Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Chris Youngblood
American professional wrestler (WWC · 06 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 6
Eddie Payne
American college basketball coach (USC Upstate Spartans · 06 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 6 · Other
Mihkel Leppik
Estonian rowing coach · 06 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 6 · Other
Miguel González Pérez
Spanish footballer and coach · 06 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 6 · Pérez
Leandro de Oliveira
Brazilian track and field athlete · 06 July 2021 · July 2021 · Oliveira · July 6
Keshav Dutt
Indian field hockey player · 06 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 6
Dicky Moegle
American football player (San Francisco 49ers · 05 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 5
Christian Bottollier
French footballer (FC Nancy) · 05 July 2021 · July 2021 · French · July 5
Franco Gallina
Italian football player (Virtus Entella · 05 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 5
Bill Dotson
American track and field athlete · 04 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 4
Yasunori Oshima
Japanese baseball player · 04 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 4
Jeannette Altwegg
Indian-born English Olympic figure skater · 04 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 4
Barbara Sargeant
Australian Olympic swimmer (1956) · 03 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 3
Pentti Saarman
Finnish Olympic boxer (1972) · 03 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 3
Dave Gorsuch
American Olympic alpine skier (1960) · 03 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 3
Greg Sizer
Australian footballer (Melbourne) · 03 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 3
Scott Reid
American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) and scout (Detroit Tigers) · 03 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 3
Kōbō Kenichi
Japanese sumo wrestler · 02 July 2021 · July 2021 · Ken'ichi · July 2
Giuliano Zoratti
Italian football player (Pro Gorizia) and manager (Reggina · 02 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 2
Richard Dolley
South African cricketer and administrator · 01 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 1
Lennox Stewart
Trinidadian Olympic middle-distance runner (1972) · 01 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 1
Bart Van Lancker
Belgian football coach (KV Kortrijk · 01 July 2021 · July 2021 · Lancker · July 1 · Other
Barbara Evans
Australian Olympic swimmer · 01 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 1
Eldon Danenhauer
American football player (Denver Broncos) · 01 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 1
Mike Burgess
Canadian-born English footballer (AFC Bournemouth) · 01 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 1
The Patriot
American professional wrestler · 30 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 30
Janet Moreau
American track and field athlete · 30 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 30
Jack Bertolini
Scottish footballer (Workington · 30 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 30
Norman Lowe
Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers) · 30 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 30
Bob Newland
American football player (New Orleans Saints) · 30 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 30
Noel Furlong
Irish poker player and businessman · 29 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 29
Jock Aird
Scottish footballer (Burnley · 28 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 28
Freddy Qvick
Belgian footballer (A.S.V. Oostende K.M.) and football school founder · 28 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 28
Petros Leventakos
Greek football player (Panachaiki · 28 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 28 · Greek
Vicky Peretz
Israeli football player and manager · 28 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 28
Ahmed Salmeen
Bahraini footballer (national team) · 27 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 27
Ahmad Salmeen
Bahrain footballer (national team) · 27 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 27
Vera Nikolić
Serbian middle-distance runner · 27 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 27
Tuufuli Uperesa
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles) · 26 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 26
John Mario Ramírez
Colombian football player (Boyacá Chicó · 25 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 25 · Ramírez
Brian Bamford
English professional golfer · 25 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 25
Abdalelah Haroun
Sudanese-Qatari sprinter · 25 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 25
Marcos Ferrufino
Bolivian football player (Club Bolívar · 24 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 24
Jack Ingram
American racecar driver · 24 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 24
Misheck Chidzambwa
Zimbabwean footballer (Dynamos · 24 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 24
Tamanofuji Shigeru
Japanese sumo wrestler · 24 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 24
Melissa Coates
Canadian professional wrestler (WWE) and bodybuilder · 23 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 23
Patrick Allen
American football player (Houston Oilers) · 23 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 23
Dwight Siebler
American professional baseball player (Minnesota Twins) · 22 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 22
Brian London
English heavyweight boxer · 22 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 22
Giancarlo Amadeo
Italian football player (Pro Patria) and manager (Borgosesia) · 22 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 22
René Robert
Canadian ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres · 21 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 21
Yaroslav Dumanskyi
Ukrainian football player (Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk · 21 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 21
Spencer Whelan
English footballer (Chester City · 21 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 21
Joel Otim
Ugandan Olympic sprinter · 20 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 20
Tom Kurvers
American ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens · 20 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 20
Armin Franulic
Bolivian rally driver · 20 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 20
Luis del Sol
Spanish footballer (Real Madrid · 19 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 19 · Sol
Slobodan Sudec
Croatian footballer (NK Varaždin · 19 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 19
Howie Glover
Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings) · 19 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 19
Juan Alberto Merlos
Argentine Olympic cyclist (1964 · 18 June 2021 · Argentine · June 2021 · June 18 · Merlos
Kevin Torres
Ecuadorian footballer (Barcelona · 18 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 18
Sara Wedlund
Swedish long-distance runner · 18 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 18
Leroy Jones
American football player (Edmonton Eskimos · 18 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 18
Minoru Nakamura
Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants) · 17 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 17
Milkha Singh
Indian Olympic sprinter (1956 · 17 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 17
Boris Borovsky
Russian tennis player and sports journalist · 17 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 17
Giampiero Boniperti
Italian footballer (Juventus · 17 June 2021 · June 2021 · June 17