Sporting Obituaries

Obituaries of sporting heroes past
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#RIP Keith Hepworth 🇬🇧🏉(82)

#RugbyLeague player. Scrum half in @CTRLFC #ChallengeCup winning teams of 1969 & 1970. Played for the Tigers from 1958-71 in over 300 games before moving on to @leedsrhinos & @hullfcofficial. Represented #GBR at the 1970 #WorldCup winning 11 caps

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#RIP Vyacheslav Uzelkov 🇺🇦🥊(45)

Heavyweight boxer who won 🥉at the 2001 #WorldChampionships in Belfast & the following year 🥈at the #EuropeanChampionships in Perm

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#RIP José Garrido 🇵🇹⚽️(64)

Played for @GilVicente_fc @gdchaves1949 @SLBenfica @boavistaoficial @FCFamalicao & @cdaves_oficial. As coach managed sides in 🇵🇹🇲🇾🇰🇼🇧🇭🇴🇲🇸🇦, as well as the Gabon🇬🇦 National Team in 2016

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#RIP Rachid Mekhloufi 🇩🇿⚽️(88)

Striker who was part of the @ASSEofficiel which won the League in 1957, 1964, 1967 & 1968. Scored 137 goals in 294 League games. Also played for @officialGSHC & @SCBastia where he was also coach. Coached #ALG in 2 spells 1971-72 & 1975-79

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#RIP Bobby Allison 🇺🇸🏎️(86)

Member of the #NASCAR Hall of Fame. Won the 1983 #WinstonCup & the #Daytona500 in 1978, 1982 & 1988. Raced in NASCAR from 1961-88. 4 x #Southern500 winner. 3 x #World600 Winner & #Winston500 Winner & 1982 #BuschClash Winner. 1980 IROC Winner

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#RIP Andrzej Krzesiński 🇵🇱🏃‍♂️(97)

Pole vaulter who represented #POL at the 1960 #Olympics finishing 12th in Rome🇮🇹. Also at the 1958 Europeans in Stockholm🇸🇪 finishing 10th. Polish national champion 1959

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#RIP Mick Waters 🇮🇪 (83)

#Hurler who was part of the @OfficialCorkGAA squad which won the 1966 #AllIreland Final vs KIlkenny. Won a Munster title with @blackrockgaa in 1961

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#RIP Karl-Josef Weißenfels 🇩🇪🏐(72)

Paralympic #volleyball player who represented #GER winning 🥇three times in 1988, 1992 & 1996 in the standing discipline.

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#RIP P J Carroll 🇮🇪🏐(80)

Gaelic footballer. Won 3 #Cavan Senior titles with @cavangaels_ 1965, 1975 & 1977. As a coach, managed both @CavanCoBoardGaa & @sligogaa

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#RIP Alonzo Butler 🇺🇸🥊(44)

Heavyweight boxer. Won 34 of his 40 pro fights between 2005-21, losing just 3 times. Sparring partner of Deontay Wilder

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#RIP Trevor Whymark 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️(74)

Striker who scored 75 goals in 261 games for @IpswichTown between 1969-79. Also played for @SpartaRotterdam🇳🇱 @dcfcofficial @WhitecapsFC🇨🇦 @officialgtfc @SUFCRootsHall @theposh & @ColU_Official. Played once for #ENG vs #LUX🇱🇺 in 1977

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#RIP Pedro Sarmiento 🇨🇴⚽️(68)

Played 37 times for #COL & was part of the squads at the 1980 #Olympics & 1983 #CopaAmerica. Had an extensive coaching career including at @oncecaldas @_DeportivoCali @AmericadeCali @SantaFe @DIM_Oficial & @cucutadepor

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#RIP Lonnie Warwick 🇺🇸🏈(82)

10 seasons in the #NFL. Drafted by @Vikings in 1964 became the starting middle linebacker of the legendary Purple People Eaters. Part of the 1969 #NFL Championship winning team. Played in #SuperBowlIV. Later joined @AtlantaFalcons for 2 years

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#RIP Jo Hea-jung 🇰🇷🏐(71)

Part of #KOR 🥉medal winning #Volleyball side at the 1976 #Olympics in Montreal🇨🇦 after defeating #HUN🇭🇺 in the play off.

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#RIP Hugh Mitchell 🇦🇺🏈(89)

#AussieRules player who played 14 years with @essendonfc scoring 306 goals in 224 games. Once score 9 goals in 1 games in 1955 with Essendon beating South Melbourne. Turned to coaching with #DandenongFC 1970-73

[Legends of Basketball @NBAalumni]

The basketball community has lost a Legend. Our hearts are with the family, friends and fans of Jerrod Mustaf.

#LegendsForever

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#RIP Valery Meshkov 🇷🇺⛸️(79)

Figure skater who represented #URS at 4 World Championships & 4 European Championships

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#RIP Tommy Callaghan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽️(78)

Midfielder who started at @officialdafc in 1962, playing 126 games & winning the Cup in 1968 before heading to giants @CelticFC winning 6 successive League titles 1969-74 & playing 172 League games before heading to #Clydebank & #GalwayRovers🇮🇪

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#RIP Tonči Gabrić 🇭🇷⚽️(62)

Keeper who was part of the #CRO squad at #Euro96. Played 7 times for his country 1990-97. Did the Croatian Double with @hajduk in 1995 in his 2nd spell with the club. Also played for #NKSolin #RNKSplit @nkcelikzenica @NKRijeka @PAOK_FC🇬🇷 & @nkpazinka

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#RIP Fernando Valenzuela 🇲🇽🇺🇸⚾️(63)

Pitcher who played 17 seasons in the #MLB. Played with @Dodgers for 10 years. His rise led to Fernandomania. Part of the team which won the #WorldSeries in 1981 vs #Yankees. Later played for @Angels @Orioles @Phillies @Padres & @Cardinals