Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Zoe Tynan
English footballer (Manchester City · 30 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 30 · Zoë
Hoot Hester
American fiddle player · 30 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 30
Joe DeMaestri
American baseball player (Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics · 26 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 26
Paul Landreaux
American college basketball coach (El Camino College · 22 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 22
Dave Durie
English footballer (Blackpool · 30 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 30
Charlie Sands
American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates · 22 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 22
Reg Matthewson
English footballer (Sheffield United · 30 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 30
Anne O’Brien
Irish footballer (Reims · 29 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 29 · O'Brien
Hubbard Alexander
American football coach (Dallas Cowboys) · 28 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 28
André Dehertoghe
Belgian Olympic middle-distance runner (1968 · 25 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 25
Steve Korcheck
American baseball player (Washington Senators) and college president (State College of Florida · 26 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 26
Berit Mørdre
Norwegian cross-country skier (1968 and 1972 Olympics) · 23 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 23
Tony Pasquesi
American football player (Chicago Cardinals) · 23 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 23
Mr. Fuji
American professional wrestler and manager · 28 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 28 · M.R.
Bill Lenkaitis
American football player (New England Patriots) · 27 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 27
Michael Schumacher
German Formula 1 driver · 28 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 28
Alcindo
Brazilian footballer (Grêmio) · 27 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 27
Neil Berry
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers · 24 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 24
Ton Pronk
Dutch footballer (Ajax and national team) · 26 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 26
Harald Grønningen
Norwegian cross country skier · 26 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 26
Bryan Clutterbuck
American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers) · 23 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 23
Janus van der Zande
Dutch marathon runner · 07 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 7 · Zande
Juan Bell
Dominican baseball player (Baltimore Orioles · 24 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 24
Denny Kass
American professional wrestler · 23 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 23
Rab Stewart
Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic · 21 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 21
Jim Gibbons
American football player (Detroit Lions) · 20 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 20
Michael Brooks
American basketball player (La Salle) · 22 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 22
Alexei Marin
Soviet hockey player · 10 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 10
D. C. Dillinger
American professional wrestler · 14 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 14 · Dillinger
Harry Gilmer
American football player (Washington Redskins · 20 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 20
Steve Arlin
American baseball player (San Diego Padres · 17 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 17
Bob Skelton
New Zealand-Australian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey · 19 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 19
D.C. Dillinger
American professional wrestler · 14 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 14
Preston Hubbard
American bass player (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) · 17 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 17 · Athletes
Lovell Coleman
American-born Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders) · 10 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 10
Kendall Betts
American horn player (Philadelphia Orchestra · 16 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 16
Baby Dalupan
Filipino basketball coach (Crispa · 17 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 17
Leon Donohue
American football player (San Francisco 49ers · 11 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 11 · León
Sohail Qaiser
Pakistani squash player · 14 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 14
Joel Cornette
American basketball player (Butler Bulldogs) · 16 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 16
Mike Brumley
American baseball player (Washington Senators) · 08 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 8
Siegbert Horn
German slalom canoeist · 09 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 9
Ken Thornett
Australian rugby league player (Parramatta Eels · 16 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 16
Michael Umanika
Nigerian footballer (Khazar Lankaran) · 15 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 15
Richard Wackar
American football and basketball coach (Rowan Profs) · 15 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 15
Stefan Henze
German Olympic silver medal winning canoeist and coach · 15 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 15 · Štefan
Choo-Choo Coleman
American baseball player (New York Mets · 15 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 15
Dalian Atkinson
Aston Villa Footballer · 15 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 15
Joe Davis
Scottish footballer (Hibernian · 09 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 9
Liam Tuohy
Irish football player and manager (Shamrock Rovers · 13 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 13
Juan Pedro de Miguel
Spanish Olympic handball player · 12 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 12 · Miguel
Mel Slack
English footballer (Southend United · 06 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 6
Hanif Mohammad
Pakistani cricketer (test team 1952-1969) · 11 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 11
Bill Alsup
American race car driver · 09 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 9
Tom Wilson
American football player and coach (Texas A&M) · 10 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 10
Robert Ramsay
American baseball player (Seattle Mariners) · 04 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 4
Roy Summersby
English footballer (Crystal Palace · 07 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 7
Zach Hemmila
American football player (Arizona Wildcats) · 07 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 7
Bill Dooley
American football coach (Virginia Tech) · 09 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 9
Karl Bögelein
German football player and coach (VfB Stuttgart) · 09 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 9
George Yarno
American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 08 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 8
Jack Sears
British race and rally driver · 07 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 7
Brian Roberts
Australian footballer (Richmond) · 06 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 6
Art Demmas
American football official · 06 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 6 · Other
Greg Stemrick
American football player (Houston Oilers) · 02 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 2
Monte Nitzkowski
American water polo coach · 28 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 28
Jean Antone
American professional wrestler (AWA · 04 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 4
Jean Antoine
American professional wrestler · 04 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 4
Bob Brown
American basketball player (Providence Steamrollers · 28 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 28
Alan Brice
American baseball player (Chicago White Sox) · 30 July 2016 · July 2016 · July 30
Russell Coughlin
Welsh footballer (Carlisle · 03 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 3
Abdul Jeelani
American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers · 03 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 3
Neil Wilkinson
English footballer (Blackburn Rovers · 02 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 2
Chris Amon
New Zealand motor racing driver · 03 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 3