Sandro Mazzola death at age 83
Sandro Mazzola, the Italian footballer who starred for Inter Milan and the Italy national team, died on September 19, 2026, aged 83. Born Alessandro Mazzola in Turin on November 8,…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Paul Lloyd dies at age 57
Paul Lloyd, the English boxer known as “Livewire,” died on September 19, 2026, aged 57. Born in Bebington, he competed as an amateur bantamweight before turning professional in the bantamweight…
Peter Hermann, died aged 74
Peter Hermann, the German football coach and former player, died on September 19, 2026, aged 74. Born Franz-Peter Hermann in Kleinmaischeid on March 22, 1952, he went on to build…
Mike Burton dies at 79
Mike Burton, an American Olympic swimmer and later swimming coach, died on September 18, 2026, aged 79. Born Michael Jay Burton in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 1947, he…
Colin Powers died at age 70
Colin Powers, a British boxer, died on September 18, 2026, aged 70. Born in London in 1956, he turned professional in June 1975 with a win over Kevin Quinn and…
Death of Jimmy Revie at age 79
Jimmy Revie, the British boxer who held the British featherweight title from 1969 to 1971, died on September 18, 2026, aged 79. Born in Stockwell, London, in 1947, he made…
Michael Sweetney death at age 43
Michael Sweetney, the American basketball player who played for the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls, died on September 17, 2026, aged 43. Born in Washington, D.C., he attended Oxon…
Ron Hurst dead at age 95
Ron Hurst, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent part of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, died on September 17, 2026, aged 95. Born in Toronto on May…
Obituary: Hans Andersson-Tvilling, dead at age 98
Hans Andersson-Tvilling, the Swedish ice hockey player and footballer, died on September 17, 2026, aged 98. Born Hans Lennart Andersson in Bromma, he represented Sweden in ice hockey at the…
Sergei Tchepikov dies at age 59
Sergei Tchepikov, the Russian politician, biathlete and cross-country skier, died on September 17, 2026, aged 59. Born Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov in Khor, in what was then the Russian SFSR of…
Obituary: Henrique, dead at age 49
Henrique, the Brazilian footballer known for his spells with Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro and Fluminense, died on September 16, 2026, aged 49. Born Leonardo Henrique Peixoto dos Santos in…
Fredd Young died at age 64
Fredd Young, the American football player who spent seven seasons as a linebacker in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks and the Indianapolis Colts, died on September 16, 2026, aged…
Obituary: Xaxá, dead at age 74
Xaxá, the Brazilian footballer also known as Maximiliano Rodrigues Lopes, died on September 16, 2026, aged 74. A right winger, he was part of Portuguesa de Desportos in the 1970s…
John Delaney passed away at age 84
John Delaney, the English footballer who played for Wycombe Wanderers, Bournemouth and the national amateur team, died on September 15, 2026, aged 84. Born John Joseph Delaney in Slough on…
Brian Wolfe passes away at age 45
Brian Wolfe, an American baseball player who pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Saitama Seibu Lions, died on September 15, 2026, at age 45. Wolfe made…
Jim Bradshaw obituary: died at age 87
Jim Bradshaw, an American football player who played safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, died on September 15, 2026, aged 87. Born James Alfred Bradshaw in St. Clairsville, Ohio, on January…
Peter Nieuwenhuis passes away at age 75
Peter Nieuwenhuis, the Dutch Olympic cyclist who represented the Netherlands in track cycling, died on September 15, 2026, aged 75. Born in Amsterdam on April 3, 1951, under the name…
Death of Ahmed Ammi at age 45
Ahmed Ammi, the Dutch-Moroccan footballer who played as a right defender for ADO Den Haag, VVV-Venlo and NAC Breda, died on September 15, 2026, aged 45. Born in Temsamane, Morocco,…
Kevin Miller obituary: died at age 57
Kevin Miller, the British footballer and coach, died on September 15, 2026, aged 57. Born in Falmouth, Cornwall, he made more than 600 appearances in the Premier League and Football…
Georgios Makropoulos obituary: died at age 72
Georgios Makropoulos, the Greek chess player who won the national championship seven times, died on September 15, 2026, aged 72. A leading figure in Greek chess in the 1970s and…
Death of Gianfranco Pieri at age 89
Gianfranco Pieri, an Italian basketball player, died on September 14, 2026, aged 89. Born in Trieste in 1937, he played professionally from 1950 to 1970 and represented Italy at the…
Fabio Mosquera passed away at age 78
Fabio Mosquera, a Colombian footballer, died on September 14, 2026, aged 78. Born in Cali, he played for Deportivo Cali and Cúcuta Deportivo and represented Colombia at the 1968 Summer…
Aleksandr Kupriyanov passed away at age 74
Aleksandr Kupriyanov, a Soviet footballer, died on September 14, 2026, aged 74. Born on July 23, 1952, he was also known as Aleksandr Ivanovich Kupriyanov and was born in the…
Ian Miller passed away at age 76
Ian Miller, the Australian footballer who played for Perth, Fitzroy and East Perth, died on September 14, 2026, aged 76. A versatile player, he began his senior career with Perth,…
Luděk Mikloško passed away at age 64
Luděk Mikloško, the Czech footballer and coach who spent much of his career as a goalkeeper, died on September 14, 2026, aged 64. Born in Prostějov, he became best known…
Ken Laufman obituary: died at age 94
Ken Laufman, a Canadian ice hockey player and Olympian, died on September 14, 2026, at age 94. Born in Hamilton, he played centre and represented Canada at the 1956 and…
René Bianchi passed away at age 92
René Bianchi, the French Olympic cyclist who won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the 1956 Summer Olympics, died on September 13, 2026, aged 92. Born in Conflans-sur-Seine…
Win Aung dies at age 60
Win Aung died on September 13, 2026, aged 60, after lung disease. He was a Burmese footballer who played for the national team. His death was reported on the date…
Pinula Contreras dead at age 91
Pinula Contreras, a Guatemalan football player and coach, died on September 13, 2026, aged 91. Born Francisco López Contreras in Santa Catarina Pinula, he was widely known by the nickname…
Jim Collier dead at age 87
Jim Collier, an American football player who played tight end for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins, died on September 13, 2026, aged 87. Born James William Collier in…
Hidetoshi Nakanishi died at age 68
Hidetoshi Nakanishi, a Japanese Olympic judoka and former world champion in the lightweight division, died on September 12, 2026, aged 68. Born on July 3, 1958, in Fukuoka Prefecture, he…
James Storme dies at 83
James Storme, the Belgian footballer and manager, died on September 12, 2026, aged 83. A midfielder, he made his mark with KAA Gent, helping the club win the Belgian Cup…
Sérgio Toledo Machado passed away at age 81
Sérgio Toledo Machado, the Brazilian Olympic basketball player known as Sérgio "Macarrão" de Toledo Machado, died on September 12, 2026, at age 81. A former professional player, he represented Brazil…
Nikolay Noev dead at age 38
Nikolay Noev, a Russian-born Tajik Olympic wrestler, died on September 12, 2026, aged 38. Born in February 1988 in Sakha Republic, he was a Yakut freestyle wrestler who later became…
George Chuvalo died at age 89
George Chuvalo, the Canadian boxer who became a five-time national heavyweight champion and a two-time world title challenger, died on September 12, 2026, at age 89. Born in Toronto in…
Brent Peterson dies at age 68
Brent Peterson, the Canadian ice hockey player and coach, died on September 11, 2026, at age 68. Born in Calgary, he was a former professional forward who spent 11 seasons…
Death of Jesús Rico at age 73
Jesús Rico, a Mexican Olympic footballer, died on September 11, 2026, aged 73. Born on January 11, 1953, he was a Mexican association football player who competed in the men's…
Harry Kirk, died aged 82
Harry Kirk, the Scottish footballer known for spells with Scunthorpe United, Stockport County and Darlington, died on September 11, 2026, aged 82. Born Henry Joseph Kirk in Saltcoats on August…
Malcolm Dawes died at age 82
Malcolm Dawes, the English footballer who played for Hartlepool, Aldershot and Workington, died on September 11, 2026, aged 82. Born in Trimdon on March 3, 1944, he made his senior…
Ken Todd dies at age 69
Ken Todd, the English footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale and Portsmouth, died on September 10, 2026, aged 69. Born in Butterknowle on 24 August 1957, he made…
Death of Gary Myers at age 76
Gary Myers, an American racing driver who competed in NASCAR events, died on September 10, 2026, at age 76. Born on March 4, 1950, he raced in the NASCAR Winston…
Bob McKay dies at age 78
Bob McKay, an American football player who played offensive line in the National Football League, died September 10, 2026, at age 78. A native of Seminole, Texas, he was born…
Khalid Mahmood passes away at age 84
Khalid Mahmood, the Pakistani Olympic field hockey player who captained the national team, died on September 10, 2026, aged 84. Born on December 28, 1941, in Jhelum, he represented Pakistan…
Death of Penny Gillies at age 75
Penny Gillies, the Australian Olympic hurdler known on the track as Penelope Elizabeth Gillies, died on September 10, 2026, aged 75. She competed in the 100 metres hurdles at both…
Ajazdin Nuhi passed away at age 46
Ajazdin Nuhi, a Serbian footballer who played as a midfielder, died on September 10, 2026, aged 46. Born in Prizren on October 10, 1979, he began his senior career with…
Futagodake Takeshi death at age 82
Futagodake Takeshi, the Japanese sumo wrestler also known as Takeshi Yamanaka, died on September 10, 2026, aged 82, after hepatocellular carcinoma. Born in Kanagi, Aomori, Japan, on November 15, 1943,…
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…
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,…
Barry Whitbread passed away at age 77
Barry Whitbread, the English footballer and coach who led Singapore to its first international football trophy, the 1998 AFF Championship, died on September 9, 2026, aged 77. Born in England…
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.…
Tom Whitestone death at age 62
Tom Whitestone, an American sport coach and associate athletic director at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, died on September 8, 2026, aged 62. Whitestone spent 37 years with…
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…
Silvia Ederra obituary: died at age 43
Silvia Ederra, the Spanish handball player who represented Spain internationally, died on September 8, 2026, aged 43. Born in Estella-Lizarra, she built a 20-year career in the sport and retired…
Vlasta Maček dead at age 74
Vlasta Maček, a Croatian chess player, died on September 8, 2026, at age 74. Born Vlasta Kalchbrenner on June 27, 1952, she played under the title Woman International Master, which…
Marc Mercier obituary: died at age 68
Marc Mercier, the French professional wrestler and actor, died on September 7, 2026, aged 68. Born in Bourg-la-Reine on April 11, 1958, he built a wrestling career in the Fédération…
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…
Jonathan Cooper death at age 76
Jonathan Cooper, an American luthier who built and crafted more than 500 violins, died on September 7, 2026, at age 76. Born Jonathan Gelula Cooper on May 17, 1950, in…
Grigore Ianeț obituary: died at age 78
Grigore Ianeț, a Moldovan footballer and coach, died on September 6, 2026, aged 78. He was associated with Avântul Chișinău, Torpedo Moscow and CSKA Moscow during his playing career, and…
Neville Withers obituary: died at age 86
Neville Withers, an Australian footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League, died on September 6, 2026, aged 86. Born on December 6, 1940, he was a former…
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…
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: 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…
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…