Sports People

Bob Grim, 66, the last American League rookie to win 20 games, had a fatal heart attack after throwing snowballs with neighborhood children in Shawnee, Kan. … Walter Ray Williams Jr. all but wrapped up PBA player of the year honors by winning the 1996 Rochester (N.Y.) Open as he defeated Pete Weber 232-223 in the championship match to earn his fourth title of the year and second in as many years at Rochester… . France’s Jeannie Longo broke off an attempt to break the women’s 1-hour cycling world record because of high winds at the race site in Mexico City. … Moses Tanui and Ezekiel Bitok, the 1-2 finishers in this year’s Boston Marathon, will lead a powerful Kenyan contingent in the Nov. 3 New York City Marathon… . Veteran Oklahoma State baseball coach Gary Ward resigned after 19 years, citing recurring back problems.