 at age 76. Offensive lineman who came out of retirement in 1971 to help the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl.
Tony DiCiccoJune 19 at age 68. Coach of the US women’s soccer team that won the 1999 World Cup, a landmark moment for the sport in this country.
Herve Filion
June 22 at age 77. Hall of Fame harness driver who retired with a North American record of 15,179 victories.
Frank Kush
June 22 at 88. Football coach who turned Arizona State into a powerhouse but whose intense style led to his firing after allegations that he physically and mentally harassed a player.
Doug Peterson
June 26 at age 71. Designer on two yachts (America³ for the US in 1992, Black Magic for New Zealand in 1995) that won the America’s Cup.
Anthony Young
June 27 at age 51. Hard-luck Mets pitcher who set a major league record with 27 consecutive losses in 1992-93.
Dave SemenkoJune 28 at age 59. Edmonton Oilers tough guy who was widely regarded as “Wayne Gretzky’s bodyguard’’ and played on two Stanley Cup winners (1984, ’85).
Max Runager
June 30 at age 61. Punter for the Eagles, 49ers, and Browns (1979-89), and a member of San Francisco’s 1984 Super Bowl champions.
Darrall Imhoff
June 30 at age 78. Center for six teams in a 12-year NBA career who also starred on Cal’s 1959 NCAA champions and won a gold medal with the 1960 US Olympic team.
Gene ConleyJuly 4 at age 86. The only man to win titles in the NBA (three with the Celtics) and Major League Baseball (1957 Braves), he also pitched three seasons for the Red Sox in the 1960s.
Diane NelsonJuly 5 at age 51. One of horse racing’s elite female jockeys, she won more than 1,000 races and also landed work with the Ford Modeling Agency.
Hootie JohnsonJuly 14 at age 86. Augusta National chairman who famously refused to admit female members to the golf club despite mounting pressure from advocacy groups.
Babe ParilliJuly 15 at age 87. All-Pro quarterback for the Patriots during their AFL days of the 1960s who ended his career as Joe Namath’s backup with the 1968 Super Bowl champion Jets.
Bob WolffJuly 15 at age 96. Legendary broadcaster whose 78-year career included calls of championship games in all four major American sports and Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game in 1956.
Jerry Bird
July 16 at age 83. Kentucky basketball star under Adolph Rupp in the 1950s.
Kim Hammond
July 16 at age 72. Backup quarterback for the Boston Patriots in 1969.
John Kundla
July 23 at age 101. Hall of Fame coach who led the Minneapolis Lakers to five BAA/NBA championships from 1949-54.
Mervyn Rose
July 24 at age 87. Australian tennis star who won two major singles titles (1954 Australian Open, 1958 French Open) and two Davis Cups (1951, ’57).
Lee MayJuly 29 at age 74. Slugging first baseman who had 100-RBI seasons for three teams (Reds, Astros, Orioles) in an 18-year career (1965-82).
Dave Grayson
July 29 at age 78. All-Pro safety who led the AFL with 10 interceptions for the Raiders in 1968.
John Reaves
Aug. 1 at age 67. Record-setting quarterback at Florida whose 11-year journeyman NFL career was hampered by substance abuse.
Ara ParseghianAug. 2 at age 94. Legendary Notre Dame coach who won two national championships (1966, 1973) and with Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy is part of the school’s “Holy Trinity’’ of football coaches.
Betty Cuthbert
Aug. 6 at age 79. Australian sprinter who won three Olympic gold medals in 1956 (100, 200, 4-by-100 relay) and another in 1964 (400).
Darren DaultonAug. 6 at age 55. All-Star catcher and spiritual leader of the 1993 NL champion Phillies, he played 14½ years with Philadelphia, then finished his career on a World Series winner with the 1997 Marlins.
Don BaylorAug. 7 at age 68. Clubhouse leader on the 1986 AL champion Red Sox who also was AL MVP with the Angels in 1979 and NL Manager of the Year with the Rockies in 1995.
Dick MacPhersonAug. 8 at age 86. Football coach who turned around the Syracuse program before taking over the Patriots in 1991-92; he also was UMass coach for seven years in the 1970s.
Ken KaiserAug. 8 at age 72. Colorful and imposing American League umpire who worked 23 years in the big leagues (1977-99).
Paul Casanova
Aug. 12 at age 75. All-Star catcher for the Senators and Braves (1965-74).
Bryan MurrayAug. 12 at age 74. Longtime NHL coach and general manager who helped turn around the Washington Capitals and took the Ottawa Senators to the Stanley Cup Final.
Frank BroylesAug. 14 at age 92. Arkansas football coach who went 144-48-5 in 19 years, sharing a national title in 1964 when he had Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson on his team.
Tommy Hawkins
Aug. 16 at age 80. Notre Dame’s first black All-American in basketball who went on to a 10-year NBA career with the Lakers and Royals.
Lester WilliamsAug. 16 at age 58. Patriots nose tackle from 1982-85 who was a starter in Super Bowl XX.
Dave CreightonAug. 18 at age 87. All-Star center whose 12-year NHL career included six seasons with the Bruins (1948-54).
Ed Sharockman
Aug. 19 at age 77. Vikings cornerback (1961-72) who played on their 1969 Super Bowl team.
Colin Meads
Aug. 20 at age 81. Considered New Zealand’s greatest rugby player of the 20th century.
Jud HeathcoteAug. 28 at age 90. Basketball coach for 19 years at Michigan State who won a national championship in 1979 with Magic Johnson as his star player.
Bobby Boyd
Aug. 28 at age 79. All-Pro cornerback for the Colts who played on their 1968 Super Bowl team and had 57 career interceptions.
Rollie MassiminoAug. 30 at age 82. Basketball coach who won more than 800 college games and led Villanova to its surprising 1985 NCAA championship.
Jackie Burkett
Sept. 1 at age 80. Linebacker for three teams (Colts, Cowboys, Saints) in a 10-year NFL career (1961-70).
Paul Schaal
Sept. 1 at age 74. Third baseman who played 11 years (1964-74) for the Angels and Royals.
Noel PicardSept. 6 at age 78. St. Louis Blues defenseman whose trip of Bobby Orr on the 1970 Stanley Cup-winning goal resulted in the iconic image of the airborne Bruins superstar.
Gene MichaelSept. 7 at age 79. Yankees shortstop, manager, and executive who helped build the teams that won four World Series in a five-year span (1996-2000).
Joe DeNucciSept. 8 at age 78. World-class middleweight boxer (1957-73) who became the longest-serving state auditor in Massachusetts history.
Pierre PiloteSept. 9 at age 85. Hall of Fame defenseman who won a Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 1961 and three Norris Trophies.
Don OhlmeyerSept. 10 at age 72. Groundbreaking, Emmy-winning producer of ABC’s “Monday Night Football.’’
Dan Currie
Sept. 11 at age 82. All-Pro linebacker who played on Green Bay’s NFL champion teams in 1961 and 1962.
Penny ChenerySept. 16 at age 95. Owner of legendary 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat and 1972 Kentucky Derby champion Riva Ridge.
Jake LaMotta
Sept. 19 at age 95. Punishing middleweight champion who was depicted by Oscar winner Robert DeNiro in the 1980 film “Raging Bull.’’
Bernie CaseySept. 19 at age 78. Receiver for the 49ers and Rams in the 1960s whose talents also included painting, poetry, and acting (“Revenge of the Nerds’’).
Red Miller
Sept. 27 at age 89. Fiery coach who led the Denver Broncos to their first Super Bowl, losing to the Cowboys in January 1978.
Frank Hamblen
Sept. 30 at age 70. Assistant coach to Phil Jackson on seven NBA champions with the Lakers and Bulls.
Joe Tiller
Sept. 30 at age 74. Purdue’s winningest football coach (87-62 from 1997-2008).
Connie HawkinsOct. 6 at age 75. New York City playground legend who became a Basketball Hall of Famer, winning an ABA title and MVP with the Pittsburgh Pipers in 1968 and starring for the Suns.
Jim Landis Oct. 7 at 83. Center fielder for the 1959 AL champion White Sox who won five Gold Gloves and finished his career with a cup of coffee for the 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox.
Y.A. Tittle
Oct. 8 at age 90. Gritty Hall of Fame quarterback who starred for the 49ers for 10 years before taking the Giants to three straight NFL title games (1961-63) and being MVP in 1963.
Darryl Edestrand
Oct. 8 at age 71. Defenseman whose eight-year NHL career included five seasons with the Bruins (1973-78).
Don Lock
Oct. 8 at age 81. Outfielder for the Senators, Phillies, and the 1969 Red Sox.
Ben Hawkins
Oct. 9 at age 73. Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver (1966-74).
John Morrow
Oct. 21 at age 84. Center on the 1964 NFL champion Cleveland Browns.
Chuck Weber
Oct. 22 at age 87. Linebacker on the 1960 NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Brady Keys
Oct. 25 at age 81. All-Pro defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1960s.
Rick Stelmaszek
Nov. 6 at age 69. Member of the Twins coaching staff for 32 years (1981-2012), the third-longest tenure in major league history with one team.
Joe Fortunato
Nov. 6 at age 87. All-Pro linebacker on the Chicago Bears’ 1963 NFL champions.
Roy Halladay
Nov. 7 at age 40. Cy Young Award winner in both leagues (2003 Blue Jays, 2010 Phillies) and the second man to throw a no-hitter in a postseason game.
Daniel Flores
Nov. 8 at age 17. Highly regarded catching prospect who had signed with the Red Sox in the summer.
Bobby Doerr
Nov. 13 at age 99. Hall of Fame second baseman who spent 27 years with the Red Sox as a player, scout, and coach, making nine All-Star teams and establishing himself as one of the franchise’s all-time greats.
Ferdie Pacheco
Nov. 16 at age 89. “The Fight Doctor’’ who served as one of Muhammad Ali’s cornermen from 1962-77.
J.C. Caroline
Nov. 17 at age 84. College Football Hall of Fame running back (Illinois) who played defensive back for the Bears for 10 years (1956-65).
Gillian Rolton
Nov. 18 at age 61. Australian who won two Olympic gold medals in equestrian.
Pancho Segura
Nov. 18 at age 96. Tennis Hall of Famer who was one of the world’s top amateurs in the 1940s and top pros in the 1950s, and later coached Jimmy Connors.
Naim Suleymanoglu
Nov. 18 at 50. Turkish weightlifter who at 4 feet 10 inches tall won three Olympic gold medals and was known as “Pocket Hercules.’’
Jana Novotna
Nov. 19 at age 49. Tennis Hall of Famer who won 24 singles titles, including Wimbledon in 1998.
Terry Glenn
Nov. 20 at age 43. Receiver for the Patriots and Cowboys who set an NFL rookie record with 90 catches for New England in 1996.
John Thierry
Nov. 24 at age 46. Defensive lineman who was taken in the first round of the 1994 draft by the Bears and played five seasons for them.
Snapper Jones
Nov. 25 at age 75. Three-time ABA All-Star who became a Portland Trail Blazers broadcaster
Walter Reyes
Nov. 26 at age 36. Syracuse tailback who is second on the school’s all-time rushing list to Joe Morris.
Bud Moore
Nov. 28 at age 92. NASCAR Hall of Fame crew chief and car owner who distinguished himself in the US Army with five Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars.
Fritz Graf
Nov. 29 at age 94. Longtime NFL official who worked four Super Bowls and the celebrated “Ice Bowl’’ game in Green Bay in 1967, when his whistle froze to his lips.
Bill Steinkraus
Nov. 29 at age 92. First American to win an individual Olympic gold medal in an equestrian event (show jumping, 1968).
Perry Wallace
Dec. 1 at age 69. Vanderbilt basketball star who in 1967 became the first African-American player in the Southeastern Conference.
Ron Meyer
Dec. 5 at age 76. Patriots coach from 1982-84 who in 1982 directed a plow driver to clear a swath on the snow-covered field at Schaefer Stadium for a field goal in an infamous 3-0 win over Miami.
Tracy Stallard
Dec. 7 at age 80. Red Sox pitcher who gave up Roger Maris’s record-setting 61st home run on the final day of the 1961 season.
Tommy Horton
Dec. 7 at age 76. British golfer who won four times on the European Tour and played in two Ryder Cups.
Zarley Zalapski
Dec. 11 at age 49. Defenseman for five NHL teams, including the Hartford Whalers, from 1987-2000.
Pete Brown
Dec. 12 at age 74. Co-founder of the Cincinnati Bengals with his father, legendary NFL coach Paul Brown.
Tommy Nobis
Dec. 13 at age 74. Hard-nosed All-Pro linebacker who was the first draft pick in Atlanta Falcons history in 1966 and spent his entire 11-year career with them.
Frank LaryDec. 13 at age 87. Two-time 20-game winner for the Tigers who was known as “The Yankee Killer’’ for compiling a 27-10 record against the powerful New York teams from 1955-61.
Len Ceglarski
Dec. 16 at age 91. Legendary Boston College hockey coach (419 wins) and a player on the Eagles’ 1949 national championship team.
LeRoy JolleyDec. 18 at age 79. Hall of Fame trainer who won two Kentucky Derbies, with Foolish Pleasure in 1975 and the filly Genuine Risk in 1980.
Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson
Dec. 19 at age 82. One of three women to play in baseball’s Negro leagues, she compiled a 33-8 pitching record and a .270 batting average in three years with the Indianapolis Clowns.
Dick EnbergDec. 21 at age 82. Legendary broadcaster who called many sports for six decades — including baseball, Olympics, Final Fours, and Wimbledon — winning 13 Emmys and the Baseball Hall of Fame’s prestigious Ford Frick Award.
Hal Bedsole
Dec. 22 at age 76. College Football Hall of Fame receiver who starred on Southern Cal’s undefeated national champion team in 1962.
Jerry Kindall
Dec. 24 at age 82. First man to win College World Series titles as both a player (Minnesota) and a coach (Arizona, where Terry Francona was one of his players).
Johnny BowerDec. 26 at age 93. Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who won four Stanley Cups and two Vezina Trophies with the Maple Leafs.
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