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THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014 SPORTS Famous sporting deaths in 2013 PARIS: Famous sportspeople who died in by this quote in his biography: “Of all the once by England-made his United debut in mates like Valery Karpin he never made the brother David also died of cancer, was a 2013: titles that I’ve been privileged to have, the 1952 and played 688 times for the club-a move abroad. Capped 28 times by Russia- much loved character, whose courageous title of ‘dad’ has always been the best.” figure surpassed by only Ryan Giggs, Bobby scoring four goals-he appeared at the 1992 battle with the illness had endeared him ATHLETICS Charlton and Paul Scholes. He was a World Cup and Euro ‘96. “Tsymbalar had a further with the public. Indeed when SAMSON KIMOMBWA TOMMY MORRISON coalminer originally and continued working reputation as the most talented player in Frankel ran his final race at Ascot in October First Kenyan indeed African to break the Former world heavyweight boxing in the mines even when he became a regu- contemporary Russian football history,” the 2012, the suitably named Champion Stakes, 10,000 meters world record died aged 57 in champion who was diagnosed with the HIV lar first choice under Matt Busby. Went on to state daily Rossiyskaya Gazeta wrote on its the 32,000 capacity crowd gave him three January of cardiac arrest caused by acute virus that causes AIDS in 1996 died on be part of the United team that won the website. cheers both before and after the race, mov- hemorrhagic pancreatitis leaving behind a September 1 aged 44. Was one of a long club’s first European Cup in 1968. “He was as ing him to tears. widow and 10 children. The high school line of ‘great white hopes’ in the heavy- hard as nails, as tough as teak. I was always BERT TRAUTMANN teacher, who was a US college star athlete, weight division in the 1980’s and 90’s but glad I didn’t have to play against him,” Manchester City goalkeeper who played RUGBY UNION broke the record in Helsinki, Finland in June rarely threatened to fulfil that save when he remarked former team-mate Charlton on on in the 1956 FA Cup final despite having CLIFF MORGAN 1977, but it was to last only a year before it won the WBO world title on points against hearing of his death. fractured his neck, died on July 19 aged 89. Former Wales and British and Irish Lions was bettered by compatriot Henry Rono. 44-year-old George Foreman in 1993 only to A decorated veteran of the Eastern Front in fly-half died on August 29 aged 83. The lose it in his first title defence. Son of a GILMAR AND NILTON SANTOS World War II, who was later captured having diminutive fly half from a mining family in PIETRO MENNEA native Indian Morrison claimed to be the Both members of the outstanding Brazil served in Normandy following D-Day, the Rhondda Valley joined Cardiff straight Italy’s 1980 Olympic 200 metres champi- great nephew of Hollywood legend John side that won the 1958 World Cup and Trautmann was held as a prisoner-of-war from school in 1949 and he went on to win on and long-time world record holder died Wayne and went by the nickname of ‘Duke’ retained the trophy in 1962 died aged 83 until 1948. Trautmann wrote himself into 29 caps for his country between 1951 and on March 21 aged 60 of an as yet unknown as a result. Had numerous run-ins with the and 88 on August 25 and November 23 English football folklore after being injured 1958 and also captain the Lions. Morgan incurable disease. Known as the “Arrow of law and served time. respectively. Gilmar was the goalkeeper diving at the feet of Birmingham City striker was notably one of the heroes of the British the South” and the then world recordhold- who ended his career with 94 caps while Peter Murphy with 17 minutes left of the FA Lions tour of South Africa in 1955 which was er-it would last nearly two decades-he JACOB ‘BABY JAKE’ MATLALA Nilton, capped 75 times, was nicknamed Cup final-he said the impact felt like a ‘plane drawn 2-2. After retiring from rugby, he edged out 100 metres Olympic champion Two-time world champion died aged 51 ‘the Encyclopaedia’ for his deep knowledge crash’-which resulted in five dislocated ver- became well-known as a television broad- Allan Wells in the dying strides of the 200m on December 7. Shortest ever world cham- of tactics. He was also named in FIFA’s team tebrae, one fractured in two, which almost caster with the BBC and his commentary of final in Moscow, a Games boycotted by the pion at 4ft 10inches (1.47metres) was WBO of the 20th century. cost him his life. He played on and City won the famous Barbarians victory over the United States over the Soviet invasion of flyweight champion from May 1993- 3-1. “He came to England as a soldier, and mighty All Blacks in 1973 - including the Afghanistan. Competed in a staggering five February 1995 and Light flyweight champi- BRIAN GREENHOFF thus an enemy, but was later a celebrated memorable try by Gareth Edwards-has Olympics though he later confessed he had on from November 1995 to 1997. Former Manchester United and England hero in the country,” commented German entered broadcasting legend. used Human Growth Hormone (HGH) which Apparently was the favourite boxer of for- defender died suddenly aged 60 on May 22. federation president Wolfgang Niersbach. then was not illegal. Paying tribute, Livio mer South African president Nelson Capped 18 times by England he formed a ROBERT SORO Berruti - the Olympic 200m gold winner at Mandela, who died two days before him. reliable central defensive partnership with FORMULA ONE Former France lock known as the ‘lion of the 1960 Games in Rome - said: “He epito- Martin Buchan for United under the charis- MARIA DI VILLOTA Swansea’ died aged 90 on April 28. Capped mised resistance, tenacity and suffering.” CRICKET matic managership of Tommy Docherty Spanish former Formula 1 test driver died 20 times between 1945 and 1949, he was MIKE DENNESS which saw them win the 1977 FA Cup final from natural causes aged 33 on October 11 given the nickname after a towering per- ALAIN MIMOUN Former England captain died aged 72 on beating Liverpool 2-1 his brother Jimmy in Seville. The daughter of former Formula 1 formance against the Welsh in Swansea, France’s 1956 Olympic marathon champi- April 19 after a long battle with cancer. was also part of the side-having lost the driver Emilio De Villota, she was the first where on a snow-covered pitch on February on died aged 92 on June 27 just a month Remains the only Scotland-born player to 1976 one in a shock defeat to Southampton. Spanish female to enter the sport when she 7, 1948, he inspired his side to their first after his wife Germaine passed away. Born ever win over their hosts in Wales. Ali Mimoun Ould Kacha in Algeria it was thanks to his stubbornness in World War II SHOWJUMPING that he even had a running career. Fighting RAIMONDO D’INZEO for the Free French Forces he was badly Legendary Italian rider who brought the wounded in his left leg by German shelling house down at the Rome Olympics in 1960 during the fight for Monte Cassino in 1944 when he won indvidual gold died aged 88 and an American surgeon recommended it on November 15. Silver Olympic medalist in be amputated but showing the obstinacy 1956 he always competed in his Carabinieri that he was to display in his career he Cavalry uniform and was one half of a formi- refused to permit him to. Eventually a dable fraternal partnership with his elder French surgeon saved his leg and aside brother Piero, who won silver in Rome and from climaxing his career with the gold in is still alive aged 90. Both brothers created Melbourne in sweltering conditions, in what another piece of Olympic history when they was his first attempt at the distance, prior to became the first athletes to compete in that he also won three Olympic silver eight Olympics (1948-76). Raimondo, the medals at 5,000m and 10,000m in the 1948 more impetuous rider of the two, also won and 1952 Games behind the legendary two world individual titles. Czechoslovak Emil Zatopek. SPORTS POLITICS BASEBALL BERTHOLD BEITZ STAN MUSIAL International Olympic Committee vice- ‘Stan the Man’ one of baseball’s greatest president from 1984-88 died aged 99 on hitters and a St. Louis Cardinals icon, died July 30. A keen sailor, shooter and rower on January 19 aged 92. The father of four and a member of the organizing board of played his entire 22-year Major League the tragedy-hit Munich Olympics in 1972, Baseball career with the Cardinals. He was a the German industrialist saved hundreds of 24-time All-Star and a first-ballot Hall of Jews from Nazi persecution during World Fame selection in 1969. Musial won seven War II. Beitz became a manager at an oil National League batting titles, was a three- company in Boryslav, now in Ukraine but time Most Valuable Player and helped St. during World War II part of Nazi-occupied Louis win three World Series titles in the Poland. With a relatively large Jewish popu- 1940s.