Here is a list of sports luminaries who died this year.
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Former NASCAR driver and broadcaster Benny Parsons (January 16)
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PGA Tour VP/FedEx Cup George Burger (January 31)
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Former IMG exec Bill Sinrich (February 2)
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Former Blues co-Owner Robert Wolfson (February 2)
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Former Sports Illustrated Managing Editor Roy Terrell (March 14)
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Former MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn (March 15)
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Author David Halberstam (April 23)
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ISC Chair Bill France Jr. (June 4)
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Hockey HOFer and Washington Times writer Dave Fay (July 17)
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Former ABC announcer Bill Flemming (July 20)
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Pro Football HOFer Bill Walsh (July 30)
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Baseball HOFer and Yankees broadcaster Phil Rizzuto (August 13)
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Former White Sox Owner Charles Comiskey II (August 26)
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Former Cavaliers Owner Ted Stepien (September 10)
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Blackhawks Owner Bill Wirtz (September 26)
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NHRA Founder Wally Parks (September 28)
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Centerplate GM at Yankee Stadium Jamie Herskowitz (November 6)
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Former 49ers coach Dick Nolan (November 11)
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Former Red Sox Minority Owner Harold Alfond (November 16)
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Gatorade inventor Dr. Robert Cade (November 27)
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Redskins S Sean Taylor (November 27)
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Former CFL Commissioner Jake Gaudaur (December 4)
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Former NBC Sports VP/Negotiations Lauren Donovan (December 5)
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