Sports stars who died in 2024: PHOTOS

MLB icon Willie Mays died on June 18, 2024. He was 93. (Getty Images)

Connor Garden-Bachop, a rising rugby star in New Zealand, died on June 17, 2024. He was 25. (Josh Chadwick/Getty Images)

Mike Brumley, a former MLB infielder and coach, died on June 15, 2024. He was 61. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Legendary basketball star Jerry West died on June 11, 2024. He was 86. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Frank Carroll, former Olympics figure skating coach, died on June 9, 2024. He was 85. (Doug Pensinger/ALLSPORT)

Basketball Hall of Famer Chet Walker died on June 8, 2024. He was 84 (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Josh Maravich, the son of Pete Maravich and former LSU guard, died June 7, 2024. He was 42. (AP Photo/Bill Feig, File)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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