Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
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
Don Walsh
Australian football player (Collingwood) · 02 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 2
Norm Hadley
Canadian rugby union player (London Wasps) · 26 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 26
Igor Pashkevich
retired competitive figure skater · 26 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 26
Paul Lange
German sprint canoeist · 15 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 15
Sel Belsham
New Zealand rugby league player (Richmond Rovers) · 11 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 11
Proloy Saha
Indian football player (national team) · 24 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 24
James Jamerson, Jr.
American R&B bass player (Chanson). (death announced on this date) · 25 March 2016 · March 2016 · Athletes · March 25
Kevin Turner
American football player (New England Patriots · 24 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 24
Keith Ollerenshaw
Australian long-distance runner · 13 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 13
Don Zech
American basketball coach (University of Puget Sound · 22 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 22
Desmond McKeown
British rugby league player (Oldham Roughyeds) · 23 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 23
Joe Garagiola, Sr.
American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals · 23 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 23
Rangy Nanan
Trinidadian cricket player · 23 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 23
Jean Cornelis
Belgian footballer (R.S.C. Anderlecht) · 21 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 21
Jack Boxley
English footballer (Bristol City · 21 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 21
John Cannon
Canadian rugby union player (national team) · 19 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 19
June Peppas
American AAGPBL baseball player (Kalamazoo Lassies) · 14 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 14
José Artetxe
Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao) · 19 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 19
Alan Spavin
British footballer (Preston North End · 16 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 16
Brian Smyth
Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler (Meath) · 16 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 16
Trent Baker
Australian baseball player (Brisbane Bandits) · 13 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 13
Lord James Blears
England professional wrestler · 03 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 3 · Blears
Tray Walker
American football player (Baltimore Ravens) · 18 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 18
Gene Short
American basketball player (Seattle SuperSonics · 16 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 16
Gaúcho
Brazilian football coach and player (Flamengo) · 17 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 17
Alice Pollitt
American baseball player (AAGBPL) · 15 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 15
Garry Lefebvre
Canadian CFL player (Edmonton Eskimos) · 16 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 16
DJ Derek
British disc jockey · 17 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 17
Vladimir Yurin
Russian football coach and player (FC Torpedo Moscow) · 15 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 15
Lord Blears
England Professional wrestler · 03 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 3
Jon Roehlk
American Arena football player · 13 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 13
John Ene Okon
Nigerian football player (national team) · 15 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 15 · Okon
Seru Rabeni
Fijian rugby union player (national team · 15 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 15
Bill Whitby
American baseball player (Minnesota Twins) · 12 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 12
Donnie Duncan
American football coach (Iowa State) · 12 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 12
Annastasia Batikis
American baseball player (AAGPBL) · 12 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 12
Béla Kuharszki
Hungarian footballer (Újpest) · 07 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 7
Billy Ritchie
Scottish footballer (Rangers · 11 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 11
Wally Bragg
English footballer (Brentford) · 06 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 6
Gary Jeter
American football player (Los Angeles Rams) · 10 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 10
Roberto Perfumo
Argentine footballer (Racing Club · 10 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 10
Bruno Agostinelli
Canadian tennis player (Davis Cup) · 09 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 9
Bill Wade
American football player (Los Angeles Rams · 09 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 9
Bill Gadsby
Canadian hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) · 10 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 10
Bobby Johns
American race car driver (NASCAR · 07 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 7
James McNamara
Irish long distance runner · 09 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 9
Jack Jones
British Olympic water polo player · 08 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 8
Esko Karhunen
Finnish basketball player and contributor · 08 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 8
Mohamed Allek
Algerian Paralympic athlete · 08 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 8
Even Hansen
Norwegian footballer (Odd · 05 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 5
Caesar Belser
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs) · 07 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 7
Anderson Phiri
Zimbabwean football player (CAPS United F.C.) · 06 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 6
Steve Kraly
American baseball player (New York Yankees) · 07 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 7
Mike Widger
American CFL football player (Montreal Alouettes · 03 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 3
Des O’Reilly
Australian rugby union player (Eastern Suburbs RUFC) · 07 March 2016 · March 2016 · O’Reilly · March 7
Al Wistert
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles · 05 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 5
AlWistert
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles · 05 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 5
Albert Wistert
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles · 05 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 5
Hussein Aljunied
Singaporean football player and coach (national team) · 05 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 5
Bill Michael
American football coach (UTEP · 04 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 4
Billy Michael
American football coach (UTEP · 04 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 4
Waqar Ahmed
Pakistani cricketer (Punjab) · 23 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 23
Yuri Kuznetsov
Azerbaijani Soviet football player and coach (Neftchi) · 04 March 2016 · March 2016 · March 4
Ken English
New Zealand rugby league player (Wellington · 24 February 2016 · February 2016 · February 24