1970 in sports

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Deaths

• February 6 - Abe Attell, World Champion and Hall of Fame boxer
• February 15 - Carlos Cruz, Featherweight Champion boxer
• May 19 - Ray Schalk, Major League Baseball player (1912-1929)
• May 31 - Terry Sawchuk, ice hockey goalie
• June 2 - Bruce McLaren, race car driver
• June 16 - Brian Piccolo, American football star
• May 31 - Terry Sawchuk, Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender
• July 4 - Harold Vanderbilt, 3-time America's Cup winner
• September 3 - Vince Lombardi, NFL coach, Super Bowl trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award named for him
• September 5 - Jochen Rindt, Austrian Formula One racing driver
• September 19 - Greville Stevens, English cricketer
• November 5 - Charley Root, Major League Baseball pitcher (1923-1941)
• December 30 (found dead) - Sonny Liston boxer (1932-1970)