Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries

Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.

Doug Hart

American football player (Green Bay Packers)
Died on Friday January 3rd 2020

Gale McArthur

American basketball player (Oklahoma State Cowboys)
Died on Friday January 3rd 2020

Sam Wyche

American football player (Washington Redskins) and coach (Cincinnati Bengals
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2020

Roland Minson

American basketball player (BYU Cougars)
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2020

Basil Watts

English rugby league footballer (York Wasps
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2020

Chris Barker

English footballer (Barnsley
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2020

Carlos De León

Puerto Rican boxer
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2020

Don Larsen

American baseball player (New York Yankees
Died on Thursday January 2nd 2020

Tommy Forgan

English footballer (York City)
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019

Shyqyri Rreli

Albanian football player (Puna Tirana
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019

John Simonian

Kenyan Olympic hockey player
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019

John Shuker

British footballer (Oxford United)
Died on Monday December 30th 2019

Syd Mead

American concept artist (Blade Runner
Died on Monday December 30th 2019

LaDell Andersen

American basketball player (Utah State Aggies) and coach (Utah Stars
Died on Monday December 30th 2019

Antônio Dumas

association football team coach (Togo
Died on Monday December 30th 2019

Remilia

American professional video game player (League of Legends)
Died on Saturday December 28th 2019

Mike Lindsay

British track and field athlete
Died on Saturday December 28th 2019

Ilias Rosidis

Greek footballer (Olympiacos
Died on Saturday December 28th 2019

Norm Angelini

American baseball player (Kansas City Royals)
Died on Friday December 27th 2019

Frank Foster

English rugby league player and coach
Died on Friday December 27th 2019

Sergei Karimov

Kazakh footballer (Wolfsburg
Died on Thursday December 26th 2019

Rusty Hilger

American football player (Los Angeles Raiders
Died on Tuesday December 24th 2019

Walter Horak

Austrian footballer (Wiener Sport Club
Died on Tuesday December 24th 2019

Robert Creech

Canadian horn player and arts administrator
Died on Tuesday December 24th 2019

Billy Slade

Welsh cricketer
Died on Tuesday December 24th 2019

Frankie Kennedy

Irish Gaelic footballer (Drumlane)
Died on Monday December 23rd 2019

Ted Lepcio

American baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019

Gary Talbot

British footballer (Chester
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019

Connie Hartnett

Irish football player (Cork GAA)
Died on Saturday December 21st 2019

Junior Johnson

American Hall of Fame racing driver (NASCAR Cup Series) and team owner (Junior Johnson & Associates)
Died on Friday December 20th 2019

Yuri Pshenichnikov

Uzbekistani football player
Died on Friday December 20th 2019

Billy Hughes

Scottish footballer (Sunderland)
Died on Friday December 20th 2019

Ron Areshenkoff

Canadian hockey player (Edmonton Oilers) and coach
Died on Thursday December 19th 2019

Saoul Mamby

American professional boxer
Died on Thursday December 19th 2019

Rex Johnston

American baseball and football player (Pittsburgh Pirates
Died on Thursday December 19th 2019

Bronco Horvath

Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2019

Herman Boone

American football coach (depicted in the movie Remember the Titans)
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2019

Ibrahim Diarra

French rugby union player (Castres Olympique)
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2019

Tom White

Scottish footballer
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2019

Hayden Fry

American college football player (Baylor Bears) and coach (Iowa Hawkeyes)
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2019

George Ferguson

Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2019

George Dewar

Scottish footballer (East Fife)
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2019

Yuri Belyayev

Russian football player (PFC CSKA Moscow)
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2019

Weldon Bowlin

American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics)
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2019

Yury Belyayev

Russian football player (PFC CSKA Moscow)
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2019

Bill Simpson

American racing driver and businessman (Simpson Performance Products)
Died on Monday December 16th 2019

Billie Rattigan

Irish Gaelic footballer (Dunshaughlin
Died on Monday December 16th 2019

Moondog Rex

American professional wrestler (WWF)
Died on Sunday December 15th 2019

Doug Woog

American ice hockey coach (Minnesota Golden Gophers)
Died on Sunday December 15th 2019

Philip Osondu

Nigerian footballer (RSC Anderlecht)
Died on Friday December 13th 2019