Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Aleksander Mandziara
Polish footballer and coach
Died on Wednesday September 2nd 2015
Charles “C.K.” Gyamfi
Ghanaian football coach
Died on Wednesday September 2nd 2015
Lindsay Charnock
British jockey
Died on Friday August 28th 2015
Héctor Silva
Uruguayan footballer
Died on Sunday August 30th 2015
Islam Timurziev
Ingush-Russian boxer
Died on Monday August 31st 2015
Graham Leggat
Scottish footballer (Aberdeen FC
Died on Saturday August 29th 2015
Edgar Rumney
English footballer (Colchester United)
Died on Tuesday August 18th 2015
Rolf Nitzsche
German cyclist
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Wally McArthur
Australian rugby league player (Rochdale)
Died on Friday August 28th 2015
Darryl Dawkins
58. NBA Player
Died on Thursday August 27th 2015
Grover Klemmer
American athlete and track coach
Died on Sunday August 23rd 2015
Mascarenhas
Angolan footballer
Died on Tuesday August 25th 2015
Lou Tsioropoulos
Greek-American basketball player (Boston Celtics)
Died on Saturday August 22nd 2015
Tommy Lowry
English footballer (Crewe Alexandra)
Died on Saturday August 22nd 2015
Bevo Nordmann
American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals
Died on Monday August 24th 2015
Ian Smith
South African cricketer
Died on Tuesday August 25th 2015
Chico Maki
Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks)
Died on Monday August 24th 2015
Jimmy Massey
American racing car driver
Died on Friday August 21st 2015
Eric Thompson
British racing driver
Died on Saturday August 22nd 2015
Charlie Coffey
American football player and coach (Virginia Tech Hokies)
Died on Monday August 24th 2015
Cees van Kooten
Dutch footballer (Go Ahead Eagles
Died on Monday August 24th 2015
Doc Daugherty
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers)
Died on Saturday August 15th 2015
Hank Izquierdo
Cuban baseball player (Minnesota Twins)
Died on Saturday August 1st 2015
Justin Wilson
IndyCar Series driver
Died on Monday August 24th 2015
Enrique Reneau
Honduran footballer
Died on Sunday August 23rd 2015
Kees Van Kooten
Dutch footballer (Go Ahead Eagles
Died on Monday August 24th 2015
Fernand Grosjean
Swiss alpine skier
Died on Wednesday August 19th 2015
Guy Ligier
French rugby player (national team)
Died on Sunday August 23rd 2015
Loek Alflen
Dutch wrestler
Died on Monday August 17th 2015
Jimmy Evert
American tennis player and coach
Died on Friday August 21st 2015
Jakub Zabłocki
Polish footballer
Died on Saturday August 22nd 2015
Chad Batista
American poker player
Died on Thursday August 20th 2015
Günther Glomb
German football player and coach (Thailand)
Died on Monday August 10th 2015
Arthur Morris
Australian test cricketer.
Died on Saturday August 22nd 2015
Gordy Holz
American football player (Denver Broncos
Died on Saturday August 15th 2015
Mike Gaechter
American football player
Died on Monday August 17th 2015
Hong Yuanshuo
Chinese football player and coach (Beijing Guoan)
Died on Saturday August 1st 2015
Manuel Mendivil
Mexican Horse Rider (Olympic Medalist in 1980)
Died on Saturday August 15th 2015
Eduardo Guerrero
Argentine rower and Olympic champion (1952)
Died on Monday August 17th 2015
Sandy Kennon
South African footballer (Norwich City)
Died on Monday August 17th 2015
Philip Arthur Whitcombe
English cricketer and army officer
Died on Tuesday August 11th 2015
Bud Thomas
American baseball player (St. Louis Browns)
Died on Saturday August 15th 2015
Jack Jackson
Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks)
Died on Saturday August 8th 2015
George Merchant
Scottish footballer (Dundee FC
Died on Sunday August 16th 2015
Shlomo Smiltiner
Israeli chess player
Died on Thursday August 13th 2015
Geoff McGivern
Australian footballer (Melbourne F.C.)
Died on Saturday August 15th 2015
Knut Osnes
Norwegian footballer and manager (Lyn)
Died on Friday August 14th 2015
Jim Freeman
American football player and coach
Died on Tuesday August 11th 2015
Bob Fillion
Canadian ice hockey player
Died on Thursday August 13th 2015
Chris Marustik
Welsh footballer (Swansea City
Died on Wednesday August 12th 2015
Harald Nielsen
Danish footballer
Died on Tuesday August 11th 2015
Walter Nahún López
Honduran international footballer
Died on Sunday August 9th 2015
Jim Gaffney
American football player (Washington Redskins)
Died on Sunday August 9th 2015
Arthur Dorward
Scottish rugby union player
Died on Tuesday August 4th 2015
Trevor Barber
New Zealand Test cricketer.
Died on Friday August 7th 2015
Achim Hill
German Olympic rower (1960)
Died on Tuesday August 4th 2015
Frank Gifford
American football player (New York Giants)
Died on Sunday August 9th 2015
Gus Mortson
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Died on Saturday August 8th 2015
Louise Suggs
American professional golfer co-founder of LPGA won 61 tournaments including 11 majors.
Died on Thursday August 6th 2015
Danny Hegan
British footballer (Ipswich Town
Died on Thursday August 6th 2015
Ian Bryans
Canadian CFL player (Toronto Argonauts
Died on Saturday August 1st 2015
John Weinert
American college basketball coach (Bowling Green)
Died on Thursday August 6th 2015
Frank Kerns
American college basketball coach (Georgia Southern)
Died on Monday August 3rd 2015
Antti Leppänen
Finnish ice hockey player
Died on Wednesday August 5th 2015
John Rudometkin
American basketball player (New York Knicks
Died on Tuesday August 4th 2015
Jack Spring
American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels)
Died on Sunday August 2nd 2015
Tony Millington
Welsh footballer (Swansea City
Died on Wednesday August 5th 2015
Rasoul Raeisi
Iranian Olympic weightlifter (1948)
Died on Thursday July 23rd 2015
Samuel Anim
Ghanaian racing cyclist
Died on Saturday August 1st 2015
Harry Pitch
English harmonica player
Died on Wednesday July 15th 2015
Clayton Kenny
Canadian Olympic boxer (1952)
Died on Friday July 31st 2015
Derek Turner
English rugby league player (Wakefield Trinity)
Died on Friday July 24th 2015
Piet Fransen
Dutch footballer (FC Groningen
Died on Sunday August 2nd 2015
Curtis Brown
American football player (Buffalo Bills)
Died on Friday July 31st 2015
Chiara Pierobon
Italian professional cyclist.
Died on Saturday August 1st 2015
Stephan Beckenbauer
German football player
Died on Saturday August 1st 2015
Edward Campbell
rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970s
Died on Monday July 27th 2015
Roddy Piper
WWE wrestler and actor
Died on Friday July 31st 2015
Rip Hawkins
American football player (Minnesota Vikings)
Died on Thursday July 30th 2015
Josef Pecanka
Austrian field hockey player
Died on Tuesday July 28th 2015
Alena Vrzáňová
Czech figure skater
Died on Thursday July 30th 2015
Ája Vrzáňová
Czech figure skater
Died on Thursday July 30th 2015
Bob Kauffman
American basketball player and coach
Died on Monday July 27th 2015
Leo Reise, Jr.
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
Died on Sunday July 26th 2015
Robert La Caze
French-Moroccan racing driver
Died on Wednesday July 1st 2015
Diego Barisone
Argentine footballer
Died on Tuesday July 28th 2015
Ernie Lewis
Welsh rugby union referee and player
Died on Saturday July 25th 2015
Clive Rice
South African cricketer
Died on Tuesday July 28th 2015
Mike Kostiuk
Canadian-born American football player (Cleveland Rams
Died on Sunday July 26th 2015
George Bon Salle
American basketball player
Died on Monday July 20th 2015
Marilyn C. Jones
American baseball player (AAGBPL)
Died on Wednesday July 22nd 2015