Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Winston Hill
American football player (New York Jets) · 26 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 26
Sean Murphy
American baseball player (Sacramento River Cats) · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25
Klaus Siebert
German biathlon athlete and coach · 24 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 24
Tom Muecke
American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers · 23 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 23
Joe Blahak
American football player (Minnesota Vikings) · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25
Dumitru Antonescu
Romanian football player (Farul Constanța) · 25 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 25
Arthur Tillotson
British footballer (Silsden) · 11 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 11
Ron Brace
American football player (Boston College · 23 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 23
Harry Perkowski
American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) · 20 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 20
Anthony Keane
American Olympic fencer. · 17 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 17
John Lumsden
Scottish footballer (Stoke City) · 22 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 22
Joanie Laurer
former professional wrestler · 20 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 20
Sergey Malyutin
Russian footballer FC Kaluga) · 17 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 17
Joanie “Chyna” Laurer
American Professional Wrestler · 20 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 20 · Laurer
Dwayne Washington
American basketball player (New Jersey Nets · 20 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 20
Milt Pappas
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles · 19 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 19
John McConathy
American basketball player (Milwaukee Hawks · 19 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 19
Mehrdad Oladi
Iranian footballer (Malavan) · 19 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 19
Dud Beattie
Australian rugby league footballer (Queensland) · 19 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 19
George Radosevich
American football player (Baltimore Colts) · 04 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 4
Eeti Nieminen
Finnish Nordic skier · 13 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 13
Darrell Hogan
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) · 06 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 6
Doug France
American football player (Los Angeles Rams) · 08 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 8
Trần Phước Thọ
Vietnamese football player · 17 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 17 · Thọ
Charlie Hodge
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens) and scout. · 16 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 16
Louis Pilot
Luxembourgian football player and manager · 16 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 16
Dick Alban
American football player (Washington Redskins · 08 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 8
Tibor Ordina
Hungarian track and field athlete · 12 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 12
Sid Nathan
British boxer and referee · 06 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 6
Fred Middleton
English footballer (Lincoln City) · 08 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 8
Zsolt Kaposvári
Hungarian fencer and referee · 14 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 14
Nera White
American Hall of Fame basketball player · 13 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 13
George Ilsley
Australian football player (Carlton) · 08 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 8
Steve Quinn
British rugby league player (York · 13 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 13
Kurtis Haiu
New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland) · 13 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 13
Balls Mahoney
American professional wrestler (ECW · 12 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 12
Hokie Gajan
American football player and broadcaster (New Orleans Saints) · 11 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 11
Pedro de Felipe
Spanish footballer (Real Madrid · 12 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 12 · Felipe
Ruth Westbrook
English cricketer (death announced on this date). · 11 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 11
Martin Roberts
British rugby player (Gloucester Rugby) · 09 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 9
Marjorie Peters
American baseball player (AAGBPL) · 01 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 1
Will Smith
American football player (New Orleans Saints) · 09 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 9
Carlo Monti
Italian Olympic athlete · 07 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 7
Maxime Camara
Guinean international footballer · 29 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 29
Nabil Nosair
Egyptian footballer (Zamalek) · 02 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 2
Blackjack Mulligan
American professional wrestler · 07 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 7
Garry Jones
English footballer (Bolton Wanderers) · 07 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 7
Murray Wier
American basketball player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks · 06 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 6
John Waite
English footballer (Grimsby Town) · 05 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 5
Ken Waterhouse
English footballer (Preston North End · 04 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 4
Alex de Jesús
Puerto Rican professional lightweight boxer · 03 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 3 · Jesús
Mick Sullivan
English rugby league footballer (Wigan Warriors) · 05 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 5
Mike Sandlock
American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers) · 04 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 4
Bertil Roos
Swedish racing driver and driving instructor. · 31 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 31
Amaury Epaminondas
Brazilian footballer (São Paulo F.C · 31 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 31
Archie Dees
American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals) · 04 April 2016 · April 2016 · April 4
Brendan Sloan
Northern Irish Gaelic football player (Down) · 24 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 24
Paddy O’Brien
Irish Gaelic football player (Meath) · 26 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 26 · O'Brien
Judy-Joy Davies
Australian Olympic swimmer and journalist · 27 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 27
Jimmy Toner
Scottish footballer (Dundee · 31 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 31
Orlando Álvarez
Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers · 31 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 31
Francis Kane
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) · 29 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 29
Fernando Mendes
Portuguese football player and manager (Sporting Clube de Portugal) · 31 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 31
Grahame Bowen
Australian rugby league player (St. George Dragons · 29 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 29
Gilson Alvaristo
Brazilian professional cyclist · 28 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 28
Kris Travis
British professional wrestler · 31 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 31
John King
English football player and manager (Tranmere) · 30 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 30
Silvio Fogel
Argentine footballer (Puebla) · 27 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 27
Vince Boryla
American basketball player and coach (New York Knicks) · 27 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 27
Daan Myngheer
Belgian professional cyclist · 28 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 28
Francisco García Moreno
Mexican Water polo player and coach (1968 olympics) · 26 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 26 · Moreno