Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Linwood Sexton
American football player (Wichita State)Died on Friday March 31st 2017
Asbjørn Hansen
Norwegian footballer (SpartaDied on Thursday March 30th 2017
Paul Mitchell
American football playerDied on Thursday March 30th 2017
Ernst Ogris
Austrian football player (Hertha BSC) and managerDied on Thursday March 30th 2017
Paul Hamilton
Nigerian football player and manager (national team)Died on Thursday March 30th 2017
Valeri Glushakov
Kazakh-born Russian football player (Spartak MoscowDied on Wednesday March 29th 2017
Ken Sparks
American football coach and playerDied on Wednesday March 29th 2017
Billy Hails
English professional footballer and manager (Peterborough United)Died on Tuesday March 28th 2017
Shirley Annan
New Zealand netball player (national team)Died on Tuesday March 28th 2017
Paul Bowles
English footballerDied on Tuesday March 28th 2017
Philippe d’Ursel
Belgian alpine skierDied on Tuesday March 28th 2017
Eric Watson
New Zealand cricketer (Otago) and rugby union coach (OtagoDied on Tuesday March 28th 2017
Eduard Mudrik
Ukrainian-born Russian football player (Dynamo Moscow)Died on Monday March 27th 2017
Vladimir Kazachyonok
Russian football player (Zenit) and manager (Dynamo Saint Petersburg)Died on Sunday March 26th 2017
Kabba Jallow
Gambian football coachDied on Sunday March 26th 2017
Todd Frohwirth
American baseball player (Baltimore OriolesDied on Sunday March 26th 2017
Kalevi Häkkinen
Finnish alpine skier and speed skier. Died on Sunday March 26th 2017
Ivan Abadjiev
Bulgarian weightlifterDied on Sunday March 26th 2017
Dave Steele
American racing driverDied on Sunday March 26th 2017
Gary Doak
Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins)Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Ivan Abadzhiev
Bulgarian weightlifterDied on Saturday March 25th 2017
Leo Peelen
Dutch track cyclistDied on Saturday March 25th 2017
Wolfgang Solz
German football player and coachDied on Saturday March 25th 2017
Mary Parry
British figure skaterDied on Saturday March 25th 2017
Arne Høivik
Norwegian footballer (Eik-Tønsberg)Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
José Zardón
Cuban baseball player (Washington Senators)Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Gerry Gimelstob
American basketball coach (George Washington Colonials)Died on Friday March 24th 2017
Clay Matthews Sr.
American football player (San Francisco 49ers)Died on Friday March 24th 2017
David Lawrence
American basketball player (McNeese StateDied on Thursday March 23rd 2017
Dallas Green
American baseball player and manager (Philadelphia PhilliesDied on Wednesday March 22nd 2017
Larry Highbaugh
Canadian football player (BC LionsDied on Wednesday March 22nd 2017
August Englas
Estonian wrestlerDied on Wednesday March 22nd 2017
Pete Hamilton
American racecar driverDied on Wednesday March 22nd 2017
John Derrick
Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan)Died on Wednesday March 22nd 2017
Ronnie Moran
British football player and coach (Liverpool F.C)Died on Wednesday March 22nd 2017
Ryan McBride
Irish footballer (Derry City)Died on Sunday March 19th 2017
Petra Kandarr
German sprinterDied on Sunday March 19th 2017
Stanislava Kučerová
Czech handball player and coachDied on Sunday March 19th 2017
Nikolay Minev
Bulgarian chess playerDied on Sunday March 19th 2017
Nadia Nazier
Pakistani runnerDied on Sunday March 19th 2017
Darrell Stanton
American football player and film figure (Remember the Titans)Died on Sunday March 19th 2017
Hiroto Muraoka
Japanese footballerDied on Saturday March 18th 2017
Sergei Gimayev
Russian ice hockey player and TV sports presenterDied on Saturday March 18th 2017
Arleene Johnson
Canadian baseball player (AAGPBL)Died on Saturday March 18th 2017
Norbert Sander
American runnerDied on Saturday March 18th 2017
Ashwin Sundar
Indian racing driverDied on Saturday March 18th 2017
Luigi Mannelli
Italian water polo playerDied on Friday March 17th 2017
Tony Barrow
former rugby league playerDied on Friday March 17th 2017
James Cotton
American blues harmonica playerDied on Thursday March 16th 2017
Bob Bruce
American baseball player (Detroit TigersDied on Thursday March 16th 2017
Dave Stallworth
American basketball player (New York KnicksDied on Thursday March 16th 2017
Ioannis Tsintsaris
Greek Olympic weightlifterDied on Thursday March 16th 2017
Enrique Morea
Argentine tennis playerDied on Wednesday March 15th 2017
Jim McAnearney
Scottish football player and managerDied on Wednesday March 15th 2017
Rodrigo Valdez
Colombian BoxerDied on Wednesday March 15th 2017
Andrzej Biegalski
Polish boxerDied on Wednesday March 15th 2017
Maurice Lusien
French swimmerDied on Tuesday March 14th 2017
Scott Marsden
English kick boxerDied on Tuesday March 14th 2017
Morihiro Hashimoto
Japanese darts playerDied on Tuesday March 14th 2017
Dave Brazil
American football coach (New York Giants)Died on Tuesday March 14th 2017
Chris Greetham
English cricketerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Dennis Stamp
American professional wrestler (NWADied on Monday March 13th 2017
Ed Whitlock
English born Canadian Master runnerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Dave Taylor
English footballerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Yuri Koroviansky
Ukrainian volleyball playerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
André Rives
French rugby league playerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Aldo Quaglio
French rugby union playerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Marian Jankowski
Polish sportsperson and weightlifterDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Kasugafuji Akihiro
Japanese sumo wrestlerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Kim Bong-jo
South Korean swimmerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Noureddine Hammel
Algerian footballerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Patrick Nève
Belgian racing driver (Formula One)Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Shoji Sugiyama
Japanese martial artistDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Kaba Jallow
Gambian football coachDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Anton Krinner
German ice hockey player and coachDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Giannis Tsintsaris
Greek Olympic weightlifterDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Yasuyuki Kuwahara
Japanese footballerDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Mick Adams
English rugby league playerDied on Friday March 10th 2017
Keith Holliday
British rugby league footballer (Wakefield Trinity)Died on Friday March 10th 2017
Bill Hands
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs)Died on Thursday March 9th 2017
Tarcisio Catanese
Italian footballer and managerDied on Thursday March 9th 2017
Ezzrett Anderson
American football player (Calgary Stampeders)Died on Thursday March 9th 2017
Juan Carlos Touriño
Spanish footballer (Real Madrid)Died on Wednesday March 8th 2017
Jack Purtell
Australian jockeyDied on Wednesday March 8th 2017
Eddy Pauwels
Belgian racing cyclistDied on Wednesday March 8th 2017
Antal Hajba
Hungarian sprint canoeistDied on Tuesday March 7th 2017
Bill Hougland
American basketball playerDied on Tuesday March 7th 2017
Youcef Touati
Algerian football playerDied on Monday March 6th 2017
Mickey Marvin
American football playerDied on Monday March 6th 2017
Marek Ostrowski
Polish footballerDied on Monday March 6th 2017
Dudley Storey
New Zealand rowerDied on Monday March 6th 2017
Russ Prior
Canadian weightlifterDied on Sunday March 5th 2017