January 21, 2026 Athletes Bob Taylor Australian footballer (Essendon) Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026 Other athletesGeovani Silva dead at age 62, Brazilian footballer, Olympic silver medallist, organ failurePeter Archer dead at age 64, Australian guitarist and songwriterMax Samper dead at age 87, French footballerM. J. K. Smith dead at age 92, English cricketerAnton Švajlen dead at age 88, Slovak footballer, Olympic silver medalistCorrado Teneggi dead at age 90, Italian footballerScott Hastings dead at age 61, Scottish rugby union player, non-Hodgkin lymphomaJennifer Paes dead at age 72, Indian Olympic basketball player, cancerGary Cutsinger dead at age 86, American football playerJilke Michielsen dead at age 19, Belgian racing cyclist, Ewing sarcomaMore from AustraliaPeter Archer dead at age 64, Australian guitarist and songwriterHerb Wharton dead at age 89, public figureLegh Davis public figure dead at age 85Mal Anderson public figure dead at age 91Doug Searl dead at age 79, Australian footballerChris Phelan Irish-born Australian rugby league player, pancreatic cancer dead at age 70Geoff Ablett public figure dead at age 71Michael Sollis Australian musician, bowel cancer dead at age 40Robyn Woodhouse Australian Olympic high jumper dead at age 82Damien Christensen Australian footballer dead at age 62More from January 20, 2026Deborah Cameron (linguist) British linguist and feminist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 67Peter Cousens (cricketer) South African-born English cricketer dead at age 93Ronald Joseph American figure skater, Olympic bronze medallist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis dead at age 81Toshikatsu Yamamoto Japanese physician dead at age 96Vicki L. Hanson Human-Computer InteractionAccessibility dead at age -1Bruce BilsonSara Jane PaezBobby DuncumBarbara Aronstein BlackAleksandr Shavlokhov Tags 20 January 2026 2026-01-20 Athletes Australia Bob January 20 January 2026 Taylor ←Stu Tate Aleksandr Shavlokhov→