Sports figures we lost in 2021
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![John Madden, football, 1936-2021](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/12/29/USAT/6050766a-356d-4843-8ee9-563a27c54e22-AP_Obit_Madden_Football.jpg?crop=1380,1045,x0,y145&width=660&height=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
John Madden, football, 1936-2021
Anonymous, AP![Hugo Maradona, soccer, 1969-2021](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/2021/12/28/USATODAY/usatsports/b2886d8cafdc442fbc5253d06a308a77.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Hugo Maradona, soccer, 1969-2021
The Associated PressKimera Bartee, baseball, 1972-2021
Kirby Lee, USA TODAY SportsLen Hauss, football, 1942-2021
APRoland Hemond, baseball, 1929-2021
Mike Rynearson, Arizona RepublicAl Unser, auto racing, 1939-2021
APDemaryius Thomas, football, 1987-2021
Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY SportsMark Pike, football, 1957-2021
JAMIE GERMANO/Rochester Democrat And ChronicleBill Glass, football, 1935-2021
Anonymous, APClaude Humphrey, football, 1944-2021
APLaMarr Hoyt, baseball, 1955-2021
Ed Reinke, APLee Elder, golf, 1934-2021
Rob Schumacher, Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY SportsCurley Culp, football, 1946-2021
Kirby Lee, USA TODAY SportsDoug Jones, baseball, 1957-2021
Mark Duncan, APBobby Collins, football, 1933-2021
Natchez DemocratJulio Lugo, baseball, 1975-2021
H. Darr Beiser, USATPedro Feliciano, baseball, 1976-2021
Joy R. Absalon, USA TODAY SportsTom Matte, football, 1939-2021
APMiguel Mena, horse racing, 1986-2021
Scott Utteback, Courier JournalJerry Remy, baseball, 1952-2021
Elise Amendola, APMike Lucci, football, 1939-2021
Paul Sancya, APRay Fosse, baseball, 1947-2021
Kelley L Cox, USA TODAY SportsAgnes Tirop, track and field, 1995-2021
Fredrik Sandberg, APJohn Wes Townley, auto racing, 1989-2021
Aaron Doster, USA TODAY SportsJimmy Greaves, soccer, 1940-2021
APParys Haralson, football, 1984-2021
ASSOCIATED PRESSMick Tingelhoff, football, 1940-2021
APNotre Dame player and coach Terry Brennan, football, 1928-2021
APSam Cunningham, football, 1950-2021
USC SPORTS INFORMATIONJean-Pierre Adams, soccer, 1948-2021
AFP Via Getty ImagesTunch Ilkin, football, 1957-2021
Otto Greule Jr, Getty ImagesKeith McCants, football, 1968-2021
John David Mercer, APJacques Rogge, Olympics, 1942-2021
Kirby Lee, USA TODAY SportsRobin Miller, auto racing, 1949-2021
Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY SportsJerry Harkness, basketball, 1940-2021
Jenna Watson/IndyStarJimmy Hayes, hockey, 1989-2021
Sergei Belski, USA TODAY SportsRod Gilbert, hockey, 1941-2021
Mark Lennihan, APFormer Tennessee Titans general manager Floyd Reese, 1948-2021.
John Russell, APBill Freehan, Detroit Tigers, 1941-2021
Malcolm Emmons, USA TODAY SportsLeonard Thompson, football, 1952-2021
Detroit Free Press FilesRoger Harring, football, 1932-2021
Journal Sentinel FilesDick Schafrath, football, 1937-2021
Mary Altaffer, APJoe Walton, football, 1935-2021
W. Funches, APGerd MuΜller, soccer, 1945-2021
APTony Esposito, hockey, 1943-2021
Fred Jewell, APCameron Burrell, track and field, 1994-2021
Kirby Lee, USA TODAY SportsCraig Ogletree, 1968-2021, football
Manny Rubio, USA TODAY SportsBobby Bowden, football, 1929-2021
Doug Benc, Getty ImagesJ.R. Richard, baseball, 1950-2021
Steve Helber, APGreg Knapp, football, 1963-2021
Kirby Lee, USA TODAY SportsBobby Roundtree, football, 1998-2021
Bruce Thorson, USA TODAY SportsDick Tidrow, baseball, 1947-2021
Eric Risberg, APAlex Gibbs, football, 1941-2021
David Zalubowski, APMatiss Kivlenieks, hockey, 1996-2021
Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports(Rice halfback) Dicky Maegle (left, with Alabama fullback Timmy Lewis, right), football, 1934-2021
Carl E. Linde, APTerry Donahue, football, 1944-2021
KEVIN SULLIVAN, Associated PressJack Ingram, auto racing, 1936-2021
APRene Robert, right, hockey, 1948-2021
Timothy T. Ludwig, USA TODAY SportsTom Kurvers, hockey, 1962-2021
Al Bello, Getty ImagesMilkha Singh, track and field, 1929-2021
AP FileJim Phelan, basketball, 1929-2021
TIMOTHY JACOBSEN, APJim "Mudcat" Grant, baseball, 1935-2021
Gene Herrick, APJim Fassel, football, 1949-2021
Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY SportsMike Marshall, baseball, 1943-2021
ASSOCIATED PRESSMark Eaton, basketball, 1957-2021
USA TODAY SportsLee Evans, track and field, 1947-2021
APRennie Stennett, baseball, 1949-2021
Charles E. Knoblock, APJerry Burns, football, 1927-2021
Bruce Bisping, APFord Stuen, college basketball, 1992-2021
Kelley L. Cox, USA TODAY SportsColt Brennan, football, 1983-2021
Ronen Zilberman, APTexas linebacker Jake Ehlinger.
Stephen Spillman For American-StatesmanDel Crandall, baseball, 1930-2021
William Meyer, Milwaukee Journal SentinelRay Miller, baseball, 1945-2021
ROBERTO BOREA, APBobby Unser, auto racing, 1934-2021
Anonymous, APEric McClure, auto racing, 1978-2021
Scott Halleran, Getty ImagesGeno Hayes, football, 1987-2021
Andrew Weber, USA TODAY SportsMike Davis, football, 1956-2021
Brian Horton, APTerrence Clarke, basketball, 2001-2021.
Scott Utterback, Courier JournalLeroy Keyes, football, 1947-2021
Larry Crewell, APBobby "Slick" Leonard, basketball, 1932-2021
AJ MAST, APRed Gendron, college hockey, 1957-2021
Robert F. Bukaty, APMike Bell, baseball, 1974-2021
Kim Klement, USA TODAY SportsOscar Frayer, college basketball, 1998-2021
Meg Potter, Arizona RepublicBobby Brown, baseball, 1924-2021
APBob Plager, hockey, 1943-2021
Jeff Roberson, APElgin Baylor, basketball, 1934-2021
Darryl Norenberg, US PresswireSabine Schmitz, auto racing, 1969-2021
Getty ImagesMarvin Hagler, boxing, 1954-2021
VALERY HACHE, AFP Via Getty ImagesNorm Sherry (left), baseball, 1931-2021
The Associated PressJoe Tait, sports broadcaster, 1937-2021.
Mark Duncan, APRheal Cormier, baseball, 1967-2021
Nick Laham, Getty ImagesMark Pavelich, hockey, 1958-2021
Mike Groll, APPaul McMullen, track and field, 1972-2021
ORLIN WAGNER, APJoe Altobelli, baseball, 1932-2021
Rochester DemocratIrv Cross, football, 1939-2021.
George Rose, Getty ImagesLouis Nix, football, 1991-2021
Matt Cashore, USA TODAY SportsLew Krausse, baseball, 1943-2021
Robert Miller, Milwaukee Journal SentinelVincent Jackson, football, 1983-2021
Kim Klement, USA TODAY SportsAurealius Thomas, football, 1934-2021
Courtesy Of Ohio StateMarty Schottenheimer, football, 1943-2021.
CLIFF SCHIAPPA, Associated PressRalph Backstrom, hockey, 1937-2021
Coloradoan LibraryLeon Spinks, boxing, 1953-2021
APDianne Durham, gymnastics, 1968-2021
Lennox McLendon, APTony Trabert, tennis, 1930-2021
APJim Weatherly, football, 1943-2021
Special To Clarion LedgerJohn Chaney, basketball, 1932-2021
Tony Tribble, APGeorge Armstrong, hockey, 1930-2021
Tom Szczerbowski, USA TODAY SportsHank Aaron, baseball, 1934-2021.
APTony Jones (77), football, 1966-2021.
CHUCK BURTON, APTed Thompson, football, 1953-2021.
Jeff Hanisch, USA TODAY SportsDon Sutton, baseball, 1945-2021.
Milo Stewart Jr., AP FileMike Sadek (right), baseball, 1946-2021.
Darryl Norenberg, USA TODAY SportsJon Arnett, football, 1935-2021.
APTim Lester, football, 1968-2021.
JIM ROGASH, Associated PressTommy Lasorda, baseball, 1927-2021.
DAVE JENNINGS, Associated PressJohn Muckler, hockey, 1934-2021.
Don Heupel, APFloyd Little, football, 1942-2021.
Ron Schwane, APPaul Westphal, basketball, 1950-2021.
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