Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Alex Govan
Scottish footballer (Plymouth Argyle · 10 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 10
Gordie Howe
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) · 10 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 10
Brooks Thompson
American basketball player (Orlando Magic) and coach (UTSA Roadrunners) · 09 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 9
Kat Teasdale
Canadian racecar driver · 02 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 2
Agostino Coletto
Italian racing cyclist · 01 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 1
Brian Reidy
New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland · 02 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 2
Børge Bach
Danish footballer and football-leader · 07 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 7
Anatoliy Polishchuk
Soviet-Ukrainian volleyball player · 07 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 7
Rubén Quevedo
Venezuelan baseball player (Chicago Cubs · 08 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 8
Didargylyç Urazow
Turkmenistan footballer · 07 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 7
Johnny Brooks
English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur · 07 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 7
Bill Snowden
New Zealand rugby league player (Ponsonby) · 07 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 7
Murray Murrell
Australian football player (Collingwood) · 03 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 3
Stephen Keshi
Nigerian football player and manager (Anderlecht · 08 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 8
Jimmy Williams
Canadian baseball player and manager · 06 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 6
Sean Rooks
American basketball player (Dallas Mavericks · 07 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 7
Kimbo Slice
American mixed martial artist and actor · 07 June 2016 · June 2016 · Artists · June 7
Nicky Jennings
English footballer. (Portsmouth · 06 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 6
Viktor Korchnoi
Russian chess player · 06 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 6
Pulu Poumele
American football player (San Diego Chargers · 04 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 4
Alan Rathbone
English rugby league player (Bradford · 05 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 5
Henry Childs
American football player (New Orleans Saints) · 04 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 4
Muhammad Ali
American professional boxer · 03 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 3
Wayne Kingery
American football player (Baltimore Colts) · 02 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 2
Tony Kriletich
New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21
Louise Erickson
American baseball player (Racine Belles · 27 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 27
Yevhen Lemeshko
Ukrainian football coach. · 02 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 2
Jan Aas
Norwegian footballer (Fredrikstad) · 01 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 1
Andrzej Niemczyk
Polish volleyball coach · 02 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 2
Bob Williams
American football player (Chicago Bears) · 26 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 26
Grigore Obreja
Romanian sprint canoeist · 01 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 1
Gerhard Harpers
German footballer (Sodingen · 01 June 2016 · June 2016 · June 1
Esad Čolaković
Macedonian footballer (FK Sloga Jugomagnat) · 26 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 26
Alan Devereux
British actor (The Archers) · 29 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 29
Jorma Salmi
Finnish ice hockey player (Ilves · 24 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 24
Merv Cowan
Australian rules footballer · 22 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 22
Tom Lysiak
Canadian ice hockey player (Atlanta Flames · 30 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 30
Marshall Jones
American musician (Ohio Players) · 27 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 27
Lucille Richards
American baseball player (Racine Belles · 20 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 20
Chris Meek
British racing driver and businessman · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21
Bryce Dejean-Jones
American basketball player (New Orleans Pelicans) · 28 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 28
Lou Grasmick
American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) and businessman · 26 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 26
Neil Cunningham
New Zealand racing driver and stuntman (Top Gear) · 25 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 25
Velimir Sombolac
Serb Yugoslav football player and manager · 22 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 22
Ian Gibson
Scottish footballer (Cardiff City · 25 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 25
Gert Bals
Dutch footballer (PSV · 20 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 20
Alan Lewis
English footballer (Reading · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21
John Brophy
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (Birmingham Bulls · 23 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 23
Tom DeLeone
American football player (Cleveland Browns · 22 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 22
Cindy Nicholas
Canadian long distance swimmer and politician · 19 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 19
Ku Chin-shui
Taiwanese aboriginal athlete · 21 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 21
Jim Ray Hart
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants) · 19 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 19 · Hart
Bobby McIlvenny
Northern Irish footballer (Oldham Athletic) · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 18
Robert McIlvenny
English footballer (Oldham Athletic) · 18 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 18
Ken Ramos
American baseball player (Houston Astros) · 15 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 15
Chico Nelson
American college football player (Ohio State) · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17
Willie “Chico” Nelson
American college football player (Ohio State University Buckeyes) 1990-1993 · 17 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 17 · Nelson
Hugh Smith
American football player (Washington Redskins) · 12 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 12
Dick McAuliffe
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13
Jim McMillian
American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers · 16 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 16
Tapio Mäkelä
Finnish cross-country skier · 12 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 12
Ken Gorgal
American football player (Cleveland Browns · 08 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 8
Lou Gellermann
American rower and sports announcer (University of Washington) · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13
Sammy Ellis
American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) · 13 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 13
Rodrigo Espíndola
Argentine footballer (Nueva Chicago) · 12 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 12
Mike Agostini
Trinidadian sprinter · 12 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 12
Seb Adeniran-Olule
British rugby union player (Harlequins) · 11 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 11
Rex Hughes
American basketball coach · 12 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 12
Nico de Bree
Dutch footballer (N.E.C. Nijmegen · 06 May 2016 · May 2016 · May 6 · Bree