1990 in sports

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Deaths

• January 1 - Joe Hardstaff, Jr., English cricketer
• January 7 - Bronko Nagurski, NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame
• February 14 - Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer
• February 24 - Tony Conigliaro, MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
• February 26 - Leslie Ames, English cricketer
• March 6 - Joe Sewell, Major League Baseball player (1920-1933)
• March 15 - Tom Harmon, NFL player, Heisman Trophy winner
• March 20 - Lev Yashin, Soviet football goalkeeper
• April 21 - Johnny Beagley, Major League Baseball pitcher
• May 22 - Rocky Graziano, boxer
• June 18 - Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer
• August 28 - Larry Jackson, Major League Baseball pitcher (1955-1968)
• September 9 - Doc Cramer, Major League Baseball player (1929-1948)
• October 7 - John "Cat" Thompson, Basketball Hall of Fame
• October 10 - Wally Moses, Major League Baseball player (1935-1951)
• November 16 - Northern Dancer, racehorse
• December 13 - Alice Marble, tennis star, Wimbledon champion
• December 31 - George Allen, NFL coach