Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Harold Shillinglaw
Australian football player and cricketerDied on Friday April 15th 2016
John Lumsden
Scottish footballer (Stoke City)Died on Friday April 22nd 2016
Attila Ferjáncz
Hungarian racing driverDied on Saturday April 23rd 2016
Joanie Laurer
former professional wrestlerDied on Wednesday April 20th 2016
Sergey Malyutin
Russian footballer FC Kaluga)Died on Sunday April 17th 2016
Ferenc Paragi
Hungarian athleteDied on Thursday April 21st 2016
Joanie “Chyna” Laurer
American Professional Wrestler Died on Wednesday April 20th 2016
Dwayne Washington
American basketball player (New Jersey NetsDied on Wednesday April 20th 2016
Milt Pappas
American baseball player (Baltimore OriolesDied on Tuesday April 19th 2016
Robert Christophe
French swimmerDied on Monday April 18th 2016
John McConathy
American basketball player (Milwaukee HawksDied on Tuesday April 19th 2016
Mehrdad Oladi
Iranian footballer (Malavan)Died on Tuesday April 19th 2016
Dud Beattie
Australian rugby league footballer (Queensland)Died on Tuesday April 19th 2016
Zoltán Szarka
Hungarian football player and coachDied on Monday April 18th 2016
George Radosevich
American football player (Baltimore Colts)Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Eeti Nieminen
Finnish Nordic skierDied on Wednesday April 13th 2016
Darrell Hogan
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers)Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Doug France
American football player (Los Angeles Rams)Died on Friday April 8th 2016
Trần Phước Thọ
Vietnamese football playerDied on Sunday April 17th 2016
Charlie Hodge
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens) and scout. Died on Saturday April 16th 2016
Louis Pilot
Luxembourgian football player and managerDied on Saturday April 16th 2016
Ron Bonham
American basketball playerDied on Saturday April 16th 2016
Dick Alban
American football player (Washington RedskinsDied on Friday April 8th 2016
Aquilino Bonfanti
Italian footballerDied on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Sergio Ferrari
Italian footballerDied on Saturday April 2nd 2016
Tibor Ordina
Hungarian track and field athleteDied on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Frank Wainright
American football playerDied on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Fred Middleton
English footballer (Lincoln City)Died on Friday April 8th 2016
Zsolt Kaposvári
Hungarian fencer and refereeDied on Thursday April 14th 2016
Nera White
American Hall of Fame basketball playerDied on Wednesday April 13th 2016
George Ilsley
Australian football player (Carlton)Died on Friday April 8th 2016
Steve Quinn
British rugby league player (YorkDied on Wednesday April 13th 2016
Kurtis Haiu
New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland)Died on Wednesday April 13th 2016
Balls Mahoney
American professional wrestler (ECWDied on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Hokie Gajan
American football player and broadcaster (New Orleans Saints)Died on Monday April 11th 2016
Pedro de Felipe
Spanish footballer (Real MadridDied on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Michael Earls-Davis
English cricketerDied on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Ruth Westbrook
English cricketer (death announced on this date). Died on Monday April 11th 2016
Nicholas Gargano
British boxerDied on Monday April 11th 2016
Henryk Średnicki
Polish boxerDied on Sunday April 10th 2016
Martin Roberts
British rugby player (Gloucester Rugby)Died on Saturday April 9th 2016
Marjorie Peters
American baseball player (AAGBPL)Died on Friday April 1st 2016
Will Smith
American football player (New Orleans Saints)Died on Saturday April 9th 2016
David Dore
Canadian figure skaterDied on Friday April 8th 2016
Carlo Monti
Italian Olympic athleteDied on Thursday April 7th 2016
Maxime Camara
Guinean international footballerDied on Tuesday March 29th 2016
Nabil Nosair
Egyptian footballer (Zamalek)Died on Saturday April 2nd 2016
Blackjack Mulligan
American professional wrestlerDied on Thursday April 7th 2016
Garry Jones
English footballer (Bolton Wanderers)Died on Thursday April 7th 2016
Koço Kasapoğlu
Turkish footballerDied on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Ed Johnson
American basketball playerDied on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Murray Wier
American basketball player (Tri-Cities BlackhawksDied on Wednesday April 6th 2016
John Waite
English footballer (Grimsby Town)Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Abe Segal
South African tennis playerDied on Monday April 4th 2016
Ken Waterhouse
English footballer (Preston North EndDied on Monday April 4th 2016
Alex de Jesús
Puerto Rican professional lightweight boxerDied on Sunday April 3rd 2016
Mick Sullivan
English rugby league footballer (Wigan Warriors)Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Mike Sandlock
American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers)Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Bertil Roos
Swedish racing driver and driving instructor. Died on Thursday March 31st 2016
Georgi Hristakiev
Bulgarian footballerDied on Monday April 4th 2016
Amaury Epaminondas
Brazilian footballer (São Paulo F.CDied on Thursday March 31st 2016
Aníbal Alzate
Colombian footballerDied on Thursday March 31st 2016
Archie Dees
American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals)Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Dieter Fänger
German fencerDied on Tuesday March 8th 2016
Dennis Riggin
Canadian hockey player Died on Saturday April 2nd 2016
László Sárosi
Hungarian football player and coachDied on Saturday April 2nd 2016
Brendan Sloan
Northern Irish Gaelic football player (Down)Died on Thursday March 24th 2016
Paddy O’Brien
Irish Gaelic football player (Meath)Died on Saturday March 26th 2016
Judy-Joy Davies
Australian Olympic swimmer and journalistDied on Sunday March 27th 2016
Jimmy Toner
Scottish footballer (DundeeDied on Thursday March 31st 2016
Orlando Álvarez
Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles DodgersDied on Thursday March 31st 2016
Francis Kane
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)Died on Tuesday March 29th 2016
Fernando Mendes
Portuguese football player and manager (Sporting Clube de Portugal)Died on Thursday March 31st 2016
Ian Britton
Scottish footballerDied on Thursday March 31st 2016
Grahame Bowen
Australian rugby league player (St. George DragonsDied on Tuesday March 29th 2016
Gilson Alvaristo
Brazilian professional cyclistDied on Monday March 28th 2016
Kris Travis
British professional wrestler Died on Thursday March 31st 2016
John King
English football player and manager (Tranmere)Died on Wednesday March 30th 2016
Silvio Fogel
Argentine footballer (Puebla)Died on Sunday March 27th 2016
Vince Boryla
American basketball player and coach (New York Knicks)Died on Sunday March 27th 2016
Daan Myngheer
Belgian professional cyclistDied on Monday March 28th 2016
Francisco García Moreno
Mexican Water polo player and coach (1968 olympics)Died on Saturday March 26th 2016
Don Walsh
Australian football player (Collingwood)Died on Wednesday March 2nd 2016
Antoine Demoitié
Belgian cyclistDied on Sunday March 27th 2016
Norm Hadley
Canadian rugby union player (London Wasps)Died on Saturday March 26th 2016
Igor Pashkevich
retired competitive figure skaterDied on Saturday March 26th 2016
Paul Lange
German sprint canoeistDied on Tuesday March 15th 2016
Sel Belsham
New Zealand rugby league player (Richmond Rovers)Died on Friday March 11th 2016
Proloy Saha
Indian football player (national team)Died on Thursday March 24th 2016
James Jamerson, Jr.
American R&B bass player (Chanson). (death announced on this date)Died on Friday March 25th 2016
Kevin Turner
American football player (New England PatriotsDied on Thursday March 24th 2016
Johan Cruyff
Dutch football player and coachDied on Thursday March 24th 2016
Keith Ollerenshaw
Australian long-distance runnerDied on Sunday March 13th 2016
Desmond McKeown
British rugby league player (Oldham Roughyeds)Died on Wednesday March 23rd 2016