Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jim Furlong
Canadian gridiron football player (Calgary Stampeders)Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Hans Herrmann
German racing driver (Formula One). Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Tony Dennis
Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders)Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Valentin Zakharov
Russian figure skaterDied on Friday January 9th 2026
Philip Long American Olympic swimmer dead at age 77
Philip Long, an American competition swimmer who represented the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on January 9, 2026. Born in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 1948, he…
Antonino Mangano
Italian marathon and middle-distance running athleteDied on Friday January 9th 2026
Randy McMillan
American football player (Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts)Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Uljana Semjonova
Latvian basketball playerDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
Miroslav Stárek
Czech footballer (AC Sparta PragueDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
Howard Riley English footballer dead at age 87
Howard Riley, an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Walsall and Barrow, died on January 8, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on 18 August 1938, he made…
Sidney de Jong
Dutch Olympic baseball player (2004Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Terry Yorath
Welsh football player (Leeds UnitedDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
Glenn Hall
Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red WingsDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
Jerry Thomas
American baseball player (Minnesota Golden Gophers)Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Tony Field
English football player (Blackburn RoversDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Billy Truax
American football player (Los Angeles RamsDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Forest Able
American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals)Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Nick Eddy
American football player (Detroit Lions)Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Martin Chivers
English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur)Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Athol Webb
Australian rules footballer (Melbourne)Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Elbert Kimbrough
American football player (San Francisco 49ersDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Mario Blasone
Italian basketball playerDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Anatoly Yevtushenko
Russian handball coachDied on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Willie Knox public figure dead at age 88
Willie Knox, the Scottish football player and manager, died on January 7, 2026. Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, on September 9, 1937, he played as a wing half for Raith Rovers,…
Jawann Oldham
American basketball player (Chicago BullsDied on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Oscar Lofton
American football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Southeastern Louisiana Lions)Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Alex Felipe
Brazilian futsal player (Sporting CPDied on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Robert Vicot
French footballer and manager (ToulonDied on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Bonifacio Ávila
Colombian Olympic boxer (1972)Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Jim Willis
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs)Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
José Mingorance
Spanish football player (EspanyolDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Bob Pulford
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple LeafsDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Ken Wilcock
British sprinterDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Jim Dennison
American football coach (Akron ZipsDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Bobby Holmes
Scottish footballer (St Mirren)Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Miklós Dudás
Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist (2012)Died on Monday January 5th 2026
John Meredith
English footballer (Doncaster RoversDied on Monday January 5th 2026
Miklós Dudás Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist, world champion dead at age 34
Miklós Dudás, a Hungarian sprint canoeist and 2012 Olympic competitor, died on January 5, 2026, at the age of 34. Born in Budapest on April 16, 1991, he represented Hungary…
Alan Baker
English footballer (Aston Villa)Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Marissa Sanchez
Filipino tennis playerDied on Sunday January 4th 2026
Dastagir Hossain Nira
Bangladeshi footballer (Dhaka AbahaniDied on Sunday January 4th 2026
Milorad Kosanović
Serbian footballer and managerDied on Sunday January 4th 2026
Nam Singh Thapa
Nepali Olympic boxer (1964)Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Dimitar Penev
Bulgarian football player (CSKA SofiaDied on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Terry Wharton
English footballerDied on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Phoenix Spicer
Australian football league player (North Melbourne)Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Paul McCullagh Jr
British boxerDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Diane Crump
American jockey and horse trainerDied on Friday January 2nd 2026
Bobby Baxter public figure dead at age 88
Robert Denholm Baxter, an English professional footballer who played for Darlington, Brighton & Hove Albion and Torquay United, died on January 2, 2026. Born in Redcar, Yorkshire, in 1937, he…
Mukhsin Mukhamadiev
Tajik-Russian football player (Tajikistan national teamDied on Thursday January 1st 2026
Jeon Jun-ho
South Korean baseball player (Hyundai UnicornsDied on Thursday January 1st 2026
Colin McDonald English footballer dead at age 95
Colin McDonald, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Burnley and the national team, died on January 1, 2026. Born Colin Agnew McDonald on 15 October 1930, he…
Paul McCullagh Jr. Northern Irish boxer, bone cancer dead at age 25
Paul McCullagh Jr., a Northern Irish boxer, died on January 1, 2026, from bone cancer. Born in Belfast in 2000, he was nicknamed The Irish Drago. He turned professional in…
Lowell MacDonald
Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh PenguinsDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Gökmen Özdenak
Turkish footballer (İstanbulsporDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Serge Roy
French footballer (Racing BesançonDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Pavel Schenk
Czech volleyball playerDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Marijan Čerček
Croatian footballer (Dinamo ZagrebDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Billy Ray Barnes American football player dead at age 90
Billy Ray Barnes, an American football player and coach, died on December 31, 2025, at age 90. Barnes was a halfback in the National Football League, playing for the Philadelphia…
Jiří Zubrický Czech Olympic weightlifter dead at age 61
Jiří Zubrický, a Czech Olympic weightlifter who competed in the 1988 and 1992 Games for Czechoslovakia, died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 61. Born in Most on…
Yuri Sudakov Russian boxer dead at age 77
Yuri Sudakov, a Russian boxer and boxing coach, died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 77. Born Yuri Evgenievich Sudakov on July 3, 1948, in Moscow, he competed…
Pasha Kasanov Ukrainian football player and manager dead at age 72
Pasha Kasanov, a Ukrainian football player and manager, died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 72. Known as Pasha Namazovych Kasanov, he played for Nyva Vinnytsia and Metalurh…
Sam Sommers
American racing driverDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Sharif Nazarov
Tajik football player (Pamir) and manager (Varzob DushanbeDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Miroslav Zeman
wrestlerDied on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Ken Greatorex
English rugby footballerDied on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Gordon Jones
English footballer (MiddlesbroughDied on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Jerry Welsh American college basketball coach
Jerry Welsh, an American college basketball coach and former head coach of the SUNY Potsdam Bears and Iona Gaels, died on December 30, 2025, at the age of 89. Welsh…
Patrice Péron
French rugby union player (Racing 92Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Akshu Fernando
Sri Lankan cricketer (Panadura Sports Club)Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Enrique Collar
Spanish footballerDied on Monday December 29th 2025
Davide Tizzano
Italian rowerDied on Monday December 29th 2025
Gines Gonzalez
French footballer (Saint-ÉtienneDied on Monday December 29th 2025
Tudorița Chidu
Romanian athleteDied on Monday December 29th 2025
Kristaq Eksarko
Albanian footballer (national team)Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Saber Eid Egyptian football player dead at age 66
Saber Eid, an Egyptian football player who played for Ghazl El Mahalla and the national team, died on December 29, 2025. He was born on May 1, 1959, and played…
Pedro Camus Spanish Olympic footballer dead at age 70
Pedro Camus, a Spanish footballer and central defender who competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on December 29, 2025, at the age of 70. Pedro…
James Akins Musician dead at age 69
James Milton Akins, an American tubist and music professor best known for his association with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, died on December 29, 2025, at age 69. Born in Savannah,…
Guy Chouinard
Canadian ice hockey player (Atlanta/Calgary FlamesDied on Monday December 29th 2025
Tony Bond
English rugby union player (national team)Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Silvan Kindle Liechtenstein Olympic alpine skier dead at age 89
Silvan Kindle died on December 28, 2025. He was a Liechtenstein Olympic alpine skier who competed in 1960. Silvan Kindle (10 July 1936 – 28 December 2025) was a Liechtensteiner…
Suad Kalesić
Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballerDied on Sunday December 28th 2025
Carlos Cardoso
Portuguese footballer and managerDied on Sunday December 28th 2025
Dave Downey
American basketball player (Illinois Fighting Illini)Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Clifton McNeil
American football player (Cleveland BrownsDied on Saturday December 27th 2025
Rafael Viteri
Spanish footballer (Athletic BilbaoDied on Saturday December 27th 2025
Miklós Fazekas
Hungarian athleteDied on Saturday December 27th 2025
Robert Gaudreau
American Olympic ice hockey playerDied on Saturday December 27th 2025
Fernando Martín Carreras
Spanish footballer and managerDied on Saturday December 27th 2025
Jonathan Powell British pianist and musicologist dead at age 56
Jonathan Powell, the British pianist, musicologist and music editor, died on December 27, 2025, aged 56. Born in Lancashire in 1969, he was also a self-taught composer who wrote piano…
Miklós Fazekas Hungarian steeplechase runner dead at age 92
Miklós Fazekas, a Hungarian steeplechase runner, died on December 27, 2025, at the age of 92. Born in Putnok on December 6, 1933, he graduated from the College of Physical…
Juanan López
Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao)Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Tom Maentz
American football player and businessman (University of Michigan)Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Mohamed Lekkak
Algerian footballer and manager (FC RouenDied on Friday December 26th 2025