Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Ivan Onufriyev
Russian football playerDied on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Paola Cardia
Italian football playerDied on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Renzo Ragonesi
Italian football playerDied on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Ali Hassan
Mozambican footballer (SportingDied on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Kim Min-jae
South Korean baseball player (Lotte GiantsDied on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Jason Lafreniere
Canadian ice hockey player (Tampa Bay LightningDied on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Bill Courtney
American college basketball coach (Cornell Big RedDied on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Eric Redrobe
English association footballerDied on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Peter Schofield Australian footballer
Peter John Schofield, the Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond, Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, died on January 13, 2026, aged 93. Born on 12…
Brandon Holiday American canoeist dead at age 53
Brandon Holiday, an American canoeist, died on January 13, 2026. Born on January 25, 1972, he was a paracanoe sprint kayaker from the United States. Holiday grew up in Maplewood,…
Benjaminas Zelkevičius
81 Lithuanian football player (Žalgiris VilniusDied on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Kamiel Dierckx
Belgian basketball playerDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Dave Giusti
American baseball player (Houston AstrosDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Wim Van Belleghem
Belgian rowerDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Sergey Galkov
Russian Olympic sprint canoeist (1988)Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Sergey Gaikov
Russian Olympic sprint canoeist (1988)Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Mohammad Ilyas
Pakistani cricketer (national team)Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Rolland Courbis
French footballerDied on Monday January 12th 2026
John Wallace
Scottish trumpet playerDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Eugen Pojoni
Romanian footballerDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Thierry Steimetz
French footballer (AmnévilleDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Włodzimierz Jakubowski
Polish football player (Lech Poznań) and manager (Mieszko GnieznoDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Pavel Akishev
Russian baseball player (national team)Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Robert Hopkins
English footballer (Birmingham CityDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Mukharby Kirzhinov
Russian weightlifterDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Mario Jacquet
Paraguayan footballer (Cerro PorteñoDied on Sunday January 11th 2026
Davinder Singh
Indian Olympic field hockey player (1980)Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Zelico Petrovic
Yugoslav-born Italian footballer (TarantoDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Dan Coleman American football player dead at age 63
Dan Coleman, an American football player who was a defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings, died on January 10, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Lansing, Michigan, on…
Ian McCrae
Scottish rugby union player (GordoniansDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
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
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
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…
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…
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