Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Faouzi Mansouri
Algerian footballer · 17 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 17
Sean Shanahan
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens · 17 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 17
Antonio Oviedo
Spanish footballer and coach · 17 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 17
Musa Yamak
German boxer of Turkish origin; heart attack · 16 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 16
Rodri
Spanish footballer (Condal · 16 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 16
Piero Carletto
Italian Olympic rower (1988) · 16 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 16
Vladimir Yanko
Russian bandy player and coach · 15 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 15
Vladimir Janko
Russian bandy player and coach · 15 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 15
Hossein Ghafourizadeh
Iranian Olympic sprinter (1964) · 14 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 14
Stevan Ostojić
Serbian professional footballer · 14 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 14
Walter Hirsch
American basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats). Three-time NCAA champion (1948 · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 13
Maxi Rolón
Argentine footballer (FC Barcelona B · 13 May 2022 · Argentine · May 2022 · May 13
Bob Ciaffone
American poker player · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 13
David West
American baseball player (Minnesota Twins · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 13
Claude Peter
French basketball player (Le Mans Sarthe Basket · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · French · May 13
Tadeusz Grygiel
Polish basketball player (Śląsk Wrocław) · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 13
Viktor Samokhin
Russian footballer and coach · 12 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 12
Larry Holley
American college basketball coach (William Jewell Cardinals) · 12 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 12 · Other
Gino Cappelletti
American football player (Boston Patriots) · 11 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 11
Juan Amat
Spanish field hockey player · 11 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 11
Arnold Walker
English rugby league player (Whitehaven · 11 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 11
Manuel Abreu
French-Portuguese football player (Reims · 10 May 2022 · May 2022 · French · May 10
Joan Bautista Llopis
Spanish footballer (Barcelona) · 10 May 2022 · May 2022 · Llopis · May 10
Henk Groot
Dutch footballer (Ajax Amsterdam · 10 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 10 · Dutch
Shivkumar Sharma
Indian santoor player and composer · 09 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 9
Stefanos Petrakis
Greek Olympic sprinter (1948 · 08 May 2022 · May 2022 · Greek · May 8
Adreian Payne
American basketball player (Atlanta Hawks · 08 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 8
Jody Lukoki
Congolese footballer · 08 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 8
Elvin Papik
American college football coach (Doane) and administrator · 07 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 7 · Other
Adel Al Mulla
Qatari footballer (national team) · 07 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 7 · Mulla
Maria Gusakova
Russian cross-country skier · 07 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 7
Syd Farrimond
English footballer (Bolton Wanderers · 07 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 7
Kelly Meafua
Samoan rugby player · 06 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 6
Antón Arieta
Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao · 06 May 2022 · May 2022 · Anton · May 6
Bill Laskey
American football player (Oakland Raiders · 06 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 6
Eduardo Barbeiro
Portuguese Olympic swimmer · 05 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 5
Takuya Miyamoto
Japanese footballer · 05 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 5
Théodore Nzue Nguema
Gabonese football manager and player · 05 May 2022 · May 2022 · Theodore · Nguema · May 5
Ronald Lopatni
Croatian professional water polo player · 05 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 5
František Plass
Czech football player (Viktoria Plzeň · 04 May 2022 · May 2022 · Czech · May 4
Kenny Moore
American Olympic runner · 04 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 4
Bob LaRose
Canadian football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and coach (Western Mustangs) · 04 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 4
Lamin Conteh
Sierra Leonean footballer · 04 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 4
Lalli Partinen
Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1968) · 04 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 4
Harm Ottenbros
Dutch cyclist · 04 May 2022 · May 2022 · Dutch · May 4 · Härm
Gerhard Mans
Namibian rugby union player (Free State Cheetahs · 03 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 3
Lee Brayton
American racing driver and engine builder · 03 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 3
Juhani Salmenkylä
Finnish orienteering competitor and Hall of Fame basketball player · 03 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 3
Victor Serrano
French rugby league player (Saint-Gaudens Bears · 03 May 2022 · May 2022 · French · May 3
Klaus Hirche
German Olympic ice hockey player (1968) · 03 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 3
Bobby O’Jay
American disc jockey (WDIA). · 02 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 2
Erich Barnes
American football player (Chicago Bears · 02 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 2
Yuri Vasenin
Russian football player (Zaria Voroshilovgrad · 02 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 2
Vitali Dzerbianiou
Belarusian Olympic weightlifter (2008) · 01 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 1
Ivica Osim
Bosnian football manager and player · 30 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 30
Neil Campbell
English footballer (Doncaster Rovers · 30 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 30
Gino Burrini
Italian Olympic alpine skier · 30 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 30
Ralph DeLoach
American football player (California · 29 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 29
Mike Sommer
American football player (Washington Redskins · 29 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 29
Quency Williams
American-Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders · 29 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 29
Luke Allen
American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers · 29 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 29
John Rutherford
Australian cricketer (Western Australia · 27 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 27
Collin Williams
Zimbabwean cricketer (Matabeleland) · 27 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 27
Kristijan Schneider
Croatian tennis coach · 27 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 27 · Other
Carlos García Cambón
Argentine footballer (Chacarita Juniors · 27 April 2022 · April 2022 · Argentine · April 27 · Cambón
Zoran Sretenović
Serbian basketball player (Split · 27 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 27
John Stofa
American football player (Miami Dolphins · 25 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 25
Freddy Hall
Bermudian footballer (Telford United · 25 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 25
Kostas Karapatis
Greek football player (Olympiacos · 25 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 25 · Greek
Juan Francisco Zanassi
Argentine Olympic rower (1964) · 24 April 2022 · April 2022 · Argentine · April 24 · Zanassi
Arne Zwaig
Norwegian chess player · 24 April 2022 · April 2022 · April 24