Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Doug Rollerson
New Zealand rugby player (national team)
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
John Arnott
English footballer (Bournemouth
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Billy Scott
American race car driver
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Michael Bore
English cricketer (Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire)
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Toby Kimball
American basketball player (Boston Celtics)
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
John McMillan
Australian footballer (St Kilda)
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Fernand Leischen
Luxembourgian fencer
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Raul Costa Seibeb
Namibian racing cyclist
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Sandy McNicol
New Zealand rugby union player (Wanganui
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Cammy Duncan
Scottish footballer (Motherwell
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Dennis Shaw
English cricketer (Warwickshire)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
Japanese sumo wrestler
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Gofaone Tiro
Motswana footballer (Uniao Flamengo Santos F.C. and Township Rollers)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
George Genyk
American college football player (University of Michigan) and coach
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Preston Henn
American entrepreneur (Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop) and racing driver
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Tony Scappaticci
Northern Irish footballer (Glenavon
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Herbert Nkabiti
Botswanan welterweight boxer
Died on Sunday April 30th 2017
Joe Leonard
American motorcycle racer and racecar driver
Died on Sunday April 30th 2017
Chad Young
American racing cyclist
Died on Saturday April 29th 2017
Eva von Gamm
German figure skater
Died on Saturday April 29th 2017
Donie Shine
Irish football player and manager
Died on Saturday April 29th 2017
Charles Eugster
British Masters athlete
Died on Friday April 28th 2017
Luis Olmo
Puerto Rican baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers)
Died on Friday April 28th 2017
Prince Bartholomew
Trinidadian cricketer (national team)
Died on Friday April 28th 2017
Brazo de Oro
Mexican professional wrestler (CMLL)
Died on Friday April 28th 2017
Jan Flinik
Polish field hockey player
Died on Friday April 28th 2017
Nikolai Arefyev
Russian football player
Died on Friday April 28th 2017
Moïse Brou Apanga
Gabonese footballer
Died on Wednesday April 26th 2017
Phil Edwards
British Olympic racing cyclist (1972)
Died on Wednesday April 26th 2017
Sasha Lakovic
Canadian hockey player
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Sophie Lefranc-Duvillard
French alpine skier
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Leif Klette
Norwegian fencer
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
František Brůna
Czechoslovak handball player
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Johnny Roe
Irish jockey
Died on Monday April 24th 2017
John Woodburn
British racing cyclist
Died on Monday April 24th 2017
František Rajtoral
Czech football player
Died on Sunday April 23rd 2017
Imre Földi
Hungarian weightlifter
Died on Sunday April 23rd 2017
Craig Payne
American boxer
Died on Saturday April 22nd 2017
Nicolle Van Den Broeck
Belgian racing cyclist
Died on Saturday April 22nd 2017
Jari Helle
Finnish ice hockey player and coach (HC Bolzano)
Died on Saturday April 22nd 2017
Michele Scarponi
Italian racing cyclist
Died on Saturday April 22nd 2017
Eddie Macon
American football player (Chicago Bears
Died on Friday April 21st 2017
Danzel Becker
South African cricketer and umpire
Died on Friday April 21st 2017
Skeeter Swift
American basketball player (New Orleans Buccaneers
Died on Friday April 21st 2017
Ugo Ehiogu
English footballer and coach
Died on Friday April 21st 2017
Roberto Ferreiro
Argentine footballer
Died on Thursday April 20th 2017
Angel Espinosa
Cuban boxer
Died on Thursday April 20th 2017
Tom Fleming
American long distance runner
Died on Thursday April 20th 2017
Aaron Hernandez
American Football Player and Convicted murderer
Died on Wednesday April 19th 2017
Augustin Bubník
Czech ice hockey player
Died on Tuesday April 18th 2017
Johnny Carlyle
Scottish ice hockey player
Died on Monday April 17th 2017
Raymond Reisser
French racing cyclist
Died on Monday April 17th 2017
Spartaco Landini
Italian football player and manager
Died on Sunday April 16th 2017
Amílcar Henríquez
Panamanian footballer (Árabe Unido
Died on Sunday April 16th 2017
Geoff Grover
Australian footballer (Port Melbourne)
Died on Saturday April 15th 2017
Vic Barnhart
American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Died on Saturday April 15th 2017
Tony Cross
American basketball coach (Belmont Bruins)
Died on Friday April 14th 2017
Frank Schepke
German rower
Died on Friday April 14th 2017
Angelo Mitaritonna
American basketball player (Washington Generals)
Died on Thursday April 13th 2017
Dan Rooney
American football executive and diplomat
Died on Thursday April 13th 2017
Fred Goldsmith
Australian footballer (South Melbourne)
Died on Thursday April 13th 2017
Wayne Hardin
American football player and coach (Pacific
Died on Thursday April 13th 2017
Fred Furniss
British footballer (Sheffield United F.C.)
Died on Wednesday April 12th 2017
Denis Mahony
Irish Gaelic footballer (Dublin)
Died on Wednesday April 12th 2017
David Perry
English rugby union player
Died on Tuesday April 11th 2017
Larry Reisbig
American football player and coach
Died on Tuesday April 11th 2017
Larry Sharpe
American professional wrestler (NWA)
Died on Tuesday April 11th 2017
Bill Sutherland
Canadian ice hockey player
Died on Monday April 10th 2017
Spike Dykes
American football coach (Texas Tech Red Raiders)
Died on Monday April 10th 2017
Dieter Kottysch
German middleweight boxer
Died on Monday April 10th 2017
Bertie Wijesinghe
Sri Lankan pre-Test cricket player and coach
Died on Monday April 10th 2017
Bertie Wijesinhe
Sri Lankan pre-Test cricket player and cricket coach
Died on Monday April 10th 2017
Atanase Sciotnic
Romanian sprint canoeist
Died on Sunday April 9th 2017
José Ángel Nájera Sánchez
Mexican professional wrestler known under the name Fishman
Died on Sunday April 9th 2017
Darren Jones
Australian jockey
Died on Saturday April 8th 2017
Derrick Jensen
American football player (Oakland Raiders)
Died on Saturday April 8th 2017
David Gove
American ice hockey player (Carolina Hurricanes)
Died on Friday April 7th 2017
Katharine Kowell
American baseball player
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Stan Anslow
English footballer (Millwall)
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Tim Parnell
British racing driver
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Ilkka Sinisalo
Finnish ice hockey player
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Stuart Markland
Scottish footballer (Berwick Rangers
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Roy Sievers
American baseball player (St. Louis Browns
Died on Tuesday April 4th 2017
Karl Stotz
Austrian football player and manager
Died on Tuesday April 4th 2017
Herbert Addo
Ghanaian football coach
Died on Monday April 3rd 2017
Rhubarb Jones
American country disc jockey and academic
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Chris Dausin
American football player (Texas A&M)
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Ian Stewart
British racing driver
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Romolo Bizzotto
Italian football player and manager (Verona
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Velik Kapsazov
first Bulgarian Olympic medalist in gymnastics
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
John Phillips
English footballer
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017
James Hadnot
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs)
Died on Saturday April 1st 2017