Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Mic Gillette
American brass player (Tower of Power) · 17 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 17
Angus Ross
BDO darts player · 17 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 17
Bob Harkey
Indianapolis 500 driver · 17 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 17
Rudy Migay
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs) · 16 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 16
Mondli Cele
South African footballer (Maritzburg United) · 16 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 16
Ted Marchibroda
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach (Indianapolis Colts) · 16 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 16
Manuel Velázquez
Spanish footballer (Real Madrid) · 15 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 15
Rex Morgan
American basketball player (Boston Celtics) · 15 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 15
The Wolfman
Hungarian-born Canadian professional wrestler · 10 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 10
Connie Mhone
Malawian netball player and coach · 10 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 10
FC Wichita
Zimbabwean footballer (FC Wichita · 07 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 7
Yevgeny Kotlov
Russian Soviet ice hockey player (Dynamo Moscow) · 11 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 11
Dave Sime
American sprinter and ophthalmologist · 12 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 12
Ken Judge
Australian rules footballer and coach · 15 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 15
Leonid Zhabotinsky
Soviet weightlifter · 14 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 14
Luis Arroyo
Puerto Rican baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals · 13 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 13
Lawrence Phillips
American football player (University of Nebraska · 13 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 13
Andrew Smith
American basketball player (Butler Bulldogs) · 12 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 12
Dynamo Moscow
Russian Soviet ice hockey player (Dynamo Moscow) · 11 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 11
Leo Rucka
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) · 04 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 4
Alton Brown
American baseball player (Washington Senators) · 10 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 10
Ivan Bukavshin
Russian chess player · 12 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 12 · Iván
Brian Johnson
Australian rugby league player and coach (Warrington) · 11 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 11
Yevgeni Kotlov
Russian and former Soviet ice hockey player (Dynamo Moscow) · 11 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 11
Wim Bleijenberg
Dutch footballer (Ajax · 10 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 10
Lance Rautzhan
American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers) · 09 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 9
Teofil Codreanu
Romanian footballer (Rapid București) · 10 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 10
Valeri Gadzhiyev
Soviet Azerbaijani footballer (Neftchi PFK · 08 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 8
José María Rivas
Salvadoran footballer · 09 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 9 · Rivas
Hamada Emam
Egyptian footballer (Zamalek SC) · 09 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 9
Fernando Barrachina
Spanish footballer (Valencia CF) · 04 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 4
Abel Sebele
Zimbabwean footballer (FC Wichita · 07 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 7
John Johnson
American basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers · 08 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 8
Klaas Bakker
Dutch football player.(Ajax) · 07 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 7
Sergei Simonov
Russian ice hockey player (HC Lipetsk) · 07 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 7
Sergey Shustikov
Russian football player (FC Torpedo Moscow) · 07 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 7
Tom Allin
English cricket player (Warwickshire) · 04 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 4
Gerry O’Malley
Irish Gaelic footballer (Roscommon) · 05 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 5 · O'Malley
Jay Ritchie
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox · 05 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 5
Percy Freeman
English footballer (Lincoln City · 05 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 5
George MacIntyre
American football player and coach (Vanderbilt) · 05 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 5
Andy Maurer
American football player (Atlanta Falcons · 03 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 3
Red Parker
American football coach · 04 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 4
John Roberts
Welsh footballer (Arsenal · 04 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 4
Amby Fogarty
Irish footballer (Sunderland · 03 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 3
Bill Plager
Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues) · 03 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 3
Matt Hobden
English cricket player (Sussex) · 02 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 2
Steve Gohouri
Ivorian footballer · 02 January 2016 · January 2016 · January 2
Ablie Jagne
Gambian football player (Real de Banjul · 23 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 23
Doug Atkins
American football (Cleveland Browns · 30 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 30 · Other
Johnny Egan
Irish Gaelic football player (Offaly) · 14 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 14
Ed Mayer
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) · 29 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 29
George Evans
Australian rugby league player (St. George) · 25 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 25
Lee Holman
American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters) · 25 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 25
Patrick Curtin
Irish Gaelic footballer (Kerry) · 29 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 29
Frank Malzone
American basball player (Boston Red Sox · 29 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 29
Elżbieta Krzesińska
Polish retired track and field athlete · 29 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 29
Walter Fawcett
Northern Irish cricketer · 10 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 10
Bob Suci
American football player (Houston Oilers · 21 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 21
Stein Eriksen
Norwegian alpine skier. Olympic champion · 27 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 27
Meadowlark Lemon
American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters) · 27 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 27
Alfredo Pacheco
Salvadoran footballer (FAS · 27 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 27
Bobby Dews
American baseball player and coach (Atlanta Braves) · 26 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 26
Roy Swinbourne
English footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers) · 27 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 27
Vilgot Larsson
Swedish ice hockey player (Leksands IF) · 21 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 21
Jim O’Toole
American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) · 26 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 26 · O'Toole
Suprovat Chakravarty
Indian Olympic cyclist (1952) · 24 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 24
Hamzah Aljahmi
American bantamweight boxer · 22 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 22
Chen Luyuan
Chinese basketball player (national team) · 24 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 24
Suprabhat Chakrabarty
Indian Olympic cyclist (1952) · 24 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 24
George Burpo
American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds) · 20 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 20
Ron Jacobs
American basketball coach · 24 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 24
Wayne Robinson
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles) · 20 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 20
Rimma Bilunova
Russian chess player and coach · 21 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 21
Ray Mathews
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) · 20 December 2015 · December 2015 · December 20