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Munich air disaster - In 1958, a plane crashed in Munich and killed 23 people, including 8 Manchester United players.

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Munich air disaster - Sir Bobby Charlton was one of the survivors. He later became one of the greatest soccer players in England.

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Superga air disaster - In 1949, part of the Torino soccer team died when the plane they were traveling in crashed into the Basilica of Superga in Turin.

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Drazen Petrovic - NBA basketball player Drazen Petrovic died in 1993 at the age of 28 in a car accident.

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Graham Hill - The two-time Formula One champion, Graham Hill, died after the twin-engine aircraft he was piloting crashed into trees in 1975.

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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, a Russian ice hockey team, lost all of its members in a plane crash in 2011.

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Rocky Marciano - The boxer who inspired the 'Rocky' movies died in a plane crash in 1969.

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Steve Prefontaine - The American marathoner left the running tracks too early in life. He died in a car accident in 1975, at the age of 24.

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Zambia national soccer team plane crash - In 1993, Zambia's soccer team was wiped out when their aircraft exploded shortly after taking off for the 1994 World Cup Qualifiers.

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Joaquím Blume - The Catalan gymnast died in a plane crash in 1959.

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USA boxing team - The 1980 the USA boxing team lost 22 members in a plane crash near Warsaw, Poland.

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Cláudio Figueiredo Diz (Figueiredo) - Figueiredo, a former defender of the Brazilian soccer team, Flamengo, died in a plane crash at Pico da Caledônia, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Alianza Lima - In 1987, the Peruvian team, Alianza Lima, lost a number of its players when the plane they were traveling in crashed into the sea near Ventanilla, just minutes before landing.

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Cuban National Fencing team - In 1976, the plane carrying athletes from the Cuban fencing team exploded (with two bombs) a few minutes after takeoff, killing 24.

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Danish soccer national team - In 1960, the Danish National Team was travelling to the Olympic Games in Rome when their plane crashed, killing eight Danish players.

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Pakhtakor Tashkent - The soccer team Pakhtakor Tashkent, from Uzbekistan, was killed in 1979 after an aerial collision between two Russian airplanes occurred.

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Puerto Rico crash - In 1970 a plane leaving Puerto Rico fell into the sea, killing the Puerto Rico Volleyball National Team and boxer Carlos Teo Cruz.

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The Strongest - In 1969, the Bolivian soccer team lost 16 players in a plane crash in the mountains of La Cancha.

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Thierry Sabine - The French motorcycle racer was the founder of the Paris-Dakar Rally. He died in a helicopter crash in 1986.

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Andes tragedy - In 1972, the Uruguayan rugby team were on a flight which crashed in the Andes. The disaster killed 16 people and the 13 survivors had to eat human flesh to avoid dying in the frozen mountains.

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Fernandão - The Brazilian soccer player, who played mainly for Internacional, died in 2014 at the age of 36 in a helicopter crash in Goiás, Brazil.

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José Carlos Pace - The Brazilian racing driver died in a single-engine aircraft crash piloted by a fellow racing driver, Marivaldo Fernandes, in 1977.

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US Figure Skating team - In 1961, the US figure skating team suffered a tragedy when their plane crashed. The team was going to the Czech Republic to participate in the World Figure Skating Championships.

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Chapecoense - In 2016 the Brazilian soccer team, Chapecoense, was going to Medellin to play the first match of the South American Cup Final when their plane crashed. The crash killed 71 people, including players, coachers, journalists, and crew.

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