Heinz Erbstößer dead at age 86, German Olympic sprinter
Heinz Erbstößer, a German sprinter, died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Torgau on March 14, 1940, he competed in the men's 100 metres at…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jani Wickholm dead at age 48, Finnish singer
Jani Wickholm, a Finnish singer and politician who finished second in the 2004 Finnish Idols competition, died on June 23, 2026. He was 48. Born in Kerava on September 20,…
Zsanett Németh dead at age 32, Hungarian wrestler
Zsanett Németh, a Hungarian wrestler, died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 32. Born in Veszprém on January 21, 1994, she represented Hungary in amateur wrestling and appeared…
Bob Blair dead at age 94, New Zealand cricketer
Bob Blair, the New Zealand cricketer known as Robert William Blair, died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Petone on June 23, 1932, he played…
Salvi Aparicio dead at age 77, Spanish footballer
Salvi Aparicio died on June 22, 2026. Tags Athletes, 22 June 2026, Aparicio, Salvi, Spain, June 2026, June 22
Viktor Kudriavtsev dead at age 88, Russian figure skating coach and choreographer
Viktor Kudriavtsev, the Russian figure skating coach and choreographer, died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Tula on October 24, 1937, Kudriavtsev began skating at…
Saïd Haddou dead at age 43, French road bicycle racer
Saïd Haddou, a French road bicycle racer, died on June 22, 2026. He was 43. Born in Issy-les-Moulineaux on November 23, 1982, Haddou competed as a professional road cyclist and…
Denisa Baránková dead at age 24, public figure
Denisa Baránková, a Slovak archer, died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 24. Born in Bratislava on September 7, 2001, she represented Slovakia in international archery from her…
Ab DeMarco Jr. dead at age 77, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
Ab DeMarco Jr., an American-born Canadian ice hockey player who skated in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association during the 1970s, died June 21, 2026, at 77. Born…
Alan Murray dead at age 76, English footballer and manager
Alan Murray, the English footballer and manager who died on June 21, 2026, was 76. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne on November 5, 1949, he began his career at Middlesbrough…
Ange Armato dead at age 96, American baseball player
Ange Armato, an American baseball player who appeared in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 96. Also known as Ange Lou…
Kent Briggs dead at age 68, American football player and coach
Kent Briggs, an American football player and coach, died on June 21, 2026, at age 68. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, he played quarterback at A. C. Reynolds High…
Jim Mitchell dead at age 77, American football player
Jim Mitchell, an American football player who spent eight seasons as a defensive end with the Detroit Lions, died on June 20, 2026. He was 77. Born in Danville, he…
Alex Hughes dead at age 38, Welsh football player and coach
Alex Hughes died on June 20, 2026. He was a footballer. Tags Athletes, 20 June 2026, Alex, Hughes, Wales, June 20, June 2026
Abdus Sadeque dead at age 78, public figure
Abdus Sadeque, a Pakistani and Bangladeshi field hockey player, died on June 20, 2026. He was born on September 18, 1946, in Dacca, then in the Bengal Presidency of British…
John Ronaldson dead at age 79, Australian footballer
John Ronaldson, an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the VFL, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on October 1, 1946, Ronaldson played…
Haruhiro Yamashita dead at age 87, Japanese Olympic gymnast
Haruhiro Yamashita, a Japanese Olympic gymnast, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Uwajima on November 11, 1938, he represented Japan at the 1964 Summer…
Brasão dead at age 44, Brazilian footballer
Brasão, a Brazilian footballer, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 44. Born Ivan Fiel da Silva in São Paulo on January 1, 1982, he was best known…
Gene Bess dead at age 91, American college basketball coach
Gene Bess, an American college basketball coach, died June 19, 2026. He was 91. Bess was a native of Oak Ridge, Missouri, and spent 12 seasons coaching at Lesterville High…
Hans Buzek dead at age 88, Austrian footballer
Hans Buzek, an Austrian footballer who played for First Vienna, Austria Wien and the national team, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Vienna on…
Igor Protti dead at age 58, Italian footballer
Igor Protti, the Italian footballer and former professional striker, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 58. Born in Rimini on September 24, 1967, he began his career…
Mikhail Torrance dead at age 37, American basketball player
Mikhail Torrance, an American basketball player, died on June 18, 2026. He was 37. Born Mikhail Renard Torrance on September 30, 1988, in Eight Mile, Alabama, he played college basketball…
Al Worthington dead at age 97, American baseball player
Al Worthington, the American baseball pitcher and coach who played for the New York Giants, Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins, died on June 18, 2026. He was 97. Born…
Qamar Ahmed dead at age 88, Pakistani cricketer and journalist
Qamar Ahmed, a Pakistani cricketer and journalist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 23, 1937, in Uttar Pradesh, he went on to represent…
The Duke of Dorchester dead at age 81, American wrestler
The Duke of Dorchester, an American professional wrestler, died on June 17, 2026. Known outside the ring as Pete Doherty, he was born on January 18, 1941, in Dorchester. He…
Bobby Harrison dead at age 95, English footballer
Bobby Harrison died on June 17, 2026. He was a footballer. Tags Athletes, 17 June 2026, Bobby, England, Harrison, June 17, June 2026
Éric Roy dead at age 58, French football player and manager
Éric Roy, the French football player and manager who led Brest in Ligue 1, died on June 17, 2026, at age 58. Born Éric Serge Armand Roy on September 26,…
Ken McCurrach dead at age 80, Australian rugby union player
Ken McCurrach, an Australian rugby union player, died on June 17, 2026, at the age of 80. Also known as Kenneth George McCurrach, he was born on January 1, 1946.…
Daniel Senet dead at age 72, French Olympic weightlifter
Daniel Senet, a French Olympic weightlifter and silver medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics, died on June 16, 2026. He was 72. Born in Amiens on June 26, 1953, Senet…
Jacky Haran dead at age 83, French racing driver
Jacky Haran, a French racing driver, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. Born on May 12, 1943, in Mansigné, then in German-occupied France, he began his…
Pat Holmes dead at age 85, American football player
Pat Holmes, an American football player who played for the Houston Oilers, Calgary Stampeders and Kansas City Chiefs, died on June 16, 2026, at age 85. Born James Patrick Holmes…
Trevor Hitchen dead at age 99, English footballer
Trevor Hitchen, the English footballer who played for Southport, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 99. Born on September 25, 1926, in…
Megan Kimmel dead at age 46, American mountain runner
Megan Kimmel died June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. She was an American athletics competitor. Kimmel was born in Denver in 1980. Tags Athletes, 15 June 2026, America,…
José Guzmán dead at age 89, Peruvian Olympic basketball player
José Guzmán died on June 15, 2026. Tags Athletes, 15 June 2026, Peru, Guzmán, José, June 15, June 2026
Bob Winograd dead at age 76, Canadian professional ice hockey player
Bob Winograd, a Canadian professional ice hockey player, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 76. Born Robert Earl Winograd in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on June 6, 1950, he…
Jerry de Jong dead at age 61, Surinamese-born Dutch footballer
Jerry de Jong, the Surinamese-born Dutch footballer who played for Telstar, MVV and the Netherlands national team, died on June 15, 2026, aged 61. Born in Paramaribo on August 29,…
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov dead at age 80, Tajik-Kazakh footballer and manager
Vladimir Gulyamkhaydarov, a Soviet association football player and coach, died on June 15, 2026. He was 80. Born in Dushanbe on February 26, 1946, Gulyamkhaydarov was a Tajik-Kazakh football figure…
Alan Ward dead at age 78, public figure
Alan Ward, the English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and the England Test side, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Dronfield on August…
Kyle Calder dead at age 47, Canadian ice hockey player
Kyle Calder, a Canadian ice hockey player who spent parts of his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings, died on June 15, 2026. He…
Dave Greenslade dead at age 83, Greenslade
Dave Greenslade, the British composer and keyboardist known for his work with Colosseum and his own band Greenslade, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 83. Born David…
Boris Isachenko dead at age 67, Belarusian Olympic archer
Boris Isachenko, a Belarusian Olympic archer who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Games, died on June 13, 2026. He was 67. Born Boris Valentinovich Isachenko on December…
Avelino Rico dead at age 95, Spanish carom billiards player
Avelino Rico, the Spanish carom billiards player, died on June 13, 2026. He was 95. Born on February 12, 1931, in Bustantigo, Spain, Rico was a leading figure in carom…
Aldon Smith dead at age 36, Oakland Raiders
Aldon Smith, the American football player who starred for the San Francisco 49ers and later the Oakland Raiders, died on June 13, 2026, at age 36. Born Aldon Jacarus Smith…
Betty Lindberg dead at age 101, American track and field athlete
Betty Lindberg, an American track and field athlete, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of 101. Born on September 7, 1924, she was identified in records as a…
Bob Farmer dead at age 79, Australian footballer
Bob Farmer, the Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League, died on June 12, 2026, aged 79. Born Robert Boyd Farmer on June 2, 1947,…
Al Closter dead at age 82, Atlanta Braves, Washington Senators
Al Closter, an American baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Washington Senators, died on June 12, 2026. He was 82. Born Alan Edward Closter…
Jaspal Rana dead at age 49, Indian Olympic sport shooter and shooting coach
Jaspal Rana, the Indian Olympic sport shooter and shooting coach, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 49. Born on June 28, 1976, in Uttarkashi, he represented India…
Kenny Jackett dead at age 64, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kenny Jackett, the Welsh footballer and manager who played for Watford and later coached Millwall and Wolverhampton Wanderers, died on June 12, 2026. He was 64. Born in Watford on…
Petr Uličný dead at age 76, Czech football player and manager
Petr Uličný, a Czech football player and manager, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Kroměříž on February 11, 1950, he built his career in…
Gerry O’Reilly dead at age 61, Irish Olympic middle-distance runner
Gerry O'Reilly, the Irish Olympic middle-distance runner who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, died on June 12, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Ireland on July 1,…
Jan Brzeźny dead at age 75, Polish Olympic cyclist
Jan Brzeźny, the Polish Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1976 Summer Games, died on June 11, 2026, aged 75. Born in Oleszna on June 11, 1951, he represented Poland…
Leif Nielsen dead at age 84, Greenock Morton, national team), complications from dementia
Leif Nielsen, the Danish football goalkeeper who played for BK Frem, Greenock Morton and the national team, died on June 11, 2026, from complications of dementia. He was 84. Born…
Eduardo Portela dead at age 91, president of the ACB
Eduardo Portela, the Spanish basketball coach and executive who led the ACB from 1990 to 2013, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Barcelona on…
Brito dead at age 86, Botafogo, national team
Brito, the Brazilian footballer who starred for Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and the Brazil national team, died on June 11, 2026. Born Hércules de Brito Ruas in Rio de Janeiro…
Leonid Shchukin dead at age 81, Russian ice hockey player and coach
Leonid Shchukin died on June 11, 2026. He was a Russian ice hockey player and coach. Born on July 12, 1945, in Omsk, Shchukin was a Soviet Union national and…
Yulen Uralov dead at age 101, Ukrainian Olympic fencer
Yulen Uralov, a Ukrainian Olympic fencer who competed at the 1952 Games, died on June 10, 2026. He was 101. Born in Kyiv on November 23, 1924, Uralov was also…
Dick Barbour dead at age 85, motorsport team owner and businessman
Dick Barbour, an American racing driver, motorsport team owner and businessman, died on June 10, 2026. He was 85. Born Richard Allan Barbour in San Diego, California, on July 3,…
Dieter Glemser dead at age 87, German racing driver
Dieter Glemser, the German racing driver who died on June 10, 2026, was 87. Born in Stuttgart on June 28, 1938, he began his career in rallying in the early…
Tino Conti dead at age 80, Italian Olympic cyclist
Tino Conti, the Italian Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on June 10, 2026, at the age of 80. Born Costantino Conti in Nibionno in 1945,…
Vladas Garastas dead at age 94, Soviet Union national team, national team
Vladas Garastas, a Lithuanian basketball coach who led Žalgiris, the Soviet Union national team and Lithuania’s national team, died on June 10, 2026. He was 94. Born in Linkuva on…
Keith Piper dead at age 56, cancer
Keith Piper, the English cricketer who kept wicket for Warwickshire, died on June 10, 2026, after cancer. Born in Leicester on December 18, 1969, Keith John Piper played professionally for…
Wes Gardner dead at age 65, Boston Red Sox
Wes Gardner, an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox, died on June 10, 2026, at 65. Born Wesley Brian Gardner…
Chai Vang dead at age 58, American convicted of murder
Chai Vang, an American convicted of murder and truck driver, died on June 10, 2026. He was 58. Born Chai Soua Vang on September 24, 1968, in Laos, he was…
Petru Cadar dead at age 77, Romanian footballer
Petru Cadar died on June 10, 2026. He was a Romanian footballer who played for SR Brașov. Tags Athletes, 10 June 2026, Cadar, Petru, Romania, June 10, June 2026
Don Stallings dead at age 87, American football player
Don Stallings, an American football player who played for the Washington Redskins, died June 9, 2026, at age 87. Born Alva Donald Stallings on November 18, 1938, in Rocky Mount,…
Gilad Janklowicz dead at age 71, Israeli-born American fitness coach
Gilad Janklowicz, the Israeli-born American fitness coach known for the television series Bodies in Motion and Total Body Sculpt with Gilad, died on June 9, 2026. He was 71. Born…
Dick Strahm dead at age 92, American football coach
Dick Strahm, an American football coach who led the Findlay Oilers, died on June 9, 2026. He was 92. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Strahm spent much of his career at…
Ciarán Ó Lionáird dead at age 38, Irish Olympic sprinter
Ciarán Ó Lionáird, an Irish Olympic sprinter who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, died on June 9, 2026, at age 38. Born in Cork on April 11, 1988, he…
Bob Simmons dead at age 77, American football coach
Bob Simmons, an American football coach and former player, died June 9, 2026, at age 77. Born in Livingston, Alabama, on June 13, 1948, he played and coached in college…
Paolo Manunza dead at age 71, Italian footballer
Paolo Manunza died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, Italy, Manunza, Paolo, June 2026, June 8
Tim Mountford dead at age 80, American Olympic cyclist
Tim Mountford died on June 8, 2026, at age 80. He was an American sport cyclist, born in Los Angeles on April 2, 1946. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, America,…
Robert Greenidge dead at age 76, Trinidadian steelpan player
Robert Greenidge, a Trinidadian steelpan player and composer, died on June 8, 2026, at age 76. Born on April 28, 1950, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago, he began performing as…
Mauro Viviani dead at age 76, Italian footballer
Mauro Viviani died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, Italy, Leo, Mauro, Viviani, June 2026, June 8
Piero Pasini dead at age 84, Italian basketball coach
Piero Pasini died on June 8, 2026. He was an Italian basketball coach. Tags Athletes, 08 June 2026, Italy, Pasini, Piero, June 2026, June 8
Orlando Watters dead at age 54, American football player
Orlando Watters, an American football player who played for the Seattle Seahawks, died on June 8, 2026, at age 54. Born on October 26, 1971, in Anniston, Alabama, he was…
Juan Andrés Larre dead at age 58, Gazélec Ajaccio, national team
Juan Andrés Larre, a Uruguayan footballer who played for Chamois Niortais, Gazélec Ajaccio and the national team, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 58. Born in Montevideo…
Bo Brown dead at age 81, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Bo Brown, an American politician and member of the Missouri House of Representatives since 2020, died on June 8, 2026. He was 81. Known also as William R. Brown and…
István Mihalecz dead at age 78, Nagykanizsa FC
István Mihalecz, a Hungarian football player and manager, died on June 7, 2026. He was 78. Mihalecz played for Zalaegerszegi TE and later moved into coaching, where he worked with…
Fatjon Bunjaku dead at age 22, Malisheva, AF Elbasani
Fatjon Bunjaku, a Kosovar footballer, died on June 7, 2026. He was 22. Born on October 14, 2003, Bunjaku played as a centre-forward and was associated with Phoenix Banjë, Malisheva…
V. Vikramraju dead at age 92, Indian cricket umpire
V. Vikramraju died on June 7, 2026. He was an Indian cricket umpire. Born on January 1, 1934, he was also listed as a cricketer. Tags Athletes, 07 June 2026,…
Lance Rentzel dead at age 82, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings
Lance Rentzel, an American football player who appeared for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings, died on June 7, 2026. He was 82. Born Thomas Lance Rentzel…
Stacey King dead at age 59, American basketball player and announcer
Stacey King, the former Chicago Bulls center who later became a television announcer, died on June 7, 2026, at age 59. Born Ronald Stacey King in Lawton, Oklahoma, on January…
Ben Aziz Zagré dead at age 28, Shinnik Yaroslavl, national team
Ben Aziz Zagré, a Burkinabè footballer who played for Esbjerg, Shinnik Yaroslavl and the Burkina Faso national team, died on June 7, 2026. He was 28. Born in Bobo-Dioulasso on…
Víctor Mendoza dead at age 62, national team), heart, lung and kidney disease
Víctor Mendoza, an Ecuadorian footballer who played for Barcelona and the national team, died on June 6, 2026, at the age of 62 after heart, lung and kidney disease. Born…
Hans Chrunak dead at age 76, Swedish swimming coach
Hans Chrunak, the Swedish swimming coach who led the national swim team for nearly a decade, died on June 6, 2026, after battling cancer. He was 76. Born in 1950…
Ernie Cunliffe dead at age 88, American Olympic runner
Ernie Cunliffe, an American Olympic runner and middle-distance athlete, died on June 6, 2026, at age 88. Born in Long Beach, California, on September 2, 1937, he competed in the…
Andrew Morgan dead at age 92, 1960, 1964
Andrew Morgan, the British Olympic cross-country skier who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Games, died on June 6, 2026, aged 92. Born in Burton upon Trent on…
Tchamola Tanko dead, Togolese footballer
Tchamola Tanko, a Togolese footballer, died on June 5, 2026. He played as both a midfielder and a forward, and was known as captain of Foadan FC during periods when…
Yrondu Musavu-King dead at age 34, Le Mans, national team
Yrondu Musavu-King, the Gabonese footballer who played for Boulogne, Le Mans and the national team, died on June 5, 2026. He was 34. Born in Libreville on January 8, 1992,…
Francine Villeneuve dead at age 61, Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer
Francine Villeneuve, a Canadian thoroughbred jockey and racing pioneer, died on June 5, 2026, at age 61. Known as "The Queen of Fort Erie" for her long association with the…
Tamás Horváth dead at age 35, cancer
Tamás Horváth died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 35. The Hungarian footballer, who played for Kaposvári Rákóczi, died of cancer. Born in Kaposvár on April 29, 1991,…
Denis Coughlan dead at age 80, St. Nicholas’
Denis Coughlan, the Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler associated with Glen Rovers and St. Nicholas', died on June 5, 2026, aged 80. Born in Blackpool on June 7, 1945, he…
Norman Balon dead at age 89, British publican
Norman Balon, the British publican who spent more than six decades as landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho, died on June 4, 2026. Born in Ilford on January…
Ned Jarrett dead at age 93, two-time Cup Series champion
Ned Jarrett, the American racing driver who won two NASCAR Cup Series championships, died on June 4, 2026, at age 93. Born on October 12, 1932, in Conover, North Carolina,…
Eddie Haas dead at age 91, Milwaukee Braves) and manager
Eddie Haas, an American baseball player and manager, died on June 4, 2026, at age 91. Haas played for the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Braves and later managed the Atlanta…
Bob Lacey dead at age 72, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians
Bob Lacey, an American baseball pitcher who played for the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians, died on June 4, 2026. He was 72. Born Robert Joseph Lacey,…
Ken Shine dead at age 78, Australian rugby player
Ken Shine, an Australian rugby league coach and former rugby player, died on June 4, 2026, aged 78. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, on November 22, 1947, he went…