Paddy Doherty passed away at age 92
Paddy Doherty, the Irish Gaelic footballer from Down and bricklayer, died on September 9, 2026, aged 92. Born in Ballykinler, County Down, he played for his local club Ballykinler and…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jackson Nascimento dead at age 102
Jackson Nascimento, the Brazilian football player and manager who played for Athletico Paranaense and Corinthians, died on September 9, 2026, aged 102. A midfielder, he was revealed by Atlético Paranaense…
Harry Burrows has died at age 85
Harry Burrows, the English footballer who played for Aston Villa, Stoke City and Plymouth Argyle, died on September 9, 2026, aged 85. Born in Haydock on March 17, 1941, he…
Paddy Keenan passed away at age 76
Paddy Keenan, the Irish uilleann piper best known as a founding member of The Bothy Band, died on September 9, 2026, aged 76. Born in Trim on January 30, 1950,…
Isao Harimoto dies at age 86
Isao Harimoto, a Japanese baseball player, died on September 9, 2026, at age 86. Known in Korean as Jang Hun, he was born in Hiroshima on June 19, 1940, and…
Barry Melrose passes away at age 70
Barry Melrose, the Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach and sportscaster, died on September 9, 2026, aged 70. Born in Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Melrose played professionally in the World Hockey Association and…
Death of Ismael Laguna at age 83
Ismael Laguna, the Panamanian boxer who became a two-time undisputed lightweight champion, died on September 8, 2026, aged 83. Born Ismael Laguna Meneses in Colón City, Panama, he rose to…
André Pronovost dies at 90
André Pronovost, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent parts of his career with the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings, died on September 8, 2026, aged 90.…
Roberto Rodríguez Pérez death at age 80
Roberto Rodríguez Pérez, the Mexican footballer known as Monito, died on September 8, 2026, at the age of 80. Born on April 1, 1946, in Tlaquiltenango Municipality, he began his…
Eric Pearce passed away at age 94
Eric Pearce, the Australian field hockey player who won Olympic silver in 1968 and bronze in 1964, died on September 8, 2026, aged 94. Born Eric Robert Pearce in Jabalpur,…
Pierfranco Vianelli dies at 79
Pierfranco Vianelli, the Italian cyclist and 1968 Olympic champion, died on September 8, 2026, aged 79. Born in Provaglio d'Iseo, he won gold in the individual road race at the…
Admire Moon obituary: died at age 23
Admire Moon, the Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion, died on September 7, 2026, aged 23. The Japanese-bred colt was foaled in 2003 in Hayakita and was sired by End…
Death of Tony Buss at age 87
Tony Buss, the English cricketer known for his long career with Sussex, died on September 7, 2026, aged 87. Born Antony Buss on September 1, 1939, he played for the…
Marty Lowe died at age 54
Marty Lowe, an American football player and coach, died on September 7, 2026, at age 54. Lowe played quarterback in the Arena Football League, appearing for the St. Louis Stampede…
Death of Galina Mishenina at age 76
Galina Mishenina, a Russian rower and Olympic bronze medallist, died on September 7, 2026, aged 76. Mishenina, also known as Galina Andreevna Mishenina, was born on August 5, 1950, in…
Hristo Spasov dies at age 38
Hristo Spasov, a Bulgarian footballer, died on September 6, 2026, at age 38. A forward by trade, he was born in Dorkovo and built much of his career in Bulgarian…
Obituary: Richard Tesařík, dead at age 80
Richard Tesařík, the Czech singer best known for his work with Yo Yo Band, died on September 6, 2026, aged 80. Born in Ostrava on December 25, 1945, he was…
Bill Dundee dies at age 82
Bill Dundee, the Scottish professional wrestler better known to fans by his ring name, died on September 6, 2026, aged 82. Born William Cruickshanks in Dundee on October 24, 1943,…
Obituary: Nina Shipman, dead at age 88
Nina Shipman, an American actress known for roles in films including Say One for Me, Blue Denim and Vertigo, died on September 6, 2026, aged 88. Born in Los Angeles…
Matt Suhey dies at 68
Matt Suhey, an American football player who spent ten seasons as a fullback with the Chicago Bears, died on September 6, 2026, aged 68. Born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, he played…
John O’Leary has died at age 72
John O'Leary, an American football player who starred as a running back for the Montreal Alouettes and later played for the Chicago Bears, died on September 6, 2026, aged 72.…
Otto Jelinek has died at age 86
Otto Jelinek, the Czech-born Canadian figure skater and politician who served as a member of Parliament from 1972 to 1993 and as minister of national revenue from 1989 to 1993,…
Joe Morgan died at age 95
Joe Morgan, an American baseball player and manager, died on September 5, 2026, at age 95. A native of Walpole, Massachusetts, Morgan was a graduate of Walpole High School and…
Radim Raděvič obituary: died at age 59
Radim Raděvič, a Czech ice hockey player who competed for Czechoslovakia, died on September 5, 2026, aged 59. Born in Opava on December 16, 1966, he was known for playing…
Jean-Pierre Clar died at age 84
Jean-Pierre Clar, the French rugby league and rugby union player, died on September 5, 2026, aged 84. Born in Hanoi on February 27, 1942, he became known as a rugby…
Andy Williams dead at age 48
Andy Williams, the American metal guitarist and professional wrestler known as The Butcher, died on September 5, 2026, aged 48. Born Andrew J. Williams in Buffalo on December 12, 1977,…
Jorge Gallego obituary: died at age 86
Jorge Gallego, the Colombian footballer better known as Jorge Enrique Ramírez Gallego, died on September 4, 2026, aged 86. Born in Cali, he began his professional career with Millonarios in…
Death of Tadeush Kasyanov at age 87
Tadeush Kasyanov, a Soviet and Russian martial artist and stunt coordinator, died on September 4, 2026, aged 87. Born in Moscow on November 14, 1938, he also worked as an…
Jerry Oates death at age 78
Jerry Oates, an American professional wrestler and trainer, died on September 4, 2026, aged 78. Born Jerry Wayne Oates in Columbus, Georgia, he began his wrestling career in 1970 and…
Death of Paul Matthews at age 79
Paul Matthews, the English footballer who played for Mansfield Town, Leicester City and Northampton Town, died on September 3, 2026, aged 79. Born in Leicester on September 30, 1946, he…
Győző Martos has died at age 76
Győző Martos, the Hungarian footballer who played for Ferencváros and the national team, died on September 3, 2026, aged 76. Born in Budapest on December 15, 1949, he built his…
Iwan Setiawan dies at age 68
Iwan Setiawan, an Indonesian footballer and football coach, died on September 3, 2026, aged 68. Born in Medan, he was identified in official records as an association football player and…
Alphonso Smith has died at age 40
Alphonso Smith, an American football player and former cornerback for the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions, died on September 2, 2026, aged 40. Smith, also known as Alphonso Smith, Jr.,…
Death of Pierre Tordo at age 86
Pierre Tordo, the French footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper, died on September 2, 2026, aged 86. Born in Nice on December 16, 1939, he came through the…
Børge Thorup dies at 82
Børge Thorup, a Danish footballer who played as a defender, died on September 2, 2026, aged 82. Born in Copenhagen on October 4, 1943, he began and ended his career…
Arthur Marshall dies at 57
Arthur Marshall, an American football player who spent time with the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, died on September 2, 2026, at age 57 of stomach cancer. Born in…
Hugh Curran dies at age 82
Hugh Curran, the Scottish footballer who spent much of his career in the English Football League, died on September 2, 2026, aged 82. Born in Carstairs on September 25, 1943,…
Jimmy Batten dies at age 70
Jimmy Batten, the English boxer who became British light middleweight champion for more than two and a half years, died on September 2, 2026, aged 70. Born in Millwall, London,…
Ivan Gudelj obituary: died at age 65
Ivan Gudelj, the Croatian football player and manager who represented Yugoslavia, died on September 2, 2026, aged 65. Born in Imotski on September 21, 1960, he began his career with…
Chen Kuan-tai dead at age 80
Chen Kuan-tai, the Hong Kong actor, director and action choreographer known for films including The Chinese Boxer, Vengeance and Heroes Two, died on September 2, 2026, aged 80. Born in…
Rich DeMartino dead at age 87
Rich DeMartino, an American bridge player, died on September 2, 2026, aged 87. DeMartino was from Riverside, Connecticut, and graduated from Lehigh University. He was an American contract bridge player…
David McDermott death at age 38
David McDermott, the English footballer who played as a winger, died on September 2, 2026, aged 38. Born in Stourbridge on 6 February 1988, he was also known as David…
József Rusznyák passes away at age 79
József Rusznyák, the Hungarian Olympic wrestler who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, died on September 1, 2026, aged 79. Born on January 6, 1947, in Sárospatak, he…
Galopin Des Champs passes away at age 11
Galopin Des Champs, the French Thoroughbred racehorse, died on September 1, 2026, aged 11. Born on May 12, 2016, the French-bred, Irish-trained gelding became one of National Hunt racing’s leading…
Eberhard Vogel died at age 83
Eberhard Vogel, the German football player and manager who won Olympic bronze medals, died on September 1, 2026, aged 83. A former East German international, he was born in Frankenberg…
Death of Alan Knight at age 65
Alan Knight, the English footballer and coach who spent nearly his entire senior career with Portsmouth, died on September 1, 2026, aged 65. A goalkeeper, he made 683 league appearances…
Joe Feeney dead at age 89
Joe Feeney, the Irish Olympic wrestler who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics, died on September 1, 2026, aged 89. Born in Dublin on February 28, 1937, he…
Carlos Horacio Salinas dies at 70
Carlos Horacio Salinas, an Argentine footballer, died on September 1, 2026, aged 70. Born in San Miguel de Tucumán, he began his career in 1974 and played until 1986. Nicknamed…
Death of Kippy Brown at age 71
Kippy Brown, an American football coach who worked for the Houston Texans, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks, died on August 31, 2026, at age 71. Brown, whose full name was…
Obituary: Jerry Stovall, dead at age 85
Jerry Stovall, the American Hall of Fame football player and coach, died on August 31, 2026, at age 85. Born Jerry Lane Stovall in West Monroe, Louisiana, he graduated from…
Jaroslav Olejár died at age 67
Jaroslav Olejár, the Slovak football player who played for Sparta Prague and 1. FC Košice, died on August 31, 2026, aged 67. Born in Dvorianky on August 29, 1959, he…
Artūras Fomenka obituary: died at age 49
Artūras Fomenka, a Lithuanian footballer who played as a forward, died on August 31, 2026, aged 49. Born in Panevėžys on February 14, 1977, he represented clubs including Ekranas and…
Rollie Sheldon obituary: died at age 89
Rollie Sheldon, an American baseball player who pitched for the New York Yankees, died on August 31, 2026, aged 89. A native of Putnam, Connecticut, he attended the University of…
George Wells, died aged 72
George Wells, an American professional wrestler and football player, died on August 31, 2026, aged 72. Born George Oliver Wells in Oakland, Calif., on October 31, 1947, he attended Oakland…
Cornelius Cash dies at 74
Cornelius Cash, the American basketball player and former Detroit Pistons prospect, died on August 31, 2026, aged 74. Born Cornelius Cash Jr. in Macon, Mississippi, he stood 6-foot-8 and weighed…
Phil O’Reilly has died at age 92
Phil O'Reilly, an Irish Gaelic footballer, died on August 30, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tullamore, County Offaly, on November 16, 1933, he played at club level with Tullamore and…
Obituary: Tony Mundine, dead at age 75
Tony Mundine, the Australian boxer who was among the country’s most accomplished Indigenous fighters, died on August 30, 2026, aged 75. Born Anthony William Mundine in Baryulgil, New South Wales,…
Death of Paul LeDuc at age 89
Paul LeDuc, a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his tag-team partnership with his kayfabe brother Jos LeDuc, died on August 30, 2026, aged 89. Born in Mont-Louis, Quebec, he…
Joggie Jansen obituary: died at age 78
Joggie Jansen, the South African rugby union player known as Joachim Scholtz Jansen, died on August 30, 2026, aged 78. Born in Griekwastad on February 5, 1948, he played provincial…
Sé O’Hanlon dead at age 84
Sé O'Hanlon, the Irish road racing cyclist known also as Séamus or Shay O'Hanlon, died on August 30, 2026, aged 84. Born in Dublin on September 14, 1941, he was…
Oleksandr Kasyan dead at age 37
Oleksandr Kasyan, a Ukrainian professional footballer, died on August 30, 2026, at age 37 after cardiac arrest. Born on January 27, 1989, in Bezimenne, he played as a forward and…
Obituary: Tony Mundine, dead at age 75
Tony Mundine, the Australian boxer also known as Anthony William Mundine, died on August 30, 2026, aged 75. Born in Baryulgil, New South Wales, on June 10, 1951, he was…
Walter Tresch passes away at age 78
Walter Tresch, the Swiss alpine skier, died on August 29, 2026, aged 78. Born in Silenen on April 4, 1948, he represented Switzerland in alpine skiing at the 1972 and…
Death of Giacomo Aimoni at age 86
Giacomo Aimoni, an Italian ski jumper, died on August 29, 2026, aged 86. Born in Ponte di Legno on December 23, 1939, he represented Italy in ski jumping at the…
Ian Martin, died aged 75
Ian Martin, the Australian rugby league footballer who was a multi-premiership winner with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, died on August 29, 2026, aged 75. Born on July 1, 1951, Martin…
Dimi Mavropoulos obituary: died at age 76
Dimi Mavropoulos, the Cypriot rally driver, businessman and automobile collector known for his role in Cypriot rallying and the Cyprus Historic & Classic Motor Museum, died on August 29, 2026,…
Obituary: Bill Doba, dead at age 85
Bill Doba, the American football coach who led Washington State University’s Cougars from 2003 through 2007, died on August 28, 2026, at age 85 from complications from a stroke. Born…
Archibald MacKinnon passed away at age 89
Archibald MacKinnon, the Canadian rower and Olympic champion and silver medalist, died on August 28, 2026, aged 89. Born in Cranbrook, British Columbia, he studied at the University of British…
Obituary: Nicolae Ungureanu, dead at age 69
Nicolae Ungureanu, the Romanian footballer and manager best known for his work with Universitatea Craiova, the national team and Drobeta-Turnu Severin, died on August 28, 2026, aged 69. Born in…
Larry Christenson dies at age 72
Larry Christenson, the American baseball pitcher who spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the Philadelphia Phillies and helped them win the 1980 World Series, died on August 28,…
Obituary: Terry Matthews, dead at age 90
Terry Matthews, the English footballer who played for Aldershot, Gillingham and West Ham United, died on August 27, 2026, aged 90. Born George Terence Leonard Matthews in Leyton on 25…
Obituary: Carla Marchelli, dead at age 91
Carla Marchelli, the Italian Olympic skier who competed in alpine skiing at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics, died on August 27, 2026, aged 91. Born in Genoa on April…
Rich Rowland died at age 62
Rich Rowland, an American baseball player who spent parts of six major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox, died on August 27, 2026, aged 62. Born…
Luděk Hrzal died at age 60
Luděk Hrzal, a Czech disc jockey, presenter and producer best known for his work with Evropa 2, died on August 27, 2026, aged 60. He became widely recognized as a…
Christian Breseghello passed away at age 71
Christian Breseghello, a French rugby union player for Stade Toulousain, died on August 27, 2026, aged 71. Born in Mazères on January 23, 1955, he played for UA Saverdun from…
Samuel Monroe Jr., died aged 52
Samuel Monroe Jr., an American actor known for roles in Menace II Society and The Players Club, died on August 27, 2026, at age 52 from complications of meningitis. Born…
Obituary: Richard Hayward, dead at age 72
Richard Hayward, the English cricketer, died on August 27, 2026, aged 72. Born in Ickenham, Middlesex, on 15 February 1954, he played first-class cricket in England for Hampshire and in…
Pierre Neuville, died aged 83
Pierre Neuville, the Belgian poker player known as the “Serial PokerStars Qualifier,” died on August 26, 2026, aged 83. Born in Montigny-le-Tilleul on January 2, 1943, he built a reputation…
Death of Pat Putnam at age 72
Pat Putnam, an American baseball player who appeared at first base in Major League Baseball, died on August 25, 2026, aged 72. A native of Windsor County and a graduate…
Obituary: Miloslav Gajdoš, dead at age 78
Miloslav Gajdoš, the Czech double bass player and composer, died on August 25, 2026, aged 78. Born in Město Albrechtice on April 13, 1948, he was also a music teacher…
Alois Leodolter passes away at age 95
Alois Leodolter, an Austrian skier and ski jumper, died on August 25, 2026, at age 95. Born in Mariazell, Austria, on August 16, 1931, he represented Austria in Nordic combined…
Death of Billy Boston at age 92
Billy Boston, the Welsh rugby league player who starred for Wigan and later Blackpool Borough and represented Great Britain, died on August 25, 2026, aged 92. Born William John Boston…
Manfred Poerschke passed away at age 92
Manfred Poerschke, the German sprinter, died on August 25, 2026, aged 92. Born in Dortmund on February 26, 1934, he represented Germany as an athletics competitor and was best known…
Zheng Fengrong died at age 89
Zheng Fengrong, a Chinese athlete and high jumper, died on August 25, 2026, aged 89. Born in Jinan in 1937, she became one of China’s earliest international track and field…
Jose Rod dead at age 63
Jose Rod, the Indian tiatr singer known professionally as a singer and composer in khell tiatr and tiatr productions, died on August 25, 2026, aged 63. Born Joseph Constancio Rodrigues…
Per Hilmar Nybø dies at age 60
Per Hilmar Nybø, a Norwegian footballer and coach, died on August 25, 2026, aged 60, after cancer. He was a losing Cup final finalist with Brann in 1987 and 1988,…
Death of Maurice Herriott at age 86
Maurice Herriott, the British steeplechase runner and Olympic silver medallist, died on August 24, 2026, aged 86. A track and field athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase, he…
Jean-Pierre Darchen, died aged 86
Jean-Pierre Darchen, a French footballer and manager who played as a midfielder, died on August 24, 2026, aged 86. Born in Douarnenez on May 20, 1940, he was a member…
Ole Bjur passed away at age 57
Ole Bjur, a Danish footballer who played for Vanløse IF, Brøndby IF and the Denmark national team, died on August 24, 2026, aged 57. Born in Rødovre on September 13,…
Storm dies at 61
Storm, an American reality television competitor best known for appearing on American Gladiators from 1991 to 1993, died on August 24, 2026, aged 61. He was part of the syndicated…
Dave Kragthorpe death at age 93
Dave Kragthorpe, an American football player and coach, died on August 23, 2026, aged 93. He served as head football coach at South Dakota State University in 1969, at Idaho…
Death of James Lew at age 73
James Lew, an American stuntman and actor, died on August 23, 2026, aged 73. Born James Jene Fae Lew in Escalon, California, he built a long career in film and…
Eileen Fenton dies at 98
Eileen Fenton, the British swimmer who became the first woman to swim the English Channel, died on August 23, 2026, aged 98. Born in June 1928, she completed the crossing…
Sarjit Singh Kundan dies at 63
Sarjit Singh Kundan, a Malaysian Olympic field hockey player and coach, died on August 23, 2026, aged 63. Born on November 24, 1962, in Malaysia, he represented his country at…
Gerhard Schwedes passed away at age 88
Gerhard Schwedes, an American football player who played for the New York Titans and Boston Patriots, died on August 23, 2026, aged 88. Born in Freiburg im Breisgau on April…
Death of Alcide Cerato at age 87
Alcide Cerato, an Italian racing cyclist who competed professionally in road racing, died on August 23, 2026, aged 87. Born in Legnaro in 1939, he rode as a professional from…
Shelley Fabares death at age 82
Shelley Fabares, the American actress known for her roles on The Donna Reed Show, One Day at a Time and Coach, died on August 22, 2026, aged 82. Born Michele…
John Anson dies at 77
John Anson, a Canadian professional wrestler, died on August 22, 2026, aged 77. Born in Vancouver in 1949, he began his career in 1971 and wrestled under the ring name…
Alejandro Larrea, died aged 59
Alejandro Larrea, the Uruguayan football player and manager, died on August 22, 2026, aged 59. A forward born in Montevideo on December 5, 1966, Larrea built a career in South…