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John Burnett, English, died aged 87 on 29/12, was champion of the rugby championship in 64-65 for Halifax, belonged to the team's hall of fame https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/former-halifax-skipper-and-hall-of-famer-burnett-dies-aged-87-3969763

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János Varga was a Hungarian Greco-Roman fighter, he died on 12/29 at the age of 83, in 1964 he fought at Bantamweight, and among 18 fighters he is the 5th to die, he was eliminated in the 3rd round of this competition. round and is the 6th to die, among 20 fighters. In 1968 he won gold at bantamweight and was the seventh to die among 24 athletes. world champion in 1963 and 1970 and silver in 67 and 71 https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/58674

Jair Bala dies, aged 79, a footballer who was accidentally shot when a director of Flamengo pointed a gun at him when he went to ask for money for a goal achieved, the employee thought the gun was unloaded and pointed it to the ground, the bullet ricocheted and entered the left thigh stopping in the groin, the doctors thought it best not to operate, hence the nickname. He replaced Pelé when he scored his alleged 1000th goal. He also played for Flamengo, Botafogo RJ and others, including Palmeiras de 1967, national champion of that year (20th to die from that team out of 28, including the coach) He also played for Comercial SP, a team from my city recently had a stroke https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/colunas/milton-neves/2022/12/27/morre-jair-bala-ex-atacante-de-america-mg-santos-e-flamengo.htm

I wasn't family, but I lost a childhood friend today, in a traffic accident, we lived on the same street as children, when I moved my cousin moved to the same house I lived in, and he became friends with him too, and at parties we we still found, his wife is in serious condition, and his children were in the car too, 2 and 4 years old, both were not seriously injured

Dominique Bentejac was a Frenchman who competed in the Olympics of 72 and 76 in equestrianism, he died at the age of 78, in the Individual Open in 72 he finished in 42nd place and was the 18th to die of 73 participants, in the team open he finished 11th among 18 teams. , also the 18th to die, but out of 72 participants, in 1976 he was disqualified in both competitions, in singles out of 49 participants he is the 6th to die and by teams too, but out of 47 participants won a silver medal at the 1970 team world championship https://grandprix.info/fr/54049/Adieu-Dominique-Bentejac/

he was also NCAA champion for the Utah Redskins, being the 6th to die, among 7 members (coach included), when he was champion in 49 and 50 for the Lakers, it was still in Minneapolis Lakers, of the 48-49 team, only he was left alive from 12 members, coach included, he wore jersey number 18, of the 49-50 team there are still 2 alive, he was the 10th to die In 1944 he was the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player and is the oldest living holder of the award, which now passes to Jerry West who won it in 1959.

wore shirt number 7 in 78 and was the 7th to die among 23 of the selection (technician included), in 82 he wore the 19th and is the 3rd to die among the 23 of that selection

Imre Szöllősi, Hungarian canoeist, died at the age of 81, won silver in the 1000m at the 1960 Olympics, (13th to die out of 22 who participated), silver in the Kayak Relay 4 x 500 meters (41st to die out of 73), in 1964 he stayed in 5th place in Kayak Doubles, 1,000 meters (14th to die out of 32 entries) and 4th in Kayak Fours, 1,000 meters (21st to die out of 60 entries) in 68 was bronze in Kayak Fours, 1,000 meters (17th to die out of 60 entries) it also has 5 golds 2silvers and 3 bronzes and European canoeing championships and 1 gold and 2 silvers in canoeing world championships https://index.hu/sport/2022/12/27/szollosi-imre-ketszeres-ezustermes-kajakozo-olimpikon-gyasz-europa-bajnok/

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Sergey Dmitriyev was a USSR footballer who died on 12/26 at the age of 58, played for CSKA Moscow, Zenit, Dynamo Moscow, coached the Brunei national team, played 6 matches for the national team, scored a goal, was part of the runners-up team European in 88, wearing shirt number 17, being the 4th to die of the 21 participants (including the coach) https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/12/26/russian-striker-sergey-dmitriev-dies/

Bojan Jamina was a Yugoslavian footballer who died on 26/12 at the age of 43, among the clubs he defended is Beograd (SER), and NK Olimpija Ljubljana (ESL), defended Bosnia under 21. Shot in the head, but the bullet missed the brain. https://www.kurir.rs/sport/fudbal/4077560/preminuo-bivsi-fudbaler-ofk-beograda-koji-je-pucao-sebi-u-glavu

Fred Valentine passed away on 12/26 at age 87, the American played baseball for the Baltimore Orioles (59-63, came back in 68), Washington Senators (64-68), and Hanshin Tigers (JAP) (70), played in 533 games in MLB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Valentine_(baseball)

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he was the first member of the 24 team of Uruguay from the 2002 cup to die, he wore the 10 in that cup And the third of the Uruguayan team in the 1993 Copa America (he wore shirt number 19), out of a total of 23 (technicians included)

Wang Wenjiao was a Chinese badminton player born in Indonesia who died on 12/25 at the age of 89, he won several national championships in the 50s and later became a coach for the national team, winning 56 titles, including 4 Thomas Cup (82, 86, 88 and 90) https://m.nbd.com.cn/articles/2022-12-25/2607495.html

Vittorio Adorni was an Italian cyclist, he died at the age of 85, he won a stage of the Giro d'Italia in his first time, in 1963 and was champion of this tournament in 1965, he was world champion of road cycling in 1968 and silver in 64 https://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/24-12-2022/ciclismo-morto-vittorio-adorni-campione-mondo-1968-4501672916401.shtml

Demetrius Johnson passed away at age 61 in 24/12. The American played football for the Detroit Lions (83-86) and Miami Dolphins (87) https://www.kmov.com/2022/12/25/demetrious-johnson-former-mizzou-nfl-player-charity-organizer-dies-61/

Andrzej Pstrokoński, was a Polish basketball player who participated in the 60 Olympics (he was in 7th place and was the 10th of 12 who participated to die) and 64 (6th place and 7th to die on the team), died at the age of 86, was also silver in the 63 European and bronze in the 65 died in 24/12 https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/koszykowka/1037251/nie-zyje-andrzej-pstrokonski-kibice-legii-warszawa-pograzeni-w-zalobie

Now from the first round picks of the 1954 Draft we only have Neil Worden still alive, and I didn't think about Dick Chapman, does anyone know about him?

Trevor Fancutt, South African tennis player, dies aged 88, he was Australian Open mixed doubles champion in 1960 Died in 23/12 https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2022/12/23/tribute-remembering-trevor-fancutt

József Fitos passed away at the age of 63, the Hungarian played for Honvéd, Panathnaikos (GRE), Panionios (GRE), Ujpest (HUN) and coached Honvéd as well Played for the Hungarian selection too https://www.nemzetisport.hu/magyar_valogatott/gyasz-elhunyt-a-tizenketszeres-magyar-valogatott-fitos-jozsef-2931237

Txetxu Rojo died at the age of 75 on 12/23, the Spaniard only played for Athletico Bilbao during his career, between 65-82. He also played for the national team and coached several teams, including Bilbao itself, Osasuña and Zaragoza https://www.atlantico.net/articulo/celtismo/fallece-txetxu-rojo-tecnico-celta-anos-1991-1994/20221224010434959232.html

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