Milan Kužela dead at age 80, national team), Ice Hockey World Championship winner
Milan Kužela
died on May 28, 2026. He was a Slovak ice hockey player who played for Slovan Bratislava and the national team. He was part of the team that…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Claude Lemieux dead at age 60
Claude Lemieux, the Canadian ice hockey player who starred for the New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche,
died on May 28, 2026, at age 60. Born Claude Percy…
George Bork dead at age 84
George Bork, an American Hall of Fame football player who starred for the Northern Illinois Huskies and later played for the Montreal Alouettes,
died on May 28, 2026. He was…
Nemesio Pozuelo dead at age 85
Nemesio Pozuelo, a footballer who played for Torpedo Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Zenit Saint Petersburg,
died on May 28, 2026. He was 85. Born on July 7, 1940, in Kharkiv,…
Peter Schepull dead at age 61
Peter Schepull
died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 61. He was a Swiss footballer who played for Servette, Wettingen and the national team. Born in Rapperswil on…
Marcia Lucas dead at age 80
Marcia Lucas, the American film editor who won an Academy Award for her work on Star Wars,
died on May 27, 2026. She was 80. Born Marcia Lou Griffin in…
Koji Tanaka dead at age 70
Koji Tanaka, a Japanese football player and manager,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Saitama on November 2, 1955, he graduated from Meiji University…
Frankie Duarte dead at age 71
Frankie Duarte, an American boxer,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 71. Duarte was a professional super bantamweight who turned pro in 1973 and retired in 1989 after losing…
Manny Fernandez dead at age 79
Manny Fernandez, the American football player who played for the Miami Dolphins,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 79. Born in Oakland, California, on July 3, 1946, Fernandez was…
Victor Udoh dead at age 21, Southampton, Dynamo České Budějovice
Victor Udoh, a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 21. Born in Calabar on October 18, 2004, he came…
Esa Klinga dead at age 86
Esa Klinga, a Finnish Olympic skier and Nordic combined competitor,
died on May 26, 2026. He was born on November 21, 1939, in Mikkeli, Finland. Klinga competed in the Nordic…
Bob Horner dead at age 68
Bob Horner, an American baseball player who starred for the Atlanta Braves and later played for the St. Louis Cardinals,
died on May 26, 2026. Born James Robert Horner on…
Theo Diegelmann dead at age 86
Theo Diegelmann, a German football goalkeeper who played for SSV Reutlingen 05, VfL Bochum and 1. FC Nürnberg,
died on May 26, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on…
Mark Bailey dead at age 64
Mark Bailey, an American baseball player who played for the Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants,
died on May 26, 2026, at age 64. A catcher in Major League Baseball…
Raymond Berry dead at age 93
Raymond Berry
died on May 25, 2026. He was an American Hall of Fame football player and coach. Berry’s name became closely associated with the sport through his work as…
Ted Pierce dead at age 92
Ted Pierce
died on May 25, 2026, at the age of 92. He was an Australian Olympic water polo player. His death was announced without further public details. Tags Athletes,…
Forbes Kennedy dead at age 90
Forbes Kennedy, the Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 90. Born in Dorchester,…
Neale Daniher dead at age 65, Australian footballer, complications from amyotrophic lateral scleros…
Neale Daniher
died on May 25, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was an Australian footballer. The death was confirmed in the record as relating to that illness.…
Paraskevas Antzas dead at age 49
Paraskevas Antzas, the Greek footballer who played for Skoda Xanthi, Olympiacos and the national team,
died on May 25, 2026, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 49. Antzas…
Jonathan Harvey dead at age 82
Jonathan Harvey, the English first-class cricketer,
died on May 24, 2026, aged 82. Born in Yeovil, Somerset, on February 3, 1944, he attended Marlborough College, where he captained the First…
Oval Jaynes dead at age 85
Oval Jaynes
died on May 24, 2026. He was an American college football player and coach. Born July 25, 1940, Jaynes was known for his involvement in college football as…
Ted White dead at age 88
Ted White, an American author, editor and fan who also worked as a music critic,
died on May 24, 2026. Born Theodore Edwin White on February 4, 1938, in Washington,…
Shyam Lal Meena dead at age 61
Shyam Lal Meena
died on May 24, 2026. He was an Indian Olympic archer who represented India at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Meena was 61. Tags Athletes, 24 May 2026,…
Ioan Gherhard dead at age 84
Ioan Gherhard, the Romanian handball manager,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 84. A professional handball coach, he was best known for guiding Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea to…
S. L. Akshay dead at age 39
S. L. Akshay, an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Karnataka,
died on May 24, 2026, of a heart attack. Born on April 30, 1987, in Shimoga, Karnataka, he made…
Frank McGuigan dead at age 70
Frank McGuigan, an Irish Gaelic footballer for Tyrone,
died on May 24, 2026, aged 70. He played for the Ardboe O'Donnovan Rossa club and the Tyrone county team, and was…
Emanuel Raasch dead at age 70
Emanuel Raasch, a German racing cyclist,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 70. He competed for SG Dynamo Magdeburg, part of Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo, and won many…
Charlie Moore dead at age 72
Charlie Moore, an American baseball player who spent 14 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers and one with the Toronto Blue Jays,
died on May 24, 2026. He was 72. Moore…
Betty Roe dead at age 95, English composer, singer and vocal coach
Betty Roe, an English composer, singer and vocal coach,
died on May 24, 2026, aged 95. Roe, whose career also included work as a conductor, was active from 1976 to…
Gil Rowntree dead at age 92
Gil Rowntree, the Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer,
died on May 24, 2026. He was 92. Rowntree was one of the most successful trainers in Canadian Thoroughbred racing…
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…
Tom Lund dead at age 75
Tom Lund, the Norwegian footballer and manager associated with Lillestrøm SK and the national team,
died on May 23, 2026, aged 75. A striker, he spent his entire playing career…
Parviz Ghelichkhani dead at age 80
Parviz Ghelichkhani, the Iranian footballer who played for Taj and Persepolis and captained the national team,
died on May 23, 2026. He was 80. Ghelichkhani was an Iranian-French player who…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Claudine Longet dead at age 84
Claudine Longet, a French-American singer and actress,
died on May 14, 2026, at age 84. Born Claudine Georgette Longet in Paris on January 29, 1942, she was active from 1963…
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
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…
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,…
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…