Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Joaquín Andújar
Dominican MLB baseball player (Houston Astros · 08 September 2015 · September 2015 · September 8 · Joaquin
Ralph Milne
Scottish footballer (Dundee United · 06 September 2015 · September 2015 · September 6
Adrian Cadbury
British rower and businessman · 03 September 2015 · September 2015 · September 3
Ken Horne
English footballer (Brentford) · 03 September 2015 · September 2015 · September 3
Charles “C.K.” Gyamfi
Ghanaian football coach · 02 September 2015 · September 2015 · September 2 · Gyamfi
Tom Scott
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles · 31 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 31
Islam Timurziev
Ingush-Russian boxer · 31 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 31
Graham Leggat
Scottish footballer (Aberdeen FC · 29 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 29
Edgar Rumney
English footballer (Colchester United) · 18 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 18
Wally McArthur
Australian rugby league player (Rochdale) · 28 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 28
Al Arbour
Canadian ice hockey player and Hall of Fame coach (New York Islanders) · 28 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 28
Darryl Dawkins
58. NBA Player · 27 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 27
Grover Klemmer
American athlete and track coach · 23 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 23
Mascarenhas
Angolan footballer · 25 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 25
Lou Tsioropoulos
Greek-American basketball player (Boston Celtics) · 22 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 22
Tommy Lowry
English footballer (Crewe Alexandra) · 22 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 22
Bevo Nordmann
American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals · 24 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 24
Chico Maki
Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks) · 24 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 24
Jimmy Massey
American racing car driver · 21 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 21
Charlie Coffey
American football player and coach (Virginia Tech Hokies) · 24 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 24
Cees van Kooten
Dutch footballer (Go Ahead Eagles · 24 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 24 · Kooten
Doc Daugherty
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) · 15 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 15
Hank Izquierdo
Cuban baseball player (Minnesota Twins) · 01 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 1
Justin Wilson
IndyCar Series driver · 24 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 24
Enrique Reneau
Honduran footballer · 23 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 23
Kees Van Kooten
Dutch footballer (Go Ahead Eagles · 24 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 24 · Kooten
Fernand Grosjean
Swiss alpine skier · 19 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 19
Guy Ligier
French rugby player (national team) · 23 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 23
Chad Batista
American poker player · 20 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 20
Günther Glomb
German football player and coach (Thailand) · 10 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 10
Arthur Morris
Australian test cricketer. · 22 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 22
Gordy Holz
American football player (Denver Broncos · 15 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 15
Hong Yuanshuo
Chinese football player and coach (Beijing Guoan) · 01 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 1
Manuel Mendivil
Mexican Horse Rider (Olympic Medalist in 1980) · 15 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 15
Eduardo Guerrero
Argentine rower and Olympic champion (1952) · 17 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 17
Sandy Kennon
South African footballer (Norwich City) · 17 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 17
Philip Arthur Whitcombe
English cricketer and army officer · 11 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 11 · Whitcombe
Bud Thomas
American baseball player (St. Louis Browns) · 15 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 15
George Merchant
Scottish footballer (Dundee FC · 16 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 16
Jack Jackson
Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks) · 08 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 8
Shlomo Smiltiner
Israeli chess player · 13 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 13
Geoff McGivern
Australian footballer (Melbourne F.C.) · 15 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 15
Knut Osnes
Norwegian footballer and manager (Lyn) · 14 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 14
Chris Marustik
Welsh footballer (Swansea City · 12 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 12
Walter Nahún López
Honduran international footballer · 09 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 9 · Lopez
Jim Gaffney
American football player (Washington Redskins) · 09 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 9
Cleo Hill
American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks) · 10 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 10
Trevor Barber
New Zealand Test cricketer. · 07 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 7
Achim Hill
German Olympic rower (1960) · 04 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 4
Frank Gifford
American football player (New York Giants) · 09 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 9
Gus Mortson
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs) · 08 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 8
Louise Suggs
American professional golfer co-founder of LPGA won 61 tournaments including 11 majors. · 06 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 6
Ray Hill
American football player (Miami Dolphins) · 06 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 6
Danny Hegan
British footballer (Ipswich Town · 06 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 6
Ian Bryans
Canadian CFL player (Toronto Argonauts · 01 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 1
John Weinert
American college basketball coach (Bowling Green) · 06 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 6
Frank Kerns
American college basketball coach (Georgia Southern) · 03 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 3
John Rudometkin
American basketball player (New York Knicks · 04 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 4
Jack Spring
American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels) · 02 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 2
Tony Millington
Welsh footballer (Swansea City · 05 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 5
Rasoul Raeisi
Iranian Olympic weightlifter (1948) · 23 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 23
Samuel Anim
Ghanaian racing cyclist · 01 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 1
Harry Pitch
English harmonica player · 15 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 15
Clayton Kenny
Canadian Olympic boxer (1952) · 31 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 31
Derek Turner
English rugby league player (Wakefield Trinity) · 24 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 24
Sammy Cox
Scottish footballer (Rangers · 02 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 2
Piet Fransen
Dutch footballer (FC Groningen · 02 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 2
Curtis Brown
American football player (Buffalo Bills) · 31 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 31
Chiara Pierobon
Italian professional cyclist. · 01 August 2015 · August 2015 · August 1
Edward Campbell
rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s · 27 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 27
Roddy Piper
WWE wrestler and actor · 31 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 31
Rip Hawkins
American football player (Minnesota Vikings) · 30 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 30
Josef Pecanka
Austrian field hockey player · 28 July 2015 · July 2015 · July 28