Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Alan Woodman
Australian VFL football player (Geelong)
Died on Thursday May 8th 2014
Nestor Jacono
Maltese Olympic sprinter (1948)
Died on Sunday May 4th 2014
Richard Kolitsch
German footballer
Died on Friday May 23rd 2014
Sir Jack Brabham
Australian racing driver
Died on Monday May 19th 2014
Hugh McLeod
Scottish rugby union player
Died on Monday May 12th 2014
Vladimir Nikolaevich Smirnov
Russian footballer
Died on Thursday May 8th 2014
Elena Baltacha
Ukrainian-born British tennis player
Died on Sunday May 4th 2014
Hoss Ellington
American race car driver and team owner (NASCAR)
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Kōji Kojima
Japanese Olympic volleyball coach (1972)
Died on Tuesday May 27th 2014
Joel Camargo
Brazilian footballer (Santos)
Died on Friday May 23rd 2014
Per Rollum
Norwegian Olympic alpine skier (1952)
Died on Sunday May 18th 2014
Brian Marchinko
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs
Died on Monday May 12th 2014
Geoff Richards
English footballer (West Brom)
Died on Thursday May 8th 2014
Trine Krogh
Norwegian Olympic swimmer (1972)
Died on Saturday May 3rd 2014
Jack Dittmer
American baseball player (Boston/Milwaukee Braves)
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Ruth Flowers
British disc jockey
Died on Tuesday May 27th 2014
Paolo Viganò
Italian footballer
Died on Thursday May 22nd 2014
Claude Lavoie Richer
Canadian Olympic cross country skier (1952)
Died on Sunday May 18th 2014
Tom Hafey
Australian AFL football player (Richmond) and coach (Richmond
Died on Monday May 12th 2014
Allan Potts
New Zealand Olympic track and field coach
Died on Thursday May 8th 2014
Chet Jastremski
American swimmer
Died on Saturday May 3rd 2014
Marinho Chagas
Brazilian footballer (Botafogo
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Aurora Bretón
Mexican Olympic archer (1972
Died on Tuesday May 27th 2014
Wes Lofts
Australian VFL football player and administrator (Carlton)
Died on Thursday May 22nd 2014
Billie Fleming
English long distance cyclist
Died on Monday May 12th 2014
Charlie Mead
Canadian baseball player (New York Giants)
Died on Thursday May 8th 2014
Imre Danka
Hungarian footballer
Died on Saturday May 3rd 2014
Jack Casley
English football player (Torquay
Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Giancarlo Bacci
Italian footballer
Died on Tuesday May 27th 2014
Laurie Hill
Australian VFL football player (Collingwood)
Died on Thursday May 22nd 2014
Kaiketsu Masateru
Japanese sumo wrestler (Ozeki) and executive
Died on Sunday May 18th 2014
Ivan Wingreen
South African-born Australian cricketer
Died on Sunday May 11th 2014
Leo Marentette
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers
Died on Thursday May 8th 2014
Chino Montero
Hawaiian ukulele player
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Jacques-André Hochart
French cyclist
Died on Friday May 30th 2014
Shinichi Yamaji
Japanese racing car driver
Died on Monday May 26th 2014
Imre Gedővári
Hungarian fencer
Died on Thursday May 22nd 2014
Bud Hollowell
American baseball player and manager
Died on Friday May 16th 2014
Guy Morton, Jr.
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
Died on Sunday May 11th 2014
Yago Lamela
Spanish Olympic athlete (2000
Died on Thursday May 8th 2014
Andrey Korneyev
Russian swimmer
Died 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
Alireza Soleimani
Iranian Olympic freestyle wrestler (1992)
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2014
Vito Favero
Italian road racing cyclist
Died on Friday May 16th 2014
Reg Gasnier
Australian Hall of Fame rugby league player (St. George Dragons) and national team captain
Died 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 (1956
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Washington César Santos
Brazilian footballer (national team)
Died on Sunday May 25th 2014
Mack Herewini
New Zealand rugby union player (Auckland
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2014
Chris Duckworth
South African cricket player
Died 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 cyclist
Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Rafael Mendiluce
Spanish footballer
Died on Thursday May 29th 2014
Jhonny Perozo
Venezuelan footballer
Died on Sunday May 25th 2014
Johnny Gray
American baseball player (Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics)
Died on Wednesday May 21st 2014
Benaouda Boudjellal
Algerian footballer
Died on Friday May 16th 2014
Viktor Yerokhin
Russian football coach and player
Died on Saturday May 10th 2014
William Meyers
South African featherweight boxer
Died on Wednesday May 7th 2014
Paul Whetnall
English badminton player and coach
Died on Thursday May 1st 2014
Marlbert Pradd
American basketball player (New Orleans Buccaneers)
Died on Sunday April 27th 2014
Connie Marrero
Cuban baseball player (Washington Senators)
Died on Wednesday April 23rd 2014
George Downton
English cricketer (Kent)
Died on Saturday April 19th 2014
Beverly Hanson
American golfer
Died on Saturday April 12th 2014
Herbert Schoen
German footballer
Died on Tuesday April 8th 2014
Taha Basry
Egyptian football player and manager
Died on Wednesday April 2nd 2014
Harry Firth
Australian racing driver and team manager
Died on Sunday April 27th 2014
Władyslawa Górska
Polish chess player
Died on Wednesday April 23rd 2014
Lindy Berry
Canadian CFL football player (Edmonton Eskimos)
Died on Saturday April 19th 2014
Jerry Carle
American football
Died on Saturday April 12th 2014
Ghiță Licu
Romanian Olympic handball player (1972
Died on Tuesday April 8th 2014
Harry Rowe
Australian football and cricket player
Died on Tuesday April 1st 2014
Daniel Colchico
American football player (San Francisco 49ers)
Died on Sunday April 27th 2014
Werner Potzernheim
German Olympic bronze-medalist cyclist (1952)
Died on Tuesday April 22nd 2014
Dylan Tombides
Australian footballer (West Ham United)
Died on Friday April 18th 2014
Rolando Ugolini
Italian-born British footballer (Middlesbrough)
Died on Friday April 11th 2014
Sandy Brown
Scottish footballer
Died on Tuesday April 8th 2014
Bill Mitchell
Canadian hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
Died on Tuesday April 1st 2014
Vujadin Boškov
Yugoslav Olympic silver-medalist football player (1956) and coach (national team
Died on Sunday April 27th 2014
Dennis Liwewe
Zambian football player and commentator
Died on Tuesday April 22nd 2014
Eduard Kosolapov
Russian footballer
Died 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 footballer
Died on Tuesday April 1st 2014
Bill Klucas
American basketball coach
Died on Tuesday April 22nd 2014
Karl Meiler
German tennis player
Died on Thursday April 17th 2014
Lou Hudson
American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks
Died on Friday April 11th 2014
Claudine Bouché
French film editor (Shoot the Piano Player
Died 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 Packers
Died on Tuesday April 22nd 2014
Aulis Rytkönen
Finnish football player and manager
Died on Wednesday April 16th 2014
Bill Henry
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox
Died on Friday April 11th 2014