January 28, 2026 Athletes Seiji Kohira Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants) Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026 Other athletesValeri Zhabko Russian footballer dead at age 58José Ortiz Puerto Rican basketball player, colorectal cancer dead at age 62Chris Phelan Irish-born Australian rugby league player, pancreatic cancer dead at age 70Geoff Ablett public figure dead at age 71Eladio Zárate Paraguayan football player and manager dead at age 84Roque Avallay Argentine footballer dead at age 80Alex Zanardi Italian racing driver and paracyclist dead at age 59René Paardekooper Dutch footballer dead at age 39Alfredrick Hughes American basketball player dead at age 63Yevgeniy Duleyev Russian rower, Olympic silver medallist dead at age 70More from January 27, 2026Louis J. Ceci American judge, justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court dead at age 98Wiley Drake American minister and radio host dead at age 82Shirley Raines (non-profit founder) Founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz dead at age 58Jim Ferguson (diplomat) Australian diplomat dead at age 85Robert G. Bottoms American education executive dead at age 81Richard LarnHudson TalbottBernhard WaldenfelsThomas KunnunkalJean de Dieu Razafimahatratra Tags 2026-01-27 27 January 2026 Athletes January 2026 January 27 Kohira Seiji ←Kim Kyo-chang Marat Mullagalyamov→