Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Niklas Feierabend
German footballer (Hannover 96)
Died on Sunday May 1st 2016
Stefan Petrovski
Australian-born Malaysian footballer (Melaka United
Died on Sunday May 1st 2016
Zippy Morocco
American football and basketball player (University of Georgia)
Died on Sunday April 24th 2016
Ed Davender
American basketball player
Died on Thursday April 28th 2016
Joe Durham
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles
Died on Thursday April 28th 2016
Alfons Van den Brande
Belgian cyclist
Died on Saturday April 23rd 2016
Patrick Fabionn Lopes
Brazilian football player
Died on Monday April 25th 2016
Winston Hill
American football player (New York Jets)
Died on Tuesday April 26th 2016
Sean Murphy
American baseball player (Sacramento River Cats)
Died on Monday April 25th 2016
Vladimir Yulygin
Russian football player and coach
Died on Tuesday April 26th 2016
Klaus Siebert
German biathlon athlete and coach
Died on Sunday April 24th 2016
Tom Muecke
American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Died on Saturday April 23rd 2016
Joe Blahak
American football player (Minnesota Vikings)
Died on Monday April 25th 2016
Dumitru Antonescu
Romanian football player (Farul Constanța)
Died on Monday April 25th 2016
Arthur Tillotson
British footballer (Silsden)
Died on Monday April 11th 2016
Tommy Kono
American weightlifter
Died on Sunday April 24th 2016
Harry Perkowski
American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds)
Died on Wednesday April 20th 2016
Anthony Keane
American Olympic fencer.
Died on Sunday April 17th 2016
Harold Shillinglaw
Australian football player and cricketer
Died on Friday April 15th 2016
John Lumsden
Scottish footballer (Stoke City)
Died on Friday April 22nd 2016
Attila Ferjáncz
Hungarian racing driver
Died on Saturday April 23rd 2016
Joanie Laurer
former professional wrestler
Died on Wednesday April 20th 2016
Sergey Malyutin
Russian footballer FC Kaluga)
Died on Sunday April 17th 2016
Ferenc Paragi
Hungarian athlete
Died on Thursday April 21st 2016
Joanie “Chyna” Laurer
American Professional Wrestler
Died on Wednesday April 20th 2016
Dwayne Washington
American basketball player (New Jersey Nets
Died on Wednesday April 20th 2016
Milt Pappas
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles
Died on Tuesday April 19th 2016
Robert Christophe
French swimmer
Died on Monday April 18th 2016
John McConathy
American basketball player (Milwaukee Hawks
Died 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 coach
Died on Monday April 18th 2016
George Radosevich
American football player (Baltimore Colts)
Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Eeti Nieminen
Finnish Nordic skier
Died 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 player
Died 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 manager
Died on Saturday April 16th 2016
Ron Bonham
American basketball player
Died on Saturday April 16th 2016
Dick Alban
American football player (Washington Redskins
Died on Friday April 8th 2016
Aquilino Bonfanti
Italian footballer
Died on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Sergio Ferrari
Italian footballer
Died on Saturday April 2nd 2016
Tibor Ordina
Hungarian track and field athlete
Died on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Frank Wainright
American football player
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Sid Nathan
British boxer and referee
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
Fred Middleton
English footballer (Lincoln City)
Died on Friday April 8th 2016
Zsolt Kaposvári
Hungarian fencer and referee
Died on Thursday April 14th 2016
Nera White
American Hall of Fame basketball player
Died on Wednesday April 13th 2016
George Ilsley
Australian football player (Carlton)
Died on Friday April 8th 2016
Steve Quinn
British rugby league player (York
Died on Wednesday April 13th 2016
Kurtis Haiu
New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland)
Died on Wednesday April 13th 2016
Balls Mahoney
American professional wrestler (ECW
Died 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 Madrid
Died on Tuesday April 12th 2016
Michael Earls-Davis
English cricketer
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Ruth Westbrook
English cricketer (death announced on this date).
Died on Monday April 11th 2016
Nicholas Gargano
British boxer
Died on Monday April 11th 2016
Henryk Średnicki
Polish boxer
Died 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
David Dore
Canadian figure skater
Died on Friday April 8th 2016
Carlo Monti
Italian Olympic athlete
Died on Thursday April 7th 2016
Maxime Camara
Guinean international footballer
Died on Tuesday March 29th 2016
Nabil Nosair
Egyptian footballer (Zamalek)
Died on Saturday April 2nd 2016
Blackjack Mulligan
American professional wrestler
Died on Thursday April 7th 2016
Garry Jones
English footballer (Bolton Wanderers)
Died on Thursday April 7th 2016
Koço Kasapoğlu
Turkish footballer
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Ed Johnson
American basketball player
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Murray Wier
American basketball player (Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Died on Wednesday April 6th 2016
John Waite
English footballer (Grimsby Town)
Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Abe Segal
South African tennis player
Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Ken Waterhouse
English footballer (Preston North End
Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Alex de Jesús
Puerto Rican professional lightweight boxer
Died 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
Ranjan Baindoor
Indian cricketer
Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Georgi Hristakiev
Bulgarian footballer
Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Amaury Epaminondas
Brazilian footballer (São Paulo F.C
Died on Thursday March 31st 2016
Aníbal Alzate
Colombian footballer
Died on Thursday March 31st 2016
Archie Dees
American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals)
Died on Monday April 4th 2016
Dieter Fänger
German fencer
Died on Tuesday March 8th 2016
Dennis Riggin
Canadian hockey player
Died on Saturday April 2nd 2016
László Sárosi
Hungarian football player and coach
Died 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 journalist
Died on Sunday March 27th 2016
Jimmy Toner
Scottish footballer (Dundee
Died on Thursday March 31st 2016
Orlando Álvarez
Puerto Rican baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers
Died on Thursday March 31st 2016
Francis Kane
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
Died on Tuesday March 29th 2016
Bajina Ramprasad
Indian cricketer.
Died on Wednesday March 30th 2016
Fernando Mendes
Portuguese football player and manager (Sporting Clube de Portugal)
Died on Thursday March 31st 2016
Ian Britton
Scottish footballer
Died on Thursday March 31st 2016
Grahame Bowen
Australian rugby league player (St. George Dragons
Died on Tuesday March 29th 2016
Gilson Alvaristo
Brazilian professional cyclist
Died on Monday March 28th 2016
Kris Travis
British professional wrestler
Died on Thursday March 31st 2016