Sports stars who died in 2024: PHOTOS

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Basketball player Drew Gordon died on May 30, 2024. (Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

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Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton died on May 27, 2024. He was 71. (David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Golf star Grayson Murray died on May 25, 2024. He was 30. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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NBA veteran Darius Morris died on May 2, 2024. He was 33. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Former Florida State quarterback Marcus Outzen died on April 30, 2024. He was 46. (Scott Halleran / Allsport)

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Former ESPN star Howie Schwab died on April 20, 204. He was 63. (Getty Images)

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Roman Gabriel died on April 20, 2024. He was 83. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

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Veteran MLB player Dave McCarty died on April 19, 2024. He was 54. (John Williamson/MLB via Getty Images)

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World Series champion Carl Erskine died on April 16, 2024. He was 97. (Getty Images)

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World Series champion Ken Holtzman died on April 15, 2024. He was 78. (Getty Images)

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O.J. Simpson died on April 10, 2024. He was 76. (Ross Lewis/Getty Images)

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Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos died on March 23, 2024. He was 94. (Getty Images)

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Former NFL lineman Char-ron Dorsey died on March 4, 2024. He was 46. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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Former MLB shortstop U.L. Washington died on March 3, 2024. He was 70. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)

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Longtime ESPN journalist Chris Mortensen died on March 3, 2024. He was 72. (Kirby Lee/NFLPhotoLibrary)

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Pro wrestler Michael Jones, better known as Virgil, died on Feb. 29, 2024. He was 72. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)

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Former MLB pitcher Jose DeLeon died on Feb. 25, 2024. He was 63. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)

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Former NBA player and coach Robert Reid died on Feb. 19, 2024. He was 68. (Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

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Super Bowl champion Golden Richards died on Feb. 23, 2024. He was 73. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Lefty Driesell died on Feb. 17, 2024. He was 92. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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NBA champion Earl Cureton died on Feb. 4, 2024. He was 66. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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Super Bowl champion Richard Caster died on Feb. 2, 2024. He was 75. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File)

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Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin died on Feb. 1, 2024. He was 79. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

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Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic died on Jan. 17, 2024. He was 46. (Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)

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Former NFL quarterback Norm Snead died on Jan. 14, 2024. He was 84. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

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Former New York Mets star Bud Harrelson died on Jan. 11, 2024, at age 79. (Walter Iooss Jr. /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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Franz Beckenbauer, who won a World Cup with West Germany, died on Jan. 7, 2024. He was 74. (AP Photo, File)

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Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Frank Ryan died on Jan. 1, 2024. He was 87. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

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