Can you name the Athletes who died in their prime? by Hilarity

Sport	Name	Death Info
NFL		Homicide 2007
MLB		Private Plane Crash 2006
NFL		Complications from Car Accident 2000
NFL		Friendly Fire 2004
NFL		Heat Stroke 2001
MLB		Homicide 1978
NFL		Cancer 1970
NFL		Plane Crash in Everglades 1996
NFL		Car Accident 1992
NFL/College Football		Cancer 1963
MLB		Plane Crash 1972
NASCAR		Auto Accident Daytona 500 2001
NFL		Auto Accident 2009
NCAA Hoops		Loyola Marymount, Heart Attack

Sport	Name	Death Info
NFL		Homicide 2007
MLB		Private Plane Crash 1979
NBA		Car Accident 2000
NFL		Homicide 2000
NBA		Drag Racing Accident 2000
MLB		Heart Defect 2002
NFL		Drowned 2007
NFL		Drowned 1981
MLB		Car Accident 2009
Golf		Plane Crash 1999
NFL		Lost At Sea 2009
NBA		Cocaine Overdose 1986
NCAA Hoops		Baylor University, Homicide
NFL		Lost At Sea 2009

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Athletes Who Died While Active Quiz

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Created Oct 2, 2009 in Sports
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	hscer:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 16:25 GMT	3 points
	Morbid but I think you covered most of them. A couple possible (but not necessary) additions: NFL-Joe Delaney-Drowned trying to rescue children 1983. MLB-Ed Delahanty-Fell down Niagra Falls 1899.

	bsd987:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 16:26 GMT	1 point
	If Payne Stewart makes the cut, then Tony Lema absolutely should.

	Hilarity:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 16:45 GMT	1 point
	I wavered on Delaney and Delahanty - I was afraid they would be too obscure, though no less tragic. I'm not familiar with Lema. I'll have to look him up.

	MMayes:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 17:19 GMT	1 point
	The Loyola Marymount basketball player's last name does not have the 1st e in it. I expected to see Nick Adenhart, but that might be too easy. I also thought we might see Drazen Petrovic (NJ Nets).

	Hilarity:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 18:39 GMT	1 point
	MMayes You are correct on the spelling of that name. Thanks for pointing it out and it has been fixed.

	brezhnev:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 19:23 GMT	1 point
	Ayrton Senna, 1994? He died during a race.

	Hilarity:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 19:45 GMT	1 point
	I held racing athletes out because I am planning a racing deaths quiz by itself.

	fasttrack:	Oct 4th, 2009 at 20:49 GMT	1 point
	Its a tragedy all the sports people have lost their lives doing what they loved or as you can see on this quiz during or after their career

	Mr_Negative:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 20:00 GMT	1 point
	Len Bias, coulda been the greatest ever. I went to his funeral, but I was only a couple months old. Sad stuff.

	RandallPinkston:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 05:43 GMT	3 points
	If Delaney's story doesn't make you tear up, nothing will. This is one of those rare opportunities to educate as well as entertain--put him in the quiz and help call attention to a real hero. That aside, a more obvious omission is Reggie Lewis.

	XYlophonetreeZ:	Oct 13th, 2009 at 01:17 GMT	2 points
	I didn't know Brian Dennehy played college basketball.

	bobc:	Oct 15th, 2009 at 19:30 GMT	1 point
	Brook Berringer, college footall, 1996 private plane crash, days before the NFL draft he probably would've gone in. There are also some teams involved in plane crashes--Marshall and Wichita St football, Evansville and Oklahoma State basketball.

	skyritz:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 20:42 GMT	1 point
	XYlophonetreeZ, glad you mentioned that, I coulda sworn it was Patrick Dennehy but no one else had commented on it.

	Captain2711:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 21:10 GMT	0 points
	No Lou Gehrig?

	lazeeeyes:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 22:20 GMT	1 point
	What about Ray Chapman? MLB 1920. Hit by a spitball pitch during a game, which influenced the ban on spitballs. Bill Masterson, NHL 1968. Died of complications due to an in-game injury. An award was named for him for sportsmanship dedication and perseverance. Both of these tragedies led to their respective leagues campaign to use helmets.

	Hilarity:	Oct 22nd, 2009 at 13:46 GMT	1 point
	OMG. It is Patrick Dennehy. I must have watched Gladiator (Fighting, not Romans) before I made this quiz. Gehrig is way obvious so I left him out.

	peanut4:	Oct 25th, 2009 at 12:28 GMT	1 point
	Steve Prefontaine?

	ConorONeill:	Oct 28th, 2009 at 20:47 GMT	1 point
	Marc Vivienne Foé who dropped dead in the centre circle in the Africa Cup of Nations and Phil O'Donnell for Motherwell

	WAG:	Nov 2nd, 2009 at 20:09 GMT	1 point
	YOu should change the one for Adenhart to Homicide.

	john19:	Nov 12th, 2009 at 01:55 GMT	3 points
	Delahanty is in the hall of fame. How obscure would he possibly be. He certainly should be included. Some others not previously mentioned: Kenny Hubbs. Pelle Lindbergh, Danny Thompson, Harry Agannis, Don Wilson, Bob Moose and Joe Roth.

	Lindsay:	Dec 28th, 2009 at 21:11 GMT	1 point
	Reggie Lewis?

	Hooby:	Jan 18th, 2010 at 01:26 GMT	1 point
	gaines adams died this morning of a heart attack due to an enlarged heart.

	kromclovinfasho:	Jan 18th, 2010 at 01:35 GMT	1 point
	jasper howard? jason collier?

	Paman93:	Feb 28th, 2010 at 20:46 GMT	1 point
	Eddie Griffin died in a car crash hitting a moving train.

	kidcanada:	Mar 30th, 2010 at 20:32 GMT	1 point
	Steve Chiasson? Steve Olin? and how is Reggie Lewis not there?

	jumbodung:	May 1st, 2010 at 20:48 GMT	2 points
	reggie lewis, gaines adams, eddie griffin, eric turner, dražen petrović, jason collier, terry sawchuk, dan snyder. Lewis and Petrović are the most egregious omissions -> retired number, captaincy, all-nba, all-star, etc.

	stumper93:	Aug 19th, 2010 at 02:38 GMT	1 point
	To be a better quiz I think you need NHL in here, gotta have all of the big four. So like Luc Bourdon, Dan Snyder, etc.

	jaysee:	Aug 19th, 2010 at 03:09 GMT	1 point
	Lou Gehrig had been out of baseball for over 2 years when he passed away.

	ssorcd:	Nov 3rd, 2010 at 20:28 GMT	1 point
	Thomas Herrion is another