Charlie Williams Maltese footballer dead at age 82
Charlie Williams, a Maltese footballer,
died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 15, 1944, he learned to play football in the streets of Valletta…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
René Paardekooper dead at age 39
René Paardekooper, the Dutch footballer who played for Helmond Sport,
died on May 1, 2026. He was 39. Born on April 17, 1987, in Gemert, North Brabant, Paardekooper was a…
Art Becker dead at age 84
Art Becker
died on April 30, 2026. Tags Athletes, 30 April 2026, America, Art, Becker, April 2026, April 30
Abdollah Movahed Iranian wrestler, Olympic champion, heart attack dead at age 86
Abdollah Movahed, the Iranian wrestler and 1968 Olympic champion,
died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 86 of a heart attack. Movahed competed at the 1964, 1968 and…
Frances Granger dead at age 80
Frances Granger
died on April 29, 2026. Tags Athletes, 29 April 2026, Frances, Granger, April 2026, April 29, New Zealand
Savino Rebek dead at age 85
Savino Rebek
died on April 29, 2026. Tags Athletes, 29 April 2026, Cancer, Italy, Rebek, Savino, April 2026, April 29
Robyn Woodhouse dead at age 82
Robyn Woodhouse, the Australian Olympic high jumper who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics,
died on April 29, 2026. She was 82. Woodhouse was born in New South Wales on…
Geoff Ablett dead at age 71, Australian footballer, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Geoff Ablett, the Australian rules footballer and former Casey City Council member,
died on April 29, 2026, aged 71. Born Geoffrey Norman Ablett on March 13, 1955, he played in…
Merle Bettenhausen American racing driver, complications from a stroke dead at age 82
Merle Bettenhausen, an American racing driver,
died on April 29, 2026, at age 82 of complications from a stroke. Born June 9, 1943, in Tinley Park, Illinois, he was the…
Conrad Cardinal dead at age 84
Conrad Cardinal, an American baseball player,
died on April 28, 2026, aged 84. Known also as Conrad Seth and Randy Cardinal, he was born in Brooklyn on March 30, 1942,…
Petra Ruhrmann dead at age 75
Petra Ruhrmann
died on April 28, 2026. Tags Athletes, 28 April 2026, Cancer, Germany, Petra, Ruhrmann, April 2026, April 28
Adrian Smith dead at age 89
Adrian Smith
died on April 28, 2026. Tags Athletes, 28 April 2026, Adrian, America, Smith, April 2026, April 28
Barbara Viera dead at age 85
Barbara Viera
died on April 28, 2026. Tags Athletes, 28 April 2026, America, Barbara, Viera, April 2026, April 28
Enayatollah Atashi Iranian basketball coach and commentator dead at age 81
Enayatollah Atashi, an Iranian basketball coach and commentator,
died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 81. He coached the Iranian national basketball team and worked as a basketball…
Moncho Monsalve dead at age 81
Moncho Monsalve, the Spanish basketball player and coach who played for Real Madrid and CB Girona and later coached Brazil’s national team,
died on April 28, 2026. Born José Manuel…
Vasko Boev Bulgarian footballer dead at age 37
Vasko Boev, a Bulgarian footballer who played for Spartak Varna, Kaliakra Kavarna and Dobrudzha Dobrich,
died on April 28, 2026. He was 37. Born on July 24, 1988, in Varna,…
Damien Christensen Australian footballer dead at age 62
Damien Christensen, an Australian footballer who played for Geelong,
died on April 28, 2026, aged 62. Christensen played 17 games for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League.…
Matt Davidson Canadian ice hockey player dead at age 48
Matt Davidson, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in 56 National Hockey League games with the Columbus Blue Jackets,
died on April 28, 2026. He was 48. Born in…
Raúl Mazerati dead at age 68
Raúl Mazerati
died on April 27, 2026. Tags Athletes, 27 April 2026, Argentina, Cancer, Mazerati, April 2026, April 27, Raúl
Mimi Coertse South African soprano dead at age 93
Mimi Coertse, the South African soprano,
died on April 27, 2026, aged 93. Born Maria Sophia Coertse in Durban on June 12, 1932, she matriculated at Helpmekaar Girls High School…
Doc Sauers dead at age 96
Doc Sauers, the American basketball coach who led the Albany Great Danes,
died on April 27, 2026. Born Richard Sauers on April 3, 1930, he coached Albany from 1955 to…
Brian Wilkinson Australian Olympic swimmer dead at age 88
Brian Wilkinson, the Australian Olympic swimmer who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics,
died on April 27, 2026, aged 88. Born in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, on February 12, 1938,…
Maya Belenkaya Russian figure skater dead at age 94
Maya Belenkaya, a Russian figure skater,
died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Leningrad on May 1, 1931, she was a Soviet figure skater who…
Leigh Crawford dead at age 80
Leigh Crawford, the Australian footballer who played for Geelong,
died on April 27, 2026. He was 80. Born on April 19, 1946, Crawford played Australian rules football for Geelong in…
Monte Coleman public figure dead at age 68
Monte Coleman, an American football player and coach,
died on April 26, 2026, at age 68. He played 16 seasons as a linebacker with the Washington Redskins from 1979 to…
Luis Isaac Puerto Rican baseball player and coach dead at age 79
Luis Isaac, a Puerto Rican baseball player and coach for the Cleveland Indians,
died on April 26, 2026, at age 79. A catcher in the minor leagues from 1962 through…
Guy Leleu dead at age 76
Guy Leleu, the French racing cyclist,
died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on February 4, 1950, in Surques, France, he rode in the 1975 Tour…
Dick Kimball American diver and diving coach dead at age 91
Dick Kimball, an American diver and diving coach,
died on April 25, 2026. He was 91. A native of Rochester, Minnesota, Kimball was the Minnesota high school diving champion four…
Katsumi Miyaji Japanese rugby union player and coach dead at age 85
Katsumi Miyaji, a Japanese rugby union player and coach,
died on April 25, 2026. He was 85. Miyaji played as a prop and attended Shijonaga High School before going on…
Christian Verrier dead at age 73
Christian Verrier, a French footballer who played as a forward,
died on April 25, 2026. Born on October 4, 1952, in Clion, he spent almost his entire career with Châteauroux,…
Rudolf Plyukfelder dead at age 97
Rudolf Plyukfelder
died on April 24, 2026. Tags Athletes, 24 April 2026, Cancer, Plyukfelder, Rudolf, Russia, April 2026, April 24
Beau Starr dead at age 81
Beau Starr, an American football player and actor,
died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 81. Born Beau William Starr in Queens, New York City, he first pursued…
Quintin Young public figure dead at age 78
Quintin Young, a Scottish footballer,
died on April 24, 2026, aged 78. He was best known for his time with Rangers, where he spent three seasons after starting his career…
Włodzimierz Korohoda dead at age 89
Włodzimierz Korohoda, a Polish cell biologist and swimmer,
died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on January 1, 1937, he was affiliated with Jagiellonian University as…
Gran Markus Jr. Mexican wrestler dead at age 72
Gran Markus Jr., a Mexican wrestler,
died on April 24, 2026. Gran Markus Jr., 72, Mexican wrestler. Tags Athletes, 24 April 2026, Gran, Markus, Mexico, 2026-04-24, April 2026, April 24
Gurbux Singh Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion, heart attack dead at age 84
Gurbux Singh, the Indian field hockey player and 1964 Olympic champion,
died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 84, according to reports of a heart attack. Born in…
Erich Arndt dead at age 87
Erich Arndt, a German international table tennis player,
died on April 24, 2026. Born in Frankfurt on May 18, 1938, he represented Germany in international competition and won a bronze…
Bill Swain American football player, complications from dementia dead at age 85
Bill Swain, an American football player who played in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings,
died on April 24, 2026, of complications…
Ghenadie Dudoglo Moldovan weightlifter dead at age 39
Ghenadie Dudoglo, a Moldovan weightlifter,
died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 39. He competed in the 62 kg category and represented Moldova at international competitions, including the…
Michael Eneramo Nigerian footballer, heart attack dead at age 40
Michael Eneramo, a Nigerian footballer who played for Espérance Tunis, Sivasspor and the national team,
died on April 24, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 40. Eneramo was a…
Luigi Farina Italian footballer dead at age 83
Luigi Farina, an Italian footballer,
died on April 23, 2026. Luigi Farina [it], 83, Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 23 April 2026, Farina, Italy, Luigi, 2026-04-23, April 2026, April 23
Josh Mauro English-born American football player dead at age 35
Josh Mauro, an English-born American football player who played for the Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars,
died on April 23, 2026, at age 35. Born in St…
George Ley public figure dead at age 80
George Ley, an English footballer who played for Portsmouth, Dallas Tornado and Exeter City,
died on April 23, 2026. He also played professionally for Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham…
Abdullah Rahi Pakistani footballer dead at age 87
Abdullah Rahi, a Pakistani footballer,
died on April 23, 2026, aged 87 or 88. He played as an inside right forward and represented the Pakistan national football team in the…
Brian Edgerly American Olympic baseball player dead at age 82
Brian Edgerly, an American Olympic baseball player who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics,
died on April 22, 2026, at age 82. Born in 1943, he played baseball internationally with…
Tony Parkes English football player and manager, complications from Alzheimer’s disease dead at age…
Tony Parkes, an English football player and manager with Blackburn Rovers,
died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 76 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. A midfielder, he began…
Manfred Kreuz German footballer dead at age 90
Manfred Kreuz, a German footballer,
died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on 7 March 1936, he spent his entire career with Schalke 04. From 1956…
Corky Withrow American baseball player dead at age 87
Corky Withrow, an American baseball player who appeared in six major league games for the St. Louis Cardinals,
died on April 22, 2026. He was 87. Raymond Wallace Withrow played…
Norm Higgins dead at age 89
Norm Higgins, an American marathon runner who won the 1971 New York City Marathon,
died on April 21, 2026, aged 89. Higgins also captured a national marathon championship in 1966,…
Paul Standidge dead at age 92
Paul Standidge, a New Zealand cricketer,
died on April 21, 2026, aged 92. Born in Wellington on April 1, 1934, he played four first-class matches for Wellington in the 1957/58…
Gideon Tish Israeli football player dead at age 86
Gideon Tish, an Israeli football player for Hapoel Tel Aviv,
died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 86. Tish was known for his time at Hapoel Tel Aviv,…
Malissa Sherwood dead at age 50
Malissa Sherwood, an American wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter,
died on April 20, 2026, aged 50. She was known in women’s grappling and combat sports as a trailblazer and…
Rod Martin public figure dead at age 72
Rod Martin, the American football linebacker who played for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders,
died on April 20, 2026. He was 72. Martin played for the Raiders from 1977…
Piero Dotti Italian footballer dead at age 86
Piero Dotti
died on April 20, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Messina, Lazio, and Mirandolese. His career included time with those clubs, and his name is…
Max Byers dead at age 86
Max Byers
died on April 19, 2026. Tags Athletes, 19 April 2026, Australia, Byers, Max, April 19, April 2026
Oleksandr Polovkov public figure dead at age 46
Oleksandr Polovkov, a Ukrainian former professional football defender,
died on April 19, 2026. He was 46. Polovkov played for different clubs in the Ukrainian Premier League. He last played for…
Helen Nakimuli Ugandan politician, MP, complications from surgery dead at age 40
Helen Nakimuli, a Ugandan politician and legislator who served as the member of parliament for Kalangala District since 2021,
died on April 19, 2026, from complications following surgery. She was…
Doug Martin American football player dead at age 68
Doug Martin, an American football player who played for the Minnesota Vikings,
died on April 19, 2026. He was 68. Martin was born in Fairfield, California, on May 22, 1957.…
Van Hammer public figure dead at age 66
Van Hammer, the American professional wrestler best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling,
died on April 19, 2026. Born Mark Ty Hildreth on November 1, 1959, in Hebron,…
Aldo Roy dead at age 84
Aldo Roy, a Canadian Olympic weightlifter,
died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Sudbury, Ontario, on March 22, 1942, he represented Canada in the men's…
Noble Yeats public figure dead at age 10
Noble Yeats, an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse,
died on April 18, 2026, from colic. He was an Irish-bred National Hunt runner who won the 2022 Grand National under Sam Waley-Cohen, becoming…
József Marosi Hungarian fencer, Olympic silver medallist dead at age 91
József Marosi
died on April 18, 2026. He was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic silver medallist in 1956. His death was announced without additional details. József Marosi, 91, Hungarian fencer,…
Edoardo Lualdi Gabardi Italian driver dead at age 94
Edoardo Lualdi Gabardi, an Italian driver,
died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Busto Arsizio on May 13, 1931, he was an Italian auto racer…
Gordon Livsey public figure dead at age 79
Gordon Livsey
died on April 18, 2026. Gordon Livsey, 79, English footballer (Wrexham, Chester, Hartlepool United). (death announced on this date) Tags Athletes, 18 April 2026, England, Gordon, Livsey, 2026-04-18,…
Juha Miettinen Finnish racing driver, racing incident dead at age 66
Juha Miettinen
died on April 18, 2026, in a racing incident. He was a Finnish racing driver. No further details were provided about his career or personal life. Juha Miettinen,…
Barry Seton public figure dead at age 89
Barry Seton, an Australian racing driver,
died on April 17, 2026, aged 89. Known as Bo, he won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth in a Ford…
Billy Knight British tennis player dead at age 90
Billy Knight, the British tennis player,
died on April 17, 2026, aged 90. Born William Arthur Knight in Northampton, England, on 12 November 1935, he competed on the amateur tour…
Oscar Schmidt Brazilian basketball player dead at age 68
Oscar Schmidt, the Brazilian basketball player who played for SE Palmeiras, JuveCaserta and the national team,
died on April 17, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 68.…
Nadia Farès French actress dead at age 57
Nadia Farès, a French actress,
died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Marrakesh, Morocco, on December 20, 1968, she made her film debut in 1992…
Tuimasi Manuca Fijian footballer dead at age 40
Tuimasi Manuca
died on April 17, 2026. He was a Fijian footballer. Tuimasi Manuca [it], 40, Fijian footballer. Tags Athletes, 17 April 2026, Fiji, Manuca, Tuimasi, 2026-04-17, April 17, April…
Jim Jabir American women’s basketball coach, pancreatic cancer dead at age 63
Jim Jabir, an American women’s basketball coach who worked at Dayton, Siena and Marquette,
died on April 16, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Jabir, a native of Brooklyn,…
Giorgos Gonios Greek footballer dead at age 79
Giorgos Gonios, a Greek footballer best known for his career with Panathinaikos,
died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 79. A defender, he began his career as a…
Garret Anderson American baseball player, heart attack dead at age 53
Garret Anderson, an American baseball player who played for the Los Angeles Angels,
died on April 16, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 53. Anderson played 17 seasons in…
Dory Selinger American cyclist, Paralympic champion, traffic collision dead at age 54
Dory Selinger, an American cyclist and Paralympic champion,
died on April 16, 2026, after being struck by a vehicle while riding near his home in McKinney, Texas. He was 54.…
Mark Carrington dead at age 64
Mark Carrington, a New Zealand cricketer who played for Northern Districts,
died on April 16, 2026, aged 64. Born Sidney Mark Carrington on August 19, 1961, in Gisborne, he played…
Kazuo Imanishi Japanese football player and manager, pneumonia dead at age 85
Kazuo Imanishi, a Japanese football player and manager,
died on April 16, 2026, of pneumonia. He was 85. Imanishi played for Toyo Industries, later Mazda, after graduating from Tokyo University…
Bruno Cantone Italian footballer dead at age 89
Bruno Cantone
died on April 16, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Vis Pesaro, Cosenza and Derthona. No further details about his life or career were provided.…
Alex Manninger Austrian footballer dead at age 48
Alex Manninger, an Austrian footballer and goalkeeper,
died on April 16, 2026. He was 48. Manninger played internationally for the Austria national team on 33 occasions, including at UEFA Euro…
Miguel Canto Mexican boxer dead at age 78
Miguel Canto, a Mexican boxer,
died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Miguel Angel Canto Solis in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, on January 30, 1948, he was…
Nelson Calzadilla dead at age 71
Nelson Calzadilla
died on April 15, 2026. Tags Athletes, 15 April 2026, Calzadilla, Cancer, Nelson, April 15, April 2026
José Santamaría public figure dead at age 96
José Santamaría, a footballer and manager,
died on April 15, 2026. He was 96. Born José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias in Montevideo, he spent his 18-year playing career with Nacional and…
Izumi Okamoto Japanese baseball player and coach dead at age 95
Izumi Okamoto
died on April 15, 2026. He was a Japanese baseball player with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and later worked as a coach. His death was announced on that…
Isami Okamoto Japanese baseball player and coach dead at age 95
Isami Okamoto
died on April 15, 2026. He was a Japanese baseball player with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and later served as a coach. His career was linked to Japanese…
Frosted American Thoroughbred racehorse, euthanized dead at age 13
Frosted, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, was euthanized on April 15, 2026, at the age of 13. Foaled on April 18, 2012, he was a gray colt and a son of…
Bob Novogratz public figure dead at age 89
Bob Novogratz, an American football player and College Football Hall of Fame inductee,
died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 89. He played college football for the Army…
Mick Erwin Australian footballer dead at age 82
Michael "Mick" Erwin, an Australian footballer who played for Richmond and Collingwood,
died on April 15, 2026, aged 82. Born in Stawell, Victoria, on June 6, 1943, he played in…
Vicente Lucas Portuguese footballer dead at age 90
Vicente Lucas, Portuguese footballer for Belenenses and the Portugal national team,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Vicente da Fonseca Lucas in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese…
Jim Kanicki American football player dead at age 84
Jim Kanicki, an American football player for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants,
died on April 14, 2026, at age 84. Born in Bay City, Michigan, on December 17,…
Raymond Riotte French road racing cyclist dead at age 86
Raymond Riotte, a French road racing cyclist,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Sarry, France, on February 16, 1940, he was a professional road…
Vladimír Kopecký Czech ice hockey player dead at age 95
Vladimír Kopecký
died on April 14, 2026. He was a Czech ice hockey player for Rytíři Kladno. No further details about his life or career were provided in the source…
Henry Newton public figure dead at age 82
Henry Newton, the English football midfielder who played for Nottingham Forest, Everton and Derby County,
died on April 14, 2026, aged 82. Newton made almost 500 league appearances for Football…
Steve Clark American swimmer, three-time Olympic champion dead at age 82
Steve Clark, an American swimmer and three-time Olympic champion,
died on April 14, 2026, at age 82. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1943, he was a competition swimmer…
Jean-Pierre Escalettes French football administrator, president of the French Football Federation d…
Jean-Pierre Escalettes, the French football administrator who served as president of the French Football Federation from 2005 to 2010,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 90. Born…
Francisco Sanjosé public figure dead at age 73
Francisco Sanjosé, a Spanish footballer,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 73. He played as a defender for Sevilla and competed with Spain’s Olympic football team in…
John Fitzgerald American football player dead at age 77
John Fitzgerald, an American football player who played center for the Dallas Cowboys,
died on April 14, 2026. He was 77. Fitzgerald, born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, on April 16, 1948,…
Roger Prinzen German football manager dead at age 57
Roger Prinzen, a German football manager and former player,
died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 57. He was head coach of Balzers and served as assistant coach…
Rafael Antonio Tolosa Calvo Colombian racing cyclist dead at age 67
Rafael Antonio Tolosa Calvo
died on April 13, 2026. He was a Colombian racing cyclist associated with Café de Colombia. Rafael Antonio Tolosa Calvo, 67, Colombian racing cyclist (Café de…
Nicky Smith public figure dead at age 57
Nicky Smith, an English professional footballer and later policeman and football manager,
died on April 13, 2026. Born Nicholas Leslie Smith on 28 January 1969 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, he began…