Can you name the athletes who died between 2000 -2009? by smoggy14

Hint	Player	Death Date
40-9 career record as a boxer. Died in Brazil under questionable circumstances		July 11, 2009
Pro Bowl offensive lineman who died at practice of heat stroke.		August 1, 2001
22 year old rookie pitcher died in a car accident just hours after starting a game.		April 9, 2009
NFL cornerback shot to death on New Year's Day		January 1, 2007
St. John's basketball star. 1st round NBA pick and 8 year NBA veteran died in a car accident.		May 20, 2000
The Intimidator		February 18, 2001
Legendary golfer who dominated golf from the late 1930s to the1950s. 7 time major champion		May 23, 2002
Winning QB in 1958's 'Greatest Game Ever Played'		September 11, 2002
MLB owner banned from baseball from 1996-1998 for Nazi sympathizing quotes.		March 2, 2004
Red Sox and NBC Sports broadcaster. Called 13 World Series, 9 Super Bowls and 24 Final Fours.		February 20,2006
An original big man, dominated pro basketball in the 1940's and 50's.		June 1, 2005
University of Michigan football coach for 20 years		November 17, 2006
WWE superstar linked to murder-suicide. Two time world heavyweight champion		June 24, 2007
1976 AL Rookie of the Year. One of the most coloful characters to pitch in MLB.		April 13, 2009
Redskins popular Pro Bowl safety. #5 pick of the 2004 NFL Draft		November 27,2007
All Star pitcher was first active player to die in-season since Thurman Munson		June 22, 2002
NFL/Army hero		April 22, 2004
Wide Receiver arrested for DUI, drugs and assault at different times in his career.		December 17, 2009
The last hitter to bat .400 in a season		July 5, 2002
Longtim NBA announcer credited for inventing the phrases 'air ball' and 'slam dunk'		August 5, 2002
Designer of NFL's West Coast Offense		July 30, 2007
Promising lefty pitcher struck in the face with a line drive in 1957. Never the same after it.		November 11, 2008
NHL Hall of Fame Goalie, played over 20 years with the Rangers, Canadiens and North Stars winning 335 games.		January 26, 2007
Chiefs Super Bowl head coach and NFL Films favorite		July 4, 2005
Claimed to pitch a no-hitter on LSD		December 19, 2008

Hint	Player	Death Date
Coached the Cowboys to 20 straight winning seasons		February 12, 2000
German boxing heavyweight champion who feuded with Joe Louis in the 1930s		February 2, 2005
First black MLB player in the American League		June 18, 2003
NL MVP/Steroid Abuser		October 10, 2004
Detroit Lions Hall of Fame defensive back intercepted a record 14 passes as a rookie in 1952		January 9, 2002
Minor league baseball first base coach killed while coaching by a line drive to his head.		July 22, 2007
10 time All Star, 4 time World Series Champ for the Cardinals. Nicknamed 'Country'		August 12, 2002
Yankee pitcher crashed his plane into a NYC skyscraper		October 11, 2006
Rams owner who moved team to St. Louis and guided them to 1999 Super Bowl		January 18, 2008
Along with his brother Phil, most pitching wins of any brother combination.		October 27, 2006
Charter member of Pro Football Hall of Fame. Redskins QB		December 17, 2008
Won over 400 games over 56 years as a college football coach		April 3, 2007
MLB All Star reliever also known for living in a mobile home in a minor league parking lot while trying to make a comeback		June 23, 2007
'Ya gotta believe!'		January 6, 2004
'Boom Boom' scored 393 goals mostly for the Canadiens during the 1950's and 60's.		March 11, 2006
The Minister of Defense		December 26, 2004
'The Rocket' won 8 Stanely Cups and scored 544 career goals.		May 27, 2000
2 time boxing heavyweight champ, including youngest ever to win it. Fought Liston, Ali and many others in the 50's and 60's.		May 11, 2006
Controversial and mostly unpopular Commissioner of MLB		March 15, 2005
Guard on the great Celtics teams of the 80's.		February 22, 2007
NC State Women's Basketball Coach. 1998 Gold Medal US Olympic Coach		January 24, 2009
'The Scooter.' Popular baseball announcer/MLB Hall of Famer		August 17, 2007
NFL QB and 9 term US Congressman		May 2, 2009
1987 and 1991 World Series Hero. MLB Hall of Famer		March 6, 2006
NFL Hall of Fame linebacker for the Chiefs. Car accident.		February 8, 2000

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Sports Deaths This Decade Quiz

by smoggy14

Created Dec 20, 2009 in Sports
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	allstarr35:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 20:47 GMT		2 points
	thanks for remembering steve mcnair

	smoggy14:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 20:50 GMT		3 points
	there's so many people left off of this. didn't want to make it a football/baseball only quiz so I left some obvious ones off.

	Theosaurus:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 21:25 GMT		0 points
	Benoit is only a one time WWE World Heavyweight Champion. His other World Heavyweight title win was in WCW.

	smoggy14:	Dec 20th, 2009 at 21:34 GMT		2 points
	Good pickup....I rephrased the hint to be more clear. From wikipedia ----> Benoit held a total of thirty-two championships during his professional wrestling career, and is recognized by WWE as a two-time world heavyweight champion: a former WCW World Heavyweight Champion in WCW, and former World Heavyweight Champion in WWE.

	statdis:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 04:57 GMT		4 points
	R.I.P. Jasper Howard

	Maverick61190:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 05:48 GMT		2 points
	"NFL safety shot to death on New Year's Day"...safety should be cornerback

	neild3:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 08:58 GMT		3 points
	I think you need to include legendary Phillies/NFL Films Broadcaster Harry Kalas. "This ball is outta here!"

	BigSwitz98:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 12:27 GMT		3 points
	That's the problem with one of these things. Everyone wants "their guy" to be on the list. I think there's an opportunity for a sequel here.

	airborne79:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 12:30 GMT		1 point
	May want to add more for "ya gotta believe." Made be think of Herb Brooks and I even think Jack Buck said that, as well.

	smoggy14:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 14:03 GMT		1 point
	Yea it was tough when it came to the broadcasters. I already had Hearn, Rizzuto and Gowdy. Thought about Kalas, McKay, Buck, Skip Caray, Bob Murphy, even Bobby Murcer. I'm sure I'm even missing some big ones there too.

	mybeaglebelle:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 14:37 GMT		1 point
	Yeah, Williams was a CB, not safety

	Chris968:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 15:44 GMT		-1 points
	What about Harry Kalas? Huge name in Philly baseball and one of the best broadcasters in history.

	smoggy14:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 15:48 GMT		1 point
	I'm a Mets fan Chris....I'm not including any Phillies in my quizzes. Just kidding, actually read the response two posts up and that will explain.

	geowiz85:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 15:54 GMT		0 points
	sorta unfair description for chris henry, he was finally turning things around, maybe change it to something a little more positive?

	kmad:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 16:55 GMT		1 point
	Dan Snyder was pretty notable...at least his death was. I think he's worth being on the list.

	Rom:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 17:38 GMT		2 points
	Eddie Griffin (one of the best blockers in the NBA)??

	campervana:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 18:34 GMT		-1 points
	can barely read the white writing on the background.

	apett8:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 18:51 GMT		0 points
	I would agree that the description for Chris Henry is unecessary, look what you did for Derrick Thomas, just make it like that for Henry. Also, Derrick Thomas technically died of a blood clot, not a car accident

	Blaise:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 19:33 GMT		1 point
	Harry Kalas has to be on there, what about Jim Johnson?

	Illini13:	Dec 21st, 2009 at 21:38 GMT		2 points
	I understand it's very objective and difficult to decide who is on or not on this list, but not including Steve McNair was pretty egreious. He was one of the biggest QB's of the last decade, and his death was one of the biggest stories of the 2009, for multiple reasons.

	smoggy14:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 00:34 GMT		2 points
	I thnk instead of saying that Steve McNair should be included, people should be talking about Otto Graham being left out. Graham is a Hall of Fame QB and pioneer. McNair was a very good QB. This isn't a quiz about shocking deaths or people who died young, just famous athletes who died this decade. I didn't want to just have the most obvious people on here.

	smoggy14:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 00:37 GMT		0 points
	Blaise....this isn't a quiz about Philly heroes who died this year.

	smoggy14:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 00:39 GMT		-1 points
	And as for the description of Chris Henry, while I wouldn't wish death on people, I don't feel bad that this is Chris Henry's legacy. I'm not about to defend someone with multiple gun, drug or DUI charges. I just wonder if you all would have a problem with this description if the 15 year old girl he gave alcohol to was someone in your family.

	Gomoodys:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 02:41 GMT		1 point
	Corey Smith & Marquis Cooper died in a boat accident. RIP

	bsd987:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 03:25 GMT		1 point
	I think this quiz should include the words "North American" in some way or another.

	smoggy14:	Dec 22nd, 2009 at 04:02 GMT		3 points
	RIP and great respect to Steve McNair, Corey Smith, Marquis Cooper, Dan Snyder, Harry Kalas, Bobby Murcer, Jim McKay, Skip Caray, Chris Mims, Eddie Griffin, Otto Graham, Jim Johnson, Dave Smith, Vern Ruhle, Preacher Roe, Bob Murphy, Skip Prosser, Kevin Duckworth, John Marzano, Gene Upshaw, Shag Crawford, Walt Poddubny, Josh Hancock, Max McGee, Joe Nuxhall, Dick Nolan, Lou Saban, Jim Spencer, Frank Crosetti, Tommy Heinrich, Whizzer White,John Cunniff, Pete Gray, Wahoo McDaniel, Darrell Porter, Hoyt Wilhelm, Mike Webster, Roone Alredge, George Kell, Carl Pohlad, Larry Miller, Ironhead Heyward, Eric Gregg, Byron Nelson, Buck O'Neill, Trevor Berbick, Red Auerbach, Lamar Hunt, Tommie Agee, Don Clendennon, Eddie Mathews, and the thousands of other former pro athletes who died this past decade.

	lakercub:	Dec 23rd, 2009 at 01:01 GMT		1 point
	Maggie Dixon and Damien Nash. Damien Nash and Darrent Williams both died in a stunningly horrible Broncos offseason.

	Blaise:	Dec 24th, 2009 at 04:39 GMT		0 points
	Smoggy14, but it is a quiz about sports figures who died between 2000-2009. Both of those people are sports figures who died between 2000-2009.

	cmcsquared:	Dec 24th, 2009 at 06:49 GMT		0 points
	Where is McNair?

	smoggy14:	Dec 24th, 2009 at 20:25 GMT		0 points
	read my comment from 12/22 about McNair. Also, I had 3 other QBs in there and 4 other NFL players who were killed early so I was trying to mix things up. I put Chris Henry in there because of how recent it was. Left McNair out because among other reasons, I don't really have too much sympathy for someone who was killed while cheating on his wife and especially his kids.

	Hellodogdogdog:	Dec 25th, 2009 at 20:01 GMT		1 point
	You should put Bobby Phills, who died in a car crash.

	Gangsterls:	Dec 26th, 2009 at 07:20 GMT		1 point
	He was cheating on his kids?

	AwesomeWillv1:	Dec 30th, 2009 at 04:47 GMT		2 points
	Should've had a few more WWE superstars. At least Eddie Guerrero.

	jrock826:	Jan 16th, 2010 at 04:34 GMT		0 points
	its not accepting benoit

	SportsGuy21:	Jan 26th, 2010 at 00:18 GMT		1 point
	Dock Ellis, the man of this time. He was much more than "the pitcher who threw a no-hitter on LSD." But admittedly, that feat is RIDICULOUS, and if you have not read his story, you should (Not Wikipedia).

	cocky:	Jan 3rd, 2011 at 03:14 GMT		1 point
	I feel worse for McNair than I do the pro wrestler who killed his family.