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,…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jawann Oldham
American basketball player (Chicago Bulls
Died 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 CP
Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Robert Vicot
French footballer and manager (Toulon
Died 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 (Espanyol
Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Bob Pulford
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs
Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Ken Wilcock
British sprinter
Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Jim Dennison
American football coach (Akron Zips
Died 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 Rovers
Died 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 player
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Dastagir Hossain Nira
Bangladeshi footballer (Dhaka Abahani
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Milorad Kosanović
Serbian footballer and manager
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Nam Singh Thapa
Nepali Olympic boxer (1964)
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Arnold Long
British cricketer (Sussex
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Dimitar Penev
Bulgarian football player (CSKA Sofia
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Terry Wharton
English footballer
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Phoenix Spicer
Australian football league player (North Melbourne)
Died on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Paul McCullagh Jr
British boxer
Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Diane Crump
American jockey and horse trainer
Died 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 team
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Jeon Jun-ho
South Korean baseball player (Hyundai Unicorns
Died 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 Penguins
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Gökmen Özdenak
Turkish footballer (İstanbulspor
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Pavel Schenk
Czech volleyball player
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Marijan Čerček
Croatian footballer (Dinamo Zagreb
Died 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 driver
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Sharif Nazarov
Tajik football player (Pamir) and manager (Varzob Dushanbe
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Miroslav Zeman
wrestler
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
NASCAR
Father of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin.
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Ken Greatorex
English rugby footballer
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Gordon Jones
English footballer (Middlesbrough
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Jerry Welsh American college basketball coach
Jerry Welsh, an American college basketball coach and former head coach of the SUNY Potsdam Bears and Iona Gaels,
died on December 30, 2025, at the age of 89. Welsh…
Patrice Péron
French rugby union player (Racing 92
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Akshu Fernando
Sri Lankan cricketer (Panadura Sports Club)
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
Enrique Collar
Spanish footballer
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Davide Tizzano
Italian rower
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Gines Gonzalez
French footballer (Saint-Étienne
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Tudorița Chidu
Romanian athlete
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Kristaq Eksarko
Albanian footballer (national team)
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
James Akins Musician dead at age 69
James Milton Akins, an American tubist and music professor best known for his association with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra,
died on December 29, 2025, at age 69. Born in Savannah,…
Saber Eid Egyptian football player dead at age 66
Saber Eid, an Egyptian football player who played for Ghazl El Mahalla and the national team,
died on December 29, 2025. He was born on May 1, 1959, and played…
Pedro Camus Spanish Olympic footballer dead at age 70
Pedro Camus, a Spanish footballer and central defender who competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics,
died on December 29, 2025, at the age of 70. Pedro…
Guy Chouinard
Canadian ice hockey player (Atlanta/Calgary Flames
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Hugh Morris
Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Silvan Kindle Liechtenstein Olympic alpine skier dead at age 89
Silvan Kindle
died on December 28, 2025. He was a Liechtenstein Olympic alpine skier who competed in 1960. Silvan Kindle (10 July 1936 – 28 December 2025) was a Liechtensteiner…
Suad Kalesić
Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Carlos Cardoso
Portuguese footballer and manager
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Dave Downey
American basketball player (Illinois Fighting Illini)
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Clifton McNeil
American football player (Cleveland Browns
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Rafael Viteri
Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Miklós Fazekas
Hungarian athlete
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Robert Gaudreau
American Olympic ice hockey player
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Fernando Martín Carreras
Spanish footballer and manager
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Jonathan Powell British pianist and musicologist dead at age 56
Jonathan Powell, the British pianist, musicologist and music editor,
died on December 27, 2025, aged 56. Born in Lancashire in 1969, he was also a self-taught composer who wrote piano…
Miklós Fazekas Hungarian steeplechase runner dead at age 92
Miklós Fazekas, a Hungarian steeplechase runner,
died on December 27, 2025, at the age of 92. Born in Putnok on December 6, 1933, he graduated from the College of Physical…
Juanan López
Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao)
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Tom Maentz
American football player and businessman (University of Michigan)
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Mohamed Lekkak
Algerian footballer and manager (FC Rouen
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Jean-Louis Gasset
French football manager and player
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Jim Flanigan Sr. American football player dead at age 80
Jim Flanigan Sr., an American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League and played for the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints,
died on December…
Daniel Huillier
French ice hockey player (Ours de Villard-de-Lans
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Cláudio Mortari
Brazilian basketball player and coach
Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
John Robertson Scottish footballer dead at age 72
John Robertson, the Scottish footballer who played as a left winger for Nottingham Forest, Derby County and the Scotland national team,
died on December 25, 2025. He was a key…
Ray Lamb American baseball player dead at age 80
Ray Lamb, an American baseball player who pitched for the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers,
died on December 25, 2025. Raymond Richard Lamb was a former Major League…
Frank Craighill Sports agent dead at age 86
Frank Craighill, an American sports agent and founding partner of the sports marketing firm ProServ,
died on December 25, 2025, at the age of 86. ProServ was created in 1970…
Dirk Schreyer
German rower
Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Roberto Buitrago
Colombian road racing cyclist
Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Richard Cramb
Scottish rugby union player (national team)
Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Masashi Ozaki
Japanese golfer
Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Jimmy Miller
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Andy Kosco
American baseball player (Minnesota Twins
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Vasil Ringov
Yugoslav and Macedonian footballer (Vardar
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Valentina Kozlovskaya
Russian chess player
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Frédéric Brun
French racing cyclist
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Andrei Stocker
Romanian footballer (Jiul Petroșani
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Sebastian Hertner
German footballer (Erzgebirge Aue
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Norton Barnhill
American basketball player (Washington State Cougars
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Allan Gilliver
English footballer (Bradford City
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Lazăr Pârvu
Romanian footballer
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Clyde Werner American football player dead at age 78
Clyde Werner, an American football player who was a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs,
died on December 23, 2025. He was 78. Werner played six seasons with the Chiefs…
D. Tokijan
Singaporean footballer (Singapore FA
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Maciej Łasicki
Polish Olympic rower (1992)
Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
Zbigniew Mikołajów
Polish footballer (Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Died on Monday December 22nd 2025