Bruce Smith dead at age 82
Bruce Smith, an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL),
died on July 16, 2026, aged 82. Born on June 28, 1944, Smith was…
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Don Ross dead at age 92
Don Ross, an Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray in the Victorian Football League,
died on July 16, 2026, aged 92. Born on February 20, 1934, Ross came to Footscray…
Jim Corrigall dead at age 80
Jim Corrigall, a Canadian football player and coach,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 80. Born in Barrie on May 7, 1946, he went on to play his college…
Plas Johnson dead at age 94
Plas Johnson, the American soul-jazz saxophonist widely known for his tenor saxophone solo on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme,"
died on July 15, 2026. He was 94. Born Plas…
John Kirby dead at age 75
John Kirby, an American actor and acting coach,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 75. He was known for playing Frank, the bartender, in the miniseries "Nutcracker: Money, Madness…
Vladyslav Duyun dead at age 49
Vladyslav Duyun, a Ukrainian footballer who also held Russian citizenship,
died on July 15, 2026, at the age of 49. Born on May 9, 1977, in Izmail, he was known…
Max O’Halloran dead at age 74
Max O'Halloran, an Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray and Carlton in the Victorian Football League,
died on July 15, 2026. Born on May 20, 1952, O'Halloran began his…
Janice McNair dead at age 89
Janice McNair, the American businesswoman who co-founded and owned the Houston Texans,
died on July 14, 2026. Born Janice Suber in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on September 30, 1936, she…
Hannelore Zober dead at age 79
Hannelore Zober, the German handball player and 1976 Olympic silver medalist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born in Leipzig on November 6, 1946, she played for East Germany and was…
Wolfgang Brase dead at age 87
Wolfgang Brase, a German football player,
died on July 14, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Brunswick on February 7, 1939, he spent five seasons in the Bundesliga…
Dave Kendall dead at age 125, British television personality, and journalist
Dave Kendall, the British television personality and journalist known for creating and hosting MTV’s "120 Minutes,"
died on July 14, 2026. Born David Kendall in the United Kingdom in 1901,…
Márton Flander dead at age 41
Márton Flander, a Hungarian triathlete and economist,
died on July 14, 2026. Born in Baja on March 5, 1985, he began competing in triathlon in 2002 and went on to…
Manfred Manglitz dead at age 86
Manfred Manglitz, a German footballer and goalkeeper,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Cologne on March 8, 1940, he began his football career in…
Charlie King dead at age 83
Charlie King, an American football player who played defensive back for the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals,
died on July 13, 2026. He was 83. Born Charles Ronnie King…
Markus Beierle dead at age 54
Markus Beierle, the German footballer who played as a striker,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 54. Born in Brackenheim on June 2, 1972, he began his…
Giuseppe Galtarossa dead at age 88
Giuseppe Galtarossa, an Italian footballer and sporting director,
died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Padua on March 12, 1938, he was known as a…
John Berne dead at age 72
John Berne, the Australian rugby union and rugby league player who represented Australia in rugby union,
died on July 13, 2026. Born John Edward Berne on March 14, 1954, in…
Josef Kompalla dead at age 90
Josef Kompalla
died on July 12, 2026. He was a Polish-German ice hockey player and later an ice hockey official and referee. Born on March 13, 1936, in Katowice, he…
Günter Kuntz dead at age 87
Günter Kuntz, the German footballer who played as a right winger for VfR Kaiserslautern, Borussia Neunkirchen and Austria Wien,
died on July 12, 2026. Born on November 28, 1938, in…
Fernando Scarpa dead at age 79
Fernando Scarpa, an Italian footballer best known for his time with Potenza,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Also known as Nando, he was born in…
Leon Fuller dead at age 87
Leon Fuller, an American football coach who served as head coach at Colorado State and as defensive coordinator for the Texas Longhorns,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age…
Hans Ewald Hansen dead at age 82
Hans Ewald Hansen, a Danish footballer,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 15, 1944, he represented Denmark in the men's football tournament at…
Antonio Rattín dead at age 89
Antonio Rattín
died on July 11, 2026. He was an Argentine footballer best known for his career with Boca Juniors and the national team. Born in Tigre in 1937, Rattín…
Jayden Adams dead at age 25
Jayden Adams
died on July 11, 2026, aged 25. He was a South African footballer who played for Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns and the national team. His death was announced by…
Manú dead at age 43
Manú
died on July 11, 2026. He was a Portuguese footballer. Born in Setúbal on August 28, 1982, he was also known as Emanuel Jesus Bonfim Evaristo and Manu. Tags…
Héctor Valle dead at age 85
Héctor Valle, a Puerto Rican baseball player who appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball,
died on July 11, 2026. Born Héctor Jose Valle on October 27,…
Karl Lovell dead at age 48
Karl Lovell, a New Zealand rugby league footballer,
died on July 11, 2026. Born on December 9, 1977, in Auckland, he played in the National Rugby League for the Parramatta…
Paul Atkins dead at age 57, Australian footballer, traffic collision
Paul Atkins, an Australian rules footballer who played two games for the Sydney Swans in the 1992 AFL season,
died on July 11, 2026. Born on December 23, 1968, Atkins…
Roland Collombin dead at age 75
Roland Collombin
died on July 10, 2026. He was a Swiss Olympic alpine skier and represented Switzerland at the 1972 Winter Games. Collombin was born in Bagnes on February 17,…
Mike Larnach dead at age 73
Mike Larnach
died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 73. He was a Scottish footballer who played for Clydebank, Motherwell and Ayr United. Born on November 9, 1952,…
Kinu Rochford dead at age 35
Kinu Rochford
died on July 10, 2026. He was an American basketball player. Rochford was born on October 26, 1990, in Brooklyn and attended James Madison High School and Fairleigh…
Derryn Hinch dead at age 82
Derryn Hinch, the New Zealand-born Australian media personality and politician,
died on July 10, 2026, aged 82. Born Derryn Nigel Hinch in New Plymouth on February 9, 1944, he built…
Doug Stahl dead at age 63
Doug Stahl, an American professional wrestler,
died on July 10, 2026, at the age of 63. Born Douglas Eugene Stahl on February 25, 1963, he competed on the independent wrestling…
Rainer Dörrzapf dead at age 76
Rainer Dörrzapf
died on July 9, 2026. He was a German weightlifter. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Germany, Pisces, Rainer, Dörrzapf, July 2026, July 9
Ladislau Balanov dead at age 58
Ladislau Balanov
died on July 9, 2026. He was a Romanian water polo player. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Balanov, Ladislau, Romania, July 2026, July 9
Dino Bruni dead at age 94
Dino Bruni
died on July 9, 2026. He was an Italian cyclist. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Aries, Bruni, Dino, Italy, July 2026, July 9
Rafael Antonio Niño dead at age 76
Rafael Antonio Niño
died on July 9, 2026. He was a Colombian cyclist. Tags Athletes, 09 July 2026, Colombia, Rafael, Sagittarius, July 2026, July 9, Niño
Gil Blanco dead at age 80
Gil Blanco, an American baseball player who pitched for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics,
died on July 9, 2026, at age 80. Born Gilbert Henry Blanco in…
Ron Beattie dead at age 72
Ron Beattie, an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League,
died on July 8, 2026, at the age of 72. A defender, he made nine…
Greg Hawthorne dead at age 69
Greg Hawthorne
died on July 8, 2026. He was 69. Hawthorne was an American football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts. He was…
Phil Regan dead at age 89
Phil Regan
died on July 8, 2026, at age 89. He was an American baseball player and coach. Regan, also known as Philip Ramond Regan, was born on April 6,…
Leo van Veen dead at age 80
Leo van Veen
died on July 8, 2026. He was a Dutch footballer and manager. Born in Utrecht on June 6, 1946, van Veen was known in Dutch football as…
Gabriel Mureșan dead at age 44
Gabriel Mureșan
died on July 8, 2026. He was a Romanian footballer. Tags Athletes, 08 July 2026, Aquarius, Gabriel, Romania, July 2026, July 8, Mureșan
TJ Lanning dead at age 41
TJ Lanning died July 7, 2026. He was an American alpine skier. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Lanning, Virgo, July 2026, July 7, TJ
Jamil Merrell dead at age 36
Jamil Merrell
died on July 7, 2026. He was an American football player. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Jamil, Merrell, Taurus, July 2026, July 7
Dirk Baert dead at age 77
Dirk Baert
died on July 7, 2026. He was a Belgian Olympic road and track cyclist. Baert was 77. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, Aquarius, Baert, Belgium, Dirk, July 2026,…
Rhett Bernstein dead at age 38
Rhett Bernstein
died on July 7, 2026. He was an American soccer player. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Bernstein, Rhett, Virgo, July 2026, July 7
T. J. Lanning dead at age 41
T. J. Lanning died July 7, 2026. He was an American alpine skier. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, America, Lanning, Virgo, July 2026, July 7
Tom Sweenie dead at age 80
Tom Sweenie
died on July 7, 2026, at the age of 80. He was a Scottish footballer who played for Leicester City and York City. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026,…
Beniamino Di Giacomo dead at age 90
Beniamino Di Giacomo
died on July 7, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 07 July 2026, Beniamino, Giacomo, Italy, Scorpio, July 2026, July 7
Iivo Nei dead at age 94
Iivo Nei
died on July 6, 2026. He was a chess player and sportsperson. Tags Athletes, 06 July 2026, Iivo, Nei, Scorpio, July 2026, July 6
Carmelo Cedrún dead at age 95
Carmelo Cedrún
died on July 6, 2026, at the age of 95. He was a Spanish football player and manager. Born in Amorebieta-Etxano in 1930, Cedrún was also known as…
Robbie Francevic dead at age 84
Robbie Francevic
died on July 6, 2026. He was a New Zealand racing driver. Francevic was 84. Tags Athletes, 06 July 2026, Francevic, Robbie, Virgo, July 2026, July 6, New…
Nathan Fitzgerald dead at age 27
Nathan Fitzgerald
died on July 6, 2026. He was an Australian footballer. Tags Athletes, 06 July 2026, Australia, Cancer, Fitzgerald, Nathan, July 2026, July 6
Dick Himes dead at age 80
Dick Himes, an American football player who spent his entire NFL career with the Green Bay Packers,
died on July 5, 2026, of complications from Parkinson’s disease. Born Richard Dean…
Darrell Jackson dead at age 70
Darrell Jackson
died on July 5, 2026. He was an American baseball player. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, America, Aries, Darrell, Jackson, July 2026, July 5
Toomas Turb dead at age 69
Toomas Turb
died on July 5, 2026. He was an Estonian distance runner. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Aquarius, Estonia, Toomas, Turb, July 2026, July 5
Jiří Pták dead at age 80
Jiří Pták
died on July 5, 2026. He was a Czech Olympic rower. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Aries, Czechia, Jiří, July 2026, July 5, Pták
Adolf Seger dead at age 81
Adolf Seger
died on July 5, 2026. He was a German Olympic wrestler. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Adolf, Capricorn, Germany, Seger, July 2026, July 5
Ahmed Amar dead at age 75
Ahmed Amar
died on July 5, 2026. He was an Algerian footballer. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Ahmed, Amar, Cancer, Tlemcen, July 2026, July 5
Giovanni Fanello dead at age 87
Giovanni Fanello
died on July 5, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 05 July 2026, Fanello, Giovanni, Italy, Pisces, July 2026, July 5
Novoa dead at age 82
Novoa
died on July 5, 2026. He was a Spanish football player and manager. Born on January 1, 1944, he was also known as Jose Manuel Diaz Novoa. He died…
Al Holland dead at age 73
Al Holland died July 4, 2026. He was an American baseball player. Tags Athletes, 04 July 2026, Al, America, Holland, Leo, July 2026, July 4
Sergio Pini dead at age 90
Sergio Pini
died on July 4, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 04 July 2026, Capricorn, Italy, Pini, Sergio, July 2026, July 4
Bill Archer dead at age 98
Bill Archer died July 4, 2026. He was an American politician. Tags Athletes, Politicians, 04 July 2026, America, Archer, Aries, Bill, July 2026, July 4
Bill Pattinson dead at age 81
Bill Pattinson
died on July 3, 2026. He was an English rugby league player. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, Aries, Bill, England, Pattinson, July 2026, July 3
Alan Banks dead at age 87
Alan Banks
died on July 3, 2026. He was an English footballer. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, Alan, Banks, England, Libra, July 2026, July 3
Peter Higham dead at age 95
Peter Higham
died on July 3, 2026. He was an English footballer. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, England, Higham, Peter, Scorpio, July 2026, July 3
Gail Clark dead at age 75
Gail Clark
died on July 3, 2026. He was an American football player. Tags Athletes, 03 July 2026, America, Aries, Clark, Gail, July 2026, July 3
Jim Walden dead at age 88
Jim Walden
died on July 2, 2026, at age 88. He was an American college football coach. Born April 10, 1938, Walden was identified in records as a former player…
Kjell Nilsson dead at age 76
Kjell Nilsson
died on July 2, 2026. He was a Swedish weightlifter and actor. Further details about his life and career were not immediately available. Tags Actors, Athletes, 02 July…
Graham Bradley dead at age 65
Graham Bradley
died on July 2, 2026. Tags Athletes, 02 July 2026, Bradley, Britain, Graham, Virgo, July 2, July 2026
Paul Dobson dead at age 63
Paul Dobson
died on July 2, 2026. He was an English footballer. Tags Athletes, 02 July 2026, Dobson, England, Paul, Sagittarius, July 2, July 2026
Keith Mitchell dead at age 51
Keith Mitchell died July 2, 2026. Tags Athletes, 02 July 2026, America, Keith, Leo, Mitchell, July 2, July 2026
Mykola Avramenko dead at age 74
Mykola Avramenko
died on July 1, 2026. He was a Ukrainian weightlifting coach. Tags Athletes, 01 July 2026, Avramenko, Libra, Mykola, Ukraine, July 1, July 2026
Sergei Kulichenko dead at age 48
Sergei Kulichenko, a Russian footballer,
died on July 1, 2026, at the age of 48. Born on February 3, 1978, in Karaganda, he played professionally for CSKA Moscow, Lantana Tallinn…
LeRoy Irvin dead at age 68
LeRoy Irvin died July 1, 2026. Tags Athletes, 01 July 2026, America, Irvin, Virgo, July 1, July 2026, LeRoy
Christine Davy dead at age 91
Christine Davy, the first Australian woman to hold a 1st Class Air Transport Pilot's Licence and an alpine skier,
died on July 1, 2026. Born in Sydney on August 7,…
Mykola Avramenko dead at age 74
Mykola Avramenko
died on July 1, 2026. He was a Ukrainian weightlifting coach. Tags Athletes, 01 July 2026, Avramenko, Libra, Mykola, Ukraine, July 1, July 2026
Elio Cotena dead at age 80
Elio Cotena, an Italian Olympic boxer,
died on June 30, 2026, at age 80. Born in Naples on August 30, 1945, he represented Italy in the men’s featherweight event at…
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi dead at age 97
Mahmoud Mollaghasemi, the Iranian freestyle wrestler and 1952 Olympic bronze medallist,
died on June 30, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Tehran on April 5, 1929, he competed…
Roger Cador dead at age 74
Roger Cador died June 30, 2026. He was 74. Cador was an American Hall of Fame college baseball coach. Tags Athletes, 30 June 2026, America, Aquarius, Cador, Roger, June 2026,…
Bobby Irvine dead at age 84
Bobby Irvine
died on June 30, 2026. He was a Northern Irish footballer. Tags Athletes, 30 June 2026, Bobby, Capricorn, Ireland, Irvine, June 2026, June 30
Radu Mărginean dead at age 43
Radu Mărginean
died on June 30, 2026. He was a Romanian footballer. Tags Athletes, 30 June 2026, Capricorn, Radu, Romania, June 2026, June 30, Mărginean
Neil McNeill dead at age 94
Neil McNeill, an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League,
died on June 29, 2026, aged 94. Born on February 27, 1932, McNeill built…
Saleem Al-Ashqar dead at age 32
Saleem Al-Ashqar
died on June 29, 2026. He was a Palestinian footballer. Tags Athletes, 29 June 2026, Palestine, Saleem, Al-Ashqar, June 2026, June 29
Josef Přibyl dead at age 78
Josef Přibyl
died on June 29, 2026. He was a Czech chess player. Tags Athletes, 29 June 2026, Czechia, Josef, Libra, June 2026, June 29, Přibyl
Luis Gini dead at age 90
Luis Gini, a Paraguayan footballer and coach,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Luis Arnulfo Gini Jara on October 31, 1935, in Piribebuy, Paraguay, he…
Bob Maaskant dead at age 88
Bob Maaskant
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 88. He was a Dutch association football manager and coach. Born in Rotterdam on March 15, 1938, Maaskant was…
Ron Raper dead at age 80
Ron Raper, an Australian rugby league player and coach,
died on June 29, 2026, aged 80. Also known as Ronald Paul Raper, he was born in Camperdown, New South Wales,…
Daniel Poudrier dead at age 62
Daniel Poudrier died June 29, 2026. He was a Canadian ice hockey player. Tags Athletes, 29 June 2026, Aquarius, Canada, Daniel, Poudrier, June 2026, June 29
Tan Ling Houw dead at age 95
Tan Ling Houw, an Indonesian footballer who played for Persija Jakarta and the national team,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on July 26, 1930,…
Careca dead at age 82
Careca, the Brazilian footballer known formally as Jesus Carlos da Silva,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Baldim on September 26, 1943, he played…
Vicente Lage dead at age 93
Vicente Lage, a Brazilian football manager and former player,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 93. Also known as Cento e Nove, he was born Vicente de…
Wolfgang Paul dead at age 86
Wolfgang Paul, the German footballer who captained Borussia Dortmund to the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup,
died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on January 25,…
Artur Dmitriev dead at age 58
Artur Dmitriev, the Soviet and Russian figure skater and coach who won two Olympic pairs titles,
died on June 28, 2026. He was 58. Born in Bila Tserkva in 1968,…
Ken Lewis dead at age 97
Ken Lewis
died on June 28, 2026. He was a Welsh cricketer. Tags Athletes, 28 June 2026, Ken, Lewis, Scorpio, Wales, June 2026, June 28