2002 in sports

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Deaths

• January 16 - Bobo Olson, American boxer
• March 23 - Ben Hollioake, English cricket player
• April 16 - Franz Krienbühl, Swiss speed skater
• May 13 - Valeri Lobanovsky, Ukrainian football player and manager
• May 23 - Sam Snead, U.S. golf player
• June 1 - Hansie Cronje, South African cricket player
• June 17 - Willie Davenport, U.S. hurdler
• June 20 - Tinus Osendarp, Dutch sprinter
• June 22 - Pedro Alcazar, Panamanian boxer
• June 22 - Darryl Kile St. Louis pitcher
• July 5 - Ted Williams, great U.S. baseball player (1939-1960)
• August 5 - Darrell Porter, U.S. baseball player (1971-1987)
• August 12 - Enos Slaughter, Major League Baseball player (1938-1959)
• August 23 - Hoyt Wilhelm, Major League Baseball knuckleballer (1952-1972)
• September 11 - Johnny Unitas, U.S. American football player
• September 18 - Bob Hayes, U.S. sprinter and American football player
• October 12 - Audrey Mestre, Free-diving world record holder
• October 20 - Mel Harder, Major League Baseball player
• December 1 - Dave McNally, Major League Baseball pitcher