Douglas Franklin dead at age 76
Douglas Franklin, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Santos and Bahia,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 76, after cancer. Born Douglas da Silva Franklin in Barretos on…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Giancarlo Ferretti dead at age 84
Giancarlo Ferretti, the Italian road racing cyclist who later became a directeur sportif,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 84. Born in Lugo on October 16, 1941, he first competed…
Livio Berruti dead at age 87, Italian athlete, Olympic champion
Livio Berruti, the Italian athlete who won the 200-meter dash at the 1960 Summer Olympics,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 87. Born in Turin on May 19, 1939, he…
Don Nelson dead at age 86
Don Nelson, the American basketball player and coach who won five NBA championships with the Boston Celtics before becoming one of the league’s most influential head coaches,
died on August…
Romain Noble dead at age 46, French wheelchair fencer, Paralympic champion
Romain Noble, the French wheelchair fencer and Paralympic champion,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 46. Born in Bordeaux on June 24, 1980, he competed in international fencing competitions and…
Wacław Orłowski dead at age 81
Wacław Orłowski, the Polish Olympic wrestler who competed at the 1968 Summer Games,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 81. Born on January 5, 1945, Orłowski represented Poland in the…
Ilya Kuleshin dead at age 25
Ilya Kuleshin, a Russian footballer who played for Khimik-Arsenal, Arsenal Tula and Avangard Kursk,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 25. Born Ilya Vladimirovich Kuleshin on August 29, 2000, in…
Piston van Wyk dead at age 82
Piston van Wyk, the South African rugby union player who represented Northern Transvaal, Natal and the Springboks,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 82. Born Jacobus Frederick Beatrix van Wyk…
Douglas dead at age 76
Douglas, a Brazilian footballer best known for his time with Santos and Bahia,
died on August 9, 2026, aged 76. Born in Barretos on September 9, 1949, he was an…
Rick Galbos dead at age 75
Rick Galbos, an American football player who later played running back in the Canadian Football League,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 75. Galbos grew up in Mentor, Ohio, and…
Diana La Cazadora dead at age 48, Mexican professional wrestler, lung infection
Diana La Cazadora, the Mexican professional wrestler better known to fans as Alma Corina Gutiérrez,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 48, of a lung infection. Born in Ciudad Madero,…
Big Buck’s dead at age 23
Big Buck's, the French Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 23. Foaled on April 16, 2003, he became a leading National Hunt runner in Britain under trainer Paul…
Phil Parkes dead at age 79
Phil Parkes, the English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Vancouver Whitecaps and Chicago Sting,
died on August 8, 2026, aged 79. Born in West Bromwich on…
Violet Hensley dead at age 109
Violet Hensley, an American luthier and fiddle player,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 109. Born Violet Brumley in Mount Ida, Arkansas, she made and played the fiddle and later…
Jorge Messi dead at age 68
Jorge Messi, the Argentine businessman and sports agent best known as the father and representative of Lionel Messi,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Rosario on April…
Matt McQuillan dead at age 45
Matt McQuillan, a Canadian golfer,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 45. Born in Kingston, Ontario, in 1981, he turned professional and built his career on the Canadian Tour, where…
Jim Miller dead at age 107
Jim Miller, the Australian footballer known formally as James Henry Miller,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 107. Born in Footscray, Victoria, on May 30, 1919, he went on to…
Aaron Marsh dead at age 81
Aaron Marsh, an American football player for the Boston Patriots,
died on August 7, 2026, at age 81. Known as Butch, Aaron Washington Marsh Jr. was born on July 27,…
Alphonse Vandenrydt dead at age 99
Alphonse Vandenrydt, a Belgian Olympic distance runner,
died on August 7, 2026, aged 99. Born in Ixelles on April 12, 1927, he was a Belgian athletics competitor who specialized in…
Hermann Gericke dead at age 95
Hermann Gericke, an Austrian Olympic swimmer,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 95. Born on August 12, 1931, he was a Swiss former swimmer who represented his sport at the…
Geraldão dead at age 77
Geraldão, the Brazilian footballer better known as Geraldo da Silva,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 77. A forward, he rose to prominence as the top scorer in the 1974…
Flo Anthony dead at age 74
Flo Anthony, an American gossip columnist,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 74. Known also as Florence Anthony, she worked as a journalist and writer, building a career that included…
Shimon Shelah dead at age 94
Shimon Shelah, the Israeli basketball player and coach who was associated with Hapoel Tel Aviv and the national team,
died on August 6, 2026, at age 94. Born in Vilnius…
Giuseppe Marchioro dead at age 90
Giuseppe Marchioro, the Italian football manager who worked with Como, Milan and Genoa,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 90. Born in Milan on March 13, 1936, he built a…
Manuel Martín Piñera dead at age 95
Manuel Martín Piñera, the Spanish racing cyclist who won five stages of the Vuelta a España,
died on August 6, 2026, aged 95. Born in Cabezón de la Sal on…
Sammy Price dead at age 82
Sammy Price, an American football player who ran for the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League,
died on August 5, 2026, at age 82. Born on October 1, 1943,…
Shimon Charnuha dead at age 78
Shimon Charnuha, an Israeli footballer who played for Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 78. Born on May 10, 1948, in Jerusalem, he was a…
Zoltán Melis dead at age 78
Zoltán Melis, the Hungarian Olympic rower who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 78. Born in Budapest on September 11, 1947, he…
David Owori dead at age 27
David Owori, a Ugandan footballer with SC Villa and the Uganda national team,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 27, after complications from beating. Born in Tororo on September 23,…
Wilhelmina Lust dead at age 94
Wilhelmina Lust, the Dutch Olympic athlete who competed at the 1952 Summer Games,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 94. Born Wilhelmina Maria Lust in Zaandam on June 19, 1932,…
Egon Rusch dead at age 97
Egon Rusch, the Austrian Olympic boxer,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 97. Rusch represented Austria at the Olympic level and is identified in the record as an Austrian boxer…
Cozell McQueen dead at age 64
Cozell McQueen, an American basketball player who was part of North Carolina State’s 1983 NCAA championship team,
died on August 5, 2026, aged 64. Born in Paris, McQueen played center…
Robby Albarado dead at age 52
Robby Albarado, an American jockey,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 52. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, he became one of thoroughbred racing’s most accomplished riders, winning more than 5,000 races…
Dory Funk Jr. dead at age 85
Dory Funk Jr., the American professional wrestler and trainer known for his work in NWA and AJPW,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 85. Born Dorrance Earnest Funk in Hammond,…
Jim Toman dead at age 64, American baseball player and coach, brain cancer
Jim Toman, an American baseball player and coach,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 64, after a battle with brain cancer. A native of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Toman played baseball at…
Terry Trotter dead at age 85
Terry Trotter, the American jazz pianist and composer who wrote the theme music for "Everybody Loves Raymond,"
died on August 4, 2026, aged 85. Born in Los Angeles in 1940,…
Victor Niederhoffer dead at age 82
Victor Niederhoffer, an American investor and writer,
died on August 4, 2026, aged 82. Born in Brooklyn on December 10, 1943, he was also known as a statistician, economist and…
John Damore dead at age 92
John Damore, an American football player who played offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears,
died on August 4, 2026, at age 92. Born in Riverside, Illinois, on October 20, 1933,…
Mateusz Bąk dead at age 43
Mateusz Bąk, a Polish football player best known for his long spell with Lechia Gdańsk,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 43. A goalkeeper by trade, he was born in…
Ray Jarvis dead at age 77
Ray Jarvis, an American football player who played wide receiver in the National Football League,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 77. Born Leon Raeminton Jarvis on February 2, 1949,…
Robin Cowling dead at age 82
Robin Cowling, the English rugby union player who represented Gloucester, Leicester Tigers and England,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 82. Born Robin James Cowling on March 24, 1944, he…
Ruslan Taramov dead at age 65
Ruslan Taramov, the Russian Olympic boxer who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics,
died on August 3, 2026, aged 65. Born on July 13, 1965, in Grozny, then in the…
Anbar Saeed dead at age 67
Anbar Saeed, the Kuwaiti footballer who was a forward and one of the most celebrated figures in Kuwait’s game,
died on August 2, 2026, at age 67. Known for his…
Rick Sapienza dead at age 90
Rick Sapienza, an American football player who was a defensive back for the New York Titans,
died on August 2, 2026, at age 90. Born Americo Sapienza in Boston, he…
Paul Bradshaw dead at age 72
Paul Bradshaw, the English footballer who played for Burnley and Sheffield Wednesday,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 72. Born in Sheffield on 2 October 1953, he came through the…
Margot Eppinger dead at age 72
Margot Eppinger, the German Olympic pentathlete who competed in the women’s pentathlon at two Summer Games,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 72. Born on January 8, 1952, in Denkendorf,…
Sepp Puschnig dead at age 79
Sepp Puschnig, the Austrian Olympic ice hockey player who represented his country at three Winter Games,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 79. Born Josef Puschnig in Klagenfurt, Austria, on…
Anbar Said dead at age 67, Kuwaiti footballer, traffic collision
Anbar Said, a Kuwaiti footballer who played as a forward,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 67, after a traffic collision. Born in Iraq in 1959, Said joined Al-Arabi in…
Anbar Saeed dead at age 67, Kuwaiti footballer, traffic collision
Anbar Saeed, a Kuwaiti footballer who played as a forward,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 67, after a traffic collision. Saeed, whose full name was Anbar Saeed Maqroun, represented…
Valeriy Tursunov dead at age 71
Valeriy Tursunov, a Tajikistani football player and manager,
died on August 2, 2026, aged 71. Also known as Valeriy Yuldashevich Tursunov, he was born in Kulob on August 3, 1954,…
Bill Goichberg dead at age 83
Bill Goichberg, an American chess player,
died on August 2, 2026, at age 83. Widely known in chess circles as both a master and a tournament organizer, he founded the…
Francisco Mora dead at age 74
Francisco Mora, a Cuban Olympic rower,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 74. Known also as Francisco Mora Molina, he was born on July 30, 1952, and competed for Cuba…
Fred Hoaglin dead at age 82
Fred Hoaglin, an American football player and coach,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 82. A native of Alliance, Ohio, he was born George Frederick Hoaglin on January 28, 1944,…
Sam Nusum dead at age 82
Sam Nusum, a Bermudian soccer player who played as a goalkeeper,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 82. Born in Bermuda on October 3, 1943, he represented his country at…
Ulla Flegel dead at age 86
Ulla Flegel, the Austrian athlete who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 86. Born in Linz on October 22, 1939, she was a pentathlete,…
Marijke Moser dead at age 79
Marijke Moser, the Dutch-born Swiss Olympic runner who became a respected middle- and long-distance athlete,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 79. Born Marijke Van de Graaf in the Netherlands…
Beitia dead at age 89
Beitia, the Spanish footballer known as Gonzalo Díaz Beitia,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 89. A forward who played in Spanish football from 1955 to 1967, he was born…
Alexeis Argilagos dead at age 51
Alexeis Argilagos, a Cuban volleyball player and member of the country’s men’s national team,
died on August 1, 2026, aged 51. He represented Cuba at the 2000 Summer Olympics in…
Norris Brown dead at age 65
Norris Brown, an American football player who played for the Minnesota Vikings, New Jersey Generals and Jacksonville Bulls,
died on July 31, 2026, at age 65. Willie Norris Brown was…
Michela Monari dead at age 53
Michela Monari, an Italian volleyball player who represented the Italy women's national volleyball team,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 53. Born on March 29, 1973, she competed at the…
Alexei Murygin dead at age 39
Alexei Murygin, a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 39. Born in Khabarovsk in 1986, he began his professional career with Amur Khabarovsk and made…
Franco Baresi dead at age 66
Franco Baresi, the Italian footballer who starred for AC Milan and the national team,
died on July 31, 2026, aged 66. Born in Travagliato on May 8, 1960, he spent…
Magic Weisner dead at age 27
Magic Weisner, an American Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 27. Bred by Nancy H. Alberts, he was sired by Ameri Valay and traced his lineage to Bold…
Walter Kammermann dead at age 94
Walter Kammermann, the Swiss Olympic runner,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 94. Born in Zürich on December 6, 1931, he represented Switzerland in the men’s 3000 metres steeplechase at…
Ivan Edeshko dead at age 81
Ivan Edeshko, the Belarusian basketball player and coach,
died on July 30, 2026, at age 81. Born Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko on March 25, 1945, in Stsiatski in the Byelorussian SSR,…
Seppo Sairanen dead at age 74
Seppo Sairanen, the Finnish footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper and later coached FC Jazz,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 74. Born in Pori on March 23,…
Tadeusz Gapiński dead at age 78
Tadeusz Gapiński, a Polish footballer,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 78. Born in Łódź on January 7, 1948, he was a Polish former association football player whose career is…
Ibrahim El-Attar dead at age 98
Ibrahim El-Attar, the Egyptian Olympic rower,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 98. Born Ibrahim Wagih El-Attar on February 22, 1928, he represented Egypt in rowing at the 1952 Summer…
Cristino Centurión dead at age 72
Cristino Centurión, an Argentine-born Paraguayan footballer who played as a midfielder,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 72. Born in Formosa Province, Argentina, he began his career in 1969 and…
Jarosław Jechorek dead at age 65
Jarosław Jechorek, a Polish basketball player,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 65. Born in Poland on May 31, 1961, he was best known for his work with the Polish…
Hernando Tovar dead at age 87
Hernando Tovar, a Colombian footballer who played for Santa Fe and the Colombia national team,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 87. Born in Girardot, he was a defender who…
Gordon Green dead at age 101
Gordon Green, the Australian footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 101. Green, also known as Gordon Stanley Green, was…
Don McDeed dead at age 95
Don McDeed, an Australian rugby player,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 95. A former international rugby union hooker, he was born in Hastings, Victoria, and educated at Sydney’s St…
Hassie van Wijk dead at age 87, Dutch footballer, assistant manager, and manager
Hassie van Wijk, the Dutch footballer, assistant manager and manager,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 87. A midfielder, he began his career with De Volewijckers and helped the club…
Tássio dead at age 41
Tássio, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Botafogo, Bragantino and CSKA Sofia,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 41. Born Tássio Maia dos Santos in Rio de Janeiro…
Zlatko Žagmešter dead at age 83
Zlatko Žagmešter, a Croatian handball player and coach,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 83. Born in Zagreb on July 6, 1943, he became one of the leading handball figures…
Billy Ray Smith Jr. dead at age 64
Billy Ray Smith Jr., an American football player who starred as a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers,
died on July 29, 2026, aged 64. Smith played 10 seasons in…
Ray Gómez dead at age 73
Ray Gómez, the Spanish guitarist known for his work with the Pop-Tops,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 73. Born in Casablanca in 1953, he began playing piano at age…
Pablo Garrido dead at age 88
Pablo Garrido, a Mexican athlete,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 88. Born in Mexico City, he competed in athletics in the late 1960s and represented Mexico at the 1968…
Mike Smedley dead at age 84
Mike Smedley, the English cricketer associated with Nottinghamshire,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 84. Born Michael John Smedley on October 28, 1941, in Maltby, he began his career with…
Joe Novak dead at age 81
Joe Novak, an American football player and coach,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 81. He served as head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 1996 to 2007, compiling…
Godfrey Graham dead at age 89
Godfrey Graham, the Irish cricketer,
died on July 28, 2026, aged 89. Known also as Godfrey Richard Graham, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who made one…
Bobby Hunt dead at age 85
Bobby Hunt, the American football player who spent parts of eight seasons in the American Football League with the Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals,
died on July…
Jerry Hopkins dead at age 85
Jerry Hopkins, an American football player who played linebacker for six seasons in the NFL,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 85. Hopkins, whose full name was Jerry Wayne Hopkins,…
Lucy López dead at age 96
Lucy López, the Chilean high jumper who won silver in the women’s high jump at the 1951 Pan American Games,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 96. López Cruz, born…
Zlatan Ibrahimbegović dead at age 78
Zlatan Ibrahimbegović, the Yugoslav retired slalom canoeist who competed in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 78. Born on March 18, 1948,…
René Hicks dead at age 70
René Hicks, an American actress and comedian,
died on July 27, 2026, aged 70. Born in San Francisco, she built a career in stand-up comedy, appearing on Comedy Central Presents…
John Anderson dead at age 71, American baseball player and coach, heart attack
John Anderson, the American baseball player and coach who built a long career with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers,
died on July 26, 2026, of a heart attack. Born…
Adolfo Porrata dead at age 78
Adolfo Porrata, a basketball player and Cuban Olympic team member,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 78. Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on May 10, 1948, he was known as…
Abdul Ballout dead at age 21
Abdul Ballout, a Lebanese-German murder suspect in the 2026 Berlin Pride van attack,
died on July 26, 2026, after being shot by police. The 21-year-old was identified as the suspected…
Kitaseumi Hiromitsu dead at age 78
Kitaseumi Hiromitsu, a Japanese sumo wrestler,
died on July 26, 2026, aged 78. Born Takashi Tsuchiya in Kitahiyama, Hokkaidō, he entered professional sumo in July 1964 and reached the top…
Ambrogio Colombo dead at age 86
Ambrogio Colombo, an Italian cyclist,
died on July 25, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in San Vittore Olona on May 6, 1940, he competed as a racing cyclist…
José Ignacio Ascasibar Zarrao dead at age 82
José Ignacio Ascasibar Zarrao, a Spanish professional road cyclist,
died on July 25, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Elgeta on November 28, 1943, he competed in the…
Branislav Drobnjak dead at age 65
Branislav Drobnjak, the Montenegrin footballer who played for Budućnost Titograd, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje and the Yugoslavia national team,
died on July 25, 2026. Born on March 16, 1961, in Bijelo…
Fred Kemp dead at age 80
Fred Kemp, the English footballer who played for Halifax Town, Southampton and Blackpool,
died on July 24, 2026, aged 80. Born Frederick George Kemp in Salerno, Italy, on 27 February…
Bert Askson dead at age 80
Bert Askson, an American football player who spent three seasons with the Green Bay Packers and also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints,
died on July 24,…
Ian McDonald dead at age 93
Ian McDonald, the Trinidadian-born Guyanese poet and writer whose only novel, The Humming-Bird Tree, became a Caribbean classic,
died on July 24, 2026. Born in Saint Augustine, Trinidad, on April…
Richard Brickhouse dead at age 87
Richard Brickhouse, an American NASCAR driver,
died on July 24, 2026. Born October 27, 1939, in Rocky Point, North Carolina, he became best known for winning the inaugural Talladega 500…