Read full articleYahoo SportsGone too soon: Tragic sports deathsyahoo sports staffTue, Nov 7, 2017, 10:29 PMLink Copied1 / 56Roy Halladay | 1977-2017 | MLBCause of death: Halladay died after his plane crashed Tuesday afternoon into the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40 years old. A look back at athletes who were taken from us far too soon.