Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Ronnie Cope
English football player and manager (Manchester United · 14 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 14
Artyom Bezrodny
Ukrainian-born Russian international footballer · 13 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 13
Ellen Burka
Dutch-born Canadian figure skater and coach · 12 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 12
Moose Morowski
Canadian professional wrestler · 10 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 10
Carl Miles
American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics) · 09 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 9
Nelson Davidyan
Armenian Soviet wrestler · 11 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 11
Ben Idrissa Dermé
Burkinabe international footballer · 11 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 11 · Dermé
James Siang’a
Kenyan football player and manager (Gor Mahia · 09 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 9 · Siang'a
Roman Romanchuk
Ukrainian-born Russian boxer and kickboxer · 08 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 8
Denny Alexander
American college basketball coach (Xavier University of Louisiana) · 06 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 6
Sylvia Gore
English football player (national team) and manager (Wales national team) · 09 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 9
Jan Nilsen
Norwegian footballer (Fredrikstad FK · 03 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 3
Ken Meyer
American football coach (San Francisco 49ers) · 14 August 2016 · August 2016 · August 14
Jaroslav Jareš
Czech football player and manager · 05 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 5
Dave Pacey
English footballer (Luton Town) · 07 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 7
Bob Dailey
Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver · 07 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 7
Bobby Chacon
American world champion boxer · 07 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 7 · Chacón
Cary Blanchard
American football player (Indianapolis Colts · 05 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 5
Emlyn Davies
Welsh rugby union player (Swansea · 07 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 7
Alan Smith
English footballer (Torquay) · 07 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 7
Zvonko Ivezić
Serbian footballer (Vojvodina · 05 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 5
Bob Bissonnette
Canadian singer and former hockey player · 04 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 4
Andrzej Szymczak
Polish Olympic handball player (1972 · 06 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 6
Frans ten Bos
British rugby union player (Scotland) · 01 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 1 · Bos
Don Minnick
American baseball player (Washington Senators) · 02 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 2
Blackie Gejeian
American race car driver and hot rod builder · 02 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 2
Boyd Scully
Indigenous Australian boxer and administrator · 03 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 3
Norman Kwong
CFL player (1948-1950) and 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (2005-2010) · 03 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 3
Claudio Olinto de Carvalho
Brazilian professional football coach and former player · 03 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 3 · Carvalho · Cláudio
Antonina Seredina
Soviet-Russian sprint canoeist · 02 September 2016 · September 2016 · September 2
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