On this day in sports: December 31

1. 1972 Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente (pictured) died in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to victims of that year's Nicaragua earthquake. Source
2. 1994 Died: Woody Strode, American football player, wrestler, and actor (born 1914) Source
3. 1995 Born: Edmond Sumner, American basketball player Source
4. 2023 Died: Cale Yarborough, American Hall of Fame racing driver and founder of Cale Yarborough Motorsports, NASCAR Cup Series champion (1976, 1977, 1978) (born 1939) Source

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