Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek
FILE - This March 31, 1963, file photo showing Boston Celtics' John Havlicek going to the basket against Cincinnati Royals Bob Booser (13) and Hub Reed in the fourth period of a semifinal playoff at Boston Garden in Boston. Havlicek, whose steal of Hal Green's inbounds pass in the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference finals against the Philadelphia 76ers remains one of the most famous plays in NBA history, died April 25, 2019. He was 79. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)

FILE - This March 31, 1963, file photo showing Boston Celtics' John Havlicek going to the basket against Cincinnati Royals Bob Booser (13) and Hub Reed in the fourth period of a semifinal playoff at Boston Garden in Boston. Havlicek, whose steal of Hal Green's inbounds pass in the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference finals against the Philadelphia 76ers remains one of the most famous plays in NBA history, died April 25, 2019. He was 79. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)

Dec. 28, 2019 01:00 AM EST
FILE- In this Aug. 7, 2010, file photo, Marylou Whitney watches horse racing from her box seats at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Philanthropist, socialite and horse-racing enthusiast Marylou Whitney, known as the "Queen of Saratoga," died on July 19, 2019, at her Saratoga Springs estate after a long illness. She was 93. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

FILE- In this Aug. 7, 2010, file photo, Marylou Whitney watches horse racing from her box seats at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Philanthropist, socialite and horse-racing enthusiast Marylou Whitney, known as the "Queen of Saratoga," died on July 19, 2019, at her Saratoga Springs estate after a long illness. She was 93. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Dec. 29, 2019 01:00 AM EST
FILE - In this May 25, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Anaheim, Calif. The 27-year-old Los Angeles Angels pitcher was found unresponsive in his Texas hotel room after a drug overdose on July 1, 2019. He was 27. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - In this May 25, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Anaheim, Calif. The 27-year-old Los Angeles Angels pitcher was found unresponsive in his Texas hotel room after a drug overdose on July 1, 2019. He was 27. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Dec. 29, 2019 01:00 AM EST
FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2005, file photo, President Bush awards baseball legend Frank Robinson the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, died Feb. 7, 2019. He was 83. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2005, file photo, President Bush awards baseball legend Frank Robinson the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, died Feb. 7, 2019. He was 83. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

Dec. 29, 2019 01:00 AM EST
FILE - This is a March 1951, file photo showing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe. Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the major leagues and who went on to win the rookie of the year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards, died Feb 19, 2019. He was 92. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - This is a March 1951, file photo showing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe. Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the major leagues and who went on to win the rookie of the year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards, died Feb 19, 2019. He was 92. (AP Photo/File)

Dec. 29, 2019 01:00 AM EST
FILE - This is a Dec. 29, 1962, file photo showing Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr during a workout at Yankee Stadium in New York. Starr, the Green Bay Packers quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse teams of the 1960s, died on May 26, 2019. He was 85(AP Photo/File)

FILE - This is a Dec. 29, 1962, file photo showing Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr during a workout at Yankee Stadium in New York. Starr, the Green Bay Packers quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi's powerhouse teams of the 1960s, died on May 26, 2019. He was 85(AP Photo/File)

Dec. 29, 2019 01:00 AM EST