The Cleveland Indians pitcher was one of baseball’s greats. The Hall of Famer won 266 games for Cleveland between 1936 and 1956, interrupted only by service in the Navy during World War II. He was 92. Full obituary
Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan, who presented his subjects “as people first and athletes second,” won eight Emmys and a Peabody Award, as well as the International Olympic Committee‘s Olympic Order. He was 84. Full obituary
“Dandy Don” played for the Dallas Cowboys before becoming a broadcaster. He infused “Monday Night Football” with humor for 12 seasons and was the “perfect foil” to Howard Cosell. Above, he interviews Dallas coach Tom Landry. He was 72. Full obituary
The legendary Chicago Cubs third baseman was a nine-time All-Star with five consecutive Gold Glove awards and impressive career numbers, but he never was elected to the Hall of Fame. He overcame debilitating injuries to work as an on-air Cubs analyst. He was 70. Full obituary
The three-time world-champion surfer had withdrawn from an ASP World Tour event in Puerto Rico and was traveling home to Kauai when he was found dead. His family has said that Irons had been battling dengue fever. He was 32. Full obituary
The UCLA basketball coach won 10 national titles during his 27-season tenure with the Bruins, making him one of the greatest coaches in sports history. He also created the “Pyramid of Success” motivational program. He was 99. Full obituary
The Hall of Fame manager of the Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers was the first baseball manager to lead teams from both the National and American leagues to World Series titles. He began in the majors by guiding a young Cincinnati team to become the Big Red Machine in the 1970s. He was 76. Full obituary
An icon in Portland, where he helped the Trail Blazers win the NBA title in 1977, the 6-foot-9, 250-pound athlete loved his nickname, “the Enforcer,” and the role that went with it. He was 58. Full obituary
Blanda’s football career spanned four decades. He almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Chicago Bears, Baltimore Colts and Houston Oilers. He was 83. Full obituary
The former Dodger center fielder won three Gold Gloves, set a team record with a 31-game hitting streak and was blessed with blistering speed. But his life off the field was troubled, with drug problems and brushes with the law. He was 69. Full obituary
The Hall of Fame football star was one-quarter of the Los Angeles Rams’ Fearsome Foursome defensive line as well as a familiar face from “Little House on the Prairie.” He also served for 15 seasons as a football analyst for NBC and CBS. He was 69. Full obituary
Bol was a 7-foot-6 curiosity when he was drafted in 1985 by the then-Washington Bullets. He played in the NBA for 10 seasons specializing in shot-blocking, breaking a record in his rookie season. He sent millions of dollars to his native Sudan. He was 47. Full obituary
He spent 14 seasons as an NFL head coach, five with St. Louis and nine with San Diego. His famed “Air Coryell” offense led the league in passing yardage every season from 1978 through 1983. He was 85. Full obituary
The New York Giant’s home run, known as the “shot heard around the world,” gave the team the National League championship over the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951 and led broadcaster Russ Hodges to repeatedly yell, “The Giants win the pennant!” He was 86. Full obituary(Associated Press)
Tatum was an All-American at Ohio State and a first-round draft pick. In 1978 as a safety for the Oakland Raiders, he collided with Darryl Stingley, leaving the New England receiver a near-quadriplegic. He was 61. Full obituary
The owner of the New York Yankees, whose outsized personality and win-at-all-costs mentality earned him the nickname “The Boss,” reestablished the Yankees as baseball’s premier franchise and changed the economics of the sport. He was 80. Full obituary
The champion jockey became a bestselling British mystery writer. After retiring from racing, Francis wrote more than 40 novels, many with racing as a theme. He was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2000 and named a Grand Master by the Crime Writers’ Assn. He was 89. (Associated Press)
The longtime Detroit Tigers announcer and Hall of Famer spent 42 seasons with the team. Earlier, when he left the Brooklyn Dodgers for the New York Giants, he was succeeded by Vin Scully. He was 92. Full obituary
The former all-pro linebacker for the Rams first led Riverside International Raceway and then oversaw development of Auto Club Speedway as venues for NASCAR. He was 79. Full obituary
