Spiro Debarski
Bulgarian football player (Lokomotiv Sofia
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
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Fathi Kameel
Kuwaiti footballer (Al-Tadamon
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Len Pavy Australian cricketer dead at age 89
Len Pavy, an Australian cricketer,
died on January 31, 2026, aged 89. Born Leonard Pavy in Boulder, Western Australia, he played seven first-class matches for Western Australia in 1954 and…
Wally Maxwell Canadian ice hockey player dead at age 92
Wally Maxwell, a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs,
died on January 31, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Wallace David Maxwell on August…
Hernán Rodríguez
Chilean footballer
Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Scott Laidlaw
American football player (Dallas Cowboys)
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Florentina Filipovici
Romanian rower
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Hilton Woods
American-Dutch Olympic swimmer
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ecaterina Roșianu Horsa
Romanian tennis player
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Wolfgang Pfeifer German footballer dead at age 90
Wolfgang Pfeifer
died on January 30, 2026. He was a German footballer who played for Einheit Dresden, Dynamo Dresden and the East Germany national team. Wolfgang Pfeifer (3 July 1935…
Mark Marquess American college baseball coach dead at age 78
Mark Edward Marquess, an American college baseball coach who led the Stanford Cardinal from 1977 to 2017,
died on January 30, 2026, at age 78. Born in Stockton, California, he…
Bruce Bentley Australian footballer dead at age 81
Bruce Bentley, an Australian footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL),
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 81. Bruce Edward Bentley was born…
John Heneghan Business owner dead at age 79
John Heneghan, an Irish Gaelic footballer and selector,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in 1946 in Ballymahon, County Longford, he played club football with…
Bruno Zorzi Australian footballer dead at age 88
Bruno Zorzi, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League,
died on January 30, 2026, aged 88. Bruno John Zorzi was born on December 10, 1937,…
Geraldine Barniville Irish squash and tennis player dead at age 83
Geraldine Barniville, an Irish squash and tennis player,
died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 83. A native of Birr in County Offaly, she came from a prominent…
Sentoryū Henri
American martial artist and sumo wrestler
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ji Han-jae
South Korean hapkido martial artist
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Willie Allan
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Günter Kilian
German Olympic water polo player (1968
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Steve Dennis
Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Eric Russell
Scottish cricketer
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Michael Nobbs
Australian field hockey player (national team) and coach (India)
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Willie Taylor American basketball player dead at age 79
Willie James Taylor, an American basketball player,
died on January 29, 2026, at age 79. Taylor played college basketball for the LeMoyne–Owen Magicians and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers…
Terry Swinscoe English footballer dead at age 91
Terry Swinscoe, an English footballer who played for Mansfield Town,
died on January 29, 2026, at the age of 91. Terence Swinscoe was born on 31 August 1934 and played…
John Cenci
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Seiji Kohira
Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants)
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Cezary Jędrzycki Polish Olympic rower dead at age 57
Cezary Jędrzycki, a Polish rower and Olympic competitor,
died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Warsaw on January 23, 1969, he competed in the men's…
Brad Branson
American basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Fernando Mamede dead at age 74
Fernando Mamede, the Portuguese long-distance runner who held the 10,000 metres world record until 1989,
died on January 28, 2026. Born Fernando Eugénio Pacheco Mamede on November 1, 1951, in…
Dennis Milton
American boxer
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Andrew Hichens
English cricketer (Oxford University
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Clendon Thomas
American football player (Los Angeles Rams
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Boris Ignatyev
Russian football manager and player
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Zach Monroe
American baseball player (New York Yankees)
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Tatsumi Suzuki
Japanese auto racing driver
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Richard Wixon
New Zealand cricketer
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Graham Knight
Australian footballer (Fitzroy)
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
John Dwyer Australian Olympic field hockey player dead at age 97
John Dwyer, an Australian field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics,
died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 97. John Phillip…
Barney Cable American basketball player dead at age 90
Barney Cable, an American basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons, Syracuse Nationals and St. Louis Hawks,
died on January 26, 2026, at age 90. Born Byrum William Cable…
Tan Yee Khan
Malaysian badminton player
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Roy Erskine
Scottish footballer (Stirling Albion
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Dede Sulaeman
Indonesian football player (Persija Jakarta
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Faruk Kulenović
Bosnian-Croatian basketball player (HAKK Mladost) and coach (Šibenka)
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Joe Gadston
English football player (Exeter City
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Wim Kelleners
Dutch racing cyclist
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Travis Curtis
American football player (Washington Redskins
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Jürgen Plagemann
German rower
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Sefer Baygın
Turkish wrestler
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Robyn Thorn Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medalist dead at age 80
Robyn Thorn, an Australian swimmer and Olympic silver medalist,
died on January 24, 2026, aged 80. Also known by her married name Robyn Nock, she won silver in the 4×100-metre…
Peter Ryan English rugby union player dead at age 95
Peter Henry Ryan, an English international rugby union player,
died on January 24, 2026, aged 95. Born in Bucklow, England, on October 1, 1930, he was head boy and football…
Bob Jones Canadian ice hockey player dead at age 80
Bob Jones, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers,
died on January 24, 2026, at age 80. Robert Charles Jones…
Lennart Backman Swedish footballer dead at age 91
Lennart Backman, the Swedish footballer who played for IFK Norrköping, AIK and the national team,
died on January 24, 2026. Born Kurt Lennart Ingemar Backman on February 7, 1934, he…
Rob Maurer
American baseball player (Texas Rangers)
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Nazzareno Canuti
Italian footballer (Inter
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Ðani Kovač
Serbian sprinter
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Lim Yong-bo
South Korean basketball player and manager (national team
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Håkan Bengtsson
Swedish Olympic swimmer (1960)
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
John Brodie
American football player (San Francisco 49ers)
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ota Zaremba
Czech weightlifter
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ian Macowat
English footballer (Crewe Alexandra
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Marcel Loncle
French football player
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Giancarlo Cella
Italian football player (Torino
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Peter Squires
English cricketer (Yorkshire) and rugby union player (British & Irish Lions)
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ilyas Pasha
Indian footballer (East Bengal)
Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Dino Turcato
Italian weightlifter
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Dave Schmidt
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Johnson
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Brian McGowan
Australian rules footballer (South Melbourne
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Hifumi Katō
Japanese shogi player
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Healy
Australian rules footballer (Collingwood)
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Claude “Hoot” Gibson
American football player (San Diego Chargers
Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Bobby Duncum
American professional wrestler (WWWF
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Bob Taylor
Australian footballer (Essendon)
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Phillip Boudreault
Canadian boxer and outlaw biker
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Ronald Joseph
American figure skater
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Colette Flesch
Luxembourgish Olympic fencer and politician
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Yuriy Chonka
Ukrainian footballer
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Norman Gifford
English cricketer (Worcestershire
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Frank Pitts
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Erzsebet Palatinus
Serbian table tennis player
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Lucien Muller
French footballer
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Ahmed Moujahid
Moroccan footballer (Wydad Casablanca
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Tommy Wright
English footballer (Everton
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Ronald Joseph American figure skater, Olympic bronze medallist, complications from amyotrophic late…
Ronald Joseph, an American figure skater and 1964 Olympic bronze medallist,
died on January 20, 2026, at age 81 from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He competed in pair skating…
Peter Cousens South African-born English cricketer dead at age 93
Peter Cousens, the South African-born English cricketer who played for Essex,
died on January 20, 2026, aged 93. Born in Durban, Natal, on May 15, 1932, he was a right-handed…
Piero Cucchi
Italian football player
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
John Levra
American college football player (Pittsburg State Gorillas) and coach (New Mexico Highlands Cowboys
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Artur Shamrin
Soviet and Russian footballer (FC Lokomotiv Moscow)
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Mladen Bartolović
Bosnian football player (Cibalia
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Luciano Zardi Italian Olympic weightlifter dead at age 95
Luciano Zardi, an Italian weightlifter who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics,
died on January 19, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Ferrara, Italy, on September 15, 1930,…
Nabaloum Dramane
Ivorian-born Burkinabe boxer
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Ioan Crâsnic
Romanian wrestler and wrestling coach
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Kuncoro
Indonesian football player (Arema
Died on Monday January 19th 2026