Sudden Deaths in Sports

Table of Contents


Introduction

1.?In the Arena

* Harold Moore: Gladiator

College Football 1905

* Francisco Lazaro: No Sweat

Olympic Marathon 1912

* Ray Chapman: Beanball

MLB 1920

* Bill Masterton: The Unforgiving Ice

NHL 1968

* Chuck Hughes: A Moment's Notice

NFL 1971

* Duk Koo Kim: Live or

Boxing 1982

* Sergei Shalibashvili: Kiss the Tower

Platform Diving 1983

* Lane Frost: Born to Ride

Bull Riding 1989

2.?Spilled Blood

* David Berger: All Gone

Olympic Weightlifting 1972

* Lyman Bostock: Pure Happenstance

MLB 1978

* Ron Settles: Jailhouse Shock

College Football 1981

* Andres Escobar: Brave to the

World Cup Soccer 1994

* Dave Schultz: Pinned by a Madman

Wrestling 1996

* Greg Halman: Brothers for Life

Baseball 2011

* Celia Barquin Arozamena: Broad Daylight

Golf 2018

* Mike Ryan: Covid Rage

Hockey 2021

3.?Dark Waters

* Ed Delahanty: Swept Away

MLB 1903

* Joe Delaney: Great with a Capital

NFL 1983

* Craig Arfons: Last Run on Lake Jackson

Speed Racing 1989

* Tim Crews and Steve Olin: They Never Saw the Dock

MLB 1993

* Shannon Smith: Paradise Lost

College Football 1997

* Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith: Engulfed

NFL 2009

4.?Sound of Impact

* Knute Rockne: Dreadful News

College Football 1931

* Thurman Munson: Out of His League

MLB 1979

* Davey Allison: Chopper Down

NASCAR 1993

* Rodney Culver: Nosedive

NFL 1996

* Payne Stewart: Flight of Doom

Golf 1999

* Cory Lidle: Manhattan Fireball

MLB 2006

5.?Accidents Will Happen

* Terry Sawchuk: Senseless

NHL 1970

* Don Wilson: Beyond Strange

MLB 1975

* Richard Wertheim: Lethal

Tennis 1983

* Owen Hart: Real as Can

World Wrestling Federation 1999

* Matiss Kivlenieks: Fiasco

NHL 2021

6.?Demons and Disease

* Flo Hyman: No Warning

Volleyball 1986

* Len Bias: Shock to the Systems

Basketball 1986

* Reggie Lewis:

Too Young, Too Soon

Basketball 1993

* Sergei Grinkov: Shattered Dream

Pairs Figure Skating 1995

* Andreas Munzer: Hunger Pains

Bodybuilding 1997

* Korey Stringer: Water Is for Cowards

NFL 2001

* Tyler Skaggs: Black Cloud

MLB 2019

7.?In the Arena Redux

* Hank Gathers: Heart of a Lion

Basketball 1990

* Ulrike Maier: No Chance

Skiing 1994

* Fabio Casartelli: Deadly Descent

Tour de France 1995

* John McSherry: Last Call

MLB 1996

* Caleb Moore: Fatal Obsession

Snowmobile, -X-Games 2013

* Oshi: Breaking Point

Iditarod 2019

* Yellow River Stone Forest: 21 Gone

Ultramarathon 2021

8.?Win, Place or Die

* Frank Hayes: First Win, Only

Steeplechase 1923

* Ruffian: She Reigns

Match Race 1975

* Billy Haughton: Breaking Gait

Harness Racing 1986

* Mary Bacon: Riding Is Living

Off Track 1991

* Santa Anita Meltdown: How Many More Have to Die?

Thoroughbreds 2019

9.?Motorsport Mishaps

* Bill Vukovich: The Fearless

Indy 500 1955

* The Dakar Rally: Desert Storm

Off Road Racing 1988

* Ayrton Senna: Collision Course

Formula One 1994

* Dale Earnhardt: Long Live the King

NASCAR 2001

* Jessi Combs: Speed Kills

Speed Racing 2019

* IMTT: Full Throttle

Motorcycle 2022

10.?Team Tragedy

* Spokane Indians: Such Hell

Baseball 1946

* Duluth Dukes: North Country Inferno

Baseball 1948

* Cal Poly Mustangs: Lost in the

College Football 1960

* USA Figure Skating: Total Eclipse

Figure Skating 1961

* Wichita State Shockers: Gold Flight

College Football 1970

* Marshall Thundering Herd: The Worst

College Football 1970

* Evansville Purple Aces: Basketball's Darkest Night

Basketball 1977

* USA Boxing: KO'd by Fate

Boxing 1980

11.?Red Highways

* Steve Prefontaine: Bell

Running 1975

* Pelle Lindbergh: A Man and His Porsche

NHL 1985

* Jackson State Tigers: Blue Bengal Curse?

College Football 1988-1990

* John Rodolph: Pure Soul

Wheelchair Racing 1995

* Judith Flannery: End of the Road

Triathlon 1997

* Dwayne Haskins:

Running on Empty

NFL 2022

12.?The Savage God

* Rick Carter: No Goodbyes

College Football 1986

* Jeff Alm: Very Close

NFL 1993

* Erica Blasberg: Final Breath

Golf 2010

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index