Ryan Ghietti died at age 37
Ryan Ghietti, an Australian rugby league player who represented Italy internationally and played for Northern Pride, died on November 10, 2026, aged 37. Born in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, on July…
Famous Dead Athletes: Recent Athlete Deaths and Obituaries
Over 20,000 obituaries of famous dead athletes. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Death of Francis Pipelin at age 93
Francis Pipelin, a French professional racing cyclist, died in Noyal-sur-Vilaine on November 9, 2026, aged 93. Born on July 7, 1933, in Saint-Méen-le-Grand, France, he was a French bicycle racer…
Vanderlei Lázaro death at age 77
Vanderlei Lázaro, a Brazilian footballer who played as a left back, died on November 9, 2026, aged 77. Born in Uberaba on June 20, 1947, he began his career at…
Dennis Breakwell died at age 78
Dennis Breakwell, the English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and Somerset, died on November 9, 2026, aged 78. Born in Brierley Hill on July 2, 1948, to John (Jack) Breakwell…
Ballabriggs obituary: died at age 25
Ballabriggs, an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and 2011 Grand National winner, died on November 9, 2026, aged 25. Born on April 20, 2001, he was trained by Donald McCain Jr. in…
Death of Ron Turner at age 81
Ron Turner, an Australian rugby league player who represented Cronulla-Sutherland and Australia, died November 9, 2026, aged 81. Born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, Turner played in the 1970s as…
Daryl Lilley dies at age 52
Daryl Lilley, a New Zealand professional rugby union player who represented Taranaki, Canterbury and the Hurricanes, died on November 9, 2026, aged 52. Born in New Plymouth, he attended New…
Manilal Nag, died aged 87
Manilal Nag, an Indian sitar player and exponent of Bengal’s Bishnupur gharana, died on November 9, 2026, aged 87. Born in Bankura on August 16, 1939, he learned the sitar…
Death of Bob Boone at age 78
Bob Boone, an American baseball player and manager who was a four-time Major League Baseball All-Star, died November 9, 2026, aged 78. Born Robert Raymond Boone in San Diego, California,…
Death of Dževad Prekazi at age 69
Dževad Prekazi, a Serbian footballer and coach, died November 8, 2026, aged 69. Born on August 18, 1957, in Mitrovica, he played as a midfielder and began his football development…
Hubert Ausbie has died at age 88
Hubert Eugene “Geese” Ausbie, an American professional basketball player associated with the Harlem Globetrotters, died November 8, 2026, aged 88. Born in Crescent, Oklahoma, he played basketball and baseball at…
Barry Daines dead at age 75
Barry Daines, an English footballer and goalkeeper, died on November 8, 2026, aged 75. Born Barry Raymond Daines in Witham, he represented England at youth level and joined Tottenham Hotspur…
Darren Beckford has died at age 59
Darren Beckford, the English footballer who played as a forward, died on November 8, 2026, aged 59. Born in Moss Side on May 12, 1967, he was also known by…
Alberta Ampomah dead at age 32
Alberta Ampomah, a Ghanaian Olympic weightlifter who represented her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics, died November 8, 2026, aged 32. Born Alberta Boatema Ampomah in Accra on November 3,…
Paweł Kakietek passed away at age 51
Paweł Kakietek, a Polish Olympic boxer, died November 8, 2026, aged 51. Born in Milanówek on July 2, 1975, he represented Poland in the men’s middleweight event at the 2000…
Death of Mike Carter at age 71
Mike Carter, the American-Israeli former basketball player, died November 7, 2026, aged 71, from complications during a medical procedure. Born Michael Timothy Carter in Eagle Rock, in Los Angeles, California,…
Vladimir Romanishin obituary: died at age 67
Vladimir Romanishin, a Russian Olympic rower who competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Games, died November 7, 2026, aged 67. Born Vladimir Stanislavovich Romanishin on August 27, 1959, in…
Jeff Julian died at age 91
Jeffrey Lynn Julian, known as Jeff Julian, a New Zealand Olympic marathon runner, died November 7, 2026, aged 91. Born in Taumarunui on October 9, 1935, he trained under Arthur…
Leonid Grigoryevich Leiman death at age 95
Leonid Grigoryevich Leiman, a Russian fencer and Soviet fencing coach, died on November 7, 2026, aged 95. Born on August 2, 1931, he specialized in sabre and represented Dynamo Moscow.…
Frank Bergemann has died at age 70
Frank Bergemann, a German handball coach, died on November 7, 2026, aged 70. Born on April 20, 1956, Bergemann coached HG Erlangen and CSG Erlangen before moving to Austria in…
Obituary: Bobby Sheehan, dead at age 77
Bobby Sheehan, the American ice hockey player also known as Robert Richard Sheehan, died November 7, 2026, aged 77. A center, he played in the National Hockey League and World…
Yui Ueda died at age 52
Yui Ueda, a Japanese professional golfer who competed on the Japan Golf Tour, died November 7, 2026, aged 52. Born March 9, 1974, in Gifu Prefecture, Ueda was known in…
Ádám Rothermel, died aged 78
Ádám Rothermel, the Hungarian footballer and Olympic silver medallist, died on November 7, 2026, aged 78. Born in Budapest, he competed in the men’s football tournament at the 1972 Summer…
David Chelule obituary: died at age 49
David Chelule, a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the half marathon, died on November 6, 2026, aged 49. Born on July 7, 1977, he competed in athletics and ran…
Leonid Arkayev dead at age 86
Leonid Arkayev, a Russian gymnast and gymnastics coach inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, died in Moscow on November 6, 2026, aged 86. Born in Moscow on June…
Arnošt Binter passes away at age 98
Arnošt Binter, a Czech educator and strength and conditioning coach for hockey players, died November 6, 2026, aged 98. Born in Bratislava on July 22, 1928, he was the youngest…
Billy Little obituary: died at age 86
Billy Little, a Scottish football player and manager, died November 6, 2026, aged 86. Tags Athletes, 06 November 2026, Billy, Capricorn, Little, Scotland, November 2026, November 6
Bismarck obituary: died at age 36
Bismarck Vinicyus Freire do Nascimento, the Brazilian footballer known as Bismarck, died aged 36 on November 6, 2026, after being shot during a robbery at a bar in Natal. Born…
David Hewitt passes away at age 87
David Hewitt, the Irish rugby union centre who represented Ireland and the British & Irish Lions, died on November 5, 2026, aged 87. Born in Belfast on September 9, 1939,…
Gianpietro Marchetti death at age 78
Gianpietro Marchetti, the Italian footballer who played as a defender for Atalanta, Juventus and the national team, died November 5, 2026, aged 78. Born in Rudiano on October 22, 1948,…
Gianluca Pierobon passes away at age 59
Gianluca Pierobon, an Italian racing cyclist, died on November 5, 2026, aged 59. Born in Gallarate on March 2, 1967, he was identified as a former racing cyclist and a…
Mikhail Vasiliev obituary: died at age 64
Mikhail Vasiliev, a Russian ice hockey player, died November 5, 2026, aged 64. Born Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vasiliev on June 8, 1962, in Elektrogorsk, in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet…
Obituary: Alan Jones, dead at age 80
Alan Jones, the Australian racing driver and Formula One world champion, died November 5, 2026, aged 80. Born Alan Stanley Jones in Melbourne on November 2, 1946, he attended Xavier…
Paul Langmack passes away at age 61
Paul Langmack, an Australian rugby league player and coach, died of a heart attack on November 5, 2026, aged 61. Born in Sydney on May 10, 1965, he attended Patrician…
Billy Martindale died at age 88
Billy Martindale, an American professional golfer, died November 4, 2026, aged 88. Born in Jacksonville, Texas, on September 10, 1938, he was the son of Margaret (née Pruitt) and William…
Vadim Crîcimari, died aged 38
Vadim Crîcimari, a Moldovan footballer, died of cancer on November 4, 2026, aged 38. Born on August 22, 1988, Crîcimari played as a forward for Dacia Buiucani. At the end…
Bernardo Rogora passed away at age 87
Bernardo Rogora, an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender, died on November 4, 2026, aged 87. Born in Solbiate Olona on November 8, 1938, he developed in Pro…
Bernard Cafferty dead at age 92
Bernard Cafferty, the English chess master, writer and editor, died in Hastings, Sussex, on November 4, 2026, aged 92. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, he became one of England’s leading players…
Obituary: Carlo Molinari, dead at age 93
Carlo Molinari, the French businessman and president of FC Metz, died November 4, 2026, aged 93. Born Charles Molinari in Villerupt on February 28, 1933, he was of Italian origin…
Death of Drew McMaster at age 69
Drew McMaster, the British Olympic sprinter who competed at the 1980 Games, died November 4, 2026, aged 69. Born Andrew Emlyn McMaster in Edinburgh on May 10, 1957, he established…
Obituary: Edward Anyamkyegh, dead at age 48
Edward Tyover Anyamkyegh, a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward, died on November 4, 2026, aged 48. Born in Gboko on October 10, 1978, he represented Nigeria at…
Ray Alborn, died aged 87
Ray Alborn, an American football coach who led Rice and Lamar, died November 4, 2026, aged 87. Born Gus Raymond Alborn on December 23, 1938, he attended Rice University, his…
John Nicks passed away at age 97
John Nicks, the British-American pair skater and figure skating coach, died November 3, 2026, aged 97. Born John Allen Wisden Nicks in Brighton on April 22, 1929, he grew up…
Death of Larry Kristoff at age 83
Larry Kristoff, an American Olympic wrestler, died November 3, 2026, aged 83. Born in Carbondale, Illinois, on November 11, 1942, he competed in wrestling for the United States at the…
Toni Brogno dead at age 53
Toni Brogno, a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a striker, died of liver cancer on November 3, 2026, aged 53. Born Antonio Brogno on July 19, 1973, he…
Jesús de Miguel obituary: died at age 30
Jesús de Miguel Alameda, a Spanish professional footballer who played as a striker, died November 3, 2026, aged 30, at Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria. Born in Madrid on…
Carlos Albert has died at age 83
Carlos Albert Llorente, the Mexican footballer and journalist, died November 3, 2026, aged 83. Born in Mexico City on July 10, 1943, he played for Necaxa and represented Mexico in…
Kjeld Thorst death at age 86
Kjeld Thorst, a Danish football player and manager, died on November 3, 2026, aged 86. Born in Øster Svenstrup, he began playing in the youth ranks of Skovsgaard Boldklub before…
Don Knodel obituary: died at age 95
Don Knodel, an American basketball coach who led the Rice Owls and coached the Houston Angels, died November 2, 2026, in Houston. He was 95. Born in 1931, Knodel attended…
Taurian Fontenette dies at age 43
Taurian Fontenette, an American basketball player known for streetball, died November 2, 2026, aged 43. Born in Hitchcock, Texas, on January 1, 1983, he attended Hitchcock High School as a…
John Evans passes away at age 79
John Evans, an English professional footballer and international bowls player, died on November 2, 2026, aged 79. Born in Torquay on March 24, 1947, John Charles Evans began his football…
Obituary: Don Murray, dead at age 80
Donald James Murray, the Scottish professional footballer known as Don Murray, died aged 80 on November 2, 2026, from complications of Lewy body dementia. Born on January 18, 1946, he…
Freddie Mwila, died aged 80
Freddie Mwila, the Zambian footballer and coach, died November 2, 2026, aged 80. Born in Kasama on July 6, 1946, Mwila was among the first Zambians to play professional football…
Jeannot Gilbert passed away at age 85
Jeannot Gilbert, a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, died November 2, 2026, aged 85. Born in Grande-Baie, he built a professional career that lasted from 1960 to 1975, spending most…
Hassan Habibi obituary: died at age 86
Hassan Habibi, an Iranian association football player and manager, died November 2, 2026, aged 86. Born in Kerman on February 7, 1939, he began his playing career with Shahin F.C.…
Ellis Johnson obituary: died at age 83
Ellis Edward Johnson Jr., an American football player who played halfback and wide receiver for the Boston Patriots, died November 1, 2026, aged 83. Born July 9, 1943, in Baton…
Jerry Koosman death at age 83
Jerry Koosman, an American professional baseball pitcher, died November 1, 2026, aged 83. Born Jerome Martin Koosman in Appleton, he played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1985 for…
Hamid Alidoosti obituary: died at age 70
Hamid Alidoosti, an Iranian football player and manager who died of cancer, was 70 when he died on November 1, 2026. Born in Tehran on January 1, 1956, he played…
Ciara Mageean dies at 34
Ciara Mageean, the Irish Olympic middle-distance runner and European champion, died of cancer on November 1, 2026, aged 34. Born in Portaferry, County Down, on March 12, 1992, she specialised…
Todd Shell dies at age 64
Todd Shell, an American football player and coach who played linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers and later coached in the Arena Football League, died November 1, 2026, aged 64.…
Al Barkow passes away at age 93
Al Barkow, an American golf journalist and historian who also worked as an author, editor and lecturer, died November 1, 2026, aged 93. Born in Chicago in 1932, he attended…
Dan Doornink passes away at age 70
Dan Doornink, an American football player who played for the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks, died October 31, 2026, aged 70. Born Daniel Glenn Doornink in Yakima, Washington, he…
Death of Bob Heinz at age 79
Bob Heinz, an American football player who played defensive tackle, died October 31, 2026, aged 79. Born Robert Kenneth Heinz in Milwaukee on July 25, 1947, he attended Messmer High…
Savinder Singh passes away at age 88
Savinder Singh, a Malaysian field hockey player who competed in the men’s tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics, died on October 30, 2026, aged 88. Born on June 2, 1938,…
Obituary: Lee Harland, dead at age 53
Lee Harland, an English professional rugby league footballer who represented England and Great Britain Under-21, died on October 30, 2026, aged 53. Born on September 4, 1973, Harland played during…
Guido Neri obituary: died at age 87
Guido Neri, an Italian cyclist, died October 30, 2026, aged 87. Born in Cesena on January 27, 1939, Neri was an Italian racing cyclist whose recorded results include a Coppa…
Helmut Donner, died aged 85
Helmut Donner, an Austrian Olympic high jumper, died October 30, 2026, aged 85. Born in Vienna on August 15, 1941, he was an Austrian athlete whose discipline was the high…
Waldemar Gerhardt passes away at age 87
Waldemar Gerhardt, a German footballer, died on October 30, 2026, aged 87. Born in Gelsenkirchen on January 6, 1939, he played as a forward in association football. His Bundesliga record…
Matt Pavelich has died at age 92
Matt Pavelich, a Canadian ice hockey linesman who became the first National Hockey League linesman elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame, died October 30, 2026, aged 92. Born March…
Russell Carver passes away at age 91
Russell Carver, an English rower who competed for England, died October 30, 2026, aged 91. Born in Kenya in 1934, he was also known as Russell Dempster Carver. His rowing…
Keri Jones dies at age 81
William Keri Jones, a Welsh dual-code rugby international and track-and-field athlete, died on October 29, 2026, aged 81. Born in Neath, he played rugby union and professional rugby league in…
June Jones dies at age 73
June Jones, an American football player and coach whose full name was June Sheldon Jones III, died October 29, 2026, aged 73. Born in Portland, Oregon, on February 19, 1953,…
Michel Pineda passed away at age 62
Michel Pineda, the French footballer who played as a striker, died October 29, 2026, aged 62. Born Michel Pineda Ozaeta in Gien, France, on June 9, 1964, he was the…
Liudmyla Radchenko has died at age 94
Liudmyla Radchenko, a Ukrainian athlete and long jumper, died October 29, 2026, aged 94. Born in Kyiv on October 1, 1932, when the city was part of the Ukrainian Soviet…
Death of Jan Byś at age 72
Jan Byś, a Polish footballer who played as a midfielder for Szombierki Bytom, died October 29, 2026, aged 72. Born on December 9, 1953, he began his career with Sparta…
Freddie James dies at 89
Freddie James, an American high school football coach who led David W. Carter High School in Dallas, died October 29, 2026, aged 89. He played college football at Prairie View…
Kojiro Ikegaya passes away at age 74
Kojiro Ikegaya, a Japanese professional baseball player with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, died October 29, 2026, aged 74. Born in Shizuoka on June 28, 1952, he was identified in the…
Barry Rushworth died at age 85
Barry Rushworth, an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a centre for Parramatta and represented Australia and New South Wales, died October 29, 2026, aged 85. Born in…
Ray Gripper died at age 88
Ray Gripper, the Zimbabwean cricketer, died October 28, 2026, aged 88. Born Raymond Arthur Gripper on July 7, 1938, he made his debut for Rhodesia in the 1957–58 season and…
Andrei Nemykin dies at 54
Andrei Nemykin, a Russian footballer, died on October 28, 2026, aged 54. Born on February 20, 1972, he was also known by his full name, Andrei Alekseyevich Nemykin. He was…
Antal Steer dies at age 83
Antal Steer, a Hungarian wrestler who competed in two Summer Olympics, died October 28, 2026, aged 83. Born in Bratislava on October 10, 1943, he was identified as a Hungarian…
Neeraj Yadav dies at 42
Neeraj Yadav, an Indian Paralympian and track-and-field athlete who competed in throwing events, died by suicide on October 28, 2026, aged 42. Born on February 10, 1984, he came from…
Brian Smith has died at age 88
Brian Smith, a Canadian ice hockey player, died October 28, 2026, aged 88. Known as Brian Stuart Smith, he was born December 6, 1937, in Creighton Mine, Ontario, in the…
Emerson, died aged 46
Emerson da Silva Leal, the Brazilian footballer and manager known as Emerson, died aged 46 on October 27, 2026, following complications from a heart attack. Born in Esteio on July…
Mieke Sterk died at age 80
Mieke Sterk, a Dutch Olympic pentathlete and politician, died on October 27, 2026, aged 80. Born in Haarlem on January 5, 1946, she competed for the Netherlands as a sprinter,…
André Lacroix dies at age 81
André Lacroix, a Canadian ice hockey player known for his playmaking as a centre, died October 27, 2026, aged 81. Born André Joseph Lacroix in Lévis, Quebec, he developed as…
Martin Jelínek has died at age 55
Martin Jelínek, a Czech basketball player and national-team representative, died October 27, 2026, aged 55. Born in Kutná Hora on April 16, 1971, he stood 196 centimeters tall and competed…
Death of Peter Dobing at age 87
Peter Dobing, an English footballer who played as an inside forward, died on October 27, 2026, aged 87. Born in Manchester on December 1, 1938, he played in the Football…
Obituary: Franco Carrera, dead at age 82
Franco Carrera, an Italian footballer, died on October 27, 2026, aged 82. Born in Turin on November 8, 1943, he began playing with Juventus and made his Serie A debut…
Barry Clemens, died aged 83
Barry Clemens, an American professional basketball player, died October 27, 2026, aged 83. Born in Dayton on May 1, 1943, he was also known as John Barry Clemens. At 6…
Norbert Haupert dead at age 86
Norbert Haupert, a Luxembourgish Olympic athlete and politician, died October 27, 2026, aged 86. Born in Schifflange on April 2, 1940, he became a leading figure in Luxembourgish middle-distance running…
J. M. Ranson death at age 88
John Matthew Ranson (J. M. Ranson), an English rugby union player who represented his country, died October 27, 2026, aged 88. Born in Durham on July 26, 1938, he was…
Akio Usami, died aged 83
Akio Usami, a Japanese Olympic long-distance runner, died of cancer on October 26, 2026, aged 83. Born May 31, 1943, in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan, he represented his country in the…
Leena Sipilä, died aged 95
Leena Sipilä, a Finnish Olympic sprinter who competed in the women’s 100 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics, died on October 26, 2026, aged 95. Born in Pälkäne, Finland, on…
Carlos Gerena dead at age 55
Carlos Gerena, a Puerto Rican boxer, died aged 55 in a traffic collision on October 26, 2026. Born Carlos Gerena Allende on January 12, 1971, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, he…
David Rigert, died aged 79
David Rigert, a Russian Olympic weightlifter and coach, died October 26, 2026, in Rostov Oblast, aged 79. Born David Adamovich Rigert in Nagornoye, in the Kazakh SSR, he competed for…
Heiko Weber passes away at age 61
Heiko Weber, the German football player and manager who played for Carl Zeiss Jena and managed ZFC Meuselwitz and Carl Zeiss Jena, died of pancreatic cancer on October 26, 2026,…
Robin Stubbs dead at age 85
Robin Stubbs, the English professional footballer, died October 25, 2026, aged 85. Born Robin Gregory Stubbs in Quinton, Birmingham, on April 22, 1941, he played as a centre-forward and made…
Phil O’Callaghan dead at age 80
Phil O’Callaghan, the Irish rugby union international prop, died October 25, 2026, aged 80. Born in Cork on March 25, 1946, he was known in rugby as “Philo.” Raised in…