Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries

Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.

Chris Hallam

Welsh Paralympian swimmer and wheelchair racer
Died on Friday August 16th 2013

Wilford White

American football player (Chicago Bears
Died on Thursday August 1st 2013

Jack Garfinkel

American basketball player (Boston Celtics)
Died on Wednesday August 14th 2013

Howie Crittenden

American basketball player (Murray State University)
Died on Friday August 30th 2013

Elaine Sortino

American softball coach (University of Massachusetts)
Died on Sunday August 18th 2013

Jean Vincent

French football player (Lille OSC
Died on Tuesday August 13th 2013

Roy Rubin

American basketball coach (Philadelphia 76ers (1972–1973)
Died on Monday August 5th 2013

Babe Martin

American baseball player (St. Louis Browns)
Died on Thursday August 1st 2013

Sékou Camara

Malian footballer (Pelita Bandung Raya)
Died on Saturday July 27th 2013

Jack Crompton

English footballer (Manchester United)
Died on Thursday July 4th 2013

Bob Savage

American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics
Died on Friday July 26th 2013

Davie White

Scottish football player and manager (Clyde
Died on Wednesday July 17th 2013

Rick Norton

American football player (Miami Dolphins)
Died on Thursday July 25th 2013

Gene Wettstone

American gymnastics coach (Penn State University
Died on Tuesday July 30th 2013

Don Flye

American tennis player
Died on Wednesday July 17th 2013

Claude Arabo

French Olympic fencer (1964)
Died on Wednesday July 3rd 2013

Harry Smith

American football player (Detroit Lions) and coach (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Died on Tuesday July 30th 2013

Marv Rotblatt

American baseball player (Chicago White Sox)
Died on Tuesday July 16th 2013

Luis Mendez

Belizean footballer (Verdes FC)
Died on Tuesday July 23rd 2013

Dick Gray

American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers
Died on Monday July 8th 2013

Red McManus

American basketball coach (Creighton University
Died on Tuesday July 23rd 2013

Don McIntyre

Australian football player (Carlton Football Club)
Died on Tuesday July 16th 2013

Emile Griffith

U.S. Virgin Island boxer
Died on Tuesday July 23rd 2013

Todd Bennett

British Olympic runner (1988) and silver medalist (1984)
Died on Tuesday July 16th 2013

Fred Taylor

American football coach (Texas Christian University
Died on Sunday July 21st 2013

Earl Gros

American football player (Green Bay Packers
Died on Monday July 15th 2013

Leland Mitchell

American basketball player (New Orleans Buccaneers)
Died on Saturday July 6th 2013

George Smith

British footballer (Manchester City)
Died on Sunday July 14th 2013

Sonny Gandee

American football player (Detroit Lions)
Died on Sunday July 21st 2013

Erik Ahldén

Swedish Olympic long-distance runner (1948)
Died on Saturday July 6th 2013

Billy Cross

American football player (Chicago Cardinals
Died on Friday July 5th 2013

Matt Batts

American baseball player (Boston Red Sox
Died on Sunday July 14th 2013

Bill Atkinson

English footballer (Torquay United F.C.)
Died on Monday June 24th 2013

Heinz Flohe

German footballer (1. FC Köln)
Died on Saturday June 15th 2013

Josef Geryk

Czech footballer (FC Spartak Trnava)
Died on Thursday June 27th 2013

Meamea Thomas

I-Kiribati Olympic weightlifter (2004)
Died on Sunday June 23rd 2013