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Sport 1996

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o Joe Coral (11 Dec 1904 - 16 Dec 1996)
Bookmaker
o Alan (A.B.) Hargreaves (22 Apr 1904 - 14 Dec 1996)
Climber
o Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle (1 Mar 1926 - 6 Dec 1996)
Sports administrator
o Michael james O'Hehir (2 Jun 1920 - 24 Nov 1996)
Commentator and journalist
o Don Kenyon (15 May 1924 - 12 Nov 1996)
Cricketer
o Beecher Moore (16 Sep 1908 - 10 Nov 1996)
Sailor
o Tommy Lawton (6 Oct 1919 - 6 Nov 1996)
Footballer
o Rene Lacoste (2 Jul 1904 - 13 Oct 1996)
Tennis player
o Jack Robertson (22 Feb 1917 - 12 Oct 1996)
Cricketer
o Ken Boyce (11 Oct 1943 - 11 Oct 1996)
Cricketer
o Silvio Piola (29 Sep 1913 - 4 Oct 1996)
Footballer
o Ivan Mark Waller (27 Dec 1906 - 2 Oct 1996)
Mountaineer
o Aubrey Brabazon (7 Jan 1920 - 30 Sep 1996)
Jockey and trainer
o Joe Elsby Martin (1916 - 14 Sep 1996)
Boxing coach
o Edward Greenall (27 Nov 1928 - 9 Sep 1996)
Businessman and sportsman
o Richard Clement Charles Thomas (28 Jan 1929 - 5 Sep 1996)
Rugby international and journalist
o George Brian Snape (3 Mar 1915 - 20 Aug 1996)
Businessman and rugby league entrepreneur
o Ernest Leslie Bouts (24 Jun 1903 - 15 Aug 1996)
Motor-racing driver
o Gerald Etheridge Gomez (10 Oct 1919 - 7 Aug 1996)
Cricketer
o Leonard John Coldwell (10 Jan 1933 - 6 Aug 1996)
Cricketer
o John (Jock) Wallace (6 Sep 1935 - 24 Jul 1996)
Football player and manager
o Alan McGilvray (6 Dec 1910 - 17 Jul 1996)
Cricket commentator
o Bobby Keetch (25 Oct 1941 - 29 Jun 1996)
Footballer and entrepreneur
o Ronald George "Tim&Quot; Woodman (3 Jun 1914 - 28 Jun 1996)
Pilot
o Ray Lindwall (3 Oct 1921 - 22 Jun 1996)
Cricketer
o Pierre Chany (16 Dec 1922 - 18 Jun 1996)
Writer and cycling journalist
o Alan Weeks (8 Sep 1923 - 11 Jun 1996)
Sports commentator
o Len Creed (24 Apr 1917 - 3 Jun 1996)
Bookmaker
o Peter Bird (19 Feb 1947 - 2 Jun 1996)
Ocean rower
o Jack Massey (27 Dec 1910 - 27 May 1996)
Groundsman
o Simon Weinstock (24 Feb 1952 - 18 May 1996)
Businessman and racehorse owner
o Willi Daume (24 May 1913 - 17 May 1996)
Olympic organiser
o Scott Evans Brayton (20 Feb 1959 - 17 May 1996)
Racing car driver
o John "Jack" Baines (25 Nov 1938 - 13 May 1996)
Mountaineer and publisher
o Robert Edwin Hall (14 Jan 1961 - 12 May 1996)
Mountaineer and businessman
o Beryl Burton (12 May 1937 - 5 May 1996)
Cyclist
o Timothy Gullikson (8 Sep 1951 - 3 May 1996)
Tennis player and coach
o Peter John Swales (25 Dec 1932 - 2 May 1996)
Football club chairman
o Cissie (Elizabeth) Charlton (11 Nov 1912 - 26 Mar 1996)
Football matriarch
o William Hutchinson Murray (18 Mar 1913 - 19 Mar 1996)
Mountaineer and author
o Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb (7 Aug 1938 - 14 Mar 1996)
Rugby international and journalist
o Pat Smythe (22 Nov 1928 - 27 Feb 1996)
Show jumper
o Helmut Schoen (15 Sep 1915 - 22 Feb 1996)
Football coach
o Charles O. Finley (1919 - 19 Feb 1996)
Baseball owner
o Bob Paisley (23 Jan 1919 - 14 Feb 1996)
Football manager
o Neil Franklin (24 Jan 1922 - 9 Feb 1996)
Footballer
o John Terence Reese (28 Aug 1913 - 29 Jan 1996)
Bridge master
o Dan Duva (7 Nov 1951 - 28 Jan 1996)
Boxing promoter
o Sandor Iharos (10 Mar 1930 - 24 Jan 1996)
Athlete
o Minnesota Fats ( - 18 Jan 1996)
Pool player
o Harry Potts (22 Oct 1920 - 16 Jan 1996)
Footballer and manager
o Sydney Thompson (7 Apr 1914 - 2 Jan 1996)
Rock Climber


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