Sports
| Name | Life | Comments | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Ashe | (1943–1993) | American tennis player and social activist; won three Grand Slam titles. | |
| Mike Beuttler | (1940–1988) | British Formula One driver. | |
| Glenn Burke | (1952–1995) | American Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics. | |
| John Curry | (1949–1994) | British figure skater who won the Olympic and World Championships in 1976. | |
| Esteban De Jesús | (1951–1989) | Puerto Rican boxer; world lightweight champion. | |
| Rudy Galindo | (born 1969) | American figure skater; won a bronze medal at the 1996 World Championships. | |
| Bill Goldsworthy | (1944–1996) | Canadian ice hockey player; played in the National Hockey League for fourteen seasons. | |
| Magic Johnson | (born 1959) | American basketball player; was named to the NBA All-Star team twelve times. | |
| Job Komol | (born 1981) | Cameroonian soccerplayer at Vitesse | |
| Greg Louganis | (born 1960) | American Olympic diver; best known for winning back-to-back Olympic titles in both the 3 m and 10 m events. | |
| Robert McCall | (1958–1991) | Canadian figure skater; won a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. | |
| Ondrej Nepela | (1951–1989) | Slovak figure skater, was Olympic champion in 1972. | |
| Tim Richmond | (1955–1989) | American NASCAR racing driver. | |
| Roy Simmons | (born 1956) | American athlete who played for the National Football League. | |
| Jerry Smith | (1943–1987) | American professional football player; tight end for the Washington Redskins. | |
| Tom Waddell | (1937–1987) | American Olympic athlete; founded the Gay Games | |
| Robert Wagenhoffer | (1960–1999) | American figure skater; won a silver medal at the 1982 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. | |
| Ji Wallace | (born 1977) | Australian gymnast. | |
| Michael Westphal | (1965–1991) | German tennis player. | |
| Alan Wiggins | (1958–1991) | American Major League Baseball player. |
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“The whole idea of image is so confused. On the one hand, Madison Avenue is worried about the image of the players in a tennis tour. On the other hand, sports events are often sponsored by the makers of junk food, beer, and cigarettes. What’s the message when an athlete who works at keeping her body fit is sponsored by a sugar-filled snack that does more harm than good?”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)
“Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one’s behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Falling in love is the right adventure for those who dislike sports and travel.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)