John Dwyer, an Australian field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 97. John Phillip Dwyer was born on July 10, 1928, and died in… · 26 January 2026 · January 2026
Barney Cable, an American basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons, Syracuse Nationals and St. Louis Hawks, died on January 26, 2026, at age 90. Born Byrum William Cable on July 29, 1935, in Rochester, Pennsylvania, he was a… · 26 January 2026 · January 2026
Scottish footballer (Stirling Albion · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
Indonesian football player (Persija Jakarta · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
Bosnian-Croatian basketball player (HAKK Mladost) and coach (Šibenka) · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) and coach (North Carolina A&T Aggies · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
English football player (Exeter City · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24
Dutch racing cyclist · 24 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 24 · Dutch
American football player (Washington Redskins · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Lennart Backman, the Swedish footballer who played for IFK Norrköping, AIK and the national team, died on January 24, 2026. Born Kurt Lennart Ingemar Backman on February 7, 1934, he played as a winger and made more than 200 Allsvenskan… · 24 January 2026 · January 2026
Robyn Thorn, an Australian swimmer and Olympic silver medalist, died on January 24, 2026, aged 80. Also known by her married name Robyn Nock, she won silver in the 4×100-metre freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Born… · 24 January 2026 · January 2026
Peter Henry Ryan, an English international rugby union player, died on January 24, 2026, aged 95. Born in Bucklow, England, on October 1, 1930, he was head boy and football captain at Harrow School, where he also played in the… · 24 January 2026 · January 2026
Bob Jones, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, died on January 24, 2026, at age 80. Robert Charles Jones was born in Espanola, Ontario, on November 27, 1945, and… · 24 January 2026 · January 2026
American baseball player (Texas Rangers) · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Italian footballer (Inter · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
South Korean basketball player and manager (national team · 23 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 23
Swedish Olympic swimmer (1960) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
English footballer (Crewe Alexandra · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
Italian football player (Torino · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
English cricketer (Yorkshire) and rugby union player (British & Irish Lions) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
Indian footballer (East Bengal) · 22 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 22
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox) · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21
Australian rules footballer (South Melbourne · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21
Japanese shogi player · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21
Australian rules footballer (Collingwood) · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21
American football player (San Diego Chargers · 21 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 21 · Gibson
American professional wrestler (WWWF · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20 · Other
Australian footballer (Essendon) · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants) · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
Canadian boxer and outlaw biker · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
Luxembourgish Olympic fencer and politician · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
English cricketer (Worcestershire · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs · 20 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 20
Moroccan footballer (Wydad Casablanca · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19
English footballer (Everton · 19 January 2026 · January 2026 · January 19
Ronald Joseph, an American figure skater and 1964 Olympic bronze medallist, died on January 20, 2026, at age 81 from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He competed in pair skating with his sister, Vivian Joseph, and the two won the… · 20 January 2026 · January 2026
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