Those We've Lost: Sports

Estella Aaron - Estella Aaron, the mother of baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, died after a short illness in an Atlanta hospital. She was 96.

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Estella Aaron - Estella Aaron, the mother of baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, died after a short illness in an Atlanta hospital. She was 96.

Milton Eugene Davis - Milton Eugene Davis, a former defensive back for the NFL’s Baltimore Colts in the 1950s, died of brain cancer. He was 79.

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Milton Eugene Davis - Milton Eugene Davis, a former defensive back for the NFL’s Baltimore Colts in the 1950s, died of brain cancer. He was 79.

Kevin Duckworth - Former NBA All-Star and Trail Blazer Kevin Duckworth died of congestive heart failure while on a trip to the Oregon Coast to host a free basketball clinic. He was 44.

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Kevin Duckworth - Former NBA All-Star and Trail Blazer Kevin Duckworth died of congestive heart failure while on a trip to the Oregon Coast to host a free basketball clinic. He was 44.

Ernie Holmes - Ernie Holmes, the two-time All-Pro football star who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972-1977 and won two Super Bowls as an anchor of the team's Steel Curtain defense, died in auto accident when his car left the road and crashed near Lumberton, Texas. Later in his career, he played with the New England Patriots. He was 59.

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Ernie Holmes - Ernie Holmes, the two-time All-Pro football star who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1972-1977 and won two Super Bowls as an anchor of the team's Steel Curtain defense, died in auto accident when his car left the road and crashed near Lumberton, Texas. Later in his career, he played with the New England Patriots. He was 59.

Gene Upshaw - Gene Upshaw, the NFL Players Association executive director who made this generation of players very rich, died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The Pro football Hall of Famer was 63.

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Gene Upshaw - Gene Upshaw, the NFL Players Association executive director who made this generation of players very rich, died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The Pro football Hall of Famer was 63.

Percy Zachary - Percy Zachary, the first Black football player to earn All-Big Ten honors at the University of Minnesota, died at his home in Inver Grove Heights. He was 80.

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Percy Zachary - Percy Zachary, the first Black football player to earn All-Big Ten honors at the University of Minnesota, died at his home in Inver Grove Heights. He was 80.