Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Lord Littlebrook
British midget wrestler
Died on Friday September 9th 2016
James Siang’a
Kenyan football player and manager (Gor Mahia
Died on Friday September 9th 2016
Roman Romanchuk
Ukrainian-born Russian boxer and kickboxer
Died on Thursday September 8th 2016
Denny Alexander
American college basketball coach (Xavier University of Louisiana)
Died on Tuesday September 6th 2016
Sylvia Gore
English football player (national team) and manager (Wales national team)
Died on Friday September 9th 2016
Jan Nilsen
Norwegian footballer (Fredrikstad FK
Died on Saturday September 3rd 2016
Bert Llewellyn
English footballer
Died on Thursday September 8th 2016
Klaus Katzur
German swimmer
Died on Thursday September 8th 2016
Jaroslav Jareš
Czech football player and manager
Died on Monday September 5th 2016
Dave Pacey
English footballer (Luton Town)
Died on Wednesday September 7th 2016
Bob Dailey
Canadian ice hockey player (Vancouver
Died on Wednesday September 7th 2016
Bobby Chacon
American world champion boxer
Died on Wednesday September 7th 2016
Cary Blanchard
American football player (Indianapolis Colts
Died on Monday September 5th 2016
Norbert Schemansky
American weightlifter
Died on Wednesday September 7th 2016
Emlyn Davies
Welsh rugby union player (Swansea
Died on Wednesday September 7th 2016
Alan Smith
English footballer (Torquay)
Died on Wednesday September 7th 2016
Zvonko Ivezić
Serbian footballer (Vojvodina
Died on Monday September 5th 2016
Bob Bissonnette
Canadian singer and former hockey player
Died on Sunday September 4th 2016
Andrzej Szymczak
Polish Olympic handball player (1972
Died on Tuesday September 6th 2016
Frans ten Bos
British rugby union player (Scotland)
Died on Thursday September 1st 2016
Max Murray
Scottish footballer
Died on Monday September 5th 2016
Don Minnick
American baseball player (Washington Senators)
Died on Friday September 2nd 2016
Karl Schlechta
Austrian football player and coach
Died on Monday September 5th 2016
Lindsay Tuckett
South African Test cricketer.
Died on Monday September 5th 2016
Blackie Gejeian
American race car driver and hot rod builder
Died on Friday September 2nd 2016
Boyd Scully
Indigenous Australian boxer and administrator
Died on Saturday September 3rd 2016
Norman Kwong
CFL player (1948-1950) and 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (2005-2010)
Died on Saturday September 3rd 2016
Claudio Olinto de Carvalho
Brazilian professional football coach and former player
Died on Saturday September 3rd 2016
Antonina Seredina
Soviet-Russian sprint canoeist
Died on Friday September 2nd 2016
Daniel Willems
Belgian cyclist
Died on Friday September 2nd 2016
Neville Crowe
Australian rules footballer
Died on Friday September 2nd 2016
Len Maddocks
Australian cricketer
Died on Thursday September 1st 2016
Josip Bukal
Bosnian footballer
Died on Tuesday August 30th 2016
Donald Lee
South African cricketer.
Died on Wednesday August 10th 2016
Hoot Hester
American fiddle player
Died on Tuesday August 30th 2016
Joe DeMaestri
American baseball player (Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics
Died on Friday August 26th 2016
Paul Landreaux
American college basketball coach (El Camino College
Died on Monday August 22nd 2016
Dave Durie
English footballer (Blackpool
Died on Tuesday August 30th 2016
Charlie Sands
American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates
Died on Monday August 22nd 2016
Reg Matthewson
English footballer (Sheffield United
Died on Tuesday August 30th 2016
Anne O’Brien
Irish footballer (Reims
Died on Monday August 29th 2016
Hubbard Alexander
American football coach (Dallas Cowboys)
Died on Sunday August 28th 2016
Lennart Häggroth
Swedish ice hockey player
Died on Monday August 29th 2016
André Dehertoghe
Belgian Olympic middle-distance runner (1968
Died on Thursday August 25th 2016
Steve Korcheck
American baseball player (Washington Senators) and college president (State College of Florida
Died on Friday August 26th 2016
Berit Mørdre
Norwegian cross-country skier (1968 and 1972 Olympics)
Died on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Tony Pasquesi
American football player (Chicago Cardinals)
Died on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Jiří Tichý
Czech football player
Died on Friday August 26th 2016
Bill Lenkaitis
American football player (New England Patriots)
Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Michael Schumacher
German Formula 1 driver
Died on Sunday August 28th 2016
Neil Berry
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers
Died on Wednesday August 24th 2016
Harald Grønningen
Norwegian cross country skier
Died on Friday August 26th 2016
Bryan Clutterbuck
American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers)
Died on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Shūgorō Nakazato
Japanese martial artist
Died on Thursday August 25th 2016
Nina Yeryomina
Russian basketball player
Died on Wednesday August 24th 2016
Janus van der Zande
Dutch marathon runner
Died on Sunday August 7th 2016
Denny Kass
American professional wrestler
Died on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Rab Stewart
Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic
Died on Sunday August 21st 2016
Jim Gibbons
American football player (Detroit Lions)
Died on Saturday August 20th 2016
Michael Brooks
American basketball player (La Salle)
Died on Monday August 22nd 2016
Alexei Marin
Soviet hockey player
Died on Wednesday August 10th 2016
D. C. Dillinger
American professional wrestler
Died on Sunday August 14th 2016
Harry Gilmer
American football player (Washington Redskins
Died on Saturday August 20th 2016
Steve Arlin
American baseball player (San Diego Padres
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2016
René Bonino
French sprinter
Died on Thursday August 18th 2016
Bob Skelton
New Zealand-Australian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey
Died on Friday August 19th 2016
D.C. Dillinger
American professional wrestler
Died on Sunday August 14th 2016
Preston Hubbard
American bass player (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2016
Lovell Coleman
American-born Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders)
Died on Wednesday August 10th 2016
Kendall Betts
American horn player (Philadelphia Orchestra
Died on Tuesday August 16th 2016
Baby Dalupan
Filipino basketball coach (Crispa
Died on Wednesday August 17th 2016
Leon Donohue
American football player (San Francisco 49ers
Died on Thursday August 11th 2016
Sohail Qaiser
Pakistani squash player
Died on Sunday August 14th 2016
Joel Cornette
American basketball player (Butler Bulldogs)
Died on Tuesday August 16th 2016
Mike Brumley
American baseball player (Washington Senators)
Died on Monday August 8th 2016
Andrew Florent
Australian tennis player
Died on Tuesday August 16th 2016
Siegbert Horn
German slalom canoeist
Died on Tuesday August 9th 2016
Ken Thornett
Australian rugby league player (Parramatta Eels
Died on Tuesday August 16th 2016
Michael Umanika
Nigerian footballer (Khazar Lankaran)
Died on Monday August 15th 2016
Richard Wackar
American football and basketball coach (Rowan Profs)
Died on Monday August 15th 2016
Stefan Henze
German Olympic silver medal winning canoeist and coach
Died on Monday August 15th 2016
Choo-Choo Coleman
American baseball player (New York Mets
Died on Monday August 15th 2016
Yasumitsu Toyoda
Japanese baseball player
Died on Sunday August 14th 2016
Ron Vander Kelen
American football player
Died on Sunday August 14th 2016
Sukarno Andi Wijaya
Indonesian footballer
Died on Sunday August 14th 2016
Dalian Atkinson
Aston Villa Footballer
Died on Monday August 15th 2016
Allen Kelley
American basketball player
Died on Saturday August 13th 2016
Liam Tuohy
Irish football player and manager (Shamrock Rovers
Died on Saturday August 13th 2016
Juan Pedro de Miguel
Spanish Olympic handball player
Died on Friday August 12th 2016