The Boston Globe compiled a list of all the notable deaths in the sports industries in 2009.
NANCY NEVILLE ADAMS (pictured), 84, co-owner of the Tennessee Titans.
NICK ADENHART, 22, Angels pitcher.
ALEXIS ARGUELLO, 57, International Boxing Hall of Famer who was 82-8 with 65 knockouts and won titles in three weight classes (featherweight, super featherweight, and lightweight).
ERNIE BARNES, 70, offensive lineman for the New York Titans, San Diego Chargers, and Denver Broncos from 1960-64.
TERRY BARR, 73, defensive back and receiver on the Detroit Lions’ last championship team, in 1957.
DOC BLANCHARD, 84, 1945 Heisman Trophy winner and Army’s “Mr. Inside’’ in one of college football’s most famous backfields.
MYLES BRAND, 67, president of the NCAA and the former head of Indiana University who fired basketball coach Bob Knight.
RICK BRYAN, 47, All-America defensive end for Oklahoma who played nine seasons with the Atlanta Falcons.
CULLEN BRYANT, 58, running back on the Los Angeles Rams from 1973-82.
CHET BULGER, 91, lineman on the last Cardinals team to win the NFL championship (1947).
ODE BURRELL, 69, Houston Oilers halfback/wide receiver in the 1960s.
BILL CHADWICK, 94, first US-born NHL referee elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
GUS CIFELLI, 84, tackle who helped lead Notre Dame to three national championships and the Detroit Lions to the 1952 NFL title.
LEON CLARKE, 76, Pro Bowl wide receiver for the Rams in the 1950s who also played for Cleveland and Minnesota.
RUSS CRAFT, 89, defensive back/halfback on the Philadelphia Eagles championship teams of 1948 and 1949 who shares the NFL record of four interceptions in a game.
CHUCK DALY, 78, Basketball Hall of Fame coach who led the Detroit Pistons to NBA titles in 1989 and 1990 and the US “Dream Team’’ to Olympic gold in 1992.
GLENN DAVIS, 74, three-time Olympic gold-medal hurdler.
DOM DiMAGGIO, 92, All-Star center fielder for the Red Sox.
SHANE DRONETT, 38, defensive tackle on the Atlanta Falcons’ 1998 NFC championship team.Continued…
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