Philadelphia, PA

Paul Arizin

Basketball | Forward
1928-04-09 – 2006-12-12 (Age 78)
Cause of Death: Natural Causes
10 time All Star. NBA Hall of Fame.

Roy Campanella

Baseball | Catcher
1921-11-19 – 1993-06-26 (Age 71)
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Roy Campanella owned a liquor store in Harlem, which he operated during the off-season. On January 28, 1958, after closing…

Wilt Chamberlain

Basketball | Center
1936-08-21 – 1999-10-12 (Age 63)
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
4-time NBA MVP. Holds single game record for points scored (100)

Hank Gathers

Basketball
1967-02-11 – 1990-03-04 (Age 23)
Cause of Death: Heart Disease

Eddie Griffin

1982-05-30 – 2007-08-17 (Age 25)
Cause of Death: Accident
Automobile Accident

Robert F. Gruenig

1888-03-24 – 1958-03-23 (Age 69)
Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Bucko Kilroy

1921-05-30 – 2007-02-10 (Age 85)
Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Barney Lewis

1924-12-02 – 2002-12-01 (Age 77)
Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Terry Long

1959-07-14 – 2005-06-07 (Age 45)
Cause of Death: Suicide

John Marzano

1963-02-14 – 2008-04-19 (Age 45)

Joe McCarthy

1887-04-21 – 1978-01-13 (Age 90)

Jack McCracken

1890-02-14 – 1950-02-20 (Age 60)

Jim McKay

Sportscaster | Sportscaster
1921-09-24 – 2008-06-07 (Age 86)
Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Bill Robinson

Baseball
1911-11-07 – 1973-03-14 (Age 61)

Danny Rumph

1967-10-23 – 2005-07-16 (Age 37)

Fritz Shurmur

Football
1939-03-13 – 1999-02-04 (Age 59)