Saddest Moments in Sports

The Top Ten
1 Lima Football Riot (1964)
2 Chapecoense (Brazil) Soccer Team Plane Crash (2016)

I just saw that Air Disasters episode about this crash. It was something that no one in Brazil saw it coming.
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3 Marshall Herd Football Team Plane Crash (1970)
4 Happy Valley Racecourse Fire (1918)
5 Turin Soccer Club Plane Crash (1949)
6 Le Mans Crash (1955)

It was a year that motor racing wasn't safe, a far cry from today's motor racing (2021). First actor James Dean died while pursuing a new career as a race car driver. The tragic Indianapolis 500 that claimed the life of Bill Vukovich, and then this that changed the face of Le Mans forever. Since that day, Le Mans changed and to this day they're still changing to make the 24 Hours of Le Mans the most prestigious endurance car race in the world.
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7 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Hockey Team Plane Crash (2011)
8 Humbolt Broncos Hockey Team Bus Crash (2018)
9 Heysel Stadium Disaster (1985)
10 Kathmandu Hailstorm (1988)
The Contenders
11 Wayne Gretzky Traded from Edmonton Oilers to Los Angeles Kings (1988)

The worst day in the history of Canadian sports

12 Len Bias Dies Shortly After Being Drafted by the Celtics (1986)

Can anybody say fail horn!

13 Kobe Bryant Dies (2020)
14 Muhammad Ali's Ill-Fated Fight with Larry Holmes (1980)

It was supposed to be a celebration for Ali's attempt to win his 4th heavyweight championship. Instead it was the biggest massacre and the saddest moment in the history of boxing. Sylvester Stallione said it was like an autopsy of a man who is still alive .Even Sports Illustrated called it the Last Hurrah. It was as Bob Seger would sing the Famous Final Scene.
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15 Thurman Munson Dies (1979)
16 Knute Rockne's Death (1931)
17 Tyler Skaggs found dead (2019)

He croaked within a few weeks of his 28th birthday (fail horn)

18 Ryan Costello Dies (2019)

Legendary player & Auckland member Ryan Costello died so unexpectedly soon from natural causes at only 23. He was a major legend known over the years & died too young. The world lost such an iconic legend in 2019. R.I.P. Ryan Costello 1996-2019.

19 Dale Earnhardt's Death (2001)
20 Roberto Clemente Dies (1972)
21 Hank Gathers's Death (1990)
22 Reggie Lewis' Death (1993)
23 Walter Payton's Death (1999)
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