Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Attila Ladinszky
Hungarian footballer (Tatabánya · 19 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 19
Shad Gaspard
American professional wrestler · 19 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 19
Margaret Maughan
British Paralympic archer · 19 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 19
Rick Muru
New Zealand rugby league player (Waikato · 19 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 19
Hector Thompson
Australian Hall of Fame boxer · 19 May 2020 · May 2020 · Héctor · May 19
Massimo Berta
Italian footballer (U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 · 19 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 19
Nancy Morin
Canadian goalball player · 19 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 19
Doug McKay
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) · 18 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 18
Ken Burmeister
American college basketball coach (Loyola University Chicago · 18 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 18 · Other
Jesse Freitas Sr.
American football player (San Francisco 49ers · 18 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 18
Antonio Colomban
Italian footballer (A.C. Milan) and football manager (S.S.D. Città di Gela · 18 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 18
Ken Retzer
American baseball player (Washington Senators) · 17 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 17
Ben Williams
American football player (Buffalo Bills) · 17 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 17
Willy Schmidt
Dutch footballer (EVV Eindhoven · 17 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 17 · Dutch
Marko Elsner
Slovenian footballer (Red Star Belgrade · 17 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 17
John O’Brien
Australian Olympic water polo player · 17 May 2020 · May 2020 · O'Brien · May 17
Daniela Lázaro
Mexican footballer (Atlético San Luis (women)) · 17 May 2020 · May 2020 · Lazaro · May 17
Winona Littleheart
American professional wrestler and valet · 16 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 16
Shobushi Kanji
Japanese sumo wrestler · 16 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 16
Tony Yates
American college basketball player and coach (Cincinnati) · 16 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 16
Brian Alexander
American basketball player (Vilpas Vikings) · 16 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 16
Arthur Summons
Australian rugby player (Western Suburbs Magpies · 16 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 16
Rodger Bird
American football player (Oakland Raiders) · 15 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 15
Paul Doyle
American baseball player (Atlanta Braves · 15 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 15
Sergio Marchant
Chilean football player (Arturo Fernández Vial · 15 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 15
Jack Butchart
Scottish footballer (Dundee United) · 14 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 14
James Hill
New Zealand Olympic rower · 14 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 14
Paddy Fenning
Irish Gaelic footballer (Tullamore · 14 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 14
Bob Watson
American baseball player (Houston Astros) and executive (New York Yankees) · 14 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 14
Pepper Rodgers
American football coach (UCLA Bruins · 14 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 14 · Other
Radim Novák
Czech footballer (FK Litvínov · 13 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 13 · Czech · Novak
Tony Coll
New Zealand rugby league player (national team) · 13 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 13
Larry Gowell
American baseball player (New York Yankees) · 13 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 13
Shobushi
Japanese Sumo wrestler · 12 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 12
Johnny McCarthy
American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals · 12 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 12
Will Forsyth
English rugby league footballer (Dewsbury Rams) · 12 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 12
Steve West
British-American disk jockey and radio personality (XETRA-FM) · 11 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 11
Philippe Redon
French footballer (Stade Rennais F.C · 11 May 2020 · May 2020 · French · May 11
Don Zimmerman
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles) · 11 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 11
Francisco Aguilar
Spanish footballer (Real Madrid · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10
Cedric Xulu
South African footballer (AmaZulu F.C.) · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10
Stefan Burkart
Swiss sprinter and sports coach · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10 · Štefan · Swiss
Hamid Bernaoui
Algerian footballer (USM Alger) · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10
Erich Schriever
Swiss rower (1948 Olympics silver medallist) · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10 · Swiss
Andrea Rinaldi
Italian Footballer. Brain Aneurysm · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10
John Teerlinck
American football player (San Diego Chargers) and coach (Denver Broncos · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10
J. J. Cribbin
Irish Gaelic footballer (Ballyhaunis · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · Cribbin · May 10
Sachiko Honda
Japanese professional go player · 10 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 10
Maret-Mai Otsa
Soviet basketball player (national team) · 09 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 9
Pedro Pablo León
Peruvian footballer (Alianza Lima · 09 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 9 · León
Robert Bru
French ruby coach (Stade Toulousain · 09 May 2020 · May 2020 · French · May 9 · Other
Johanna Bassani
Austrian Nordic combined skier · 08 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 8
Alexey Sudnitsyn
Russian football player (Volga Kalinin · 07 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 7
Diran Manoukian
French Olympic field hockey player · 07 May 2020 · May 2020 · French · May 7
Ibrahim Gökçek
Turkish bass player (Grup Yorum) · 07 May 2020 · Athletes · May 2020 · May 7
Darby McCarthy
Aboriginal Australian jockey · 07 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 7
Brian Bolus
English cricketer (Yorkshire · 06 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 6
Maret-Mai Otsa-Višnjova
Soviet basketball player (World champion · 04 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 4
Armand Vigna
American football coach · 04 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 4 · Other
Fernando Sandoval
Brazilian Olympic water polo player · 04 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 4
Álvaro Teherán
Colombian basketball player (Baloncesto Málaga · 04 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 4
Alan Sutherland
New Zealand rugby union player (Marlborough · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
John Ogilvie
Scottish footballer. COVID-19 · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Roy Lester
American football player (West Virginia) and coach (Richard Montgomery · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Don Shula
American football player and coach · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Vajira Ranaweera
Sri Lankan cricketer · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Jim Cross
American hockey player and coach (University of Vermont) · 03 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 3
Eva Mottet
French road cyclist · 02 May 2020 · May 2020 · French · May 2
John Ridley
English footballer (Port Vale · 02 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 2
Matt Keough
American baseball player (Oakland Athletics) · 02 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 2
Hudeidi
Somali oud player · 01 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 1
Lajos Engler
Serbian teacher and basketball player (Partizan · 01 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 1
Dick Lucas
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles) · 01 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 1
Igor Sinelnikov
Russian shogi player · 01 May 2020 · May 2020 · May 1
Jim Keers
English footballer (Darlington) · 30 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 30
Ryan Wetnight
American football player (Chicago Bears · 30 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 30
Dolf Niezen
Dutch footballer (ADO Den Haag) · 30 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 30 · Dutch
Chung Hae-won
South Korean football player (Daewoo Royals · 30 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 30
Jordan Cox
English rugby league player (Hull Kingston Rovers · 29 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 29
Brian Arrowsmith
English football player (Barrow) and manager · 29 April 2020 · April 2020 · April 29