Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Domingo Perurena
Spanish road racing cyclistDied on Thursday June 8th 2023
Jorge Roldán
Guatemalan football player (AuroraDied on Thursday June 8th 2023
The Gambler
American professional wrestler (WCWDied on Thursday June 8th 2023
Germán Chaves
Colombian racing cyclistDied on Thursday June 8th 2023
Rale Rasic
Yugoslav-Australian football player and managerDied on Thursday June 8th 2023
Gerhart Hecker
Hungarian Olympic runnerDied on Wednesday June 7th 2023
The Iron Sheik
Iranian-born American professional wrestlerDied on Wednesday June 7th 2023
Teddy McCarthy
Irish hurler (Cork) and Gaelic footballerDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Linda Burdette
American gymnastics coach (West Virginia University)Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Gints Freimanis
Latvian footballerDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Bob Bolin
American baseball player (San Francisco GiantsDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Beverly Shade
American professional wrestlerDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Harald Jährling
German Olympic rowerDied on Monday June 5th 2023
John Sullivan
American baseball player (Detroit TigersDied on Monday June 5th 2023
Roger Craig
American baseball player (Brooklyn / Los Angeles DodgersDied on Monday June 5th 2023
Jacques Mouilleron
French footballer (AngersDied on Sunday June 4th 2023
Josser Watling
English footballer (Bristol Rovers)Died on Sunday June 4th 2023
Karl-Heinz Ferschl
German footballerDied on Saturday June 3rd 2023
Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei
Ugandan-born American long-distance runnerDied on Saturday June 3rd 2023
Willie Marshall
Canadian ice hockey player (Hershey BearsDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Evgeny Khatsei
Russian ice hockey player (Avangard OmskDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Roy Taylor
Irish singer and bass player (Jump the Gun)Died on Friday June 2nd 2023
Lou Marcon
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)Died on Friday June 2nd 2023
Billy Ray Adams
American football player (Ole Miss Rebels)Died on Thursday June 1st 2023
Pierre Gaudot
French racing cyclistDied on Thursday June 1st 2023
David Mitogo
Equatorial Guinean footballer (national team)Died on Thursday June 1st 2023
Mike McFarlane
British Olympic medalist athlete. Died on Wednesday May 31st 2023
Bill McGovern
American football coach (UCLA Bruins)Died on Tuesday May 30th 2023
Mike de la Hoz
Cuban baseball player (Cleveland IndiansDied on Tuesday May 30th 2023
Raisa O’Farrill Bolanos
Cuban volleyball playerDied on Tuesday May 30th 2023
Piet de Zoete
Dutch footballer (ADO Den HaagDied on Tuesday May 30th 2023
Mike Young
American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)Died on Monday May 29th 2023
Javier Yacuzzi
Argentine footballer (TigreDied on Monday May 29th 2023
Vítězslav Mácha
Czech wrestlerDied on Monday May 29th 2023
Dmytro Karyaka
Ukrainian footballer (Metalurh ZaporizhzhiaDied on Sunday May 28th 2023
Modesto Sandoval
Paraguayan footballer (Sportivo LuqueñoDied on Sunday May 28th 2023
Ulf Högberg
Swedish Olympic runnerDied on Saturday May 27th 2023
László Hódi
Hungarian-Australian Olympic basketball player (1952Died on Saturday May 27th 2023
Igor Vasilyev
Russian handball playerDied on Saturday May 27th 2023
James Kerr
American Olympic fencerDied on Friday May 26th 2023
Denny Stolz
American football coach (Michigan State SpartansDied on Friday May 26th 2023
Wolfgang Lakenmacher
East German handball playerDied on Friday May 26th 2023
Utz Aichinger
German Olympic field hockey playerDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Ergun Öztuna
Turkish football playerDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Aida Khasanova
Uzbekistani fencer and international fencing refereeDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Bill Kelly
American college football coach (West Texas A&M BuffaloesDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
Neil Dansie
Australian cricketerDied on Wednesday May 24th 2023
Xandy Negrão
Brazilian racecar driver (Stock Car Brasil)Died on Wednesday May 24th 2023
Ildar Garifullin
Russian nordic combined skierDied on Wednesday May 24th 2023
Marv Edwards
Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh PenguinsDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Claude Noel
Trinidadian boxerDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Arturo Grávalos
Spanish road racing cyclistDied on Tuesday May 23rd 2023
Peggy Lee Leather
American professional wrestlerDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Hugh Strachan
Scottish footballer (MotherwellDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Vágner Benazzi
Brazilian football coach and playerDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Algy Ward
English heavy metal bass player (TankDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
John Loveday
New Zealand rugby union player (ManawatuDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Belmar Gunderson
American tennis playerDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Sante Ranucci
Italian racing cyclistDied on Sunday May 21st 2023
David Stripp
English cricketerDied on Sunday May 21st 2023
Graham Gipson
Australian Olympic sprinterDied on Saturday May 20th 2023
Jan Lundin
Swedish Olympic swimmerDied on Saturday May 20th 2023
Brian Booth
Australian cricketer and Olympic field hockey player (1956). Death announced on this dateDied on Saturday May 20th 2023
Dinmukhammed Ulysbayev
Kazakh cyclistDied on Saturday May 20th 2023
Jan Olsson
Swedish footballer (GAISDied on Friday May 19th 2023
Norman Wood
Scottish golferDied on Friday May 19th 2023
Jim Brown
American Hall of Fame football player (Cleveland Browns) and actorDied on Friday May 19th 2023
Craig Puki
American football player (San Francisco 49ersDied on Friday May 19th 2023
Seán McCormack
Irish Gaelic footballer (Meath)Died on Friday May 19th 2023
Rodrigo Barnes
American football player (Dallas CowboysDied on Friday May 19th 2023
Jovo Mišeljić
Bosnian-Serb footballerDied on Thursday May 18th 2023
Marco Warren
Bermudan footballerDied on Thursday May 18th 2023
Futoshi Nakanishi
Japanese baseball player and manager (Nishitetsu Lions)Died on Thursday May 18th 2023
Superstar Billy Graham
American professional wrestlerDied on Thursday May 18th 2023
Ray Fortin
Canadian ice hockey player (St. Louis Blues)Died on Wednesday May 17th 2023
Jerry Armstrong
American Olympic boxerDied on Wednesday May 17th 2023
Nelsinho Rosa
Brazilian football coach and playerDied on Wednesday May 17th 2023
Marlene Hagge
American Hall of Fame golferDied on Wednesday May 17th 2023
Weldon Olson
American ice hockey playerDied on Wednesday May 17th 2023
Tadayoshi Yokota
Japanese volleyball playerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Tamás Győri
Hungarian ice hockey playerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
John Flood
English footballer (SouthamptonDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Iñaki Alkiza
Spanish politician and footballerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Marty Lynch
Northern Irish athleteDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Marko Zalaznik
Slovenian footballerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Per Røntved
Danish footballerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Polish weightlifterDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
John Giblin
Scottish bass playerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Andy Provan
Scottish footballer (Torquay United F.C.)Died on Monday May 15th 2023
Giuseppe Fallarini
Italian racing cyclistDied on Monday May 15th 2023
Billy Guyton
New Zealand Rugby Union player (Tasman MakoDied on Monday May 15th 2023
Doyle Brunson
American poker playerDied on Monday May 15th 2023
Metello Savino
Italian Olympic swimmerDied on Sunday May 14th 2023