Is Kobe's death the saddest sports death story, ever?

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13. There have been plenty

Lyman Bostock’s murder bothers me to this day. He was 28, a first-rate ball player and person who had his whole career in front of him:

https://thegruelingtruth.com/baseball/inspiring-life-tragic-death-lyman-bostock/

When people remember Lymon Bostock, the first thing that pops into their head is his death and how he died – which is understandable because it was so so shocking and unnecessary. That’s a shame though because they are missing the most important part of this story – the life that he led. Bostock grew up poor without a father and never let that discourage him from his goals. The man was a giver. After he signed his first huge free agent contract in 1978, he donated money to a church in his native Birmingham that needed help. That’s the kind of person Bostock was. You don’t find his kind in society very often these days.