José Sanfilippo dead at age 91
José Sanfilippo, the Argentine football striker known for his prolific spell at San Lorenzo and appearances for the national team,
died on June 4, 2026. He was 91. Born José…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Leivinha dead at age 76
Leivinha, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Portuguesa and Palmeiras and for appearances with the national team,
died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 76. Born…
Aaron Cook dead at age 46
Aaron Cook, a Welsh semi-professional footballer who played for Salisbury City, Gosport Borough and Bemerton Heath Harlequins,
died on June 4, 2026. He was 46. Born in Caerphilly on December…
Hans Jorritsma dead at age 77
Hans Jorritsma, a Dutch Olympic field hockey player,
died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Lochem on March 19, 1949, he represented the Netherlands at…
Claudio Appiani dead at age 69
Claudio Appiani
died on June 4, 2026. He was an Italian rugby player from Calvisano, born on July 1, 1957. His death was announced at age 68. Tags Athletes, 04…
Ned Jarrett dead at age 93
Ned Jarrett, the American racing driver who won two NASCAR Cup Series championships,
died on June 4, 2026, at age 93. Born on October 12, 1932, in Conover, North Carolina,…
Eddie Haas dead at age 91
Eddie Haas, an American baseball player and manager,
died on June 4, 2026, at age 91. Haas played for the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Braves and later managed the Atlanta…
Bob Lacey dead at age 72
Bob Lacey, an American baseball pitcher who played for the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians,
died on June 4, 2026. He was 72. Born Robert Joseph Lacey,…
Ray Lampkin dead at age 78
Ray Lampkin, an American boxer,
died on June 3, 2026. He was 78. Lampkin turned professional as a lightweight and became known for a 1975 World Boxing Association title challenge…
Bobby Tambling dead at age 84
Bobby Tambling, the English footballer who starred for Chelsea and the national team and later managed Cork Celtic,
died on June 3, 2026. He was 84. Born Robert Victor Tambling…
Jaba Dvali dead at age 41
Jaba Dvali, a Georgian footballer who played for Zestaponi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Sioni,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 41 after a heart attack. Born in Tbilisi…
Eleni Zetou dead at age 70
Eleni Zetou, a Greek volleyball player,
died on June 2, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Thessaloniki on February 12, 1956, she played for Aris Thessaloniki from 1972…
Spider Webb dead at age 81
Spider Webb, an American jazz drummer and session musician,
died on June 2, 2026. He was 81. Born Kenneth Ronald Rice in Detroit on June 15, 1944, he began playing…
Eleni Zetou dead at age 70
Eleni Zetou
died on June 2, 2026. Tags Athletes, 02 June 2026, Aquarius, Eleni, Greece, Zetou, June 2, June 2026
Vyacheslav Sharpar dead at age 39
Vyacheslav Sharpar, a Ukrainian footballer,
died on June 2, 2026. He was 39. Known also as Vyacheslav Volodymyrovych Sharpar, he was born on June 2, 1987, in Zelenodolsk, then in…
Andy Bishop dead at age 61
Andy Bishop, an American racing cyclist, died June 2, 2026, of cancer. Born May 26, 1965, in Tucson, he competed as a professional rider from the United States and finished…
Guts Ishimatsu dead at age 76
Guts Ishimatsu, the Japanese boxer and actor known for roles in Empire of the Sun and Black Rain,
died on June 2, 2026, of pneumonia. He was 76. Born Yuji…
Rafi Baranes dead at age 83
Rafi Baranes, an Israeli footballer who spent his entire career with Maccabi Tel Aviv,
died on June 1, 2026, at age 83. A midfielder or winger, he was among the…
Igoris Kirilovas dead at age 54
Igoris Kirilovas
died on June 1, 2026. He was a Lithuanian football player. Born in Vilnius on August 19, 1971, he was 54. Tags Athletes, 01 June 2026, Igoris, Kirilovas,…
Jay Silva dead at age 45
Jay Silva, an Angolan-born American mixed martial artist,
died on June 1, 2026. He was 45. Born in Luanda on May 25, 1981, Silva competed as a heavyweight and fought…
Marios Oikonomou dead at age 33
Marios Oikonomou, the Greek footballer who played for Bologna, AEK Athens and the national team,
died on June 1, 2026, in a motorcycle collision, according to reports. He was 33.…
Raúl Guerrón dead at age 49
Raúl Guerrón, an Ecuadorian football defender who played for Deportivo Quito and the national team,
died on June 1, 2026, at age 49. Born Raúl Fernando Guerrón Méndez in Atuntaqui…
Rick Adelman dead at age 79
Rick Adelman, the American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves,
died on June 1, 2026, at age 79.…
Paul Courto dead at age 68
Paul Courto, an Australian footballer,
died on May 31, 2026. Tags Athletes, 31 May 2026, Australia, Courto, Paul, May 2026, May 31
Hasegawa Katsutoshi dead at age 81
Hasegawa Katsutoshi, a Japanese sumo wrestler,
died on May 31, 2026, at age 81. Born on July 20, 1944, in Kurisawa, Hokkaido, now part of Iwamizawa, he entered professional sumo…
Phil Hay dead at age 88
Phil Hay, an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1960s,
died on May 31, 2026, aged 88. Born on February 7, 1938, Hay spent…
Marko Koivuranta dead at age 48
Marko Koivuranta
died on May 31, 2026. He was a Finnish footballer. Tags Athletes, 31 May 2026, Finland, Koivuranta, Marko, Pisces, May 2026, May 31
Sune Larsson dead at age 95
Sune Larsson
died on May 31, 2026. He was a Swedish cross-country skier. Tags Athletes, 31 May 2026, Cancer, Larsson, Sune, Sweden, May 2026, May 31
Cleo Littleton dead at age 93
Cleo Littleton
died on May 31, 2026. He was an American basketball player. Tags Athletes, 31 May 2026, America, Capricorn, Cleo, Littleton, May 2026, May 31
Vic Purvis dead at age 82
Vic Purvis
died on May 31, 2026. He was an American football player and analyst. No further details about his death were immediately available. Tags Athletes, 31 May 2026, America,…
Curt Newsome dead at age 67
Curt Newsome, an American football coach who worked with the Virginia Tech Hokies and Emory and Henry Wasps,
died on May 31, 2026. He was 67. Newsome, whose full name…
Norihiko Kitahara dead at age 71
Norihiko Kitahara
died on May 30, 2026. He was a Japanese Olympic basketball player. Tags Athletes, 30 May 2026, Japan, Kitahara, Norihiko, Sagittarius, May 2026, May 30
Dieter Meinel dead at age 76
Dieter Meinel, a German Olympic cross-country skier,
died on May 30, 2026. Tags Athletes, 30 May 2026, Dieter, Germany, Meinel, May 2026, May 30
Rick Treadway dead at age 56
Rick Treadway, an American racing driver who competed in the Indy Racing League,
died on May 30, 2026. He made 11 career starts in the 2001 and 2002 seasons, including…
Iurie Bondarciuc dead at age 37
Iurie Bondarciuc
died on May 30, 2026, at the age of 37. The Moldovan footballer, who was associated with Tiraspol, died from a heart defect. Iurie Bondarciuc, 37, Moldovan footballer…
Billy Álvarez dead at age 80
Billy Álvarez, the Mexican football executive who served as president of Cruz Azul from 1988 to 2020 and later was identified as a convicted criminal,
died on May 30, 2026.…
Dennis Hull dead at age 81
Dennis Hull, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent most of his NHL career with the Chicago Black Hawks and also played for the Detroit Red Wings,
died on May…
Josef Kovačič dead at age 65
Josef Kovačič
died on May 30, 2026. He was a Czech footballer who played for TJ Škoda Plzeň. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the…
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi dead at age 83
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, the Japanese rugby union player who represented his national team,
died on May 29, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on February 15, 1943, in Mihama, Fukui,…
Michel Stievenard dead at age 88
Michel Stievenard, a French footballer,
died on May 29, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Waziers on September 21, 1937, he spent his club career with RC Lens…
Bobby Crockett dead at age 83
Bobby Crockett, an American football player who played for the Buffalo Bills,
died on May 29, 2026, at age 83. Born Robert Paul Crockett on April 3, 1944, in Briggsville,…
Bryan Bergougnoux dead at age 43
Bryan Bergougnoux, the French football midfielder and manager known for his spells with Tours, Toulouse and Thonon Evian,
died on May 29, 2026, at the age of 43. Born in…
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…
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,…
Daniel Ingham dead at age 33
Daniel Ingham
died on May 28, 2026, following a racing collision. He was a British racing driver. Further details were not immediately available. Daniel Ingham, 33, British racing driver, racing…
Jevgenij Shuklin dead at age 40
Jevgenij Shuklin, a Lithuanian sprint canoeist and politician who served as a member of parliament from 2024,
died on May 28, 2026, at age 40. Born on November 23, 1985,…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…