Peter Cousens, the South African-born English cricketer who played for Essex, died on January 20, 2026, aged 93. Born in Durban, Natal, on May 15, 1932, he was a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He made his first-class… · 20 January 2026 · January 2026
American college football player (Pittsburg State Gorillas) and coach (New Mexico Highlands Cowboys · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
Soviet and Russian footballer (FC Lokomotiv Moscow) · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
Bosnian football player (Cibalia · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
Luciano Zardi, an Italian weightlifter who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, died on January 19, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Ferrara, Italy, on September 15, 1930, he took part in the men's middle heavyweight event at… · 19 January 2026 · January 2026
Ivorian-born Burkinabe boxer · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
Romanian wrestler and wrestling coach · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18 · Other
Indonesian football player (Arema · 18 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 18
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens) · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17
David Young, an English footballer who played for Charlton Athletic, Southend United and Newcastle United, died on January 18, 2026, aged 80. A central defender, he made 209 appearances in the Football League. Young won the FA Cup in 1973… · 18 January 2026 · January 2026
Scottish footballer (Norwich City · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17
Hong Kong martial artist and actor · 17 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 17 · Artists
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16
American baseball player (Milwaukee Braves · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16
Claude "Hoot" Andrew Gibson, an American football player and coach, died on January 17, 2026. He was 87. Gibson was a defensive back and kick returner who played college football for the NC State Wolfpack before competing professionally in the… · 17 January 2026 · January 2026
New Zealand rugby union player (Wellington · 16 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 16 · Grant,
American college soccer coach (Cornell Big Red) · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 15 · Other
German footballer (national team) · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 15
Chris Krug, an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres, died on January 16, 2026. Born Everett Ben Krug on December 25, 1939, he was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as… · 16 January 2026 · January 2026
Belgian middle-distance runner · 15 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 15
Clay Iles, an English tennis player and coach, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. A British player and LTA-licensed tennis coach, he also worked as a sports writer and tennis umpire. Iles competed at the Wimbledon Championships 12 times… · 15 January 2026 · January 2026
Croatian basketball coach and player · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14
Iranian footballer (Shahr Khodro F.C · 14 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 14
American professional wrestler · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13 · Other
Mozambican footballer (Sporting · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13
South Korean baseball player (Lotte Giants · 13 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 13
Canadian ice hockey player (Tampa Bay Lightning · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12
American college basketball coach (Cornell Big Red · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · Other
English association footballer · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12 · Éric
Peter John Schofield, the Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond, Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League, died on January 13, 2026, aged 93. Born on 12 February 1932, Schofield made his VFL debut for Richmond with… · 13 January 2026 · January 2026
Brandon Holiday, an American canoeist, died on January 13, 2026. Born on January 25, 1972, he was a paracanoe sprint kayaker from the United States. Holiday grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey, where he played tennis and baseball and trained… · 13 January 2026 · January 2026
81 Lithuanian football player (Žalgiris Vilnius · 12 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 12
American baseball player (Houston Astros · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
Russian Olympic sprint canoeist (1988) · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
Russian Olympic sprint canoeist (1988) · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
Pakistani cricketer (national team) · 11 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 11
Scottish trumpet player · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
Polish football player (Lech Poznań) and manager (Mieszko Gniezno · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
French footballer (Amnéville · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10 · French
Russian baseball player (national team) · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
English footballer (Birmingham City · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
Paraguayan footballer (Cerro Porteño · 10 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 10
Indian Olympic field hockey player (1980) · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
Yugoslav-born Italian footballer (Taranto · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
Dan Coleman, an American football player who was a defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings, died on January 10, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Lansing, Michigan, on August 14, 1962, he played college football for the Murray… · 10 January 2026 · January 2026
Scottish rugby union player (Gordonians · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9
Canadian professional wrestler · 09 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 9 · Other
Canadian gridiron football player (Calgary Stampeders) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
German racing driver (Formula One). · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8 · Other
Canadian football player (Saskatchewan Roughriders) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Philip Long, an American competition swimmer who represented the United States in the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on January 9, 2026. Born in Washington, D.C., on December 6, 1948, he competed in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Mexico City Games… · 09 January 2026 · January 2026
Italian marathon and middle-distance running athlete · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Indian cricketer (Mizoram) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
American football player (Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts) · 08 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 8
Czech footballer (AC Sparta Prague · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Czech
Howard Riley, an English footballer who played for Leicester City, Walsall and Barrow, died on January 8, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on 18 August 1938, he made Football League appearances for the three clubs during his career. · 08 January 2026 · January 2026
Dutch Olympic baseball player (2004 · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Dutch · Jong
Welsh football player (Leeds United · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7 · Welsh
Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings · 07 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 7
American baseball player (Minnesota Golden Gophers) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
English football player (Blackburn Rovers · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
American football player (Los Angeles Rams · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
American basketball player (Syracuse Nationals) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
American football player (Detroit Lions) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Australian rules footballer (Melbourne) · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
American football player (San Francisco 49ers · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6
Russian handball coach · 06 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 6 · Other
Willie Knox, the Scottish football player and manager, died on January 7, 2026. Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, on September 9, 1937, he played as a wing half for Raith Rovers, Forfar Athletic and Barrow. He began his senior career with… · 07 January 2026 · January 2026
American basketball player (Chicago Bulls · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
American football player (Boston Patriots) and coach (Southeastern Louisiana Lions) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Brazilian futsal player (Sporting CP · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
French footballer and manager (Toulon · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · French
Colombian Olympic boxer (1972) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5 · Avila
American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) · 05 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 5
Spanish football player (Espanyol · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
American football coach (Akron Zips · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4 · Other
Scottish footballer (St Mirren) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4
Hungarian Olympic sprint canoeist (2012) · 04 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 4