Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Rudi Altig
German Road Cyclist
Died on Saturday June 11th 2016
Gil Bartosh
American football player and coach
Died on Saturday June 4th 2016
Alex Govan
Scottish footballer (Plymouth Argyle
Died on Friday June 10th 2016
Gordie Howe
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
Died on Friday June 10th 2016
Brooks Thompson
American basketball player (Orlando Magic) and coach (UTSA Roadrunners)
Died on Thursday June 9th 2016
Kat Teasdale
Canadian racecar driver
Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Agostino Coletto
Italian racing cyclist
Died on Wednesday June 1st 2016
Brian Reidy
New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland
Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Børge Bach
Danish footballer and football-leader
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Anatoliy Polishchuk
Soviet-Ukrainian volleyball player
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Rubén Quevedo
Venezuelan baseball player (Chicago Cubs
Died on Wednesday June 8th 2016
Ronnie Cornish
New Zealand footballer
Died on Saturday June 4th 2016
Didargylyç Urazow
Turkmenistan footballer
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Keith Smith
New Zealand cricketer.
Died on Monday June 6th 2016
Johnny Brooks
English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Bill Snowden
New Zealand rugby league player (Ponsonby)
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Murray Murrell
Australian football player (Collingwood)
Died on Friday June 3rd 2016
Stephen Keshi
Nigerian football player and manager (Anderlecht
Died on Wednesday June 8th 2016
Jimmy Williams
Canadian baseball player and manager
Died on Monday June 6th 2016
Sean Rooks
American basketball player (Dallas Mavericks
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Kimbo Slice
American mixed martial artist and actor
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2016
Nicky Jennings
English footballer. (Portsmouth
Died on Monday June 6th 2016
Viktor Korchnoi
Russian chess player
Died on Monday June 6th 2016
Pulu Poumele
American football player (San Diego Chargers
Died on Saturday June 4th 2016
Alan Rathbone
English rugby league player (Bradford
Died on Sunday June 5th 2016
Jocelyn Lovell
Canadian cyclist
Died on Friday June 3rd 2016
Yuri Volkov
Russian ice hockey player
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
István Halász
Hungarian footballer
Died on Saturday June 4th 2016
Henry Childs
American football player (New Orleans Saints)
Died on Saturday June 4th 2016
Wanaro N’Godrella
French tennis player
Died on Thursday May 26th 2016
Müzahir Sille
Turkish wrestler
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Leo Proost
Belgian cyclist
Died on Tuesday May 24th 2016
Muhammad Ali
American professional boxer
Died on Friday June 3rd 2016
Wayne Kingery
American football player (Baltimore Colts)
Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Szabolcs Baranyi
Hungarian tennis player
Died on Friday June 3rd 2016
Donny Everett
American baseball player
Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Tony Kriletich
New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland
Died on Saturday May 21st 2016
Louise Erickson
American baseball player (Racine Belles
Died on Friday May 27th 2016
Yevhen Lemeshko
Ukrainian football coach.
Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Andrzej Niemczyk
Polish volleyball coach
Died on Thursday June 2nd 2016
Bob Williams
American football player (Chicago Bears)
Died on Thursday May 26th 2016
Grigore Obreja
Romanian sprint canoeist
Died on Wednesday June 1st 2016
Gerhard Harpers
German footballer (Sodingen
Died on Wednesday June 1st 2016
Esad Čolaković
Macedonian footballer (FK Sloga Jugomagnat)
Died on Thursday May 26th 2016
Alan Devereux
British actor (The Archers)
Died on Sunday May 29th 2016
Jorma Salmi
Finnish ice hockey player (Ilves
Died on Tuesday May 24th 2016
Merv Cowan
Australian rules footballer
Died on Sunday May 22nd 2016
Kazimierz Barburski
Polish fencer
Died on Thursday May 26th 2016
Tom Lysiak
Canadian ice hockey player (Atlanta Flames
Died on Monday May 30th 2016
Valentin Petry
German cyclist.
Died on Wednesday May 25th 2016
Marshall Jones
American musician (Ohio Players)
Died on Friday May 27th 2016
Lucille Richards
American baseball player (Racine Belles
Died on Friday May 20th 2016
Chris Meek
British racing driver and businessman
Died on Saturday May 21st 2016
Bryce Dejean-Jones
American basketball player (New Orleans Pelicans)
Died on Saturday May 28th 2016
František Jakubec
Czech football player
Died on Friday May 27th 2016
David Cañada
Spanish cyclist.
Died on Saturday May 28th 2016
Jim Pothecary
South African cricketer
Died on Wednesday May 11th 2016
Arulraj Rosli
Malaysian cyclist.
Died on Sunday May 22nd 2016
Lou Grasmick dead at age 91
Lou Grasmick, an American baseball player and businessman,
died on May 26, 2016, at age 91. A Baltimore native, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1944 for a $500…
Neil Cunningham
New Zealand racing driver and stuntman (Top Gear)
Died on Wednesday May 25th 2016
Velimir Sombolac
Serb Yugoslav football player and manager
Died on Sunday May 22nd 2016
Ian Gibson
Scottish footballer (Cardiff City
Died on Wednesday May 25th 2016
Alan Lewis
English footballer (Reading
Died on Saturday May 21st 2016
Bertalan Szőcs
Hungarian fencer
Died on Sunday May 22nd 2016
Eddie Keizan
South African racing driver
Died on Saturday May 21st 2016
John Brophy
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (Birmingham Bulls
Died on Monday May 23rd 2016
Tom DeLeone
American football player (Cleveland Browns
Died on Sunday May 22nd 2016
Sándor Tarics
Hungarian water polo player
Died on Saturday May 21st 2016
Cindy Nicholas
Canadian long distance swimmer and politician
Died on Thursday May 19th 2016
Ku Chin-shui
Taiwanese aboriginal athlete
Died on Saturday May 21st 2016
Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo
Spanish journalist and athlete
Died on Friday May 20th 2016
Jim Ray Hart
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
Died on Thursday May 19th 2016
Zygmunt Kukla
Polish footballer
Died on Wednesday May 18th 2016
Bobby McIlvenny
Northern Irish footballer (Oldham Athletic)
Died on Wednesday May 18th 2016
Robert McIlvenny
English footballer (Oldham Athletic)
Died on Wednesday May 18th 2016
John Coyle
Scottish football player
Died on Saturday May 14th 2016
Engelbert Kraus
German football player
Died on Friday May 13th 2016
Chico Nelson
American college football player (Ohio State)
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Willie “Chico” Nelson
American college football player (Ohio State University Buckeyes) 1990-1993
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016
Georges Sesia
French footballer
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Hugh Smith
American football player (Washington Redskins)
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Bohumil Kubát
Czech wrestler
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Dick McAuliffe
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers)
Died on Friday May 13th 2016
Jim McMillian
American basketball player (Los Angeles Lakers
Died on Monday May 16th 2016
Tapio Mäkelä
Finnish cross-country skier
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Ken Gorgal
American football player (Cleveland Browns
Died on Sunday May 8th 2016
Lou Gellermann
American rower and sports announcer (University of Washington)
Died on Friday May 13th 2016
Sammy Ellis
American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds)
Died on Friday May 13th 2016
Rodrigo Espíndola
Argentine footballer (Nueva Chicago)
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Mike Agostini
Trinidadian sprinter
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Steve McElvene
American basketball player
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Seb Adeniran-Olule
British rugby union player (Harlequins)
Died on Wednesday May 11th 2016
Cliff Kimsey
American football player
Died on Tuesday May 10th 2016