Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Jim Malacko
Canadian ice hockey player (Lethbridge Maple Leafs) · 31 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 31
Matt Snorton
American football player (Denver Broncos) · 31 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 31
Chris Cannizzaro
American baseball player (New York Mets · 30 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 30
Matt Carragher
English footballer (Wigan · 30 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 30
Claude Arnold
Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos) · 29 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 29
Néstor Gonçalves
Uruguayan footballer (Peñarol) · 29 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 29 · Nestor
LaVell Edwards
American football coach (BYU Cougars) · 29 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 29
Keion Carpenter
American football player (Buffalo Bills · 29 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 29
Ellen Watters
Canadian racing cyclist · 28 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 28
Bong Go
Filipino basketball coach · 28 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 28
Jim Lehew
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) · 28 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 28
Bruce DeHaven
American football coach (Buffalo Bills · 28 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 28
Luciano Panetti
Italian football player and manager · 27 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 27
John Barfield
American baseball player (Texas Rangers) · 26 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 26
Doug Coombs
New Zealand geologist (University of Otago) and cricketer (Otago) · 23 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 23
Remigijus Morkevičius
Lithuanian mixed martial artist and kickboxer · 23 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 23 · Artists
Barrie Hillier
English footballer (Southampton) · 23 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 23
Miruts Yifter
Ethiopian long distance runner · 23 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 23
Mocho Cota
professonal wrestler known as Mocho Cota · 23 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 23
Ville Lyytikäinen
Finnish football coach (Atlantis FC) · 23 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 23
John Gwilliam
Welsh rugby union player (national team) · 22 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 22
Chad Robinson
Australian rugby league footballer (Sydney Roosters · 22 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 22
Sonny Moran
American college basketball coach (West Virginia) · 21 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 21 · Morán
Sergei Razaryonov
Russian football coach and player · 21 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 21
Houshmand Almasi
Iranian Olympic fencer (1964) · 21 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 21 · Almási
Albert Bennett
English footballer (Rotehrham United · 21 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 21
Şehmus Özer
Turkish footballer (Amed · 21 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 21
Robert Eddins
American football player (Buffalo Bills) · 21 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 21
Christopher Young
British rugby league player (Hull Kingston Rovers) · 20 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 20
Gene Hamm
American golf player and course designer · 19 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 19
Fidel Uriarte
Spanish football player (Athletic Bilbao · 19 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 19
Chuck Allen
Anerican football player (San Diego Chargers) · 16 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 16
Luke Owens
American football player (St. Louis Cardinals) · 16 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 16
Harley Saito
Japanese professional wrestler · 15 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 15
Charlie McNeil
Scottish footballer (Stirling Albion) · 15 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 15
Bob Schnelker
American football player (New York Giants) and coach · 15 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 15
Gennady Tsygurov
Russian ice hockey player (Traktor Chelyabinsk) · 15 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 15
Fosco Becattini
Italian footballer (Genoa) · 15 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 15
Luciano Nobili
Italian footballer (Palermo · 13 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 13
Konrad Reuland
American football player (Baltimore Ravens) · 13 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 13
Herm Johnson
American race car driver · 13 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 13
Gareth Griffiths
Welsh rugby union player (Cardiff · 12 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 12
Harry Jones
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles) · 12 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 12
Sark Arslanian
American college football coach · 12 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 12 · Şarık
Etienne Fabre
French racing cyclist · 11 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 11 · Étienne
Stu Locklin
American baseball player (Cleveland Indians) · 11 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 11
Benny Woit
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings · 10 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 10
Bill Dineen
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) · 10 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 10
Rick Klassen
Canadian football player (BC Lions) · 10 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 10
Yorman Landa
Venezuelan baseball player (Minnesota Twins) · 10 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 10
Alejandro González Jr.
Mexican bantamweight boxer · 10 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 10
Dave MacLaren
Scottish football player and manager · 09 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 9
Brian Bulless
English footballer (Hull City) · 09 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 9
Mario Milano
Italian professional wrestler · 09 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 9
Putsy Caballero
American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) · 09 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 9
Vladimir Semyonov
Russian Olympic water polo player (1960 · 07 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 7
Liam Brennan
Irish horse jockey · 07 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 7
Bill Endicott
American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) · 07 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 7
Aleksey Salomatin
Russian ice hockey player (Spartak Moscow) · 06 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 6
Willie Casey
Irish Gaelic football player (Mayo) · 06 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 6
Rashaan Salaam
American football player (Chicago Bears · 06 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 6
Larry Roberts
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) · 05 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 5
Dejo Fayemi
Nigerian international footballer · 05 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 5
Hiroshi Arakawa
Japanese professional baseball player · 04 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 4
Michal Plocek
Czech rower (U23 World Champion 2014 · 04 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 4
LaMia Flight 2933
football player (Chapecoense) · 02 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 2
Joe McKnight
American football player (New York Jets) · 01 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 1
Barry Lloyd
Welsh cricketer (Glamorgan) · 01 December 2016 · December 2016 · December 1