May 18, 2016 Athletes Willie “Chico” Nelson American college football player (Ohio State University Buckeyes) 1990-1993 Died on Tuesday May 17th 2016 Other athletesEvaristo Beccalossi Italian footballer, complications from a cerebral hemorrhage dead at age 69Valeri 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 71Hermano da Silva Ramos French-Brazilian racing driver dead at age 100Bob Skinner American baseball player and manager dead at age 94Eladio 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 59More from AmericaJonathan Tiersten public figure dead at age 60Donald Ross American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives dead at age 85Bob Skinner American baseball player and manager dead at age 94John Sterling American sportscaster, heart failure dead at age 87Lee Allen Zeno American musician, cancer dead at age 71Emily Grosholz American poet dead at age 75Doris F. Fisher American businesswoman dead at age 94David Kendall American television writer and producer and film director dead at age 68James Lawrence King American judge dead at age 98Chet Dobis American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives dead at age 83More from May 17, 2016Seán ArdaghGuy ClarkAlexandru LăpușanPaulo EmilioHuguette DreyfusChico NelsonMarlene MarderDeddy DoresYūko MizutaniVinjamuri Seetha Devi Tags 17 May 2016 2016-05-17 America Athletes May 17 May 2016 Nelson Willie ←Charles R. Stelck Chico Nelson→