Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Laurie Sawle
Australian cricketer (Western Australia) · 25 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 25
Steve Beaird
American-born Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) · 25 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 25
Kevin Beahan
Irish Gaelic footballer · 24 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 24
Julio Valdez
Dominican baseball player (Boston Red Sox) · 24 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 24
Ashok Jagdale
Indian cricketer (Madhya Pradesh) · 24 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 24
Len Oliver
American soccer player · 24 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 24
John Duggan
English rugby union (Wakefield) and league (Wakefield Trinity) player · 24 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 24
Henry Janzen
Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and coach (Manitoba) · 24 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 24
Bill Burbach
American baseball player (New York Yankees) · 23 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 23
Jim Dillard
American gridiron football player (Calgary Stampeders · 23 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 23
Billy Picken
Australian footballer (Collingwood · 22 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 22
Con Britt
Australian footballer (Collingwood) · 22 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 22
Phil Jackson
English rugby league player (Barrow Raiders · 22 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 22
Enzo Riccomini
Italian football coach and footballer · 22 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 22
Dwight Smith
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs · 21 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 21
Luis Omedes
Spanish Olympic rower (1952) and luger (1968) · 21 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 21
Paddy Hopkirk
British rally driver · 21 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 21
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
Ira Valentine
American football player (Houston Oilers) · 09 July 2022 · July 2022 · July 9
George Elder
American baseball player (St. Louis Browns) · 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