Michael Nobbs died at age 72
Australian field hockey player (national team) and coach (India) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Willie Taylor obituary: died 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 has died 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 died at age 92
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Seiji Kohira has died at age 79
Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants) Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Cezary Jędrzycki died 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 dead at age 67
American basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Fernando Mamede, died aged 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…
Bob Duffy dies at age 85
American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Dennis Milton dead at age 64
American boxer Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Andrew Hichens dead at age 89
English cricketer (Oxford University Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Clendon Thomas dies at age 90
American football player (Los Angeles Rams Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Tato dies at 64
Brazilian footballer (Coritiba Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Boris Ignatyev died at age 85
Russian football manager and player Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Zach Monroe passes away at age 94
American baseball player (New York Yankees) Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Tatsumi Suzuki obituary: died at age 72
Japanese auto racing driver Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Richard Wixon passes away at age 68
New Zealand cricketer Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Graham Knight passed away at age 94
Australian footballer (Fitzroy) Died on Monday January 26th 2026
John Dwyer obituary: died 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 passes away 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 dies at 85
Malaysian badminton player Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Roy Erskine passes away at age 94
Scottish footballer (Stirling Albion Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Dede Sulaeman dead at age 69
Indonesian football player (Persija Jakarta Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Faruk Kulenović dead at age 74
Bosnian-Croatian basketball player (HAKK Mladost) and coach (Šibenka) Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Lee Fobbs, died aged 75
American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) and coach (North Carolina A&T Aggies Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Death of Joe Gadston at age 80
English football player (Exeter City Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Wim Kelleners dead at age 75
Dutch racing cyclist Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Travis Curtis obituary: died at age 60
American football player (Washington Redskins Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Jürgen Plagemann died at age 89
German rower Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Death of Sefer Baygın at age 83
Turkish wrestler Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Robyn Thorn obituary: died 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 passed away 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 passes away 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 passes away 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 passes away at age 59
American baseball player (Texas Rangers) Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Nazzareno Canuti death at age 70
Italian footballer (Inter Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Ðani Kovač has died at age 86
Serbian sprinter Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Lim Yong-bo died at age 92
South Korean basketball player and manager (national team Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Håkan Bengtsson dies at age 83
Swedish Olympic swimmer (1960) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
John Brodie dies at 90
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ota Zaremba passes away at age 68
Czech weightlifter Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ian Macowat passes away at age 60
English footballer (Crewe Alexandra Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Marcel Loncle has died at age 90
French football player Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Giancarlo Cella obituary: died at age 85
Italian football player (Torino Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Peter Squires dead at age 74
English cricketer (Yorkshire) and rugby union player (British & Irish Lions) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ilyas Pasha, died aged 61
Indian footballer (East Bengal) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Dino Turcato passes away at age 79
Italian weightlifter Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Dave Schmidt death at age 69
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox) Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Johnson died at age 55
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Brian McGowan, died aged 88
Australian rules footballer (South Melbourne Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Hifumi Katō passes away at age 86
Japanese shogi player Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Healy dies at age 88
Australian rules footballer (Collingwood) Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Claude “Hoot” passes away at age 86
American football player (San Diego Chargers Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Bobby Duncum has died at age 81
American professional wrestler (WWWF Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Bob Taylor death at age 94
Australian footballer (Essendon) Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Death of Stu Tate at age 63
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants) Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Phillip Boudreault has died at age 50
Canadian boxer and outlaw biker Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Ronald Joseph dies at age 81
American figure skater Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Colette Flesch, died aged 88
Luxembourgish Olympic fencer and politician Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Yuriy Chonka passed away at age 34
Ukrainian footballer Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Norman Gifford dies at age 85
English cricketer (Worcestershire Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Frank Pitts death at age 82
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Erzsebet Palatinus has died at age 66
Serbian table tennis player Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Lucien Muller died at age 91
French footballer Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Death of Ahmed Moujahid at age -1
Moroccan footballer (Wydad Casablanca Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Death of Tommy Wright at age 81
English footballer (Everton Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Ronald Joseph dies at age 81
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 passed away 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 dies at age 70
Italian football player Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
John Levra dies at 88
American college football player (Pittsburg State Gorillas) and coach (New Mexico Highlands Cowboys Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Death of Artur Shamrin at age 56
Soviet and Russian footballer (FC Lokomotiv Moscow) Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Obituary: Mladen Bartolović, dead at age 48
Bosnian football player (Cibalia Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Luciano Zardi passes away 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 died at age 58
Ivorian-born Burkinabe boxer Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Ioan Crâsnic died at age 96
Romanian wrestler and wrestling coach Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Kuncoro dead at age 52
Indonesian football player (Arema Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Wilbur Wood dies at 84
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Obituary: Phil Goyette, dead at age 92
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens) Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
David Young dies at 80
David Young, an English footballer who played for Charlton Athletic, Southend United and Newcastle United, died on January 18, 2026, aged 80. A central defender, he made 209 appearances in…
Alan Black dead at age 82
Scottish footballer (Norwich City Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Giancarlo Tacchi, died aged 68
Italian football player Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Death of Bruce Leung at age 77
Hong Kong martial artist and actor Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Chet Brooks death at age 60
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Obituary: Ray Crone, dead at age 94
American baseball player (Milwaukee Braves Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Death of Hoot Gibson at age 86
Claude "Hoot" Andrew Gibson, an American football player and coach, died on January 17, 2026. He was 87. Gibson was a defensive back and kick returner who played college football…
Grant Batty death at age 74
New Zealand rugby union player (Wellington Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Jaro Zawislan died at age 55
American college soccer coach (Cornell Big Red) Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Laslo Pavlik died at age 79
Serbian cyclist Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Anouschka Bernhard passed away at age 55
German footballer (national team) Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Chris Krug dead at age 86
Chris Krug, an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres, died on January 16, 2026. Born Everett Ben Krug on December 25,…
Ajay Varma passed away at age 62
Indian cricketer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Edgar Salvé passed away at age 79
Belgian middle-distance runner Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Dmitri Akimov death at age 45
Russian footballer Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Clay Iles dies at age 83
Clay Iles, an English tennis player and coach, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. A British player and LTA-licensed tennis coach, he also worked as a sports writer and…
Ante Grgurević has died at age 50
Croatian basketball coach and player Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Mojtaba Tarshiz passes away at age 47
Iranian footballer (Shahr Khodro F.C Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Nie Weiping obituary: died at age 73
Chinese Go player Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Rick Link dies at 66
American professional wrestler Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Ivan Onufriyev dies at 58
Russian football player Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026