Gladys Erbetta Argentine sprinter dead at age 97
Gladys Erbetta, an Argentine sprinter, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 97. Born Gladys Ivonne Erbetta Huri, later Mordini, on September 28, 1928, in Santo Tomé, Santa…
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Ranjit Das Bangladeshi football player and manager dead at age 93
Ranjit Das, a Bangladeshi football player and manager, died on February 2, 2026. Born on October 29, 1932, he represented the East Pakistan football team from 1955 to 1961 and…
Frankie Cain American professional wrestler dead at age 93
Frankie Cain, the American professional wrestler known as James Ault, died on February 2, 2026, at age 93. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 13, 1932, he wrestled under the…
Valentin Balakhnichev Russian engineer and athletics coach dead at age 76
Valentin Balakhnichev, a Russian engineer and athletics coach, died on February 2, 2026. Born on April 23, 1949, in Lutsk, Soviet Union, he was a former athlete for the Soviet…
Bud Moore American college football player and coach dead at age 86
Robert W. "Bud" Moore, an American college football player and coach, died on February 2, 2026, at age 86. Moore played at the University of Alabama under Bear Bryant from…
Józef Gąsienica-Sobczak Polish skier dead at age 91
Józef Gąsienica-Sobczak, a Polish biathlete, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Kościelisko, Poland, on July 9, 1934, he competed at the 1956, 1960, 1964…
Nicolas Giani Italian football/soccer player dead at age 39
Nicolas Giani, an Italian professional footballer who played as a centre-back, died on February 2, 2026. Born on March 13, 1986, he began his career at Inter Milan. In August…
John MacDonald Hong Kong racing car driver dead at age 89
John MacDonald, a Hong Kong racing car driver and motorcycle racer, died on February 2, 2026. Born in England on 27 May 1936, he began his career racing motorcycles and…
Mostafa Kamal Bangladeshi volleyball and football player and coach dead at age 88
Mostafa Kamal, a Bangladeshi volleyball and football player and coach, died on February 1, 2026. He was 88. Born in Companiganj Upazila of Noakhali District in Bengal Province, British India,…
Tony Pigott English cricketer
Tony Pigott, the English cricketer who played for Sussex and Surrey and appeared in one Test for England in 1984, died on February 1, 2026, aged 67. Born in Fulham,…
Manne Liimatainen Finnish Olympic cross-country skier dead at age 82
Manne Liimatainen, a Finnish cross-country skier, died on February 1, 2026, at age 82. Born on March 31, 1943, in Kannonkoski, Finland, he competed in the men's 15 kilometre event…
Bertie Higgins Scottish footballer dead at age 81
Bertie Higgins, the Scottish amateur footballer known for his time with Queen's Park, died on February 1, 2026. Born Cuthbert Edward Higgins on January 26, 1945, he played in the…
Nataša Bokal
Slovenian Olympic skier (1992Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Chuck Lefley
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal CanadiensDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Spiro Debarski
Bulgarian football player (Lokomotiv SofiaDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fathi Kameel
Kuwaiti footballer (Al-TadamonDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Len Pavy Australian cricketer dead at age 89
Len Pavy, an Australian cricketer, died on January 31, 2026, aged 89. Born Leonard Pavy in Boulder, Western Australia, he played seven first-class matches for Western Australia in 1954 and…
Wally Maxwell Canadian ice hockey player dead at age 92
Wally Maxwell, a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, died on January 31, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Wallace David Maxwell on August…
Hernán Rodríguez
Chilean footballerDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Scott Laidlaw
American football player (Dallas Cowboys)Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Florentina Filipovici
Romanian rowerDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Hilton Woods
American-Dutch Olympic swimmerDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Ecaterina Roșianu Horsa
Romanian tennis playerDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Geraldine Barniville Irish squash and tennis player dead at age 83
Geraldine Barniville, an Irish squash and tennis player, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 83. A native of Birr in County Offaly, she came from a prominent…
Bruno Zorzi Australian footballer dead at age 88
Bruno Zorzi, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League, died on January 30, 2026, aged 88. Bruno John Zorzi was born on December 10, 1937,…
Wolfgang Pfeifer German footballer dead at age 90
Wolfgang Pfeifer died on January 30, 2026. He was a German footballer who played for Einheit Dresden, Dynamo Dresden and the East Germany national team. Wolfgang Pfeifer (3 July 1935…
Mark Marquess American college baseball coach dead at age 78
Mark Edward Marquess, an American college baseball coach who led the Stanford Cardinal from 1977 to 2017, died on January 30, 2026, at age 78. Born in Stockton, California, he…
Bruce Bentley Australian footballer dead at age 81
Bruce Bentley, an Australian footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 81. Bruce Edward Bentley was born…
John Heneghan Business owner dead at age 79
John Heneghan, an Irish Gaelic footballer and selector, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in 1946 in Ballymahon, County Longford, he played club football with…
Sentoryū Henri
American martial artist and sumo wrestlerDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Ji Han-jae
South Korean hapkido martial artistDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Willie Allan
Scottish footballer (Greenock MortonDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Günter Kilian
German Olympic water polo player (1968Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Steve Dennis
Canadian football player (Toronto ArgonautsDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Eric Russell
Scottish cricketerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Michael Nobbs
Australian field hockey player (national team) and coach (India)Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Willie Taylor American basketball player dead at age 79
Willie James Taylor, an American basketball player, died on January 29, 2026, at age 79. Taylor played college basketball for the LeMoyne–Owen Magicians and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers…
Terry Swinscoe English footballer dead at age 91
Terry Swinscoe, an English footballer who played for Mansfield Town, died on January 29, 2026, at the age of 91. Terence Swinscoe was born on 31 August 1934 and played…
John Cenci
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers)Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Seiji Kohira
Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants)Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Cezary Jędrzycki Polish Olympic rower dead at age 57
Cezary Jędrzycki, a Polish rower and Olympic competitor, died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Warsaw on January 23, 1969, he competed in the men's…
Brad Branson
American basketball player (Cleveland CavaliersDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Fernando Mamede dead at age 74, Portuguese athlete
Fernando Mamede, the Portuguese long-distance runner who held the 10,000 metres world record until 1989, died on January 28, 2026. Born Fernando Eugénio Pacheco Mamede on November 1, 1951, in…
Bob Duffy
American basketball player (St. Louis HawksDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Dennis Milton
American boxerDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Andrew Hichens
English cricketer (Oxford UniversityDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Clendon Thomas
American football player (Los Angeles RamsDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Tato
Brazilian footballer (CoritibaDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Boris Ignatyev
Russian football manager and playerDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Zach Monroe
American baseball player (New York Yankees)Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Tatsumi Suzuki
Japanese auto racing driverDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Richard Wixon
New Zealand cricketerDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Graham Knight
Australian footballer (Fitzroy)Died on Monday January 26th 2026
John Dwyer Australian Olympic field hockey player dead at age 97
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…
Barney Cable American basketball player dead at age 90
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…
Tan Yee Khan
Malaysian badminton playerDied on Monday January 26th 2026
Roy Erskine
Scottish footballer (Stirling AlbionDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Dede Sulaeman
Indonesian football player (Persija JakartaDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Faruk Kulenović
Bosnian-Croatian basketball player (HAKK Mladost) and coach (Šibenka)Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Lee Fobbs
American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) and coach (North Carolina A&T AggiesDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Joe Gadston
English football player (Exeter CityDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Wim Kelleners
Dutch racing cyclistDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Travis Curtis
American football player (Washington RedskinsDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Jürgen Plagemann
German rowerDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Sefer Baygın
Turkish wrestlerDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Robyn Thorn Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medalist dead at age 80
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…
Peter Ryan English rugby union player dead at age 95
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…
Bob Jones Canadian ice hockey player dead at age 80
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…
Lennart Backman Swedish footballer dead at age 91
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…
Rob Maurer
American baseball player (Texas Rangers)Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Nazzareno Canuti
Italian footballer (InterDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Ðani Kovač
Serbian sprinterDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Lim Yong-bo
South Korean basketball player and manager (national teamDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Håkan Bengtsson
Swedish Olympic swimmer (1960)Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
John Brodie
American football player (San Francisco 49ers)Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ota Zaremba
Czech weightlifterDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ian Macowat
English footballer (Crewe AlexandraDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Marcel Loncle
French football playerDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Giancarlo Cella
Italian football player (TorinoDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Peter Squires
English cricketer (Yorkshire) and rugby union player (British & Irish Lions)Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ilyas Pasha
Indian footballer (East Bengal)Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Dino Turcato
Italian weightlifterDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Dave Schmidt
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Johnson
American football player (Philadelphia EaglesDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Brian McGowan
Australian rules footballer (South MelbourneDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Hifumi Katō
Japanese shogi playerDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Healy
Australian rules footballer (Collingwood)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Claude “Hoot” Gibson
American football player (San Diego ChargersDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Bobby Duncum
American professional wrestler (WWWFDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Bob Taylor
Australian footballer (Essendon)Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Stu Tate
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants)Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Phillip Boudreault
Canadian boxer and outlaw bikerDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Ronald Joseph
American figure skaterDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Colette Flesch
Luxembourgish Olympic fencer and politicianDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Yuriy Chonka
Ukrainian footballerDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Norman Gifford
English cricketer (WorcestershireDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Frank Pitts
American football player (Kansas City ChiefsDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026