Deaths
- February 11 — Harry Vines, American wheelchair basketball coach (born 1938)
- March 17 — Ray Meyer Hall of Fame coach of the DePaul University men's team (born 1913)
- April 30 — Harold "Bunny" Levitt, player for the Harlem Globetrotters who once sank 499 consecutive free throws
- April 28 — Ron Mather, Scottish coach
- April 6 — Maggie Dixon, women's coach at Army (born 1977)
- May 6 — Bob Dro, national champion at Indiana and Indianapolis Kautskys player (born 1918)
- May 9 — Grady Wallace, All-American and national scoring champion at South Carolina
- July 3 — Dick Dickey, NBA player and All-American at NC State (born 1926)
- August 17 — Bob Rogers, former Texas A&M coach
- October 28 — Arnold "Red" Auerbach, Hall of Fame coach and president of the Boston Celtics (born 1917)
- November 29 — Gary Alcorn, Former Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers player (born 1936)
- December 12 — Paul Arizin, Hall of Famer for the Philadelphia Warriors who twice led the NBA in scoring (born 1928)
- December 13 — Lamar Hunt, Last remaining original ownership partner of the Chicago Bulls (born 1932)
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Famous quotes containing the word deaths:
“There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add to this the soldier’s sense of shame for having fought in actions that resulted, indirectly or directly, in the deaths of civilians. Then pile on top of that an attitude of social opprobrium, an attitude that made the fighting man feel personally morally responsible for the war, and you get your proverbial walking time bomb.”
—Philip Caputo (b. 1941)
“This is the 184th Demonstration.
...
What we do is not beautiful
hurts no one makes no one desperate
we do not break the panes of safety glass
stretching between people on the street
and the deaths they hire.”
—Marge Piercy (b. 1936)
“On almost the incendiary eve
Of deaths and entrances ...”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)