Can you name the Athletes Who Died During Their Career ?

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  • Athletes from Baseball, Basketball, and Football who died while still active in their careers.
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Sacremento Kings
1989 (suicide) 
Boston Celtics
1986 (drug overdose) 
Atlanta Hawks
2005 (cardiac arrest) 
Utah Jazz
1980 (car accident) 
Minnesota Timberwolves
2007 (car accident) 
Boston Celtics
1993 (heart failure) 
Orlando Magic
2000 (heart failure) 
New Jersey Nets
1993 (car accident) 
Charlotte Hornets
2000 (car accident) 
Minnesota Timberwolves
2000 (car accident) 
Phoenix Suns
1987 (plane crash) 
Los Angeles Angels
2009 (car accident) 
Boston Red Sox
1955 (blood clot) 
Baltimore Orioles
2003 (Ephedra) 
Boston Braves
1924 (car crash) 
California Angels
1978 (homicide) 
Cleveland Indians
1920 (hit by pitch) 
San Francisco Giants
1969 (plane crash) 
Pittsburgh Pirates
1972 (plane crash) 
Cleveland Indians
1993 (boat accident) 
Houston Colt 45s
1965 (car accident) 
San Diego Padres
2002 (car accident) 
Washington Senators
1903 (swept over Niagara Falls) 
Chicago White Sox
1986 (car accident) 
Los Angeles Dodgers
2009 (lupus) 
Milwaukee Brewers
1977 (dune buggy accident) 
Washington Senators
1944 (World War II) 
Milwaukee Brewers
2008 (struck by lightning) 
New York Giants
1918 (World War I) 
St Louis Cardinals
2007 (car accident) 
Kansas City Royals
1987 (brain cancer) 
Chicago Cubs
1964 (plane crash) 
Cleveland Indians
1911 (meningitis) 
Toronto Blue Jays
2007 (heart disease) 
St. Louis Cardinals
2002 (heart defect) 
Brooklyn Dodgers
1935 (homicide) 
New York Yankees
2007 (plane crash) 
California Angels
1977 (off road accident) 
Pittsburgh Pirates
1976 (car accident) 
California Angels
1989 (suicide) 
New York Yankees
1979 (plane crash) 
Cleveland Indians
1993 (boating accident) 
Philadelphia Phillies
1945 (World War II) 
Montreal Expos
1995 (homicide) 
San Diego Padres
1996 (car accident) 
New York Yankees
1928 (pnemonia) 
Cincinatti Reds
2003 (homicide) 
Texas Rangers
1976 (leukemia) 
Houston Astros
1975 (accidental) 
Cleveland Indians
1993 (car accident) 
Chicago Bears
2010 (cardiac arrest) 
Houston Oilers
1993 (suicide) 
San Diego Chargers
1960 (diabetic reaction) 
Detroit Lions
1992 (car accident) 
New York Giants
1979 (car accident) 
Atlanta Falcons
1989 (car accident) 
San Francisco 49ers
2003 (car accident) 
San Diego Chargers
1984 (dermatomyositis) 
Oaklan Raiders
1998 (seizure) 
New York Giants
1945 (World War II) 
Philadelphia Eagles
1992 (car accident) 
Cincinatti Bengals
1969 (blood clot) 
Indianapolis Colts
1999 (car accident) 
Miami Dolphins
1981 (car accident) 
Oakland Raiders
2009 (lost at sea) 
Atlanta Falcons
1988 (drug overdose) 
San Diego Chargers
1996 (plane crash) 
Indianapolis Colts
1992 (homicide) 
Cleveland Browns
1963 (leukemia) 
Philadelphia Eagles
1976 (homicide) 
Miami Dolphins
1983 (heart attack) 
San Diego Chargers
1995 (car accident) 
Cincinatti Bengals
2009 (road accident) 
San Fransciso 49ers
2005 (heart disease) 
New Enlgand Patriots
2007 (drowned) 
Detroit Lions
1971 (heart attack) 
Buffalo Bills
1970 (Vietnam War) 
Carolina Panthers
2000 (homicide) 
Denver Broncos
2007 (collapsed) 
Atlanta Falcons
1989 (car accident) 
Miami Dolphins
1984 (car accident) 
Chicago Bears
1970 
Cleveland Browns
1986 (drug overdose) 
Detroit Lions
2009 (lost at sea) 
Minnesota Vikings
2001 (heat stroke) 
Washington Redskins
2007 (homicide) 
Kansas City Chiefs
2000 (car accident/spinal injury) 
Arizona Cardinals
2004 (friendly fire in Afghanistan) 
Los Angeles Rams
1989 (car accident) 
Oakland Raiders
2000 (stomach cancer) 
Chicago Bears
1990 (car accident) 
Los Angeles Raiders
1993 (heart attack) 
Denver Broncos
2007 (homicide) 
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