Merv Rettenmund (1943–2024), World Series champion

Merv Rettenmund was a 13-year veteran of Major League Baseball who won two World Series rings playing with two different 1970s dynasties – the powerhouse Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine – then a third coaching the 1990s Oakland Athletics. 

Bill Walton (1952–2024), Hall of Fame basketball player and announcer

Bill Walton was a Hall of Fame basketball player who won two championships with UCLA and two more after he joined the NBA, then became a star commentator after his playing days ended.

Randy Sparks (1933–2024), founder of the New Christy Minstrels 

Randy Sparks was a singer-songwriter who founded the New Christy Minstrels, a group that was part of the 1960s folk revival, and whose Grammy Award-winning debut was on the charts for two years.

Peter Seidler (1960–2023), owner of the San Diego Padres

Peter Seidler was a businessman and philanthropist who owned the MLB team the San Diego Padres. 

Tyler Christopher (1972–2023), played Nikolas on General Hospital

Tyler Christopher was an actor known for his soap opera roles, starring as Nikolas Cassadine on “General Hospital” and Stefan Di Mera on “Days of Our Lives.” 

Jimmy Kim (1967–2023), Olympic taekwondo gold medalist

Jimmy Kim was a gold medalist in the first year that taekwondo was included in the Olympics.

Harry Markowitz (1927–2023), Nobel Prize-winning economist 

Harry Markowitz pioneered “modern portfolio theory,” which examines how diversification contributes to a portfolio’s ratio of risk and reward. His work as an economist earned him a Nobel Prize and numerous other honors.

Dean “Diz” Laird (1921–2022), World War II flying ace

Dean “Diz” Laird was the only World War II U.S. Navy pilot to shoot down both German and Japanese planes.

U.S. Navy Helicopter Crash Victims (2021)

Five U.S. Navy sailors were killed in a helicopter crash in the Pacific Ocean, near San Diego, on August 31.

Dick Enberg (1935 – 2017), “Oh, my!” was sportscaster’s signature call

Dick Enberg, a Hall of Fame broadcaster known as much for his excited calls of “Oh my!” as the big events he covered during a 60-year career, has died. He was 82.

Don Marshall (1936–2016), Land of the Giants star

Don Marshall, an actor whose TV credits include “Land of the Giants” and an episode of the original “Star Trek” series, died Oct. 30, 2016, according to multiple news sources. He was 80.

Nathan Henn, Volunteer Killed in Uganda

American aid worker Nathan Henn was among the 74 killed by twin bombings in Uganda, the blasts targeting crowds gathered to watch the World Cup final on TV.