Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Andrey Korneyev
Russian swimmerDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Jacques-André Hochart
French cyclistDied on Friday May 30th 2014
Shinichi Yamaji
Japanese racing car driverDied on Monday May 26th 2014
Alireza Soleimani
Iranian Olympic freestyle wrestler (1992)Died on Wednesday May 21st 2014
Vito Favero
Italian road racing cyclistDied on Friday May 16th 2014
Reg Gasnier
Australian Hall of Fame rugby league player (St. George Dragons) and national team captainDied on Sunday May 11th 2014
Dick Welteroth
American baseball player (Washington Senators)Died on Wednesday May 7th 2014
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Pakistani Olympic field hockey player (1956Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Richard Dürr
Swiss footballer (Lausanne Sports)Died on Friday May 30th 2014
Mike Gordon
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs)Died on Monday May 26th 2014
Mack Herewini
New Zealand rugby union player (AucklandDied on Wednesday May 21st 2014
Chris Duckworth
South African cricket playerDied on Friday May 16th 2014
Thelma Eisen
American baseball player (AAGPBL)Died on Sunday May 11th 2014
Wilbur Rakestraw
American race car driver (NASCAR)Died on Wednesday May 7th 2014
Jaroslav Cihlář
Czech Olympic cyclistDied on Friday May 2nd 2014
Don Barry
Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos)Died on Friday May 30th 2014
Washington César Santos
Brazilian footballer (national team)Died on Sunday May 25th 2014
Johnny Gray
American baseball player (Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics)Died on Wednesday May 21st 2014
Benaouda Boudjellal
Algerian footballerDied on Friday May 16th 2014
Viktor Yerokhin
Russian football coach and playerDied on Saturday May 10th 2014
William Meyers
South African featherweight boxerDied on Wednesday May 7th 2014
Paul Whetnall
English badminton player and coachDied on Thursday May 1st 2014
Rafael Mendiluce
Spanish footballerDied on Thursday May 29th 2014
Jhonny Perozo
Venezuelan footballerDied on Sunday May 25th 2014
Duncan Cole
English-born New Zealand footballer (national team)Died on Wednesday May 21st 2014
Mari Kinsigo
Estonian chess playerDied on Saturday May 10th 2014
Billy Harrell
American baseball (Cleveland Indians) and basketball player (Siena Saints)Died on Tuesday May 6th 2014
Georg Stollenwerk
German football player and coach (1. FC Köln)Died on Thursday May 1st 2014
Jimmy Saxton
American Hall of Fame football player (Texas Longhorns)Died on Wednesday May 28th 2014
Matthew Saad Muhammad
American Hall of Fame light heavyweight boxerDied on Sunday May 25th 2014
Greg Hughes
Irish Gaelic football player (Offaly GAA)Died on Thursday May 15th 2014
Gene Chyzowych
Ukrainian-born American soccer player and coach (national teamDied on Saturday May 10th 2014
Jimmy Ellis
American boxerDied on Tuesday May 6th 2014
Peter Ruscuklic
Australian VFL player (FitzroyDied on Thursday May 1st 2014
Isaac Kungwane
South African football player (Kaizer ChiefsDied on Wednesday May 28th 2014
Peter Dunfield
Canadian figure skater and Olympic coach (Elizabeth Manley)Died on Sunday May 25th 2014
Rupert Pate
American football player (Chicago CardinalsDied on Tuesday May 20th 2014
Anthony Villanueva
Filipino featherweight boxerDied on Tuesday May 13th 2014
Yeso Amalfi
Brazilian footballer (Olympique de Marseille)Died on Saturday May 10th 2014
Dave Diamond
American radio disc jockey and rock music journalistDied on Monday May 5th 2014
Mel Clark
American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies)Died on Thursday May 1st 2014
Bob Houbregs
Canadian Hall of Fame basketball player (University of WashingtonDied on Wednesday May 28th 2014
David Allen
English cricketer (GloucestershireDied on Sunday May 25th 2014
Vujadin Boškov
Yugoslav Olympic silver-medalist football player (1956) and coach (national teamDied on Sunday April 27th 2014
Dennis Liwewe
Zambian football player and commentatorDied on Tuesday April 22nd 2014
Eduard Kosolapov
Russian footballerDied on Friday April 18th 2014
Helga Mees
German Olympic silver- and bronze-medalist fencer (1964)Died on Friday April 11th 2014
Royce Waltman
American college basketball coach (Indiana State)Died on Monday April 7th 2014
Guillermo Delgado
Peruvian footballerDied on Tuesday April 1st 2014
Bill Klucas
American basketball coachDied on Tuesday April 22nd 2014
Karl Meiler
German tennis playerDied on Thursday April 17th 2014
Lou Hudson
American basketball player (St. Louis HawksDied on Friday April 11th 2014
Claudine Bouché
French film editor (Shoot the Piano PlayerDied on Monday April 7th 2014
Ralph Nattrass
Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks)Died on Wednesday April 30th 2014
Leroy Powell
American baseball player (Chicago White Sox)Died on Saturday April 26th 2014
Allen Jacobs
American football player (Green Bay PackersDied on Tuesday April 22nd 2014
Aulis Rytkönen
Finnish football player and managerDied on Wednesday April 16th 2014
Bill Henry
American baseball player (Boston Red SoxDied on Friday April 11th 2014
Gordon Smith
Scottish footballer (St. JohnstoneDied on Saturday April 5th 2014
Michael Kadosh
Israeli football player and managerDied on Tuesday April 29th 2014
Sandro Lopopolo
Italian Olympic silver-medalist light welterweight boxer (1960)Died on Saturday April 26th 2014
John Hannigan
Irish Gaelic footballer (Donegal)Died on Tuesday April 22nd 2014
Frank Kopel
Scottish footballer (Dundee United)Died on Wednesday April 16th 2014
John Clement
American Olympic baseball player (1956)Died on Friday April 11th 2014
Antonio Díaz Gil
Spanish footballerDied on Saturday April 5th 2014
Tahar Chaïbi
Tunisian footballer (Club Africain)Died on Tuesday April 29th 2014
David Langner
American football player (Auburn Tigers)Died on Saturday April 26th 2014
Harry Bell
English footballerDied on Tuesday April 22nd 2014
Claudio Tello
Chilean footballer (Cobreloa)Died on Tuesday April 15th 2014
Antonio Aldonza
Spanish footballerDied on Friday April 11th 2014
Mariano Díaz
Spanish racing cyclistDied on Saturday April 5th 2014
Frank Budd
American Olympic sprinter (1960) and football player (Philadelphia EaglesDied on Tuesday April 29th 2014
Tony DiMidio
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs)Died on Saturday April 26th 2014
Albert Onyeawuna
Nigerian footballer (national team)Died on Monday April 21st 2014
Peter Ellson
English footballer (Crewe Alexandra)Died on Monday April 14th 2014
Thomas M. Jacobs
American Olympic skier (1952)Died on Thursday April 10th 2014
Andy Davidson
Scottish footballer (Hull City)Died on Saturday April 5th 2014
Ryan Tandy
Australian rugby league player involved in match-fixing scandalDied on Monday April 28th 2014
Tito Vilanova
Spanish football player and coach (Barcelona)Died on Friday April 25th 2014
Weldon Kern
American basketball player (Oklahoma A&M Aggies)Died on Monday April 21st 2014
László Felkai
Hungarian Olympic water polo player (1960Died on Thursday April 10th 2014
Klaus Meyer
German footballerDied on Friday April 4th 2014
Jack Ramsay
American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers)Died on Monday April 28th 2014
Earl Morrall
American football player (Baltimore ColtsDied on Friday April 25th 2014
Ladislav Hlaváček
Czechoslovak football player (Dukla Prague)Died on Monday April 21st 2014
Bill Doolittle
American football player and coach (Western Michigan Broncos)Died on Thursday April 10th 2014
Dave Blakey
English footballer (Chesterfield)Died on Friday April 4th 2014
Edgar Laprade
Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (New York Rangers)Died on Monday April 28th 2014
Dandeniya Hemachandra De Silva
Sri Lankan cricketerDied on Friday April 25th 2014
Lionel Heinrich
Canadian ice hockey playerDied on Monday April 21st 2014
Fred Enke
American football player (Detroit LionsDied on Sunday April 13th 2014
Ferdinando Terruzzi
Italian Olympic champion cyclist (1948)Died on Wednesday April 9th 2014
İsmet Atlı
Turkish Olympic champion light heavyweight freestyle wrestler (1960)Died on Friday April 4th 2014