1987 in sports

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Deaths

• March 11 - Woody Hayes, football coach at Ohio State University
• March 23 - Dean Paul Martin 29, tennis pro killed in plane crash, son of singer Dean Martin
• April 15 - Northern Dancer, thoroughbred race horse
• May 31 - Dequinha, Brazilian soccer star
• May 31 - Jerry Adair, Major League Baseball player, (1958-1970)
• June 17 - Dick Howser, Major League Baseball player (1961-1968) and manager (1980-1986)
• August 16 - Nick Vanos, NBA basketball player, died in a plane crash
• November 17 - Paul Derringer, Major League Baseball pitcher, (1931-1945)
• November 18 - Jacques Anquetil, great French cyclist

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