Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Marcel Pelletier
Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks · 14 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 14
John Stroppa
Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) · 14 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 14
Wayne VanDyke
American professional wrestler · 14 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 14
Clarence Williams
American football player (Green Bay Packers) · 13 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 13
John Bahen
Australian footballer (Fitzroy) · 12 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 12
Tommy Henaughan
American-born Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock · 12 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 12
Jesús Galdeano
Spanish racing cyclist · 12 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 12
Alexander Bodunov
Russian ice hockey player (Soviet national team) · 12 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 12
Yale Lary
American football player (Detroit Lions) · 12 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 12
Michael Jackson
American football player (Cleveland Browns · 12 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 12
Eunan Blake
Irish footballer (Derry City) · 10 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 10
George Irvine
American basketball player (Virginia Squires · 09 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 9
Tony Conwell
English footballer (Derby County · 09 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 9
Lou Richards
Australian footballer (Collingwood) · 08 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 8
Chuck Orsborn
American college basketball coach and athletic administrator (Bradley Braves) · 07 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 7
Gran Apache
Mexican professional wrestler (AAA) · 07 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 7
Peter Noble
English footballer (Swindon Town · 06 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 6
Jay Carty
American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers) and evangelist · 06 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 6
Janelle Kirtley
American water skier · 05 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 5
Jaynne Bittner
American baseball player (Grand Rapids Chicks · 05 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 5
Solly Walker
American basketball player (St. John's Redmen) · 05 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 5
Eric Ingham
rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s · 05 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 5 · Éric
Yuri Lobanov
Tajik sprint canoeist · 04 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 4
Luke Hole
British rugby player (Pontyclun) · 04 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 4
Roy Gater
English footballer (Port Vale · 04 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 4
Doug Rollerson
New Zealand rugby player (national team) · 03 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 3
John Arnott
English footballer (Bournemouth · 03 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 3
Billy Scott
American race car driver · 03 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 3
Michael Bore
English cricketer (Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire) · 03 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 3 · Boré
Toby Kimball
American basketball player (Boston Celtics) · 03 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 3
John McMillan
Australian footballer (St Kilda) · 03 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 3
Fernand Leischen
Luxembourgian fencer · 03 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 3
Raul Costa Seibeb
Namibian racing cyclist · 02 May 2017 · May 2017 · Seibeb · May 2 · Raúl
Sandy McNicol
New Zealand rugby union player (Wanganui · 02 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 2
Cammy Duncan
Scottish footballer (Motherwell · 02 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 2
Dennis Shaw
English cricketer (Warwickshire) · 02 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 2
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
Japanese sumo wrestler · 02 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 2
Gofaone Tiro
Motswana footballer (Uniao Flamengo Santos F.C. and Township Rollers) · 02 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 2
George Genyk
American college football player (University of Michigan) and coach · 02 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 2
Preston Henn
American entrepreneur (Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop) and racing driver · 02 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 2
Tony Scappaticci
Northern Irish footballer (Glenavon · 02 May 2017 · May 2017 · May 2
Herbert Nkabiti
Botswanan welterweight boxer · 30 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 30
Joe Leonard
American motorcycle racer and racecar driver · 30 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 30
Chad Young
American racing cyclist · 29 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 29
Donie Shine
Irish football player and manager · 29 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 29
Charles Eugster
British Masters athlete · 28 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 28
Luis Olmo
Puerto Rican baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers) · 28 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 28
Prince Bartholomew
Trinidadian cricketer (national team) · 28 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 28
Brazo de Oro
Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL) · 28 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 28 · Oro
Jan Flinik
Polish field hockey player · 28 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 28
Moïse Brou Apanga
Gabonese footballer · 26 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 26 · Apanga · Moise
Phil Edwards
British Olympic racing cyclist (1972) · 26 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 26
Ken Sears
American basketball player (New York Knicks · 25 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 25
Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard
French alpine skier · 25 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 25
František Brůna
Czechoslovak handball player · 25 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 25 · Bruña
John Woodburn
British racing cyclist · 24 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 24
Nicolle Van Den Broeck
Belgian racing cyclist · 22 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 22 · Broeck
Jari Helle
Finnish ice hockey player and coach (HC Bolzano) · 22 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 22
Michele Scarponi
Italian racing cyclist · 22 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 22
Eddie Macon
American football player (Chicago Bears · 21 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 21
Danzel Becker
South African cricketer and umpire · 21 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 21
Skeeter Swift
American basketball player (New Orleans Buccaneers · 21 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 21
Ugo Ehiogu
English footballer and coach · 21 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 21
Tom Fleming
American long distance runner · 20 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 20
Rosey
Samoan-American professional wrestler (WWE) · 18 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 18
Raymond Reisser
French racing cyclist · 17 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 17
Spartaco Landini
Italian football player and manager · 16 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 16
Amílcar Henríquez
Panamanian footballer (Árabe Unido · 16 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 16 · Amilcar
Geoff Grover
Australian footballer (Port Melbourne) · 15 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 15
Vic Barnhart
American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) · 15 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 15
Tony Cross
American basketball coach (Belmont Bruins) · 14 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 14
Angelo Mitaritonna
American basketball player (Washington Generals) · 13 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 13
Dan Rooney
American football executive and diplomat · 13 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 13
Fred Goldsmith
Australian footballer (South Melbourne) · 13 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 13
Wayne Hardin
American football player and coach (Pacific · 13 April 2017 · April 2017 · April 13