Sports stars who died in 2024: PHOTOS

Larry Allen died on June 2, 2024, while in Mexico. He was 52. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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