Bobby Harrison dies at 95
Bobby Harrison died on June 17, 2026. He was a footballer. Tags Athletes, 17 June 2026, Bobby, England, Harrison, June 17, June 2026
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Death of Éric Roy at age 58
Éric Roy, the French football player and manager who led Brest in Ligue 1, died on June 17, 2026, at age 58. Born Éric Serge Armand Roy on September 26,…
Andreas Høivold dies at age 53
Andreas Høivold, a Norwegian poker player, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Sunderland in 1972, he became known on the professional poker circuit after…
Ken McCurrach dead at age 80
Ken McCurrach, an Australian rugby union player, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 80. Also known as Kenneth George McCurrach, he was born on January 1, 1946.…
Daniel Senet passes away at age 72
Daniel Senet, a French Olympic weightlifter and silver medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 16, 2026. He was 72. Born in Amiens on June 26, 1953, Senet…
Hervé Larrue, died aged 90
Hervé Larrue, a French rugby union and rugby league player, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on July 5, 1935, in Tarn, he represented France…
Jacky Haran dies at age 83
Jacky Haran, a French racing driver, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on May 12, 1943, in Mansigné, then in German-occupied France, he began his…
Pat Holmes died at age 85
Pat Holmes, an American football player who played for the Houston Oilers, Calgary Stampeders and Kansas City Chiefs, died on June 16, 2026, at age 85. Born James Patrick Holmes…
David Kinsella death at age 89
David Kinsella, the New Zealand cricket umpire and former player, died on June 16, 2026, aged 89. Born in New Plymouth on February 23, 1937, David Arthur Kinsella stood in…
Bob Miller has died at age 85
Bob Miller died on June 16, 2026. He was an Australian footballer and politician. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the available information. Tags Athletes,…
Trevor Hitchen obituary: died at age 99
Trevor Hitchen, the English footballer who played for Southport, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born on September 25, 1926, in…
Luís Vaz Jorge passes away at age 82
Luís Vaz Jorge died on June 15, 2026. He was a Portuguese Olympic swimmer. Tags Athletes, 15 June 2026, Jorge, Portugal, Scorpio, June 15, June 2026, Luís
Obituary: Megan Kimmel, dead at age 46
Megan Kimmel died June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. She was an American athletics competitor. Kimmel was born in Denver in 1980. Tags Athletes, 10 June 2026, America,…
José Guzmán passes away at age 89
José Guzmán died on June 15, 2026. Tags Athletes, 15 June 2026, Peru, Taurus, Guzmán, José, June 15, June 2026
Obituary: Rock Perdoni, dead at age 78
Rock Perdoni, the American football player known for his career with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, died on June 15, 2026. He was 78. Born in Italy on December 10,…
Bob Winograd dies at 76
Bob Winograd, a Canadian professional ice hockey player, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Robert Earl Winograd in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on June 6, 1950, he…
Jerry de Jong passes away at age 61
Jerry de Jong, the Surinamese-born Dutch footballer who played for Telstar, MVV and the Netherlands national team, died on June 15, 2026, aged 61. Born in Paramaribo on August 29,…
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov death at age 80
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov, a Soviet association football player and coach, died on June 15, 2026. He was 80. Born in Dushanbe on February 26, 1946, Gulyamkhaydarov was a Tajik-Kazakh football figure…
Alan Ward passed away at age 78
Alan Ward, the English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and the England Test side, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Dronfield on August…
Ronell Johnson died at age 49
Ronell Johnson, an American trombonist with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, died on June 15, 2026. He was 49. Johnson was identified in reports as a member of the long-running…
Kyle Calder dies at age 47
Kyle Calder, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent parts of his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings, died on June 15, 2026. He…
Dave Greenslade death at age 83
Dave Greenslade, the British composer and keyboardist known for his work with Colosseum and his own band Greenslade, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 83. Born David…
John O’Connell, died aged 94
John O'Connell died on June 13, 2026. He was an Australian footballer. Tags Athletes, 13 June 2026, Australia, John, Pisces, June 13, June 2026, O'Connell
Boris Isachenko obituary: died at age 67
Boris Isachenko, a Belarusian Olympic archer who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Games, died on June 13, 2026. He was 67. Born Boris Valentinovich Isachenko on December…
Avelino Rico death at age 95
Avelino Rico, the Spanish carom billiards player, died on June 13, 2026. He was 95. Born on February 12, 1931, in Bustantigo, Spain, Rico was a leading figure in carom…
Aldon Smith dies at age 36
Aldon Smith, the American football player who starred for the San Francisco 49ers and later the Oakland Raiders, died on June 13, 2026, at age 36. Born Aldon Jacarus Smith…
Obituary: Betty Lindberg, dead at age 101
Betty Lindberg, an American track and field athlete, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 101. Born on September 7, 1924, she was identified in records as a…
Alan Closter passed away at age 82
Alan Closter, an American baseball player and pitcher, died on June 12, 2026. He was 82. Closter played parts of four Major League Baseball seasons between 1966 and 1973, appearing…
Bob Farmer dies at 79
Bob Farmer, the Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League, died on June 12, 2026, aged 79. Born Robert Boyd Farmer on June 2, 1947,…
Al Closter passes away at age 82
Al Closter, an American baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Washington Senators, died on June 12, 2026. He was 82. Born Alan Edward Closter…
Obituary: Jaspal Rana, dead at age 49
Jaspal Rana, the Indian Olympic sport shooter and shooting coach, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 49. Born on June 28, 1976, in Uttarkashi, he represented India…
Obituary: Kenny Jackett, dead at age 64
Kenny Jackett, the Welsh footballer and manager who played for Watford and later coached Millwall and Wolverhampton Wanderers, died on June 12, 2026. He was 64. Born in Watford on…
Petr Uličný dies at age 76
Petr Uličný, a Czech football player and manager, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Kroměříž on February 11, 1950, he built his career in…
Gerry O’Reilly has died at age 61
Gerry O'Reilly, the Irish Olympic middle-distance runner who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Ireland on July 1,…
Leonid Shchukin has died at age 81
Leonid Shchukin died on June 11, 2026. He was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Tags Athletes, 11 June 2026, Leonid, Russia, Shchukin, June 11, June 2026
Jan Brzeźny death at age 75
Jan Brzeźny, the Polish Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1976 Summer Games, died on June 11, 2026, aged 75. Born in Oleszna on June 11, 1951, he represented Poland…
Leif Nielsen dies at 84
Leif Nielsen, the Danish football goalkeeper who played for BK Frem, Greenock Morton and the national team, died on June 11, 2026, from complications of dementia. He was 84. Born…
Eduardo Portela passed away at age 91
Eduardo Portela, the Spanish basketball coach and executive who led the ACB from 1990 to 2013, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Barcelona on…
Brito dies at 86
Brito, the Brazilian footballer who starred for Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and the Brazil national team, died on June 11, 2026. Born Hércules de Brito Ruas in Rio de Janeiro…
Leonid Shchukin has died at age 81
Leonid Shchukin died on June 11, 2026. He was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Born on July 12, 1945, in Omsk, Shchukin was a Soviet Union national and…
Yulen Uralov dead at age 101
Yulen Uralov, a Ukrainian Olympic fencer who competed at the 1952 Games, died on June 10, 2026. He was 101. Born in Kyiv on November 23, 1924, Uralov was also…
Dick Barbour death at age 85
Dick Barbour died on June 10, 2026. He was an American racing driver, motorsport team owner and entrepreneur. Barbour was known in motorsport circles for his work as both a…
Dieter Glemser passed away at age 87
Dieter Glemser, the German racing driver who died on June 10, 2026, was 87. Born in Stuttgart on June 28, 1938, he began his career in rallying in the early…
Tino Conti dies at age 80
Tino Conti, the Italian Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Costantino Conti in Nibionno in 1945,…
Vladas Garastas obituary: died at age 94
Vladas Garastas, a Lithuanian basketball coach who led Žalgiris, the Soviet Union national team and Lithuania’s national team, died on June 10, 2026. He was 94. Born in Linkuva on…
Keith Piper passes away at age 56
Keith Piper, the English cricketer who kept wicket for Warwickshire, died on June 10, 2026, after cancer. Born in Leicester on December 18, 1969, Keith John Piper played professionally for…
Obituary: Wes Gardner, dead at age 65
Wes Gardner, an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox, died on June 10, 2026, at 65. Born Wesley Brian Gardner…
Chai Vang dies at 58
Chai Vang, an American convicted of murder and truck driver, died on June 10, 2026. He was 58. Born Chai Soua Vang on September 24, 1968, in Laos, he was…
Petru Cadar dies at age 77
Petru Cadar died on June 10, 2026. He was a Romanian footballer who played for SR Brașov. Tags Athletes, 10 June 2026, Cadar, Petru, Romania, June 10, June 2026
Don Stallings has died at age 87
Don Stallings, an American football player who played for the Washington Redskins, died June 9, 2026, at age 87. Born Alva Donald Stallings on November 18, 1938, in Rocky Mount,…
Obituary: Gilad Janklowicz, dead at age 71
Gilad Janklowicz, the Israeli-born American fitness coach known for the television series Bodies in Motion and Total Body Sculpt with Gilad, died on June 9, 2026. He was 71. Born…
Dick Strahm death at age 92
Dick Strahm, an American football coach who led the Findlay Oilers, died on June 9, 2026. He was 92. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Strahm spent much of his career at…
Ciarán Ó Lionáird has died at age 38
Ciarán Ó Lionáird, an Irish Olympic sprinter who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, died on June 9, 2026, at age 38. Born in Cork on April 11, 1988, he…
Bob Simmons dies at 77
Bob Simmons, an American football coach and former player, died June 9, 2026, at age 77. Born in Livingston, Alabama, on June 13, 1948, he played and coached in college…
Divine Adili has died at age 21
Divine Adili, a Nigerian basketball player for the Ateneo Blue Eagles, died on June 8, 2026, after drowning during a team-building activity at a beach resort in Dipaculao, Aurora, Philippines.…
Rene Baterbonia has died at age 28
Rene Baterbonia, a Filipino basketball player for the Ateneo Blue Eagles, died on June 8, 2026, at age 28. He was among two student athletes who drowned during a team-building…
Divine Adili has died at age 21
Divine Adili, a 21-year-old Nigerian basketball player for the Ateneo Blue Eagles of Ateneo de Manila University, died on June 8, 2026, after drowning during a team-building activity at a…
Obituary: Linda Amos, dead at age 79
Linda Amos, the British swimmer and Olympic athlete, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Portsmouth on June 22, 1946, she competed for Great Britain…
Paolo Manunza died at age 71
Paolo Manunza died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, Italy, Manunza, Paolo, June 2026, June 8
Tim Mountford has died at age 80
Tim Mountford died on June 8, 2026, at age 80. He was an American sport cyclist, born in Los Angeles on April 2, 1946. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, America,…
Robert Greenidge passed away at age 76
Robert Greenidge, a Trinidadian steelpan player and composer, died on June 8, 2026, at age 76. Born on April 28, 1950, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago, he began performing as…
Mauro Viviani obituary: died at age 76
Mauro Viviani died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, Italy, Mauro, Viviani, June 2026, June 8
Piero Pasini passed away at age 84
Piero Pasini died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian basketball coach. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, Italy, Pasini, Piero, June 2026, June 8
Orlando Watters passes away at age 54
Orlando Watters, an American football player who played for the Seattle Seahawks, died on June 8, 2026, at age 54. Born on October 26, 1971, in Anniston, Alabama, he was…
Juan Andres Larré obituary: died at age 58
Juan Andres Larré, an Uruguayan footballer who played for Chamois Niortais, Gazélec Ajaccio and the national team, died on June 8, 2026. He was 58. Born in Montevideo on August…
Bo Brown obituary: died at age 81
Bo Brown, an American politician and member of the Missouri House of Representatives since 2020, died on June 8, 2026. He was 81. Known also as William R. Brown and…
István Mihalecz died at age 78
István Mihalecz, a Hungarian football player and manager, died on June 7, 2026. He was 78. Mihalecz played for Zalaegerszegi TE and later moved into coaching, where he worked with…
Fatjon Bunjaku passed away at age 22
Fatjon Bunjaku, a Kosovar footballer, died on June 7, 2026. He was 22. Born on October 14, 2003, Bunjaku played as a centre-forward and was associated with Phoenix Banjë, Malisheva…
V. Vikramraju death at age 92
V. Vikramraju died on June 7, 2026. He was an Indian cricket umpire. Born on January 1, 1934, he was also listed as a cricketer. Tags Athletes, 07 June 2026,…
Lance Rentzel dead at age 82
Lance Rentzel, an American football player who appeared for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, died on June 7, 2026. He was 82. Born Thomas Lance Rentzel…
Stacey King died at age 59
Stacey King, the former Chicago Bulls center who later became a television announcer, died on June 7, 2026, at age 59. Born Ronald Stacey King in Lawton, Oklahoma, on January…
Ben Aziz Zagré dead at age 28
Ben Aziz Zagré, a Burkinabè footballer who played for Esbjerg, Shinnik Yaroslavl and the Burkina Faso national team, died on June 7, 2026. He was 28. Born in Bobo-Dioulasso on…
Death of Víctor Mendoza at age 62
Víctor Mendoza, an Ecuadorian footballer who played for Barcelona and the national team, died on June 6, 2026, at the age of 62 after heart, lung and kidney disease. Born…
Death of Hans Chrunak at age 76
Hans Chrunak, the Swedish swimming coach who led the national swim team for nearly a decade, died on June 6, 2026, after battling cancer. He was 76. Born in 1950…
Ernie Cunliffe passed away at age 88
Ernie Cunliffe, an American Olympic runner and middle-distance athlete, died on June 6, 2026, at age 88. Born in Long Beach, California, on September 2, 1937, he competed in the…
Andrew Morgan died at age 92
Andrew Morgan, the British Olympic cross-country skier who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Games, died on June 6, 2026, aged 92. Born in Burton upon Trent on…
Charles Marvin death at age 97
Charles Marvin died on June 5, 2026. He was an American football coach. Tags Athletes, 05 June 2026, America, Charles, Marvin, June 2026, June 5
Tchamola Tanko dead
Tchamola Tanko, a Togolese footballer, died on June 5, 2026. He played as both a midfielder and a forward, and was known as captain of Foadan FC during periods when…
Yrondu Musavu-King, died aged 34
Yrondu Musavu-King, the Gabonese footballer who played for Boulogne, Le Mans and the national team, died on June 5, 2026. He was 34. Born in Libreville on January 8, 1992,…
Francine Villeneuve passes away at age 61
Francine Villeneuve, a Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer, died on June 5, 2026, at age 61. Known as "The Queen of Fort Erie" for her long association with the…
Tamás Horváth obituary: died at age 35
Tamás Horváth died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 35. The Hungarian footballer, who played for Kaposvári Rákóczi, died of cancer. Born in Kaposvár on April 29, 1991,…
Denis Coughlan dies at age 80
Denis Coughlan, the Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler associated with Glen Rovers and St. Nicholas', died on June 5, 2026, aged 80. Born in Blackpool on June 7, 1945, he…
Death of Genito Ortiz at age 78
Genito Ortiz died on June 4, 2026. He was a rally driver. Tags Athletes, 04 June 2026, Genito, Ortiz, Spain, Taurus, June 2026, June 4
Obituary: Norman Balon, dead at age 89
Norman Balon, the British publican who spent more than six decades as landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho, died on June 4, 2026. Born in Ilford on January…
Death of Ned Jarrett 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,…
Obituary: 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 passes away 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,…
Ken Shine dead at age 78
Ken Shine, an Australian rugby league coach and former rugby player, died on June 4, 2026, aged 78. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, on November 22, 1947, he went…
Fergus Slattery death at age 77
Fergus Slattery, the Irish Hall of Fame rugby union player who represented the British & Irish Lions, Barbarians and national team, died on June 4, 2026. He was 77. Born…
Gary Piantedosi has died at age 71
Gary Piantedosi, an American rower who competed in the men's coxless four at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Boston…
José Sanfilippo dies at 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…
Leivinha died 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 died 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 dies 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 died 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…
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…
Ray Lampkin passes away 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 died 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…
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…