John Galas American soccer coach, synovial sarcoma dead at age 53
John Galas, an American soccer coach,
died on March 15, 2026. He was known for coaching Lane United and Tucsom. Born in Walnut Creek, California, Galas moved with his family…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Matt Gallagher
English rugby union player (Coventry R.F.C.)
Died on Saturday March 14th 2026
Samir Karabašić Bosnian Olympic canoeist dead at age 59
Samir Karabašić, a Bosnian slalom canoer and Olympic canoeist,
died on March 14, 2026. He competed in the mid-1990s and finished 41st in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer…
Henry Nwosu Nigerian footballer
Henry Nwosu, a Nigerian footballer and manager,
died on March 14, 2026. Henry Onyemanze Nwosu spent his career at home with New Nigeria Bank of Benin City and African Continental…
Jochen Bachfeld German boxer dead at age 73
Jochen Bachfeld, a German boxer and East German Olympic champion,
died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Sülte, East Germany, on December 17, 1952, he…
H. H. Hamid Indian Olympic footballer dead at age 83
H. H. Hamid, an Indian footballer and Olympic player,
died on March 14, 2026. He played as a forward and represented India at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where he was…
Billy McCullough Northern Irish footballer
Billy McCullough, the Northern Irish footballer who made more than 250 appearances for Arsenal and was capped 10 times for Northern Ireland,
died on March 13, 2026. Born in Carrickfergus,…
Cameron Ontko American football player dead at age 33
Cameron Ontko, an American professional football player who played for the BC Lions,
died on March 13, 2026. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 23, 1992. Ontko played…
Doug Shively American football coach
Douglas Armstead Shively, an American football coach and player,
died on March 13, 2026, at age 88. Shively was head coach of the Arizona Wranglers of the United States Football…
Phil Wise public figure dead at age 76
Phil Wise, an American football defensive back in the National Football League,
died on March 13, 2026, at age 76. He was selected by the New York Jets in the…
Gary Wagner American baseball player
Gary Wagner, an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox,
died on March 13, 2026. Gary Edward Wagner was born June 28,…
Billy Campbell Northern Irish footballer
Billy Campbell, the Northern Irish footballer,
died on March 13, 2026, at the age of 81. He played as a right winger for Sunderland, Dundee, Motherwell, Hamilton Academical and Northern…
Amy Carr English footballer
Amy Carr, an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper,
died on March 13, 2026. Born on April 27, 1991, she began her youth career in Arsenal’s academy in 2005…
Gordon Wallace Scottish football player and manager dead at age 82
Gordon Wallace, the Scottish football player and manager,
died on March 12, 2026. A forward, he began his career with Montrose in 1961 before playing for Raith Rovers, Dundee and…
Andrei Socaci Romanian weightlifter dead at age 59
Andrei Socaci, a Romanian weightlifter,
died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 59. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics as a lightweight before moving up…
Rolf Birkhölzer German footballer
Rolf Birkhölzer, a German professional footballer and goalkeeper,
died on March 12, 2026. Born on 29 September 1949, he began playing football at the age of nineteen with 1. FC…
Tom Brown American Hall of Fame football player dead at age 89
Tom Brown, an American professional football player and guard for the BC Lions,
died on March 12, 2026, at age 89. Brown played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers…
Phil Summerill English footballer
Phil Summerill, the English footballer who played as a striker for Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Millwall and Wimbledon,
died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Philip…
Antonio Puddu Italian boxer dead at age 81
Antonio Puddu, the Italian boxer also known as Tonino Puddu,
died on March 12, 2026. Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, on 8 May 1944, he won bronze at the 1963 Italian…
Trevor McMahon New Zealand test cricketer dead at age 96
Trevor McMahon, a New Zealand Test cricketer and wicket-keeper,
died on March 12, 2026, aged 96. Born in Wellington on November 8, 1929, he played five Test matches for New…
Ron Roberts English footballer, cancer dead at age 83
Ron Roberts, a Welsh footballer who played as a winger for Wrexham and Tranmere Rovers in the Football League,
died on March 12, 2026, at the age of 83. He…
Natalya Vetoshnikova Russian tennis player dead at age 104
Natalya Vetoshnikova, a Russian tennis player,
died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 104. Born on September 26, 1921, in Petrograd, Russian SFSR, she was a Soviet tennis…
Vicente Paniagua Spanish basketball player dead at age 78
Vicente Paniagua, a Spanish basketball player,
died on March 11, 2026. Born on 17 May 1947, he played as a small forward for Real Madrid from 1966 to 1977 and…
Ron Delany Irish Olympic runner dead at age 91
Ron Delany, the Irish Olympic runner who won gold in the 1500 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics,
died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Ronald Michael…
Nev MacEwan New Zealand rugby union player
Nev MacEwan, a New Zealand rugby union player,
died on March 11, 2026, aged 91. Born Ian Neven MacEwan in Auckland on May 1, 1934, he was educated at Nelson…
Jesús Malavé Venezuelan sprinter dead at age 60
Jesús Malavé, a Venezuelan sprinter,
died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 60. Jesús Rafael Malavé Paredes, born on October 24, 1965, specialized in the 200 and 400…
Mauricio Nanni Uruguayan footballer dead at age 46
Mauricio Nanni, a Uruguayan footballer,
died on March 10, 2026. Mauricio Daniel Nanni Lima was a goalkeeper who played for the Uruguay under-20 national team at the 1999 FIFA World…
Sergei Nekrasov Russian football player dead at age 53
Sergei Nekrasov, a Russian football player,
died on March 10, 2026. He was 53. Nekrasov, whose full name was Sergei Vladimirovich Nekrasov, played as a defender and midfielder. He made…
Matt Snell American football player dead at age 84
Matt Snell, an American football player who was a fullback for the New York Jets,
died on March 10, 2026. He was 84. Snell played college football for the Ohio…
Henryk Stroniarz Polish football player and manager dead at age 89
Henryk Stroniarz, a Polish football player and manager,
died on March 10, 2026. A goalkeeper, he played for Cracovia and made one appearance for the Poland national team in 1965.…
Valeriu Irimescu Romanian rugby union player dead at age 85
Valeriu Irimescu, a Romanian rugby union player and coach,
died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 85. Born in Bucharest on November 3, 1940, he began playing rugby…
Zdeněk Hummel dead at age 79
Zdeněk Hummel, a Czech basketball player and coach,
died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 79. He was a guard for NHKG Ostrava in the first division of…
Rauno Lehtiö Finnish Olympic ice hockey player dead at age 84
Rauno Lehtiö, a Finnish ice hockey player and 1964 Olympic competitor,
died on March 9, 2026, in Tampere at the age of 84. Born in Tampere on March 3, 1942,…
Eduard Apalkov Russian former football player dead at age 56
Eduard Apalkov, a Russian former football player and defender,
died on March 9, 2026. He was 56. Born Eduard Ivanovich Apalkov on January 30, 1970, he is identified in the…
Engin Fırat Turkish football manager and player dead at age 55
Engin Fırat, a Turkish football manager and player,
died on March 9, 2026. Born on June 11, 1970, he was described as a Turkish footballer and manager. Fırat signed a…
Pasquale Fiore Italian footballer
Pasquale Fiore, an Italian footballer and Napoli goalkeeper,
died on March 9, 2026, at the age of 72. He was the second goalkeeper for Napoli from 1977 to 1984, playing…
Derek Bellotti English footballer dead at age 79
Derek Bellotti, the English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper,
died on March 9, 2026. Born on December 25, 1946, he began his career as an apprentice with Queens…
André Kabile French footballer dead at age 87
André Kabile, a French footballer,
died on March 9, 2026. He was born in Saint-Esprit on November 17, 1938. Kabile played as a midfielder for Nîmes Olympique from 1964 to…
Arturo López Bolivian footballer dead at age 90
Arturo López, a Bolivian footballer who played as a goalkeeper,
died on March 9, 2026. He made 20 appearances for the Bolivia national team between 1957 and 1965 and was…
Richard Bozulich Writer, publisher dead at age 90
Richard Bozulich, an American Go player, author, publisher and college math instructor,
died on March 9, 2026, at age 90. He co-founded Ishi Press and was the founding publisher of…
Pat Hyland Australian jockey and horse trainer dead at age 84
Pat Hyland, an Australian jockey and horse trainer,
died on March 9, 2026. Born in Port Fairy in 1941, he rode from 1956 to 1990 and recorded 2,382 winners, including…
Fahad Al-Mejmed Kuwaiti footballer
Fahad Al-Mejmed, a Kuwaiti footballer and military officer,
died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 33. Al-Mejmed, a centre-back, played for Al Qadsia SC until 2019 and spent…
Sam Scarber American actor and football player dead at age 76
Sam Scarber, an American actor and former football player,
died on March 8, 2026, at age 76. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24, 1949, he played fullback in…
H. H. Hamid 85 dead at age 85
H. H. Hamid, an Indian footballer and forward,
died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 85. He played for India at the 1960 Summer Olympics and was a…
Ray Schoenke American football player
Ray Schoenke, an American football player who played offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins,
died on March 8, 2026, at age 84. Born Raymond Frederick Schoenke on…
Vasile Constantin Mao Romanian rugby union player dead at age 88
Vasile Constantin Mao, a Romanian rugby union player,
died on March 8, 2026. Better known as Mao, he was a Romanian rugby union coach and academic. Born in Plevna village,…
Fahad Al-Mejmed Kuwaiti footballer dead at age 33
Fahad Al-Mejmed, a Kuwaiti footballer,
died on March 8, 2026, at the age of 33. Fahad Abdulaziz Al-Mejmed was also a military officer in the General Directorate of Land Border…
Graham Sissons public figure dead at age 91
Graham Sissons, an English footballer who played as a defender,
died on March 8, 2026. He made more than 250 Football League appearances for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall.…
Holly Warlick American college basketball coach dead at age 67
Holly Warlick, the American college basketball coach who led the Tennessee Lady Volunteers,
died on March 7, 2026. Warlick served as head coach of the Lady Volunteers from prior to…
Antonio Camps Spanish football player and manager dead at age 87
Antonio Camps, the Spanish football player and manager,
died on March 7, 2026. Born on May 24, 1938, Camps played for FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol, and won the Copa…
Ed Learn Canadian football player dead at age 90
Ed Learn, a Canadian football player for the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts,
died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 90. He played 12 seasons in the Canadian…
Matt Salter English former rugby union and rugby league footballer dead at age 49
Matt Salter, an English former rugby union and rugby league footballer,
died on March 7, 2026, aged 49. Born in Greenwich, London, and educated at St Dunstan's College in London,…
Eddie Illingworth Australian cricketer dead at age 87
Eddie Illingworth, Australian cricketer for Victoria,
died on March 7, 2026, aged 87. Born Edward Philip Illingworth in Fairfield, Victoria, on November 27, 1938, he played five first-class matches for…
Troy Murray Canadian ice hockey player
Troy Murray, a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and former Chicago Blackhawks player,
died on March 7, 2026, at age 63. Born in Calgary and raised in St. Albert, Alberta,…
David Wilde English cricketer dead at age 75
David Wilde, an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire,
died on March 7, 2026. Born in Glossop on 3 July 1950, he played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1971 and…
Constantin Cojocariu Romanian rugby union player dead at age 60
Constantin Cojocariu, a Romanian rugby union player,
died on March 7, 2026, at the age of 60. He played as a lock and earned 40 caps for Romania between his…
Nick Ciancio Australian Olympic weightlifter dead at age 79
Nick Ciancio, an Australian Olympic weightlifter,
died on March 7, 2026, in Melbourne at the age of 79. Born in Militello in Val di Catania, Italy, on February 21, 1947,…
Antonio Puddu
Italian boxer
Died on Saturday March 7th 2026
Nathan Healey New Zealand runner dead at age 76
Nathan Henry Healey, a New Zealand runner,
died on March 6, 2026. He specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase and cross country, won three national titles, and represented New Zealand…
Pasquale Fiore Italian footballer dead at age 72
Pasquale Fiore, an Italian footballer who played for Napoli and Udinese,
died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 72. He was Napoli’s second goalkeeper from 1977 to 1984…
Corey Parker American actor
Corey Parker, an American actor and acting coach,
died on March 5, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 60. Born in New York City on July 8, 1965, he committed…
András Katona Hungarian water polo player dead at age 88
András Katona, a Hungarian water polo player,
died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Budapest on February 20, 1938, he competed in the 1960 Summer…
Reinaldo Aleluia Brazilian footballer
Reinaldo Aleluia, a Brazilian footballer who played as a forward,
died on March 5, 2026, in Salvador at the age of 53 after cardiorespiratory arrest complicated by kidney disease. Reinaldo…
Jānis Streičs Latvian film director
Jānis Streičs, a Latvian film director and screenwriter,
died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Preiļi, Latvia, he was also an artist. His 1991 comedy…
Bob Harlan American football executive dead at age 89
Bob Harlan, the American football executive who served as president of the Green Bay Packers for 19 years,
died on March 5, 2026, at age 89. Harlan also held the…
Ari Salin Finnish Olympic hurdler and sprinter dead at age 79
Ari Salin, a Finnish hurdler and sprinter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics,
died on March 4, 2026. Born on January 20, 1947, he set Finnish records in both…
Rosario Di Vincenzo Italian footballer
Rosario Di Vincenzo
died on March 4, 2026. He was an Italian footballer with Inter Milan. Rosario Di Vincenzo (16 June 1941 – 4 March 2026) was an Italian professional…
Georg Koch German footballer
Georg Koch, a German professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper,
died on March 4, 2026. Born in Bergisch Gladbach, he began his career at amateur club SpVgg Erkenschwick before…
Lou Holtz American college football coach
Lou Holtz, the American college football coach who led Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996,
died on March 4, 2026, at age 89. Born in Follansbee, West Virginia, Holtz served…
Janusz Cegliński Polish basketball player dead at age 76
Janusz Cegliński, a Polish basketball player,
died on March 4, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Gdańsk on April 6, 1949, he competed in the men's tournament at…
Dennis Cometti Sport commentator dead at age 76
Dennis Cometti, the Australian sports commentator and former Australian rules football player and coach,
died on March 4, 2026, aged 76. Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, on March 26, 1949,…
Jacky Cupit American golfer dead at age 88
Jacky Cupit, an American professional golfer who played on both the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour,
died on March 4, 2026, at age 88. Born Jacky Douglas Cupit…
Boris Podkorytov Kyrgyzstani football player and manager dead at age 77
Boris Podkorytov, a Kyrgyzstani football player and manager,
died on March 4, 2026. Born Boris Petrovich Podkorytov on May 3, 1948, he began his professional career with Lokomotiv Moscow in…
Tim Gerresheim German fencer, Olympic bronze medalist dead at age 87
Tim Gerresheim, the German fencer and Olympic bronze medalist,
died on March 3, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Berlin on February 24, 1939, he represented the United…
Gabriele Vianello Italian basketball player
Gabriele Vianello, an Italian professional basketball player,
died on March 3, 2026, at age 87. Born in Mestre on May 6, 1938, he played for Olimpia Milano and was inducted…
Don Baird Australian Olympic pole vaulter dead at age 74
Don Baird, an Australian Olympic pole vaulter who competed in 1976,
died on March 3, 2026. Born Donald George Baird on 29 May 1951, he was coached by Walter Chisholm…
Terry Tobacco Canadian Olympic runner dead at age 90
Terry Tobacco, a Canadian Olympic runner who competed in the 1956 and 1960 Games,
died on March 2, 2026, at age 90. Born Charles Terence Tobacco in Cumberland, British Columbia,…
Kevin Ashcroft English rugby player
Kevin Ashcroft, the English professional rugby league footballer and coach,
died on March 2, 2026, aged 81. He played in the 1960s and 1970s and coached in the 1970s, 1980s…
Lynda Hale 71–72 dead at age 71
Lynda Hale, a footballer who played as a winger and represented England at senior international level,
died on March 2, 2026, aged 71–72. She spent most of her career at…
John Markie Scottish footballer
John Markie, a Scottish footballer with Falkirk,
died on March 2, 2026. John Markie (16 December 1944 – 27 February 2026) was a Scottish footballer, who played as a central…
Chase Pistone American racing driver dead at age 42
Chase Pistone, an American racing driver,
died on March 2, 2026, at age 42. He competed in the NASCAR Xfinity, Truck and ARCA Series and was the grandson of two-time…
Billy Rafter American stock car driver dead at age 96
Billy Rafter, an American stock car driver,
died on March 2, 2026, at age 96. Rafter, born William F. Rafter in Clarence Center, New York, was a champion stock car…
Dominiq Ponder
American football player (University of Colorado) Automobile crash
Died on Monday March 2nd 2026
José María Oleart
Spanish basketball player and coach
Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Rino Marchesi Italian footballer dead at age 88
Rino Marchesi, an Italian footballer and manager,
died on March 1, 2026. Born on June 11, 1937, he played as a midfielder and was from San Giuliano Milanese. He began…
Georgi Velinov Bulgarian footballer
Georgi Velinov, a Bulgarian footballer and manager,
died on March 1, 2026. Nicknamed Johnny, he was a goalkeeper who was named Bulgarian Footballer of the Year in 1981. Velinov played…
José Luis Álvarez Chilean footballer, complications from liver cancer dead at age 65
José Luis Álvarez Núñez, a Chilean professional footballer who played as a forward,
died on March 1, 2026, from complications from liver cancer. Born on 8 December 1960, he came…
Mike Smith Scottish cricketer dead at age 59
Michael Jonathon Smith, the Scottish cricketer,
died on March 1, 2026, aged 59. Born in Edinburgh on March 30, 1966, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who…
Wong Kiew-kit Malaysian martial artist dead at age 81
Wong Kiew-kit, a Malaysian martial artist,
died on March 1, 2026, aged 81. Born in 1944, he was the grandmaster in the tradition of the mythical Southern Shaolin Monastery in…
Yuri Korolev State Committee for Sports and Physical Education, All-Union Council on Physical Cultu…
Yuri Vasilyevich Korolev, a Russian ice hockey administrator, coach and civil servant,
died on March 1, 2026, at age 91. Born in Moscow on June 6, 1934, he worked for…
Vadim Zelichenok Russian track and field coach dead at age 70
Vadim Zelichenok, a Russian track and field coach and athletics administrator,
died on March 1, 2026. Born Vadim Borisovich Zelichenok on January 14, 1956, he graduated from SCOLIPE in 1977.…
Giuseppe Stefanelli
Italian basketball player
Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Rosario Pecoraro
Italian jockey
Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Conchita Bustinduy
Spanish racquet player
Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Michalis Voutsaras
Greek footballer
Died on Sunday March 1st 2026
Ray Glastonbury Welsh rugby union and league player
Ray Glastonbury, the Welsh rugby union and rugby league player who represented Cardiff RFC and Workington Town,
died on February 28, 2026, aged 87. Born in the Bedwellty district of…
Wayne Granger American baseball player dead at age 81
Wayne Granger, an American baseball player who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds,
died on February 28, 2026. He was a major league relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati…
Roberto Castrillo Cuban Olympic sport shooter
Roberto Castrillo, a Cuban sport shooter and Olympic medalist,
died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Guanajay, Cuba, on June 30, 1941, he won a…
Denis Wilson English footballer dead at age 89
Denis Wilson, the English footballer who played as a full-back for Stoke City in the Football League,
died on February 28, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Bebington,…