Feras Esmaeel dead at age 43
Feras Esmaeel, the Syrian footballer who played as a midfielder, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Damascus on January 3, 1983, he represented clubs including Al-Karamah, Zakho and Nart…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jim Corrigall dead at age 80
Jim Corrigall, a Canadian football player and coach, died on July 15, 2026, at age 80. Born in Barrie on May 7, 1946, he went on to play his college…
Vladyslav Duyun dead at age 49
Vladyslav Duyun, a Ukrainian footballer who also held Russian citizenship, died on July 15, 2026, at the age of 49. Born on May 9, 1977, in Izmail, he was known…
Janice McNair dead at age 89
Janice McNair, the American businesswoman who co-founded and owned the Houston Texans, died on July 14, 2026. Born Janice Suber in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on September 30, 1936, she…
Hannelore Zober dead at age 79
Hannelore Zober, the German handball player and 1976 Olympic silver medalist, died on July 14, 2026. Born in Leipzig on November 6, 1946, she played for East Germany and was…
Wolfgang Brase dead at age 87
Wolfgang Brase, a German football player, died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Brunswick on February 7, 1939, he spent five seasons in the Bundesliga…
Dave Kendall dead at age 125, British television personality, and journalist
Dave Kendall, the British television personality and journalist known for creating and hosting MTV’s "120 Minutes," died on July 14, 2026. Born David Kendall in the United Kingdom in 1901,…
Manfred Manglitz dead at age 86
Manfred Manglitz, a German footballer and goalkeeper, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Cologne on March 8, 1940, he began his football career in…
Markus Beierle dead at age 54
Markus Beierle, the German footballer who played as a striker, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 54. Born in Brackenheim on June 2, 1972, he began his…
Giuseppe Galtarossa dead at age 88
Giuseppe Galtarossa, an Italian footballer and sporting director, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Padua on March 12, 1938, he was known as a…
John Berne dead at age 72
John Berne, the Australian rugby union and rugby league player who represented Australia in rugby union, died on July 13, 2026. Born John Edward Berne on March 14, 1954, in…
Josef Kompalla dead at age 90
Josef Kompalla died on July 12, 2026. He was a Polish-German ice hockey player and later an ice hockey official and referee. Born on March 13, 1936, in Katowice, he…
Günter Kuntz dead at age 87
Günter Kuntz, the German footballer who played as a right winger for VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen and Austria Wien, died on July 12, 2026. Born on November 28, 1938, in…
Fernando Scarpa dead at age 79
Fernando Scarpa, an Italian footballer best known for his time with Potenza, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Also known as Nando, he was born in…
Hans Ewald Hansen dead at age 82
Hans Ewald Hansen, a Danish footballer, died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 15, 1944, he represented Denmark in the men's football tournament at…
Antonio Rattín dead at age 89
Antonio Rattín died on July 11, 2026. He was an Argentine footballer best known for his career with Boca Juniors and the national team. Born in Tigre in 1937, Rattín…
Jayden Adams dead at age 25
Jayden Adams died on July 11, 2026, aged 25. He was a South African footballer who played for Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns and the national team. His death was announced by…
Manú dead at age 43
Manú died on July 11, 2026. He was a Portuguese footballer. Born in Setúbal on August 28, 1982, he was also known as Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo and Manu. Tags…
Héctor Valle dead at age 85
Héctor Valle, a Puerto Rican baseball player who appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball, died on July 11, 2026. Born Héctor Jose Valle on October 27,…
Karl Lovell dead at age 48
Karl Lovell, a New Zealand rugby league footballer, died on July 11, 2026. Born on December 9, 1977, in Auckland, he played in the National Rugby League for the Parramatta…
Roland Collombin dead at age 75
Roland Collombin died on July 10, 2026. He was a Swiss Olympic alpine skier and represented Switzerland at the 1972 Winter Games. Collombin was born in Bagnes on February 17,…
Mike Larnach dead at age 73
Mike Larnach died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 73. He was a Scottish footballer who played for Clydebank, Motherwell and Ayr United. Born on November 9, 1952,…
Kinu Rochford dead at age 35
Kinu Rochford died on July 10, 2026. He was an American basketball player. Rochford was born on October 26, 1990, in Brooklyn and attended James Madison High School and Fairleigh…
Derryn Hinch dead at age 82
Derryn Hinch, the New Zealand-born Australian media personality and politician, died on July 10, 2026, aged 82. Born Derryn Nigel Hinch in New Plymouth on February 9, 1944, he built…
Doug Stahl dead at age 63
Doug Stahl, an American professional wrestler, died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 63. Born Douglas Eugene Stahl on February 25, 1963, he competed on the independent wrestling…
Rainer Dörrzapf dead at age 76
Rainer Dörrzapf died on July 9, 2026. He was a German weightlifter. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Germany, Pisces, Rainer, Dörrzapf, July 2026, July 9
Ladislau Balanov dead at age 58
Ladislau Balanov died on July 9, 2026. He was a Romanian water polo player. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Balanov, Ladislau, Romania, July 2026, July 9
Dino Bruni dead at age 94
Dino Bruni died on July 9, 2026. He was an Italian cyclist. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Aries, Bruni, Dino, Italy, July 2026, July 9
Rafael Antonio Niño dead at age 76
Rafael Antonio Niño died on July 9, 2026. He was a Colombian cyclist. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Colombia, Rafael, Sagittarius, July 2026, July 9, Niño
Greg Hawthorne dead at age 69
Greg Hawthorne died on July 8, 2026. He was 69. Hawthorne was an American football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. He was…
Phil Regan dead at age 89
Phil Regan died on July 8, 2026, at age 89. He was an American baseball player and coach. Regan, also known as Philip Ramond Regan, was born on April 6,…
Leo van Veen dead at age 80
Leo van Veen died on July 8, 2026. He was a Dutch footballer and manager. Born in Utrecht on June 6, 1946, van Veen was known in Dutch football as…
Gabriel Mureșan dead at age 44
Gabriel Mureșan died on July 8, 2026. He was a Romanian footballer. Tags Athletes, 08 July 2026, Aquarius, Gabriel, Romania, July 2026, July 8, Mureșan
TJ Lanning dead at age 41
TJ Lanning died July 7, 2026. He was an American alpine skier. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Lanning, Virgo, July 2026, July 7, TJ
Jamil Merrell dead at age 36
Jamil Merrell died on July 7, 2026. He was an American football player. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Jamil, Merrell, Taurus, July 2026, July 7
Dirk Baert dead at age 77
Dirk Baert died on July 7, 2026. He was a Belgian Olympic road and track cyclist. Baert was 77. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, Aquarius, Baert, Belgium, Dirk, July 2026,…
Rhett Bernstein dead at age 38
Rhett Bernstein died on July 7, 2026. He was an American soccer player. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Bernstein, Rhett, Virgo, July 2026, July 7
T. J. Lanning dead at age 41
T. J. Lanning died July 7, 2026. He was an American alpine skier. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Lanning, Virgo, July 2026, July 7
Tom Sweenie dead at age 80
Tom Sweenie died on July 7, 2026, at the age of 80. He was a Scottish footballer who played for Leicester City and York City. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026,…
Beniamino Di Giacomo dead at age 90
Beniamino Di Giacomo died on July 7, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, Beniamino, Giacomo, Italy, Scorpio, July 2026, July 7
Iivo Nei dead at age 94
Iivo Nei died on July 6, 2026. He was a chess player and sportsperson. Tags Athletes, 06 July 2026, Iivo, Nei, Scorpio, July 2026, July 6
Carmelo Cedrún dead at age 95
Carmelo Cedrún died on July 6, 2026, at the age of 95. He was a Spanish football player and manager. Born in Amorebieta-Etxano in 1930, Cedrún was also known as…
Robbie Francevic dead at age 84
Robbie Francevic died on July 6, 2026. He was a New Zealand racing driver. Francevic was 84. Tags Athletes, 06 July 2026, Francevic, Robbie, Virgo, July 2026, July 6, New…
Nathan Fitzgerald dead at age 27
Nathan Fitzgerald died on July 6, 2026. He was an Australian footballer. Tags Athletes, 06 July 2026, Australia, Cancer, Fitzgerald, Nathan, July 2026, July 6
Darrell Jackson dead at age 70
Darrell Jackson died on July 5, 2026. He was an American baseball player. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, America, Aries, Darrell, Jackson, July 2026, July 5
Toomas Turb dead at age 69
Toomas Turb died on July 5, 2026. He was an Estonian distance runner. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Aquarius, Estonia, Toomas, Turb, July 2026, July 5
Jiří Pták dead at age 80
Jiří Pták died on July 5, 2026. He was a Czech Olympic rower. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Aries, Czechia, Jiří, July 2026, July 5, Pták
Ahmed Amar dead at age 75
Ahmed Amar died on July 5, 2026. He was an Algerian footballer. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Ahmed, Amar, Cancer, Tlemcen, July 2026, July 5
Adolf Seger dead at age 81
Adolf Seger died on July 5, 2026. He was a German Olympic wrestler. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Adolf, Capricorn, Germany, Seger, July 2026, July 5
Giovanni Fanello dead at age 87
Giovanni Fanello died on July 5, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Fanello, Giovanni, Italy, Pisces, July 2026, July 5
Novoa dead at age 82
Novoa died on July 5, 2026. He was a Spanish football player and manager. Born on January 1, 1944, he was also known as Jose Manuel Diaz Novoa. He died…
Al Holland dead at age 73
Al Holland died July 4, 2026. He was an American baseball player. Tags Athletes, 04 July 2026, Al, America, Holland, Leo, July 2026, July 4
Sergio Pini dead at age 90
Sergio Pini died on July 4, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 04 July 2026, Capricorn, Italy, Pini, Sergio, July 2026, July 4
Bill Archer dead at age 98
Bill Archer died July 4, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Athletes, Politicians, 04 July 2026, America, Archer, Aries, Bill, July 2026, July 4
Bill Pattinson dead at age 81
Bill Pattinson died on July 3, 2026. He was an English rugby league player. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, Aries, Bill, England, Pattinson, July 2026, July 3
Alan Banks dead at age 87
Alan Banks died on July 3, 2026. He was an English footballer. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, Alan, Banks, England, Libra, July 2026, July 3
Peter Higham dead at age 95
Peter Higham died on July 3, 2026. He was an English footballer. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, England, Higham, Peter, Scorpio, July 2026, July 3
Gail Clark dead at age 75
Gail Clark died on July 3, 2026. He was an American football player. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, America, Aries, Clark, Gail, July 2026, July 3
Jim Walden dead at age 88
Jim Walden died on July 2, 2026, at age 88. He was an American college football coach. Born April 10, 1938, Walden was identified in records as a former player…
Kjell Nilsson dead at age 76
Kjell Nilsson died on July 2, 2026. He was a Swedish weightlifter and actor. Further details about his life and career were not immediately available. Tags Actors, Athletes, 02 July…
Graham Bradley dead at age 65
Graham Bradley died on July 2, 2026. Tags Athletes, 02 July 2026, Bradley, Britain, Graham, Virgo, July 2, July 2026
Paul Dobson dead at age 63
Paul Dobson died on July 2, 2026. He was an English footballer. Tags Athletes, 02 July 2026, Dobson, England, Paul, Sagittarius, July 2, July 2026
Keith Mitchell dead at age 51
Keith Mitchell died July 2, 2026. Tags Athletes, 02 July 2026, America, Keith, Leo, Mitchell, July 2, July 2026
Mykola Avramenko dead at age 74
Mykola Avramenko died on July 1, 2026. He was a Ukrainian weightlifting coach. Tags Athletes, 01 July 2026, Avramenko, Libra, Mykola, Ukraine, July 1, July 2026
Sergei Kulichenko dead at age 48
Sergei Kulichenko, a Russian footballer, died on July 1, 2026, at the age of 48. Born on February 3, 1978, in Karaganda, he played professionally for CSKA Moscow, Lantana Tallinn…
LeRoy Irvin dead at age 68
LeRoy Irvin died July 1, 2026. Tags Athletes, 01 July 2026, America, Irvin, Virgo, July 1, July 2026, LeRoy
Mykola Avramenko dead at age 74
Mykola Avramenko died on July 1, 2026. He was a Ukrainian weightlifting coach. Tags Athletes, 01 July 2026, Avramenko, Libra, Mykola, Ukraine, July 1, July 2026
Elio Cotena dead at age 80
Elio Cotena, an Italian Olympic boxer, died on June 30, 2026, at age 80. Born in Naples on August 30, 1945, he represented Italy in the men’s featherweight event at…
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi dead at age 97
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi, the Iranian freestyle wrestler and 1952 Olympic bronze medallist, died on June 30, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Tehran on April 5, 1929, he competed…
Roger Cador dead at age 74
Roger Cador died June 30, 2026. He was 74. Cador was an American Hall of Fame college baseball coach. Tags Athletes, 30 June 2026, America, Aquarius, Cador, Roger, June 2026,…
Bobby Irvine dead at age 84
Bobby Irvine died on June 30, 2026. He was a Northern Irish footballer. Tags Athletes, 30 June 2026, Bobby, Capricorn, Ireland, Irvine, June 2026, June 30
Radu Mărginean dead at age 43
Radu Mărginean died on June 30, 2026. He was a Romanian footballer. Tags Athletes, 30 June 2026, Capricorn, Radu, Romania, June 2026, June 30, Mărginean
Saleem Al-Ashqar dead at age 32
Saleem Al-Ashqar died on June 29, 2026. He was a Palestinian footballer. Tags Athletes, 29 June 2026, Palestine, Saleem, Al-Ashqar, June 2026, June 29
Josef Přibyl dead at age 78
Josef Přibyl died on June 29, 2026. He was a Czech chess player. Tags Athletes, 29 June 2026, Czechia, Josef, Libra, June 2026, June 29, Přibyl
Luis Gini dead at age 90
Luis Gini, a Paraguayan footballer and coach, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Luis Arnulfo Gini Jara on October 31, 1935, in Piribebuy, Paraguay, he…
Bob Maaskant dead at age 88
Bob Maaskant died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 88. He was a Dutch association football manager and coach. Born in Rotterdam on March 15, 1938, Maaskant was…
Ron Raper dead at age 80
Ron Raper, an Australian rugby league player and coach, died on June 29, 2026, aged 80. Also known as Ronald Paul Raper, he was born in Camperdown, New South Wales,…
Daniel Poudrier dead at age 62
Daniel Poudrier died June 29, 2026. He was a Canadian ice hockey player. Tags Athletes, 29 June 2026, Aquarius, Canada, Daniel, Poudrier, June 2026, June 29
Tan Ling Houw dead at age 95
Tan Ling Houw, an Indonesian footballer who played for Persija Jakarta and the national team, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on July 26, 1930,…
Careca dead at age 82
Careca, the Brazilian footballer known formally as Jesus Carlos da Silva, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Baldim on September 26, 1943, he played…
Vicente Lage dead at age 93
Vicente Lage, a Brazilian football manager and former player, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 93. Also known as Cento e Nove, he was born Vicente de…
Wolfgang Paul dead at age 86
Wolfgang Paul, the German footballer who captained Borussia Dortmund to the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup, died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on January 25,…
Artur Dmitriev dead at age 58
Artur Dmitriev, the Soviet and Russian figure skater and coach who won two Olympic pairs titles, died on June 28, 2026. He was 58. Born in Bila Tserkva in 1968,…
Ken Lewis dead at age 97
Ken Lewis died on June 28, 2026. He was a Welsh cricketer. Tags Athletes, 28 June 2026, Ken, Lewis, Scorpio, Wales, June 2026, June 28
Jean-Paul Jauffret dead at age 95, French oenologist, and businessman
Jean-Paul Jauffret, a French oenologist, tennis player and businessman, died on June 27, 2026. He was 95. Born in Bordeaux on August 22, 1930, he became one of the notable…
Philip Doyle dead at age 61
Philip Doyle, the Irish rugby union coach who guided women’s teams at international and club level, died on June 26, 2026, aged 61. Born in Dublin on November 1, 1964,…
Joe Doering dead at age 44
Joe Doering, an American professional wrestler best known for his work with TNA, died on June 26, 2026, at age 44. Born Joseph Doering on April 16, 1982, in Chicago,…
Tamás Horváth dead at age 75
Tamás Horváth, a Hungarian chess player and International Master, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Zalaegerszeg on October 23, 1951, he rose to prominence…
Manfred Ritschel dead at age 80
Manfred Ritschel, a German footballer, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on June 7, 1946, in Unterreichenbach, he played as a right winger and spent…
Mihály Pénzes dead at age 75
Mihály Pénzes, a Hungarian footballer who played as a winger for Győri ETO and the national team, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Sopronbánfalva…
Mihály Pénzes dead at age 75
Mihály Pénzes died on June 26, 2026. Tags Athletes, 26 June 2026, Hungary, June 2026, June 26, Mihály, Pénzes
Mickey York dead at age 78
Mickey York, an American racing driver, died on June 26, 2026. He was 78. Born Robert Mitchell York on July 30, 1947, he competed in the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series…
Daniel Castellani dead at age 65
Daniel Castellani, an Argentine volleyball player and coach, died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 65. Born in Buenos Aires on March 21, 1961, he represented Argentina’s national…
Timo Hantunen dead at age 76
Timo Hantunen died on June 25, 2026. He was a Finnish co-driver, known for his role in rallying. Born on December 5, 1949, Hantunen was 76. Tags Athletes, 25 June…
Charlie Davis dead at age 82
Charlie Davis, the West Indian cricketer known also as Charles Allan Davis, died on June 25, 2026, aged 82. Born on January 1, 1944, in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad…
Mats Grotenbreg dead at age 28
Mats Grotenbreg, a Dutch footballer, died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 28. Born in Doetinchem on January 21, 1998, he built a career as a centre-back and…
Les Brennan dead at age 95
Les Brennan, an Australian rugby league footballer, died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 95. Born Leslie Albert Brennan in Sydney on January 1, 1931, he played for…