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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Quevin Castro has died at age 25
Quevin Castro, a Portuguese footballer, died on August 22, 2026, aged 25. Known in full as Quévin Moisés Cachicote da Rocha de Castro, he was born in Portugal on August…
Sabirzhan Ruziyev death at age 73
Sabirzhan Ruziyev, a Kyrgyz fencer and Olympic silver medallist, died on August 22, 2026, aged 73. Born in Belovodskoye in the Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, he competed for the Soviet…
Bobby Ross, died aged 84
Bobby Ross, the Scottish football player and coach who made 323 Football League appearances for Brentford, died on August 22, 2026, aged 84. Born Robert Herdman Ross in Edinburgh on…
Charlie St. Clair passed away at age 74
Charlie St. Clair, an American politician and Democratic member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, died on August 22, 2026, aged 74. He represented the Belknap 5th district until…
Zolani Tete passed away at age 38
Zolani Tete, the South African boxer, died on August 21, 2026, at age 38. Born in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, he rose to become a two-weight world champion, holding…
Herbert Dixon dies at 106
Herbert Dixon, an American golfer who won the National Negro Open in 1951 and played on the African American circuit during segregation, died on August 21, 2026, aged 106. Dixon…
Steve Edmonds died at age 72
Steve Edmonds, the Australian rugby league player known as “Rock,” died on August 21, 2026, aged 72. Born in Sydney on March 4, 1954, he played in the 1970s and…
José Maria Júnior dies at 83
José Maria Júnior, a Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder, died on August 21, 2026, aged 83. Born in Portugal on June 7, 1943, he built his career in…
Leslie Lea obituary: died at age 83
Leslie Lea, the English footballer who played for Blackpool, Cardiff City and Barnsley, died on August 20, 2026, aged 83. Born in Manchester on October 5, 1942, he was a…
Farit Zigangirov passed away at age 72
Farit Zigangirov, the Russian field hockey player who won a bronze medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, died on August 20, 2026, aged 72. Born in Kirov on August 15,…
Messan Toudji passes away at age 29
Messan Toudji, a Togolese footballer, died on August 20, 2026, aged 29. A defender, he began his career with Anges FC before later playing for ASKO Kara and Gomido FC.…
Terry Dyson death at age 91
Terry Dyson, the English footballer who starred as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur, died on August 20, 2026, aged 91. Born in Malton on November 29, 1934, and educated at…
Billy Smith passed away at age 84
Billy Smith, the Australian rugby league player who starred for St. George and represented New South Wales and Australia, died on August 20, 2026, aged 84. Born in Fremantle on…
Brent Carter dies at age 77
Brent Carter, the American poker player and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, died on August 20, 2026, aged 77. A native of Oak Park, Illinois, Carter built a…
Cédric Sbirrazzuoli dies at 39
Cédric Sbirrazzuoli, a Monegasque racing driver, died on August 20, 2026, aged 39. Born in Monte Carlo, he became a familiar figure in sportscar racing and competed for AF Corse…
Thomas Freienstein passes away at age 66
Thomas Freienstein, the German Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1984 Summer Games, died on August 19, 2026, aged 66. Born in Fulda on March 9, 1960, he built his…
Robert Mouynet obituary: died at age 96
Robert Mouynet, a French footballer, died on August 19, 2026, aged 96. Born in Toulouse on March 25, 1930, he played as a defender and was also an association football…
Antal Rizmayer passed away at age 86
Antal Rizmayer, a Hungarian Olympic wrestler, died on August 19, 2026, aged 86. Born in Budapest on September 5, 1939, he competed for Hungary at the 1960 Summer Olympics and…
Obituary: José Cusí, dead at age 92
José Cusí, the Spanish Olympic sports shooter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on August 19, 2026, aged 92. Born in Barcelona on January 12, 1934, he was…
Elaine Cheris obituary: died at age 80
Elaine Cheris, an American Olympic fencer, died on August 19, 2026, at age 80. Also known as Elaine Gayle Cheris, she was born in Dothan, Alabama, and became a foil…
Lazar Radović death at age 88
Lazar Radović, a Montenegrin footballer who played for Budućnost Titograd, Partizan and the Yugoslavia national team, died on August 19, 2026, aged 88. Born in Podgorica on November 13, 1937,…
Ollie Waldron passed away at age 83
Ollie Waldron, the Irish rugby union player, died on August 18, 2026, aged 83. Born Cornelius Oliver Waldron in Cork, he went on to represent Ireland at international level and…
Vladek Lacina dies at 77
Vladek Lacina, a Czech Olympic rower, died on August 18, 2026, aged 77. Born in Prague on June 25, 1949, he represented Czechoslovakia in three Summer Olympics, competing in 1972,…
Vereslav Eingorn, died aged 69
Vereslav Eingorn, a Ukrainian chess grandmaster, coach and author, died on August 18, 2026, aged 69. Born in Odesa in 1956, he earned the grandmaster title in 1986 and became…
Death of Eduardo Maglioni at age 80
Eduardo Maglioni, the Argentine football striker who starred for Independiente and Huracán, died on August 18, 2026, aged 80, from complications from heart surgery. Born in Reconquista on April 14,…
Wayne McKoy has died at age 68
Wayne McKoy, an American basketball player, died on August 18, 2026, aged 68. Born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, he emerged as a highly recruited high school prospect at Long Island…
Ron Smith has died at age 90
Ron Smith, the English footballer who played on the left wing for Altrincham, Crewe Alexandra and Southport, died on August 17, 2026, aged 90. Born in Liverpool on 7 June…
O. J. Brigance passed away at age 56
O. J. Brigance, an American football player who competed in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League, died on August 17, 2026, at age 56 from complications of…
Mike Bailey death at age 84
Mike Bailey, the English footballer and manager who played for Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers and England, died on August 17, 2026, aged 84, following complications from dementia. Born in Wisbech…
Bob Lee dead at age 81
Bob Lee, an American football player who spent part of his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams, died on August 17, 2026, aged 81.…
Johnny Schuth death at age 84
Johnny Schuth, the French football goalkeeper known for his time with Strasbourg and Metz, died on August 17, 2026, aged 84. Born Jean Schuth in Saint-Omer on December 7, 1941,…
Alex Fiorio dead at age 61
Alex Fiorio, the Italian rally driver, died on August 17, 2026, aged 61, after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. Born Alessandro Fiorio in Turin on March 10, 1965, he made…
Dick Stevens passes away at age 78
Dick Stevens, an American football player who spent five seasons as an offensive tackle with the Philadelphia Eagles, died on August 17, 2026, aged 78, from complications of dementia and…
Paul Cranis dead at age 91
Paul Cranis, the American tennis player known as “Tall Paul,” died on August 11, 2026, aged 91. Born Paul Leonard Cranis in New York City on April 12, 1935, he…
Barry Pearson passes away at age 76
Barry Pearson, an American football player who spent four seasons as a wide receiver in the NFL, died on August 16, 2026, at age 76. Born Barry Lynn Pearson in…
Richard Herman dies at 88
Richard Herman, an American politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, died on August 16, 2026, aged 88. A Democrat, he represented his district in the state…