Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Kotogatake Koichi
Japanese sumo wrestler · 25 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 25 · Kōichi
Athol Jennings
South African Olympic runner · 25 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 25
Chris Nicholl
English-born Northern Irish football player (Aston Villa · 24 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 24
Pasqualino Abeti
Italian Olympic sprinter (1972) · 24 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 24
Kent Kramer
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles · 24 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 24
Don Poile
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) · 24 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 24
Jirka Arndt
German long-distance runner · 23 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 23
Stan Bowles
English footballer (Queens Park Rangers · 23 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 23
Joan Haanappel
Dutch Olympic figure skater and sports commentator · 23 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 23 · Dutch
Golden Richards
American football player (Dallas Cowboys · 23 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 23
Rui Rodrigues
Portuguese football player (Académica · 22 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 22
Pentti Pesonen
Finnish cross-country skier · 22 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 22
Lorns Skjemstad
Norwegian cross-country skier · 22 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 22
Vasco Cantarello
Italian Olympic rower (1960) · 22 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 22
Harry Melrose
Scottish football player (Dunfermline Athletic · 22 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 22
Jean-Guy Talbot
Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues · 22 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 22
Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior
Brazilian racing driver (Formula One) and manager · 22 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 22 · Junior
Paramjit Singh
Indian Olympic basketball player (1980) · 22 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 22
Roni Stoneman
American bluegrass banjo player (Hee Haw) · 21 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 21
Eberhard Probst
German Olympic wrestler · 21 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 21
Paul Bradshaw
English footballer (Blackburn Rovers · 21 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 21
Charlie Strutton
English footballer (Chalfont St Peter · 21 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 21
Artur Jorge
Portuguese football manager and player · 21 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 21
Jimmy McDonald
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton) · 20 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 20
Robert Varnajo
French road racing cyclist (Saint-Raphaël · 19 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 19 · French
Charles Swini
Malawian footballer (ESCOM United · 19 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 19
Robert Reid
American basketball player (Houston Rockets · 19 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 19
Martin Hole
Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier (1988) · 19 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 19
Vasile Dîba
Romanian sprint canoeist · 19 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 19
Andreas Brehme
German footballer (Bayern Munich · 19 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 19 · Andreas,
Tom Qualters
American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies · 18 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 18
Jan Sørensen
Danish football player (Club Brugge · 18 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 18
Klaus Zink
German footballer (BSG Wismut Plauen · 17 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 17
Joe Hindelang
American college football coach (USciences Devils · 17 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 17 · Other
Bill Francis
British rugby league footballer · 17 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 17
Henk van Vught
Dutch racing cyclist · 17 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 17 · Dutch · Vught
Mike Procter
South African cricketer (Gloucestershire · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16
Lefty Driesell
American college basketball coach · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16 · Other
Jeannot Schaul
Luxembourgian footballer (Jeunesse Esch · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16
Levan Tediashvili
Georgian wrestler · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16
Hryhoriy Varzhelenko
Ukrainian football coach and player · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16
Law Pak
Hong Kong-Taiwanese football player (KMB · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16
Séamus Flynn
Irish Gaelic footballer · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16 · Seamus
Jorge Toro
Chilean footballer (Modena · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16
Muru Walters
New Zealand rugby union player (North Auckland · 16 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 16
Ludwik Denderys
Polish Olympic boxer (1972) · 15 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 15
Ian McMillan
Scottish footballer (Airdrieonians · 15 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 15
Fulton Kuykendall
American football player (Atlanta Falcons · 15 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 15
Kasha Rigby
American competitive skier and pioneer of telemark skiing; died in an avalanche in Kosovo · 14 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 14
Henry Rono
Kenyan long-distance runner · 14 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 14
Gerry James
Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers · 13 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 13
Diego Chávez
Mexican footballer (Veracruz · 13 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 13
Don Gullett
American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds · 13 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 13
Cees Koch
Dutch Olympic sprint canoeist (1948 · 13 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 13 · Dutch
Ken Ploen
American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) · 12 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 12
Gabriela Pando
Argentine Olympic field hockey player (1996) · 12 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 12 · Argentine
Tony Hutson
American football player (Dallas Cowboys · 12 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 12
Datta Gaekwad
Indian cricketer (Baroda · 12 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 12
Gervais Hakizimana
Rwandan track and field arhlete and coach · 11 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 11 · Other
Gervais Hazikimana
Rwandan track and field arhlete and coach · 11 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 11 · Other
Zdenko Morovic
Venezuelan footballer · 11 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 11
Mounir Hamoud
Moroccan-born Norwegian footballer (Lyn · 11 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 11
Kelvin Kiptum
Kenyan long-distance runner · 10 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 10
Ton van der Laaken
Dutch korfball player and coach · 10 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 10 · Laaken · Dutch
Ásmundur Bjarnason
Icelandic Olympic sprinter (1952) · 10 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 10
Antonio Rački
Croatian Olympic cross-country skier · 10 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 10
Chris Markoff
Yugoslav-American professional wrestler · 09 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 9
Peter Handyside
Scottish footballer (Grimsby Town · 09 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 9
Ian Lawson
English footballer (Leeds United · 09 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 9
Michael Hicks
American football player (Chicago Bears) · 09 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 9
Jim Hannan
American baseball player (Washington Senators) and executive · 09 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 9
Lenny Simpson
African-American professional tennis player · 08 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 8
Andy Brandi
Puerto Rican college tennis coach (Florida Gators · 08 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 8 · Other
Carl Iwasaki
American baseball coach (Austin Kangaroos · 08 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 8 · Other
Rod Sherman
American football player (Oakland Raiders · 07 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 7
Ernie O’Rourke
Australian footballer (Melbourne · 07 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 7 · O’Rourke
Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah
Malaysian football coach and player · 07 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 7 · Abdullah
Luciano Alfieri
Italian footballer (AC Milan · 07 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 7
Claus Kreul
German football player and manager · 06 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 6
Brant Alyea
American baseball player (Washington Senators · 06 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 6
Ken Fritz
American football player (Iowa Hawkeyes) · 06 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 6
Stefan Yanev
Bulgarian footballer (Spartak Varna · 05 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 5 · Štefan
Asahi
Japanese professional wrestler (Ice Ribbon · 05 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 5
Javier Salmeron
Spanish paralympic athlete · 05 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 5
Miguel Ángel
Spanish footballer (Real Madrid · 05 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 5
Gheorghe Iamandi
Romanian football player and manager · 05 February 2024 · February 2024 · February 5