Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Rex Hughes
American basketball coach
Died on Thursday May 12th 2016
Nico de Bree
Dutch footballer (N.E.C. Nijmegen
Died on Friday May 6th 2016
Bobby Carroll
Scottish footballer (Celtic)
Died on Wednesday May 11th 2016
Gijs Verdick
Dutch professional cyclist
Died on Monday May 9th 2016
Gaetan Boucher
Canadian-born Swiss ice hockey player (HC Villars)
Died on Wednesday May 4th 2016
José Roberto Marques
Brazilian footballer (São Paulo)
Died on Saturday May 7th 2016
Wolfgang Patzke
German football player
Died on Sunday May 8th 2016
Adlan Varayev
Russian wrestler
Died on Wednesday May 4th 2016
Billy Wicks
American professional wrestler
Died on Saturday May 7th 2016
Kato Kung Lee
Panamanian professional wrestler
Died on Saturday May 7th 2016
Chris Mitchell
Scottish footballer (Clyde)
Died on Friday May 6th 2016
Francis Aiyegbeni
Nigerian boxer
Died on Saturday May 7th 2016
Bernardo Ribeiro
Brazilian footballer (Skënderbeu
Died on Sunday May 8th 2016
George Ross
British football player (Preston North End)
Died on Sunday May 8th 2016
Larry Pinto de Faria
Brazilian footballer (Sport Club Internacional)
Died on Friday May 6th 2016
Klaus Ampler
German cyclist
Died on Friday May 6th 2016
Greg Bryant
American football player
Died on Saturday May 7th 2016
Valeriy Zuyev
Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv) and football manager
Died on Friday May 6th 2016
Blas Avena
American mixed martial artist
Died on Wednesday May 4th 2016
Giuseppe Faraca
Italian racing cyclist
Died on Wednesday May 4th 2016
Óscar Marcelino Álvarez
Argentine footballer (Panathinaikos)
Died on Thursday April 28th 2016
Patrick Ekeng
Cameroonian footballer (Le Mans
Died on Friday May 6th 2016
Bill MacDermott
CFL coach (Edmonton Eskimos)
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Bill McDermott
American football coach (Edmonton Eskimos)
Died on Thursday May 5th 2016
Al Ferrari
American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Fritz Herkenrath
German footballer
Died on Monday April 18th 2016
Gordie Sundin
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Errol Crossan
Canadian footballer (Norwich City)
Died on Sunday May 1st 2016
Rodger Goodling
American college basketball coach (Shippensburg University)
Died on Tuesday May 3rd 2016
Sunil Gudge
Indian cricketer
Died on Tuesday May 3rd 2016
Walter Dürst
Swiss ice hockey player
Died on Monday May 2nd 2016
Merv Lincoln
Australian middle-distance runner
Died on Saturday April 30th 2016
Roger Millward
British rugby league player (Hull Kingston Rovers
Died on Tuesday May 3rd 2016