Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Gale McArthur
American basketball player (Oklahoma State Cowboys)
Died on Friday January 3rd 2020
Michel Celaya
French rugby player
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
Ivo-Valentino Tomaš
Croatian football player
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Tommy Forgan
English footballer (York City)
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Dudley Kernick
English footballer (Stoke City)
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Shyqyri Rreli
Albanian football player (Puna Tirana
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Beatriz Alfonso Nogue
Spanish chess player
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2019
Jagdev Singh Rai
Indian Olympic hockey player
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
Eigil Nielsen
Danish footballer
Died on Monday December 30th 2019
Carl-Heinz Rühl
German football player and manager
Died on Monday December 30th 2019
Horst Kwech
Austrian-born Australian racecar driver
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
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
Icelandic athlete
Died on Sunday December 29th 2019
Radhakrishnan Dhanarajan
Indian footballer (Mohammedan
Died on Sunday December 29th 2019
Albano Vicariotto
Italian footballer (A.C. Milan
Died on Sunday December 29th 2019
Dieter Danzberg
German footballer
Died on Sunday December 29th 2019
Mirko Crepaldi
Italian cyclist
Died on Sunday December 29th 2019
Izzy Slapawitz
American professional wrestler
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
Bernard Lavigne
French rugby union player
Died on Saturday December 28th 2019
Frank Foster
English rugby league player and coach
Died on Friday December 27th 2019
Norm Angelini
American baseball player (Kansas City Royals)
Died on Friday December 27th 2019
Georget Bertoncello
Belgian footballer (Sporting Charleroi
Died on Friday December 27th 2019
Hans-Jörg Criens
German footballer
Died on Thursday December 26th 2019
Sergei Karimov
Kazakh footballer (Wolfsburg
Died on Thursday December 26th 2019
Giacomo Bazzan
Italian Olympic cyclist
Died on Thursday December 26th 2019
Elbert Dubenion
American football player (Buffalo Bills)
Died on Thursday December 26th 2019
Duncan MacKay
Scottish footballer (Celtic
Died on Thursday December 26th 2019
Johnny Matthews
English football player (Waterford
Died on Thursday December 26th 2019
Yendris Rodriguez Valdez
Cuban professional boxer
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
Krisztián Zahorecz
Hungarian footballer (Kaposvári Rákóczi
Died on Monday December 23rd 2019
Frankie Kennedy
Irish Gaelic footballer (Drumlane)
Died on Monday December 23rd 2019
Stefan Angelov
Bulgarian wrestler
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019
Ted Lepcio
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019
Édison Realpe
Ecuadorian footballer
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019
Fritz Künzli
Swiss footballer
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019
Gary Talbot
British footballer (Chester
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019
Sam Strahan
New Zealand rugby union player (Manawatu
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2019
Roland Matthes
German swimmer
Died on Saturday December 21st 2019
Martin Peters
English footballer
Died on Saturday December 21st 2019
Connie Hartnett
Irish football player (Cork GAA)
Died on Saturday December 21st 2019
Graham Cooper
Australian football player (Hawthorn
Died on Saturday December 21st 2019
Eduard Krieger
Austrian footballer
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
Dmitri Chesnokov
Russian footballer (FC Saturn Ramenskoye
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
Shahdon Winchester
Trinidadian footballer (W Connection
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
Abdullah Khodabandeh
Iranian Olympic wrestler (1964)
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2019
Bernard Lefèvre
French Olympic footballer (1952)
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2019
Rich Rundles
American baseball player (Cleveland Indians)
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
Scot Kleinendorst
American ice hockey player (New York Rangers
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2019
George Dewar
Scottish footballer (East Fife)
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2019
Roger Midgley
British field hockey player
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2019
Basil Butcher
West Indian cricketer
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
Alfons Sweeck
Belgian cyclist
Died on Monday December 16th 2019
James “Radio” Kennedy
American high-school football coach
Died on Sunday December 15th 2019
Yuri Belyaev
Russian football player
Died on Sunday December 15th 2019
Vladimir Tsyplakov
Belarusian ice hockey player
Died on Sunday December 15th 2019
Moondog Rex
American professional wrestler (WWF)
Died on Sunday December 15th 2019
Don Howell
Australian rules footballer
Died on Saturday December 14th 2019
Bill Welsh
Australian rules footballer
Died on Saturday December 14th 2019
Stig Sollander
Swedish alpine skier
Died on Saturday December 14th 2019
Sir Peter Snell
New Zealand long distance runner
Died on Friday December 13th 2019
Philip Osondu
Nigerian footballer (RSC Anderlecht)
Died on Friday December 13th 2019
Benur Pashayan
Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler
Died on Friday December 13th 2019
Yasuhiro Takai
Japanese professional baseball player (Hankyu Braves)
Died on Friday December 13th 2019