People We'll Miss: Significant Deaths In Sports This Year

Here is a list of sports luminaries who died this year:

Former Red Sox part Owner Buddy LeRoux (January 7)

Former Expos President John McHale Sr. (January 17)

Rams Owner Georgia Frontiere (January 18)

Modell's Sporting Goods Chair William Modell (February 14)

Broncos co-Founder Bob Howsam (February 19)

Former Steelers announcer Myron Cope (February 27)

Former Southwest Conference Commissioner Fred Jacoby (March 15)

Former Browns announcer Gib Shanley (April 6)

Blue Jackets Majority Owner John McConnell (April 25)

Former Dodgers GM Buzzie Bavasi (May 1)

Coca-Cola and former Anheuser-Busch marketing exec Chuck Fruit (May 27)

Former NBA Kings GM Joe Axelson (May 31)

ABC broadcaster and "Wide World of Sports" host Jim McKay (June 7)

Yankees broadcaster Bobby Murcer (July 12)

Braves announcer Skip Caray (August 3)

Former Patriots Owner James Busch Orthwein (August 15)

NFLPA Exec Dir Gene Upshaw (August 20)

Author and Boston Univ. professor Jack Falla (September 14)

Former Celtics Owner Harry Mangurian Jr. (October 19)

Former Indians broadcaster Herb Score (November 11)

Former Lakers GM and college basketball coach Pete Newell (November 17)

Rogers Communications President and Blue Jays Owner Ted Rogers (December 2)