January 29, 2026 Athletes Michael Nobbs Australian field hockey player (national team) and coach (India) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026 Other athletesGeovani Silva dead at age 62, Brazilian footballer, Olympic silver medallist, organ failurePeter Archer dead at age 64, Australian guitarist and songwriterMax Samper dead at age 87, French footballerM. J. K. Smith dead at age 92, English cricketerAnton Švajlen dead at age 88, Slovak footballer, Olympic silver medalistCorrado Teneggi dead at age 90, Italian footballerScott Hastings dead at age 61, Scottish rugby union player, non-Hodgkin lymphomaJennifer Paes dead at age 72, Indian Olympic basketball player, cancerGary Cutsinger dead at age 86, American football playerJilke Michielsen dead at age 19, Belgian racing cyclist, Ewing sarcomaMore from AustraliaPeter Archer dead at age 64, Australian guitarist and songwriterHerb Wharton dead at age 89, public figureLegh Davis public figure dead at age 85Mal Anderson public figure dead at age 91Doug Searl dead at age 79, Australian footballerChris Phelan Irish-born Australian rugby league player, pancreatic cancer dead at age 70Geoff Ablett public figure dead at age 71Michael Sollis Australian musician, bowel cancer dead at age 40Robyn Woodhouse Australian Olympic high jumper dead at age 82Damien Christensen Australian footballer dead at age 62More from January 28, 2026Josef Dvorak public figure dead at age 91Fobazi Ettarh American academic and librarian best known for coining the term "vocational awe." dead at age 37Peter Hargitai Poet, novelist, translator dead at age 79Sadhvi Prem Baisa Indian religious storyteller dead at age 26Dan McQuade Journalist dead at age 43Cezary Jędrzycki Polish Olympic rower dead at age 57João CanijoPhilip G. KilleyHuda ShaarawiNigel Ogden Tags 2026-01-28 28 January 2026 Athletes Australia January 2026 January 28 Michael Nobbs ←Wojciech Michniewski Eric Russell→