Athletes who died at the top

Darryl Kile (1968-2002)

RHP Astros, Rockies, Cards

1668 career strikeouts

3x All-Star

a no-hitter in 1993

Josh Hancock (1978-2007)

RHP Red Sox, Phillies, Reds, Cards

World Series Champ 2006

Ernie Davis

Won the Heisman Trophy and then passed away without ever playing a pro game.

Almost happened: Ernie Davis and Jim Brown in the same backfield.

Derrick Thomas, linebacker with the Kansas City Chiefs died from injuries sustained in a car wreck. I believe he was driving to watch a playoff game.

He was a football great that played with a LOT of heart.

Travis Landreth

'72 Israeli Olympic powerlifting team

Bill Barilko.

Samuel Kamau Wanjiru

Bruce Lee

Has anyone mentioned the Israeli wrestlers in Munich 1972?

Alex Lowe - Climber - Avalanche

Jean-Pierre Monsere- 1970 World Champion - racing the Grote Jaarmarktprijs (car came on the course) 1971. 5 years later his 7 yo son was killed while riding a racing bike that one of Jean-Pierre's teammates had given him.

if your mentioning motor racing there are so many Peterson, Villeneuve, Rindt, Clark, Cevert, Hawthorne

Road cyclists WHILST actually competing.

Weylandt Wouder (Belgium) during current Giro d'Italia as most recent example.

Seth says this... wrote:

long live sally wrote:

Sally Meyerhoff, March 2011.

Good god. Pete, the dude who won the local fun run died too.

How did you know Pete wrote that?????????????????????????

wheel of fortune wrote:

if your mentioning motor racing there are so many Peterson, Villeneuve, Rindt, Clark, Cevert, Hawthorne

Monsere was a cyclist. Should have specified. Plenty of cyclists and motor racers haves died in action, for sure.

chris henry

Mojo Jerkin wrote:

Ernie Davis

Won the Heisman Trophy and then passed away without ever playing a pro game.

Almost happened: Ernie Davis and Jim Brown in the same backfield.

Not sure how that was going to happen. Brown finished at SU in 1956 (1955 was his last football season); Davis started at SU in 1959.

Davis is a good call.

Pottymouther wrote:

How did you know Pete wrote that?????????????????????????

Yeah, don't know what he was talking about. I'm not "Pete".

davey moore

james shuler

edwin valero

just about a year ago, he was 28-0 all by knockout, had won titles in 2 divisions, his fights were mostly 1st round knockouts, they were talking about him fighting manny pacqaou