Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Piet van Eijsden
Dutch tennis player (Roland Garos and Wimbeldon player) · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · Eijsden · May 18 · Dutch
Gilles Lupien
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens · 18 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 18
Terry O’Dea
Australian darts player · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17 · O'Dea
Lembit Teesalu
Estonian auto racer and motorcyclist · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Rennie Stennett
Panamanian baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Rildo da Costa Menezes
Brazilian football player (Botafogo · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · Menezes · May 17
Don Kernodle
American professional wrestler · 17 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 17
Jan van ‘t Hek
Dutch footballer (VVV-Venlo · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16 · Dutch · Hek
Samir Hadjaoui
Algerian footballer (ASO Chlef · 16 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 16
Lim Heng Chek
Malaysian Olympic swimmer (1956) · 15 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 15 · Chek
Nooresh Juglall
Mauritius jockey · 15 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 15
Fred Martinelli
American Hall of Fame college football coach (Bryan HS · 15 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 15 · Other
Bobby Jones
American college basketball coach (Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers) · 14 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 14 · Other
Torkild Brakstad
Norwegian footballer and manager (Molde · 14 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 14
Olga Domouladzhanova
Russian olympic boxer · 13 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 13
Olga Domuladzhanova
Russian olympic boxer · 13 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 13
Haziq Kamaruddin
Malaysian Olympic archer (2012) · 13 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 13
Néstor Montelongo
Uruguayan footballer (national team) · 13 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 13 · Nestor
Jiří Feureisl
Czechoslovak footballer and ice hockey player · 13 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 13
Higinio Vélez
Cuban baseball coach (Santiago de Cuba · 13 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 13 · Other
Ivanildo Rozenblad
Surinames footballer S.V. Robinhood · 12 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 12
Miguel Arellano
Mexican Olympic basketball player (1964 · 12 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 12
Frank Brazier
Australian Olympic cyclist · 12 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 12
Jerry Burns
American football player (Michigan) and coach (Minnesota Vikings) · 11 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 11
Jean-Luc Phaneuf
Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Toros · 11 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 11
Fred Buttsworth
Australian rules footballer (West Perth · 11 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 11
Adrián Mouras
Spanish soccer player; car accident · 11 May 2021 · May 2021 · Adrian · May 11
Wilfried Peffgen
German Olympic cyclist (1964) · 11 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 11
Hal Breeden
American baseball player (Montreal Expos · 11 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 11
Alan Keely
Irish footballer (Shelbourne) · 10 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 10
Brendan Edwards
Australian footballer (Hawthorn) · 10 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 10
Colt Brennan
American football quarterback · 10 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 10 · Other
George Skudder
New Zealand rugby union player (Waikato · 10 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 10
Victor Asirvatham
Malaysian Olympic runner (1968) · 10 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 10
George Hovland
American Olympic cross country skier · 10 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 10
Giosuè Stucchi
Italian footballer (Udinese · 10 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 10
Cristopher Mansilla
Chilean track and road cyclist · 10 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 10
Julie Chipchase
British footballer and manager (Leeds United Ladies · 09 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 9
Lê Thụy Hải
Vietnamese football player (Tong Cuc Duong Sat · 09 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 9 · Hải
David Humphreys
Australian Olympic cyclist · 09 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 9
Barry Reilly
Australian rugby league player (Sydney Roosters · 09 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 9
James Dean
English footballer (Stalybridge Celtic · 09 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 9
Abdolvahab Shahidi
Iranian barbat player · 09 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 9
Fernando Martínez Arroyo
Spanish basketball player and manager (CB Estudiantes) · 08 May 2021 · May 2021 · Arroyo · May 8
Sanda Oumarou
Cameroonian footballer (Al Masry SC · 08 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 8
Sir Leslie Marr, 2nd Baronet
British racing driver and landscape artist · 08 May 2021 · May 2021 · Baronet · May 8
Georgi Dimitrov
Bulgarian football player (CSKA Sofia · 08 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 8
Lolly Debattista
Maltese footballer (Floriana · 08 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 8
Cal Luther
American basketball coach (Murray State Racers · 08 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 8 · Other
John Sludden
Scottish football player (Celtic · 08 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 8
David Bulow
American soccer player · 08 May 2021 · May 2021 · Bülow · May 8
Nancy McCredie
Canadian Olympic athlete · 08 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 8
Guido Kern
German chess player · 07 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 7
Maharaj Krishan Kaushik
Indian field hockey player · 07 May 2021 · May 2021 · Kaushik · May 7
Martín Pando
Argentine association football player · 07 May 2021 · Argentine · May 2021 · Martin · May 7
Ravinder Pal Singh
Indian field hockey player · 07 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 7 · Singh
Jim Bertelsen
American football player (Los Angeles Rams) · 06 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 6
Antoni Gausí
Spanish football player (Real Madrid · 06 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 6
Jim Hagan
American basketball player (Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles · 06 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 6
Prateek Chaudhuri
Indian sitar player · 06 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 6
Abelardo González
Spanish footballer (UP Langreo · 05 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 5
Vivek Yadav
Indian cricketer (Rajasthan) · 05 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 5
Ray Miller
American baseball coach and manager (Minnesota Twins · 04 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 4 · Other
Bertil Johansson
Swedish footballer (IFK Göteborg · 04 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 4
Steve Conroy
English footballer (Sheffield United · 04 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 4
Andrzej Możejko
Polish footballer (Widzew Łódź) · 04 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 4
Kamel Tchalabi
Algerian footballer (USM Alger) · 03 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 3
Alan McLoughlin
Irish footballer (Portsmouth · 03 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 3
Vassilios Sevastis
Greek athlete (1971 Mediterranean Games gold medalist) · 03 May 2021 · May 2021 · Greek · May 3
Al Jamison
American football player (Houston Oilers) · 03 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 3
Margaret Forsyth
New Zealand netball player (national team) · 03 May 2021 · May 2021 · May 3