Trevor Meath dead at age 82
Trevor Meath, the English footballer who played for Walsall and Lincoln City,
died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 82. A midfielder, he made 110 Football League appearances…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Lino Carletto dead at age 82
Lino Carletto, an Italian cyclist,
died on May 23, 2026. Born on July 20, 1943, in Vigasio, Italy, he built his career as a racing cyclist and was part of…
Linda Crutchfield-Bocock dead at age 84
Linda Crutchfield-Bocock
died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 84. She was a Canadian Olympic alpine skier and luger who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Born in…
Jan Renders dead at age 88
Jan Renders
died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 88. He was a Dutch footballer who played for PSV Eindhoven, GVAV and the Netherlands national team. Renders appeared…
Sergei Rozhkov dead at age 83
Sergei Rozhkov
died on May 23, 2026. He was a Russian football player and manager, known for his time with Spartak Moscow and the Soviet Union national team. Rozhkov later…
Gerd vom Bruch dead at age 84
Gerd vom Bruch, a German football player and coach,
died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 84. He played for Sportfreunde Siegen and later coached Borussia Mönchengladbach and…
Franco De Piccoli dead at age 88, Italian boxer, Olympic champion
Franco De Piccoli, an Italian boxer and 1960 Olympic champion,
died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Campalto, Italy, on November 29, 1937, he won…
Bill Albury dead at age 92
Bill Albury, an English footballer who played for Portsmouth and Gillingham,
died on May 22, 2026. He was 92. Albury, whose full name was William Frederick Albury, made his debut…
Alcides Sosa dead at age 82
Alcides Sosa, a Paraguayan footballer who played for Olimpia, Guaraní and the Paraguay national team,
died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 82. Sosa Ovelar played 48 matches…
Liz Howard dead
Liz Howard, an Irish camogie player and former 27th president of the Camogie Association,
died on May 21, 2026. Howard was from Deerpark, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, and was the daughter…
Kyle Busch dead at age 41
Kyle Busch, an American race car driver and team owner,
died on May 21, 2026, at age 41. Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 2, 1985, he competed full-time…
Tamati Reedy dead at age 89, New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player, and public servant
Sir Tamati Reedy, a New Zealand Māori academic, rugby union player and public servant,
died on May 21, 2026. Born in Ruatoria in 1936, he served as secretary of the…
Maurizio Gori dead at age 80
Maurizio Gori, an Italian footballer,
died on May 21, 2026. Maurizio Gori [it], 80, Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 21 May 2026, Gori, Italy, Maurizio, May 2026, May 21
Alfredo Magni dead at age 86
Alfredo Magni
died on May 21, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Alfredo Magni [it], 86, Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 21 May 2026, Alfredo, Italy, Magni, May 2026, May 21
Jan Adamski dead at age 82
Jan Adamski, a Polish chess player,
died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Warsaw on November 11, 1943, he won the Polish Chess Championship in…
Ron Adair dead at age 94
Ron Adair
died on May 20, 2026. He was an Australian soccer player. Tags Athletes, 20 May 2026, Adair, Australia, Gemini, Ron, May 20, May 2026
Mike Johnson dead at age 75
Mike Johnson
died on May 20, 2026. He was an American baseball player. Tags Athletes, 20 May 2026, America, Johnson, Mike, Pisces, May 20, May 2026
Phil Hickerson dead at age 79
Phil Hickerson, an American professional wrestler,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, on October 4, 1946, he debuted in 1974 with the…
Petr Galkin dead at age 67
Petr Galkin, a Russian boxer,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 67. Galkin competed at the 1983 European Amateur Boxing Championships, where he won the gold medal…
Raz Adam dead at age 26
Raz Adam, an Israeli basketball player,
died on May 20, 2026. Raz Adam [he], 26, Israeli basketball player. Tags Athletes, 20 May 2026, Adam, Israel, Raz, May 20, May 2026
Tom Moore dead at age 81
Tom Moore, an American football player and coach with The Citadel Bulldogs, Clemson Tigers and Gardner–Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs,
died on May 20, 2026. He was 81. Moore, born February 14,…
Imre Géra dead at age 79
Imre Géra, a Hungarian Olympic cyclist,
died on May 20, 2026. Imre Géra, 79, Hungarian Olympic cyclist. Tags Athletes, 20 May 2026, Hungary, Imre, Géra, May 20, May 2026
Mike Galloway dead at age 60
Mike Galloway, a professional football player and coach,
died on May 20, 2026. He was 60. Born in Oswestry, England, he played for Berwick Rangers, Mansfield Town, Halifax Town, Heart…
Arthur Lewis dead at age 84
Arthur Lewis, a Welsh rugby union player and electrician,
died on May 20, 2026, aged 84. Born Arthur John Llewellyn Lewis in Crumlin, Caerphilly, Wales, on September 26, 1941, he…
Wolfgang Steinmayr dead at age 81
Wolfgang Steinmayr
died on May 19, 2026. He was an Austrian Olympic racing cyclist who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Games. Wolfgang Steinmayr, 81, Austrian Olympic racing cyclist (1972,…
Walt Rock dead at age 84
Walt Rock, an American professional football player,
died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Walter Warfield Rock in Cleveland on November 4, 1941, he grew up…
Dale West dead at age 84
Dale West, a Canadian football player with the Saskatchewan Roughriders,
died on May 19, 2026. He was 84. West played defensive back for the Roughriders from 1962 to 1968 after…
John Middleton dead at age 70
John Middleton
died on May 19, 2026. John Middleton, 70, English footballer (Bradford City, Macclesfield Town). (death announced on this date) Tags Athletes, 19 May 2026, England, John, Middleton, 2026-05-19,…
Herb Wilkinson dead at age 102
Herb Wilkinson, an American basketball player,
died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 102. Born Herbert Wells Wilkinson on December 13, 1923, in Hurricane, Utah, he attended East…
Tore Berger dead at age 81
Tore Berger, a Norwegian Olympic sprint canoeist,
died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Asker on 11 November 1944, he competed mainly in four-man events…
Crow dead at age 64
Crow, the Australian rock band founded in Sydney in 1986 by songwriters Peter Fenton and Peter Archer,
died on May 18, 2026. Known for three albums released in the 1990s,…
Jerry Grey dead at age 62
Jerry Grey
died on May 18, 2026, of colon cancer. He was an American professional wrestler. Tags Athletes, 25 May 2026, America, Cancer, Grey, Jerry, Colon Cancer, May 2026, May…
Geovani Silva dead at age 62, Brazilian footballer, Olympic silver medallist, organ failure
Geovani Silva, a Brazilian footballer who played for Vasco da Gama, Bologna and the national team,
died on May 18, 2026, of organ failure. He was 62. A midfielder, he…
Tom Kane dead at age 64, American voice actor, complications from a stroke
Tom Kane, an American voice actor known for work in The Powerpuff Girls, Star Wars and The Wild Thornberrys, died May 18, 2026, of complications from a stroke. He was…
Carey Scurry dead at age 63
Carey Scurry, an American basketball player,
died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 4, 1962, he was a 6-foot-7 small…
Crawford Henry dead at age 88
Crawford Henry, an American tennis player,
died on May 18, 2026, at age 88. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 30, 1937, he was a high school tennis standout in…
Jim Irvine dead at age 85
Jim Irvine, the Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United, Middlesbrough and Barrow,
died on May 18, 2026, aged 85. Irvine, who was a forward, appeared in the Scottish Football…
Adrián Lorenzo Fernández dead at age 82
Adrián Lorenzo Fernández
died on May 17, 2026. He was a Guatemalan footballer. Tags Athletes, 17 May 2026, Virgo, Adrián, Fernández, May 17, May 2026
Rab Smith dead at age 77
Rab Smith
died on May 17, 2026. He was a Scottish darts player. Tags Athletes, 17 May 2026, Gemini, Rab, Scotland, Smith, May 17, May 2026
Scott Hastings dead at age 61, Scottish rugby union player, non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby union player and sports commentator,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 61, in Edinburgh, Scotland, of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was a Scotland international and played for…
Corrado Teneggi dead at age 90, Lecce, Como
Corrado Teneggi
died on May 17, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Savona, Lecce and Como. Born on March 13, 1936, in Teano, he died in Savona.…
Anton Švajlen dead at age 88, Slovak footballer, Olympic silver medalist
Anton Švajlen, a Slovak footballer and 1964 Olympic silver medalist,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 88. A goalkeeper for VSS Košice, he made 336 appearances in the Czechoslovak First…
M. J. K. Smith dead at age 92
M. J. K. Smith, the English cricketer who played for Leicestershire, Warwickshire and England,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 92. Born Michael John Knight Smith on 30 June 1933…
Max Samper dead at age 87
Max Samper
died on May 17, 2026. He was a French footballer who played for RC Paris, Angoulême and the national team. His death was announced in obituary notices without…
Jennifer Paes dead at age 72, Indian Olympic basketball player, cancer
Jennifer Paes, an Indian former basketball player who participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics,
died on May 17, 2026, aged 72, of cancer. She captained the Indian national basketball team…
John Geddes dead at age 89
John Geddes
died on May 16, 2026. He was a British track cyclist. Tags Athletes, 16 May 2026, Britain, Geddes, John, Leo, May 16, May 2026
John Maclean dead at age 80
John Maclean, Australian cricketer who played for Queensland and the national team,
died on May 16, 2026, aged 80. Born in Herston, Queensland, on April 27, 1946, John Alexander Maclean…
Dai-won Moon dead at age 83
Dai-won Moon, a South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner,
died on May 16, 2026, at age 83. Known as the Father of Mexican Taekwondo, he introduced the sport to Mexico in…
Gary Cutsinger dead at age 86
Gary Leon Cutsinger, an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Houston Oilers,
died on May 16, 2026, at age 86. Born in Perry, Oklahoma,…
Jimmy Mann dead at age 73
Jimmy Mann, the English footballer who played for Bristol City, Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers,
died on May 15, 2026. He was 73. Born James Arthur Mann in Goole, Yorkshire, in…
Jilke Michielsen dead at age 19
Jilke Michielsen, a Belgian racing cyclist,
died on May 15, 2026, after being diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma. Born on January 5, 2007, she won the Belgian National Road Race Championships…
Raúl Castronovo dead at age 77
Raúl Castronovo, an Argentine footballer,
died on May 15, 2026. He was 77. Raúl Osvaldo Castronovo Zanón was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, and played as a striker. He began…
Sherman Lewis dead at age 83
Sherman Lewis
died on May 15, 2026. He was an American football player for the Toronto Argonauts and New York Jets and later coached for the Green Bay Packers. Lewis…
Alan Morton dead at age 91
Alan Morton, an Australian rugby union player and leading sport scientist,
died on May 15, 2026, aged 91. Born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, on September 10, 1934, he attended…
Egon Loy dead at age 95
Egon Loy, a German footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Eintracht Frankfurt,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on May 14, 1931, he began…
Teh Kew San dead at age 91
Teh Kew San, a Malaysian badminton player,
died on May 14, 2026, at age 91 from complications of a urinary tract infection. Born in Penang, Malaya, on January 26, 1935,…
Marin Andrei dead at age 85
Marin Andrei, a Romanian footballer who played for Rapid București and the national team,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Târgoviște on 22 October…
Jorge Urquía dead at age 79
Jorge Urquía, a Honduran footballer who played for Mallorca, Alavés and the national team,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 79. Jorge Alberto Urquía Elvir, nicknamed Indio,…
Manfred Steinbach dead at age 92
Manfred Steinbach
died on May 13, 2026. He was a German Olympic sprinter and long jumper. Steinbach represented Germany in track and field and was known for his work in…
Paul Wischeidt dead at age 82
Paul Wischeidt
died on May 13, 2026. He was a German Olympic fencer. Tags Athletes, 13 May 2026, Aquarius, Germany, Paul, Wischeidt, May 13, May 2026
Kevin Buys dead at age 40
Kevin Buys, a South African rugby union player,
died on May 13, 2026, aged 40. Born in Benoni on April 26, 1986, he began his career as a youth player…
Fleury Di Nallo dead at age 83
Fleury Di Nallo, the French footballer who played for Olympique Lyonnais, Montpellier and the national team,
died on May 13, 2026, aged 83. A striker, he was one of the…
Peter Simpson dead at age 81
Peter Simpson, the English footballer who played most of his career as a defender with Arsenal,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk,…
Selemir Milošević dead at age 86
Selemir Milošević, a Serbian football player and manager,
died on May 13, 2026. He was 86. Known as Sele, Milošević played primarily for Red Star Belgrade in Yugoslavia during the…
Selimir Milošević dead at age 86
Selimir Milošević, a Serbian football player and manager,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 86. Known as "Sele," he played primarily for Red Star Belgrade during the…
Bobby Keasler dead at age 80
Bobby Keasler, an American college football coach,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 80. He was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, on September 8, 1945. Keasler served as head…
Yebrgual Melese Ethiopian long-distance runner dead at age 36
Yebrgual Melese, an Ethiopian long-distance runner,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 36. Born in Addis Ababa on April 18, 1990, she placed second at the 2015…
Charle Young dead at age 75
Charle Young, a Hall of Fame American football player who played tight end for the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 75. Born…
Jason Collins dead at age 47, American basketball player, glioblastoma
Jason Collins, an American basketball player who played for the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 47 from glioblastoma. Collins was…
Patrick Arnold dead at age 59
Patrick Arnold, an American organic chemist known as the “Father of Prohormones,”
died on May 12, 2026, at age 59. Born in 1966 in Guilford, Connecticut, he was identified in…
David Lewis dead at age 85
David Lewis
died on May 11, 2026. He was a Welsh cricketer. Tags Athletes, 11 May 2026, David, Lewis, Wales, May 11, May 2026
Buzz Capra dead at age 78
Buzz Capra, an American baseball player who pitched for the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves,
died on May 11, 2026, at age 78. Born Lee William Capra on October…
Lou Graham dead at age 88, American golfer, U.S. Open champion
Lou Graham, an American golfer and 1975 U.S. Open champion,
died on May 11, 2026, at age 88. Born Louis Krebs Graham in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 7, 1938, he…
Alexx Ekubo dead at age 40, Nigerian actor, kidney cancer
Alexx Ekubo, a Nigerian actor,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 40. He was known for his roles in Weekend Getaway, Lagos Cougars and The Bling Lagosians.…
Brandon Clarke dead at age 29
Brandon Clarke, a Canadian-American basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies,
died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 29. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on September 19, 1996, Clarke…
David Lee dead at age 82
David Lee, an American football player who was a punter for the Baltimore Colts,
died on May 11, 2026, at age 82. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and raised in Minden,…
Maxwell Gamble dead at age 87
Maxwell Gamble, an Australian Olympic rower,
died on May 11, 2026, aged 87. Born in Western Australia on 8 January 1939, he competed in the men's eight event at the…
Mal Anderson public figure dead at age 91
Mal Anderson, the Australian tennis player,
died on May 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Malcolm James Anderson in Theodore, Queensland, on March 3, 1935, he was active…
Coquito public figure dead at age 60
Coquito, the Uruguayan footballer known as Daniel Gregorio Rodríguez Lima,
died on May 11, 2026, aged 60. He played as a forward and began his career with Peñarol in Uruguay,…
Silva dead at age 67
Luís Carlos da Silva Matos, a Brazilian footballer known as Silva,
died on May 11, 2026. He was 67. A forward, Silva emerged in Botafogo’s youth system and played for…
Doug Searl dead at age 79
Doug Searl, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy and Collingwood,
died on May 10, 2026, aged 79. He began his VFL career with Collingwood in 1966 and played mostly…
Jim Colbert American golfer dead at age 85
Jim Colbert, an American professional golfer,
died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on March 9, 1941, he attended Kansas State University,…
Harald Mothes dead at age 69
Harald Mothes, a German footballer,
died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 69. He played as a forward or midfielder and made more than 300 appearances for Erzgebirge…
Bobby Cox dead at age 84
Bobby Cox, the Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player and manager,
died on May 9, 2026. Robert Joe Cox was 84. He played for the New York Yankees…
Agberto Matos dead at age 54
Agberto Matos, a Brazilian Olympic handball player,
died on May 9, 2026, at age 54. Known as Agberto Correa de Matos, he was born on April 8, 1972, in Santos,…
Allan Thigo dead at age 76
Allan Thigo, a Kenyan footballer who played for Gor Mahia and the national team,
died on May 9, 2026. Nicknamed the "90-minute man," he was a midfielder who made 81…
Kevin McKenzie South African cricketer dead at age 77
Kevin McKenzie, a South African cricketer who played for Transvaal,
died on May 9, 2026, aged 77. A native of Pretoria, he was educated at Johannesburg's King Edward VII School…
Craig Morton American football player dead at age 83
Craig Morton, the American football player best known for his time with the Denver Broncos,
died on May 9, 2026, at age 83. Born in Flint, Michigan, on February 5,…
Punch McLean dead at age 93
Punch McLean, the Canadian ice hockey coach best known for leading the New Westminster Bruins,
died on May 8, 2026. Born Ernest John Vincent McLean on November 3, 1932, in…
Karl-Heinz Ripkens dead at age 88
Karl-Heinz Ripkens, the German footballer who played as a forward,
died on May 8, 2026, aged 88. He began his career with 1. FC Köln, where he won two championships,…
Rick Kreuger dead at age 76
Rick Kreuger, the American baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox,
died on May 7, 2026. Born Richard Allen Kreuger on November 3, 1948, he appeared in Major…
Joe Senser dead at age 69
Joe Senser, an American football player who was a tight end for the Minnesota Vikings,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Philadelphia on August…
Morris Watts dead at age 89
Morris Watts, an American football player and coach,
died on May 6, 2026. He was 88. Watts spent much of his career in coaching, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks…
Dick Hughes dead at age 88
Dick Hughes, an American baseball player,
died on May 6, 2026, at age 88. Born Richard Henry Hughes on February 13, 1938, he pitched in three seasons for the St.…
Russ Hodge dead at age 86
Russ Hodge, an American Olympic decathlete,
died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Roscoe, New York, in 1939, Hodge was a track and field athlete…
Evaristo Beccalossi dead at age 69
Evaristo Beccalossi, an Italian footballer who played for Brescia, Inter Milan and Sampdoria,
died on May 6, 2026, of complications from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 69. A midfielder from…
László Fazekas dead at age 78
László Fazekas, Hungarian football player and coach,
died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on 15 October 1947, he played the third most international games for…
Ronald Russell dead at age 71
Ronald Russell, an American Virgin Islander Olympic sprinter,
died on May 6, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands, on June 10, 1954, he represented…