Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Jindřich Roudný
Czech Olympic steeplechase athlete (1952) · 10 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 10
Jørgen Ravn
Danish footballer (Aberdeen) · 04 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 4
Bevo Francis
American college basketball player (Rio Grande College) · 03 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 3
Mario Saliwa
South African first-class cricketer · 31 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 31
Henry Carr
American track and field athlete · 29 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 29
Alvin P. Wegeman
American nordic combined skier · 30 May 2015 · May 2015 · Wegeman · May 30
Pat Petersen
American marathon runner · 31 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 31
Tommy Rogers
American professionl wrestler · 01 June 2015 · June 2015 · June 1
Boody Gilbertson
American basketball player (Sheboygan Red Skins) · 23 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 23
David Blake
English cricketer (Hampshire) · 21 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 21
Lennie Merullo
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) · 30 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 30
Ray Ceresino
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs) · 01 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 1
Jonas Čepulis
heavyweight boxer from Lithuania · 28 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 28 · Jonáš
Tony McNamara
English footballer (Everton · 30 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 30
Skeeter Kell
American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics) · 28 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 28
Chris Kohlhase
New Zealand softball player (national team) and coach (Samoa) · 29 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 29
Ali Raymi
Yemeni boxer · 23 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 23
Vladimír Hagara
Slovak footballer (FC Spartak Trnava) · 24 May 2015 · May 2015 · Vladimir · May 24
Dean Carroll
English rugby league footballer · 24 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 24
Bill Foster
American college basketball coach (Miami Hurricanes · 27 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 27
John Siegal
American football player (Chicago Bears) · 27 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 27
João Lucas
Portuguese footballer (Académica) · 26 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 26
Bob Priestley
American Football Player (Philadelphia Eagles) · 20 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 20
Erik Carlsson
Swedish rally driver (Saab) · 27 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 27
John Elders
English rugby union player (Leicester) · 03 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 3
Claude Carliez
French fencer and stunt director · 17 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 17
César Boutteville
Vietnamese-born French chess player · 21 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 21
Hugh Boyle
Irish golf player · 23 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 23
Andres Ortiz
Puerto Rican basketball player for the BSN's Mayaguez Indians · 23 May 2015 · May 2015 · Andrés · May 23
Eric Bakie
Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic · 26 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 26 · Éric
James Takemori
American judo coach · 15 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 15
Cristian Gómez
Argentine footballer (Club Atlético Paraná) · 24 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 24
John Mosley
American football player and WWII air force officer · 22 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 22
Fred Gladding
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers · 21 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 21
Marques Haynes
American basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters) · 22 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 22
Ernie Hannigan
Scottish footballer. (Preston North End · 21 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 21
Joaquim Durão
Portuguese chess player · 21 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 21
Zaya Avdysh
Ukrainian footballer and manager · 21 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 21
Viktor Borisov
Soviet and Uzbekistan football player and coach · 16 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 16
Alan Woodward
English footballer (Sheffield United) · 21 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 21
Billy Baggett
American football player (Dallas Texans · 20 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 20
Harald Seeger
East German footballer and manager · 18 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 18
Ahmad Alasgarov
Azerbaijani footballer and manager · 19 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 19
John Mahaffy
Canadian professional ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens · 02 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 2
Peter Füri
Swiss footballer (Concordia Basel · 11 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 11
Micheál O’Brien
Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler (Meath) · 14 May 2015 · May 2015 · Micheal · O'Brien · May 14
Adrian Robinson
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) · 16 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 16
Bob Hopkins
American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals) and coach (Seattle SuperSonics) · 15 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 15
Robert Drasnin
American composer and clarinet player · 13 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 13
Ollie Brown
American baseball player (San Diego Padres · 15 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 15
Garo Yepremian
Cypriot-born American football player (Miami Dolphins) · 15 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 15
Buddy Corlett
Canadian-born New Zealand softball and basketball player · 09 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 9
Corey Hill
American mixed martial artist · 14 May 2015 · May 2015 · Artists · May 14
Kay Heim
Canadian baseball player (Kenosha Comets) · 11 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 11
John Dewes
English cricketer (Middlesex and England) · 12 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 12
Frank Matich
Australian racing car driver · 11 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 11
Bill Guthridge
American basketball coach (University of North Carolina). · 12 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 12
Warren Smith
American professional golfer · 03 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 3
Keir Millar
Scottish junior race car driver · 11 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 11
Colin Whitaker
English footballer (Shrewsbury Town · 12 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 12
John Hewie
Scottish footballer (Charlton) · 11 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 11
Ray Baillie
Canadian football player (Montreal Alouettes) · 11 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 11
Michael Burns
Irish Gaelic football player (Cork) · 05 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 5
Davey Whitney
American basketball coach · 10 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 10
Mwepu Ilunga
Congolese footballer · 08 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 8
Zhivko Gospodinov
Bulgarian international footballer · 04 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 4
Phil Skoglund
New Zealand lawn bowls player · 08 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 8
Denise McCluggage
American racing car driver and journalist · 06 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 6
Jobst Brandt
American author and cyclist · 05 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 5
Rex Percy
New Zealand rugby league player (Auckland · 02 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 2
Marv Hubbard
American football running back (Oakland Raiders · 04 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 4 · Other
Andrew Lewis
Guyanese boxer · 04 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 4
David Fletcher
English cricketer (Surrey) · 27 April 2015 · April 2015 · April 27
Jamie Bishop
Welsh cricket player (Glamorgan) · 01 May 2015 · (bishop) · May 2015 · May 1
Danny Jones
Welsh international rugby league player · 03 May 2015 · May 2015 · May 3