Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Douglas Mitchell
Canadian football player (BC Lions) and CFL commissioner (1984–1988) · 21 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 21
Jim Lynch
American Hall of Fame football player (Notre Dame · 20 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 20
Uwe Seeler
German footballer (Hamburger SV · 20 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 20
Justin Crawford
Australian rules footballer (Sydney Swans · 20 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 20
Nikola Radmanović
Serbian professional footballer (Red Star Belgrade · 20 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 20
Paul Duncan
American football player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish · 19 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 19
Charles Johnson
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers · 19 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 19
Larry Jeffrey
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red · 18 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 18
Stuart Chapman
English footballer (Port Vale · 18 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 18
Raja Mukherjee
Indian cricketer (Bengal) · 17 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 17
Wakanohana Kanji II
Japanese sumo wrestler · 17 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 17
Francesco Rizzo
Italian footballer (Cosenza · 16 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 16
Ricky Bibey
English rugby league player (Wigan Warriors · 16 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 16
Colin Stubs
Australian tennis player and promoter · 15 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 15
Sean Quilty
Australian Olympic runner · 15 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 15
Colm McGurk
Northern Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer · 15 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 15
Alan McCleery
Canadian Olympic sprint canoeist · 15 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 15
Hobie Billingsley
American diving coach · 15 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 15 · Other
Georgi Yartsev
Russian football coach and former player (Spartak Moscow · 14 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 14
Pleun Strik
Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven · 14 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 14 · Dutch
Henry Hinna
Norwegian football and coach · 13 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 13 · Other
Spencer Webb
American college football player (Oregon Ducks) · 13 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 13
Eddie Brooks
Australian Olympic water polo player · 13 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 13
Rashard Anderson
American football player (Carolina Panthers) · 12 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 12
Ken Armstrong
English footballer (Kilmarnock · 12 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 12
Shirley Cotton
Australian Olympic athlete · 12 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 12
Bob Parsons
American football player (Chicago Bears) · 12 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 12
John Watson
American football player (San Francisco 49ers · 12 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 12
Achim Stadler
German Olympic cyclist · 12 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 12
Gil Burford
American ice hockey player (Michigan Wolverines) · 11 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 11
Ducky Schofield
American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals · 11 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 11
Michael Cowan
English cricketer (Yorkshire) · 11 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 11
Joe Hatton
Puerto Rican Olympic basketball player · 11 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 11
Víctor Benítez
Peruvian footballer (Boca Juniors · 11 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 11 · Victor
Gary Moeller
American college football coach (Illinois · 10 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 10 · Other
Bernard Toone
American basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers · 10 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 10
Juan Roca Brunet
Cuban baskeball player · 10 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 10 · Brunet
Frank Manumaleuga
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs) · 10 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 10
George Elder
American baseball player (St. Louis Browns) · 09 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 9
Ira Valentine
American football player (Houston Oilers) · 09 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 9
Rod Zaine
Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins · 09 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 9
Ed Bauta
Cuban baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals · 09 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 9
Cho Jung-hyun
South Korean footballer (Yugong Elephants · 09 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 9
Adam Strachan
Scottish footballer (Partick Thistle · 09 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 9
Yuri Ignatov
Russian footballer and coach · 09 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 9
Davie Robb
Scottish footballer (Aberdeen) · 08 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 8
Rainer Scholz
German football player and manager · 08 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 8
Eoin Farrell
Irish Gaelic footballer · 08 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 8
Phil Walker
English footballer (Boavista · 07 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 7
Harry Mowbray
Scottish footballer (Blackpool · 07 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 7
Dave Shearer
Scottish footballer (Middlesbrough · 07 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 7
Pedro Ferrándiz
Spanish basketball coach (Real Madrid · 06 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 6 · Other
Jim Van Pelt
American football player (Michigan Wolverines · 06 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 6 · Pelt
Masashi Aoyagi
Japanese karateka and professional wrestler (FMW · 06 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 6
Mike Schuler
American basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers · 05 July 2022 · July 2022 · Schüler · July 5 · Other
Bryan Marchment
Canadian ice hockey player (San Jose Sharks · 05 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 5
Reanna Solomon
Nauruan weightlifter · 05 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 5
Arnaldo Pambianco
Italian racing cyclist · 05 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 5
Tatsuaki Iwata
Japanese Go player · 04 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 4
Len Casey
English footballer (Plymouth Argyle · 04 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 4
Jean-Guy Gendron
Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers · 04 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 4
Gavin Thorley
New Zealand Olympic runner · 04 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 4
Miodrag Knežević
Serbian footballer (Radnički Niš · 03 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 3
Janusz Kupcewicz
Polish football player (Arka Gdynia · 03 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 3
Saúl Rivero
Uruguayan football player (Atlético Español · 03 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 3 · Saul
Mick Crane
British rugby league player (Hull · 02 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 2
Tommy Morgan
American harmonica player · 01 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 1
Alain de Cadenet
English racing driver and television presenter (Legends of Motorsport · 01 July 2022 · July 2022 · Cadenet · July 1
Andy Goram
Scottish footballer (Oldham Athletic · 01 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 1
Stanislav Leonovich
Russian Olympic figure skater (1980) · 01 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 1
John Parkes
English cricketer and army officer · 30 June 2022 · June 2022 · June 30
Gary Pearson
English football manager and former player (York City · 30 June 2022 · June 2022 · June 30
Bill Squires
American track and field coach · 30 June 2022 · June 2022 · June 30 · Other