Manfred Manglitz passed away 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…
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Charlie King dies 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, died aged 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 passes away 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 obituary: died 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 died 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 passes away 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 death 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 passed away 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 has died 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…
Obituary: 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 dies at 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 passes away 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,…
Death of Karl Lovell 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 dies at age 57
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…
Carlos del Coso dies at 93
Carlos del Coso, a Spanish field hockey player, died on July 10, 2026, aged 93. Born in Madrid on April 24, 1933, he represented Spain at three Olympic Games, competing…
Roland Collombin died 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, died aged 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 passes away 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…
Death of Doug Stahl 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 dies at 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 has died 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 died 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 death 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 has died 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 passed away 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 has died 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 died 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 died 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, died aged 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 dies at 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 dies at 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 obituary: died 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 died 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
Death of Iivo Nei 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 obituary: died 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 has died 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 passes away 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
Obituary: 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
Death of Toomas Turb 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 dies 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 passed away 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
Obituary: 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…
Obituary: 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 passed away 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 died 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 has died 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 passed away 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 death 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 dies 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 death 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 dies 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, died aged 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
Death of Keith Mitchell at age 51
Keith Mitchell died July 2, 2026. Tags Athletes, 02 July 2026, America, Keith, Leo, Mitchell, July 2, July 2026
Mykola Avramenko passes away 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 dies 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, died aged 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 passes away 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 dies at 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, died aged 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 passes away 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 dies 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 dies at 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 obituary: died 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 obituary: died 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
Obituary: 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 died 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 death 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…
Obituary: 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,…
Death of Daniel Poudrier 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 passed away 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 obituary: died 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…
Obituary: 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 passes away 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,…
Gamal Mohamed obituary: died at age 27
Gamal Mohamed, an Egyptian freestyle wrestler and Olympian, died on June 28, 2026, at age 27. Also known as Gamal Abdelnaser Hanafy Mohamed, he represented Egypt in the men’s 57…
Artur Dmitriev death 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,…
Death of Ken Lewis 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
Jean-Paul Jauffret death at age 95
Jean-Paul Jauffret, a French oenologist, tennis player and businessman, died on June 27, 2026. He was 95. Born in Bordeaux on August 22, 1930, he became one of the notable…
Philip Doyle, died aged 61
Philip Doyle, the Irish rugby union coach who guided women’s teams at international and club level, died on June 26, 2026, aged 61. Born in Dublin on November 1, 1964,…
Joe Doering passes away at age 44
Joe Doering, an American professional wrestler best known for his work with TNA, died on June 26, 2026, at age 44. Born Joseph Doering on April 16, 1982, in Chicago,…
Tamás Horváth obituary: died at age 75
Tamás Horváth, a Hungarian chess player and International Master, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Zalaegerszeg on October 23, 1951, he rose to prominence…
Manfred Ritschel passed away at age 80
Manfred Ritschel, a German footballer, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on June 7, 1946, in Unterreichenbach, he played as a right winger and spent…
Mihály Pénzes dies at age 75
Mihály Pénzes, a Hungarian footballer who played as a winger for Győri ETO and the national team, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Sopronbánfalva…
Mihály Pénzes dies at age 75
Mihály Pénzes died on June 26, 2026. Tags Athletes, 26 June 2026, Hungary, June 2026, June 26, Mihály, Pénzes
Mickey York died at age 78
Mickey York, an American racing driver, died on June 26, 2026. He was 78. Born Robert Mitchell York on July 30, 1947, he competed in the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series…
Daniel Castellani has died at age 65
Daniel Castellani, an Argentine volleyball player and coach, died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 65. Born in Buenos Aires on March 21, 1961, he represented Argentina’s national…
Timo Hantunen passed away at age 76
Timo Hantunen died on June 25, 2026. He was a Finnish co-driver, known for his role in rallying. Born on December 5, 1949, Hantunen was 76. Tags Athletes, 25 June…
Derrell Griffith has died at age 82
Derrell Griffith, an American baseball player who spent parts of four major league seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, died on June 25, 2026. He was 82. Born Robert Derrell…
Charlie Davis passed away at age 82
Charlie Davis, the West Indian cricketer known also as Charles Allan Davis, died on June 25, 2026, aged 82. Born on January 1, 1944, in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad…