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Athletes Who Died in June 2024

  • Jun 2 Larry Allen, American Pro Football HOF guard/tackle (Super Bowl XXX Dallas Cowboys; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 11 × Pro Bowl; SF 49ers), dies at 52
  • Jun 2 Rob Burrow, English rugby league halfback (England 15 Tests, GB 5 Tests; Super League C'ships 2004, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 15, 17; Leeds Rhinos), dies of MND at 41
  • Jun 4 John Todd, Australian Football HOF coach (6 × WAFL Premierships; AFL: West Coast Eagles) and half-forward (Sandover Medal 1955), dies at 86
  • Jun 4 Parnelli Jones, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1963) and team owner (Indy 500 1970, 71; USAC National C'ships 1970, 71, 72), dies at 90
  • Jun 7 Jean-Kasongo Banza, DR Congo soccer forward (25 caps; VfLWolfsburg, MSV Duisburg), dies at 49
  • Jun 8 Chet Walker, American Basketball HOF forward (7 x NBA All-Star; NBA C'ship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers; Chicago Bulls), dies at 84
  • Jun 8 Frank Arnold, American college basketball coach (Brigham Young University 1975-83, University of Hawaii 1985-87), dies at 89
  • Jun 9 Frank Carroll, American figure skating coach (Linda Fratianne, Michelle Kwan, Evan Lysacek; World Figure Skating HOF), dies from cancer at 85
  • Jun 9 Ralph Caulton, New Zealand rugby union wing (16 Tests; Wellington RFU), dies at 87
  • Jun 10 Homer Rice, American football coach (University of Cincinnati, Rice University, Cincinnati Bengals) and administrator (Athletic Director - North Carolina, Rice, Georgia Tech), dies at 97
  • Jun 12 Bob Harris, American sportscaster (announcer Duke University men's basketball & football 1976-2017), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 81

Jerry West (1938-2024)

Jun 12 American Basketball HOF guard (NBA C'ship 1972, NBA Finals MVP 1969 LA Lakers; 14 x NBA All Star) and executive (8 x NBA C'ship), dies at 86 [1]

  • Jun 13 Tommy Banks, English soccer left-back (6 caps; Bolton Wanderers 233 games), dies of complications of dementia at 94
  • Jun 15 Enrique Pinder, Panamanian boxer (undisputed WBA, WBC, The Ring bantamweight titles 1972-73), dies at 76
  • Jun 16 Bob Schul, American athlete (Olympic gold - 5,000m, 1964), dies at 86

Willie Mays (1931-2024)

Jun 18 American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (24 x MLB All Star; 12 x Gold Glove Award; 660 career HRs, NL MVP 1954, 65; NY/SF Giants, NY Mets), dies of heart failure at 93 [1] [2]

  • Jun 22 Donald Scott, Scottish rugby union outside back (10 Tests; South District, Edinburgh District), dies at 96
  • Jun 23 Hugo Villanueva, Chilean soccer defender (21 caps; Universidad de Chile 133 games), dies at 85
  • Jun 27 Landry Nguémo, Cameroonian soccer defensive midfielder (41 caps; Nancy, Bordeaux, Saint-Étienne), dies in a car accident at 38
  • Jun 27 Manuel Fernandes, Portuguese soccer striker (31 caps; Sporting CP 218 games) and manager (Vitória Setúbal), dies at 73
  • Jun 28 Dudu, Brazilian soccer midfielder (13 caps; Palmeiras 134 games) and manager (Palmeiras), dies at 84
  • Jun 28 Marty Pavelich, Canadian ice hockey left winger (Stanley Cup & NHL All Star 1950, 52, 54, 55 Detroit Red Wings), dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at 96
  • Jun 28 Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF first baseman (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series & NL MVP 1967 St. Louis Cardinals; NL Rookie of the Year 1958 SF Giants), dies at 86 [1]
  • Jun 28 Yves Herbet, French soccer midfielder (16 caps; Nancy 100 games) and manager (FC Martigues, Bahrain, Angers), dies at 78