2005 in sports

See also: 2004 in sports, 2005 in baseball, other events of 2005, 2006 in sports, list of 'years in sports'.

Deaths

January-March

• January 4:
• Paul Darragh, 51, Irish equestrian showjumper
• Bud Poile, 80, member of Hockey Hall of Fame
• January 10 - Tommy Fine, 90, former MLB player and the only pitcher ever to hurl a no-hitter in the Caribbean World Series
• January 18 - Bob Moch, 90, 1936 Summer Olympics Rowing Gold Medal Winner
• January 22 - César Gutiérrez, 61, one of three players in Major League Baseball history with a 7-for-7 game
• January 25 - Nettie Witziers-Timmer, 81, Dutch athlete
• January 26 - Charles Martin, 46, former NFL football player
• February 2 - Max Schmeling, 99, German boxer, former world heavyweight champion
• February 13:
• Nelson Briles, 61, former MLB pitcher and broadcaster
• Maurice Trintignant, 87, French racing driver
• February 14 - Dick Weber, 75, bowling legend
• February 20 - Jimmy Young, 56, American boxer, former heavyweight contender
• February 22 - Reggie Roby, 43, former NFL football player
• February 23 - All Along, 26, French racehorse; 1983 U.S. Horse of the Year
• February 26 - Max Faulkner, 88, British golfer
• March 1 - Brian Luckhurst, 66, English cricketer
• March 2 - Rick Mahler, 51, former MLB pitcher
• March 3 - Rinus Michels, 77, Dutch football manager
• March 6 - Chuck Thompson, 83, former baseball broadcaster
• March 13:
• Danny Gardella, 85, former MLB outfielder
• Frank House, 75, former MLB catcher
• March 16 - Dick Radatz, 67, former MLB pitcher
• March 26 - Marius Russo, 90, pitcher who helped the Yankees win the World Series in 1941 and 1943
• March 27 - Bob Casey, 79, the only public address announcer in Minnesota Twins history

April-June

• April 7:
• Cliff Allison, 73, former formula one driver
• Bob Kennedy, 84, former MLB player and manager
• April 13 - Don Blasingame, 73, a MLB All-Star, who also managed two of Japan's professional baseball teams
• April 23 - Earl Wilson, 70, a leading pitcher for the 1968 World Series champion Detroit Tigers and first black pitcher to throw a no-hitter in Major League Baseball
• May 6 - Lee Stine, 91, a Chicago White Sox pitcher in the 1930s, who surrendered the pitch that gave Lou Gehrig his 14th career grand slam.
• May 26 - Chico Carrasquel, 77, Venezuelan shortstop, the first Latin American player to appear in a MLB All-Star Game.
• May 30 - Juan Pedro Villamán, 46, the Spanish-language Red Sox broadcaster since 1995.
• June 1 - George Mikan, 80, former basketball star for the Minneapolis Lakers in the early days of the NBA. Voted one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1996.
• June 7 - Larry Carrier, 82, co-founder of Bristol Motor Speedway.
• June 28 - Dick Dietz, 63, an All-Star catcher who played for the Giants, Dodgers and Braves from 1966-73.

July

• July 4 - Hank Stram, 82, former Kansas City Chiefs coach. Led the Chiefs to their only Super Bowl title (Super Bowl IV).
• July 13 - Mickey Owen, 89, a catcher who was a four-time All-Star and the third National League catcher to ever record an unassisted double play.
• July 30 - Ray Cunningham, 100, recognized as the oldest living former MLB player

August - September

• August 4 - Sue Gunter, 66, Hall of Fame women's college basketball coach
• August 8 - Gene Mauch, 79, major league baseball manager
• August 11 - Ted Radcliffe, 103, an All-Star player and manager in the Negro Leagues
• August 16 - Alexander Gomelsky , former Russian basketball coach, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
• September 11 - Chris Schenkel, 82, Sports broadcaster
• September 16 - Mzukisi Sikali, 34, South African boxer, murdered
• September 18 - Michael Park, 39, British WRC co-driver, killed after suffering injuries when the car collided with a tree on the passenger side
• September 22 - Leavander Johnson, 35, American boxer, died from injuries suffered during world title fight

October

• October 2 - Pat Kelly, 61, MLB All-Star outfielder