I'm sure to be adding names as this year goes on


January 2022


Jan 1
Dan Reeves,
American football coach
(AP NFL Coach of the Year 1993 NY Giants, 1998 Atlanta Falcons; Denver Broncos),
dies from complications of dementia at 77

Jan 2
Bob Halloran,
American sportscaster (CBS Sports NY)
and event organiser (MGM Mirage),
dies at 87

Jan 2
Jens Jørgen Hansen,
Danish soccer right back
(40 caps; Esbjerg fB),
dies at 82

Jan 3
Kamel Lemoui,
Algerian soccer defender
(7 caps; AS Béziers Hérault) and
manager (Algeria 1988-89),
dies from COVID-19 at 82

Jan 3
Viktor Saneyev,
Georgian athlete
(Olympics 3 x gold, Soviet Union,
triple jump 1968, 72, 76; silver 1980),
dies at 76

Jan 4
Rolf-Dieter Amend,
German canoeist
(Olympic gold GDR C-2 slalom 1972),
dies at 72

Jan 4
Javier Astúa,
Costa Rican soccer forward
(13 caps; Puntarenas FC), and
manager (Puntarenas FC),
dies at 53

Jan 4
Ross Browner,
American College Football HOF
defensive end (Notre Dame; Maxwell Award 1977;
Cincinnati Bengals),
dies from COVID-19 at 67

Jan 4
Kevin Kalkhoven,
Australian auto racing team owner
(KV Racing Technology, Indy 500 2013),
co-owner Champ Car World Series,
investor Cosworth Group Holdings Ltd,
dies at 77

Jan 4
Anatoliy Kuksov,
Ukrainian soccer midfielder
(8 caps USSR; FC Zorya Luhansk 489 games)
and manager (Hirnyk Rovenky),
dies at 72

Jan 5
Lawrence Brooks,
American US Army soldier, 1940-45
(91st Engineer Battalion - New Guinea, The Philippines),
and longest-living American World War II veteran,
dies at 112

Jan 5
Ralph Neely,
American football offensive tackle
(Super Bowl 1971, 77 Dallas Cowboys;
Pro Bowl 1967, 69; All Pro 1966-69),
dies at 78

Jan 5
Greg Robinson,
American football coach
(Syracuse University 2005-08; Super Bowl 1997,
98 DC Denver Broncos),
dies of Alzheimer's disease at 70

Jan 5
Olga Szabó-Orbán,
Romanian fencer
(World C'ship gold women's foil individual 1962,
team 1969; Olympic silver individual 1956,
bronze team 1968, 72),
dies at 83

Jan 6
Peter Bogdanovich,
American film director and producer
(The Last Picture Show; Paper Moon),
dies at 82

Jan 6
Sidney Poitier,
Bahamian-American actor,
first black actor to win Oscar for Best Actor
('Lillies in the Field' - 1963; To Sir, With Love";
"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"), director (Stir Crazy),
civil rights advocate, and diplomat,
dies at 94

Jan 6
Calvin Simon,
American funk and gospel vocalist
(Parliament/Funkadelic - "Livin' the Life"),
dies at 79

Jan 6
Bob Falkenburg,
American tennis player
(Wimbledon singles 1948, doubles, 1947;
US Open doubles 1944),
dies at 95

Jan 8
Marilyn Bergman (née Katz),
American Emmy, Grammy, and
Academy Award-winning lyricist,
with husband Alan
("The Way We Were"; "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?";
"You Don't Bring Me Flowers"),
dies of respiratory failure at 93

Jan 8
Viktor Mazin,
Russian weightlifter
(Olympic gold USSR 60kg [5 x WR] 1980),
dies at 67

Jan 9
Bob Saget,
American comedian,
actor (Full House), and
TV host (America's Funniest Home Video),
dies of head trauma at 65

Jan 9
James Mtume [Forman],
American Grammy Award-winning jazz
and R&B percussionist, songwriter, record producer
(Mile Davis, 1971-75; "Juicy Fruit"),
social activist, and radio personality,
dies at 76

Jan 9
Maria Ewing,
American opera mezzo-soprano singer
(Metropolitan Opera, 1976-97),
dies at 71

Jan 9
Bob Shearer,
Australian golfer, course designer
(4 x PGA Tour of Australia Order of Merit),
dies from a heart attack at 73

Jan 10
Khan Jamal [Warren Cheeseboro],
American jazz vibraphonist and marimba player
(Sounds of Liberation; Creative Art Ensemble),
dies of kidney failure at 75

Jan 10
Alfred Gager,
Austrian soccer midfielder
(6 caps; Austria Wien, FC Wacker Wien),
dies at 79

Jan 10
Don Maynard,
American Pro Football HOF wide receiver
(Super Bowl 1969; First-team All-AFL 1968, 69;
AFL All-Star 1965, 67–69; NY Titans/Jets),
dies at 86

Jan 11
David-Maria Sassoli,
Italian politician and journalist,
European Parliament President (2019-22),
dies at 65

Jan 11
Magawa,
African Giant Pouched rat
(1st rat to be awarded a PDSA award for finding landmines for APOPO),
laid to rest after dying in retirement in Tanzania
at 8

Jan 11
Rosa Lee Hawkins,
American pop singer
(The Dixie Cups - "Chapel Of Love"; "Iko Iko"),
dies from surgery complications,
She was 76

Jan 11
Don Sutherin,
American Canadian Football HOF defensive back/placekicker
(Grey Cup 1963, 65, 68, 69; Hamilton Tiger-Cats,
Ottawa Rough Riders),
dies at 85

Jan 11
Tim Rosaforte,
American golf writer
(Sports Illustrated, Golf Digest) and
broadcaster (USA Network, Golf Channel),
dies of Alzheimer's disease at 66

Jan 11
Anatoly Alyabyev,
Russian biathlete
(Olympic gold USSR 20km individual, 4 × 7.5km relay 1980),
dies from COVID-19 at 70

Jan 11
Ahmet Çalık,
Turkish soccer centre-back
(8 caps; Gençlerbirliği, Galatasaray, Konyaspor),
dies in a traffic accident at 27

Jan 12
Ronnie Spector [Veronica Bennett],
American pop singer
(The Ronettes -"Be My Baby"),
dies of cancer at 78

Jan 12
Stjepan Lamza,
Croatian soccer midfielder
(7 caps Yugoslavia; GNK Dinamo Zagreb),
dies at 81

Jan 12
Taffy Thomas,
Welsh thoroughbred jockey
(Singapore Gold Cup 1977, Vernons Sprint Cup 1978,
King's Stand Stakes 1983),
dies at 76

Jan 12
Everett Lee,
American violinist, and
theater and classical conductor
(Cosmopolitan Little Symphony, 1947-55;
Norrkoping Symphony, 1962-72),
dies at 105

Jan 13
Fred Parris,
American doo-wop singer and songwriter
(The Five Satins - "In The Still Of The Night"),
dies at 85

Jan 14
Dallas Frazier,
American country music songwriter
("Alley Oop"; "Elvira"; "There Goes My Everything"),
dies from stroke complications at 82

Jan 15
Ralph Emery,
American country music DJ and
television host (Nashville Now),
dies at 88

Jan 15
Ed Cheff,
American College Baseball HOF coach
(16 × NAIA World Series;
Lewis–Clark State College 1977-2010),
dies at 78

Jan 15
Joe B. Hall,
American Basketball HOF coach
(NCAA Division I C'ship 1978;
University of Kentucky 1972-85),
dies at 93

Jan 15
Scot Palmer,
Australian sports journalist
(The Sun, Sunday Press, Seven Network;
President Football Writers Association),
dies at 84

Jan 15
Ramazan Rragami,
Albanian soccer midfielder
(20 caps; KF Vllaznia) and manager (KF Vllaznia),
dies at 77

Jan 16
Charles McGee,
American US Air Force officer and
fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen
(WWII, Korean War, Vietnam),
dies at 102

Jan 16
Collarwali,
Indian tigress and 'Super Mum'
who birthed 29 cubs,
cremated at Pench Tiger Reserve at 16

Jan 17
Kevin Flynn,
Irish rugby union centre
(22 caps; Leinster RFC),
dies at 82

Jan 17
Yvette Mimieux,
American actress
(Time Machine; Where the Boys Are;
Light in the Piazza),
dies at 80

Jan 18
Francisco Gento,
Spanish soccer winger
(Spain 43 caps, Real Madrid 427 games)
and manager (Grenada FC),
dies at 88

Jan 18
Alberto Michelotti,
Italian soccer referee
(12 internationals; Serie A 1967-81; FIFA listed 1973-81),
dies at 91

Jan 18
Lusia Harris,
American Basketball HOF center
(AIAW C'ship & MVP 1975–77, Delta State University;
Olympic silver 1976),
dies at 66

Jan 18
Ron Franklin,
American sportscaster
(ESPN 1987-2011; ESPN College Football Primetime),
dies at 79

Jan 18
Paavo Heininen,
Finnish contemporary classical composer
(Tritopos; Veitsi - The Knife), and pedagogue,
dies at 84

Jan 18
Dick Halligan,
American Grammy Award-winning jazz multi-instrumentalist,
composer and arranger (Blood, Sweat & Tears, 1967-72 -
"Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie"),
dies at 78

Jan 19
Hans-Jürgen Dörner,
German soccer defender
(96 caps; Dynamo Dresden 400 games)
and manager (Werder Bremen),
dies at 70

Jan 19
Nils Arne Eggen,
Norwegian soccer defender
(29 caps; Rosenborg, Vålerengen FC)
and manager (Norway; Rosenborg),
dies at 80

Jan 19
Gaspard Ulliel,
French actor
(Hannibal Rising; Saint Laurent),
dies from head injuries suffered in
helmet-less skiing accident at 37

Jan 19
Gloria McMillan,
American radio and television actress
(Our Miss Brooks - "Harriet"),
dies at 88

Jan 20
Elza Soares,
Brazilian samba and jazz singer,
named one of the Singers of the Millennium
by BBC Radio,
dies at 91

Jan 20
Bob Goalby,
American golfer
(US Masters 1968),
dies at 92

Jan 20
Meat Loaf [Marvin Lee Aday],
American rock musician and
singer-songwriter ("Bat Out of Hell";
Two Out of Three Ain't Bad"),
dies at 74

Jan 20
Heidi Biebl,
German alpine skier
(Olympic gold women's downhill 1960),
dies at 80

Jan 21
Louie Anderson,
American comedian,
Emmy Award-winning actor
(Baskets; Life With Louie; Coming To America),
TV game show Host (Family Feud, 1999-2002),
and writer,
dies of cancer at 68

Jan 21
Clark Gillies,
Canadian Hockey HOF left wing
(Stanley Cup 1980, 81, 82, 83 New York Islanders;
Buffalo Sabres),
dies at 67

Jan 22
Thích Nhất Hạnh [Nguyen Xuan Bao],
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk,
teacher, peace activist, and writer
(Love Letter to the Earth; The Art of Communicating),
dies at 95

Jan 22
Don Wilson,
American rock guitarist
(The Ventures - "Hawaii 5-0 Theme";
"Walk, Don't Run"),
dies at 88

Jan 22
Gianni Di Marzio,
Italian soccer manager
(Napoli, Catania, Genoa, Lecce, Palermo FC),
dies at 82

Jan 22
António Lima Pereira,
Portuguese soccer central defender
(20 caps; FC Porto),
dies at 69

Jan 22
Joe Yukica,
American college football coach
(University of New Hampshire, Boston College, Dartmouth College)
dies at 90

Jan 22
Antonio Fernández,
Spanish soccer manager (CD Málaga),
dies at 79

Jan 23
Keto Losaberidze,
Georgian archer
(Olympic gold USSR women's individual 1980;
World C'ship gold team 1973, 81),
dies at 72

Jan 23
(Bobbe) "Beegie" Adair (née Long),
American jazz and
Nashville-based session pianist, and educator,
dies at 84

Jan 24
Szilveszter Csollány,
Hungarian gymnast
(Olympic gold rings 2000, silver 1996;
World C'ship gold rings 2002),
dies from COVID-19 at 51

Jan 24
Aftab Baloch,
Pakistan cricket batsman
(2 Tests; 7th player to pass the 400 first class run milestone,
428 for Sind 1974),
dies at 68

Jan 25
Wim Jansen,
Dutch soccer utility
(65 caps; Feyenoord 415 games) and
manager (SC Lokeren, Feyenoord, Celtic),
dies from dementia at 75

Jan 26
Janet Mead,
Australian Catholic nun and
pop-rock singer (The Lord's Prayer),
dies of cancer at 84

Jan 27
Charanjit Singh,
Indian field hockey captain
(Olympic gold 1964, silver 1960),
dies from a heart attack at 90

Jan 27
Diego Verdaguer [Miguel Boccadoro],
Argentine-Mexican singer-songwriter,
bandoneón player, and trumpeter
("Volveré"; "Voy a Conquistarte"),
dies of Covid-19 complications at 70

Jan 28
Guy Laporte,
French rugby union fly-half
(16 Tests, Grand Slam 1986; SC Rieumois, SC Graulhet),
dies from a heart attack at 69

Jan 29
Howard Hesseman,
American comic actor
(WKRP in Cincinnati - "Dr. Johnny Fever"; Head of the Class),
dies of colon surgery complications,
he was 81

Jan 29
Rashid Byramji,
Indian thoroughbred trainer
(3,170 winners/230 classics; Elusive Pimpernel 22/23 starts;
Squanderer 18/19 starts; Indian Derby x 10),
dies at 88

Jan 29
Des Drummond,
Jamaican rugby league winner
(24 Tests Great Britain, 4 England; Leigh RLFC, Warrington RLFC),
dies at 63

Jan 29
Ralph Mellanby,
Canadian sportscaster / television producer
(EP Hockey Night in Canada 1966-85;
5 x Emmy Awards various Olympic Games),
dies at 87

Jan 29
Sam Lay,
American drummer and vocalist
(Original Thunderbirds; Howlin' Wolf; Bob Dyan; Paul Butterfield),
dies of heart issues at 86

Jan 30
Hargus “Pig” Robbins,
American Nashville session piano player
(Patsy Cline; Charlie Rich; Roger Miller; Bob Dylan; Ween),
dies at 84

Jan 30
Norma Waterson,
British folk music revivalist,
and singer-songwriter,
dies at 82

Jan 30
Jon Appleton,
American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer,
educator and co-developer of the Synclavier,
dies at 83

Jan 31
Mike Nykoluk,
Canadian ice hockey coach
(NHL's 1st full-time assistant coach - Philadelphia Flyers, 1972-78),
and (head coach - Toronto Maple Leafs, 1980-84),
dies at 87

February 2022



Feb 1
Easton McMorris,
West Indian cricket batsman
(13 Tests, 1 x 100; Jamaica),
dies at 86

Feb 1
Maurizio Zamparini,
Italian football executive
(owner/director Palermo FC 2002–18),
dies from complications of peritonitis
at 80

Feb 2
Mosese Taga,
Fijian rugby union front rower
(48 Tests; Suva RFU, Nabua RUFC),
dies at 57

Feb 2
Bill Fitch,
American Basketball HOF coach
(NBA C'ship 1981, Boston Celtics;
NBA Coach of the Year 1976, 80;
NBA All-Star coach 1982; Cleveland Cavs; NJ Nets,
Houston Rockets, LA Clippers),
dies at 89

Feb 2
Roy Purdon,
New Zealand harness-racing trainer
(21 x NZ trainers premierships;
4 x NZ cup winners; 54 x Group One wins),
dies at 94

Feb 2
Hamid Zouba,
Algerian soccer manager
(Algerian national team x 6 separate spells),
dies at 86

Feb 3
Tom Kiernan,
Irish rugby union fullback
(54 caps [captain 24];
British & Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968];
Munster RUFC),
dies at 83

Feb 4
Zolani Marali,
South African boxer
(IBO World Super Bantamweight title 2003–04;
IBO Super Featherweight title 2009),
dies at 44

Feb 6
George Crumb,
American composer
(Pulitzer Prize, 1968 - Echoes of Time and the River;
Vox Balaenae), and educator,
dies at 92

Feb 6
Ronnie Hellström,
Swedish soccer goalkeeper
(77 caps; Hammarby IF, 1. FC Kaiserslautern;
Sweden Player of the Year 1971, 78),
dies at 72

Feb 6
Frank McAtamney,
New Zealand rugby union prop
(1 Test; Otago 38 games),
dies at 87

Feb 6
Abdelmalek Ali Messaoud,
Algerian soccer defender
(38 caps; USM Alger, USM Annaba),
dies from COVID-19 at 66

Feb 6
Henry Thillberg,
Swedish soccer midfielder
(22 caps; Malmö FF),
dies from heart failure at 91

Feb 9
Jeremy Giambi,
American MLB baseball player, 1998-2003
(Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics,
and two other teams),
takes his own life at 47

Feb 9
Betty Davis (née Mabry);
American model,
soul and funk singer-songwriter
("They Say I'm Different"; "Nasty Gal"),
dies at 77

Feb 9
Ian McDonald,
English rock musician
(saxophone, keyboards, guitar)
(King Crimson, 1968-69; Foreigner, 1976-80),
dies of cancer at 75

Feb 9
Johnny Raper,
Australian rugby league lock
(33 Tests, 6 World Cup games;
Newtown RLFC, St. George RLFC;
Inaugural RL "Immortal") and coach
(St. George, RLFC, Cronulla RLFC),
dies from dementia at 82

Feb 10
Olsen Filipaina,
New Zealand rugby league five eighth
(28 Tests; Auckland RL, Balmain RLFC,
Eastern Suburbs RLFC, North Sydney DRLFC),
dies from kidney failure at 64

Feb 10
Nikolai Manoshin,
Russian soccer midfielder
(8 caps; FC Torpedo Moscow, CSKA Moscow)
and manager (Somalia, Yemen, Mali),
dies at 83

Feb 10
Stefan Żywotko,
Polish soccer coach
(JS Kabylie; 7 x Algerian league titles,
African Cup Of Champions 1981, 90;
Algerian Cup 1986),
dies at 102

Feb 12
Brian Kan,
Chinese thoroughbred horse trainer
(5 x Hong Kong champion trainer;
5 x HK Derby winners),
dies at 84

Feb 12
Ivan Reitman,
Slovak-Canadian director and producer
(Stripes; Ghostbusters; Dave; Private Parts),
dies at 75

Feb 12
Howard Grimes,
American soul music session drummer
(Al Green; Ann Peeples),
dies of kidney failure at 80

Feb 13
Johnny Whiteley,
English rugby league back rower
(15 Tests GB, 1 England; Hull RLFC 417 games)
and coach (GB, England, Hull RLFC, Hull KR),
dies at 91

Feb 13
Eduardo Romero,
Argentine golfer
(Tradition 2006, US Senior Open 2008),
dies at 67

Feb 14
Julio Morales,
Uruguayan soccer striker
(24 caps; Racing Montevideo, Nacional, Austria Wien),
dies at 76

Feb 14
Sandy Nelson,
American rock drummer
("Teen Beat"; "Let There Be Drums"),
dies of stroke complications at 83

Feb 15
(Alokesh) "Bappi" Lahiri,
Indian disco and film music composer,
singer, and record producer,
dies of a lung infection at 69

Feb 15
P. J. O'Rourke,
American journalist and satirist
(Parliament of Whores; National Lampoon),
dies of lung cancer at 74

Feb 15
Rustam Akramov,
Uzbek soccer coach
(Uzbekistan 1992-94; India 1995-97),
dies at 73

Feb 15
Józef Zapędzki,
Polish sport shooter
(Olympic gold 25m rapid fire pistol 1968, 72),
dies at 92

Feb 16
Vasilis Botinos,
Greek soccer winger
(12 caps; Olympiacos FC 140 games, 120 goals),
dies from COVID-19 at 77

Feb 17
Dallas Good,
Canadian alt-country-rock guitarist and
singer-songwriter
(The Sadies -"Through Strange Eyes"),
dies at 48

Feb 17
Steve Burtenshaw,
English soccer manager
(Sheffield Wednesday, Everton, QPR, Arsenal)
and midfielder (Brighton & HA 237 games),
dies at 86

Feb 17
Máté Fenyvesi,
Hungarian soccer forward
(76 caps; Ferencváros 343 games)
and politician (MP 1998-2006),
dies at 88

Feb 18
Mauri,
Spanish soccer midfielder
(5 caps; Athletic Bilbao 246 games),
dies at 87

Feb 18
Héctor Pulido,
Mexican football midfielder
(43 caps; Cruz Azul, Club Jalisco AC),
dies at 79

Feb 19
Gary Brooker,
British rock keyboardist and singer
(Procol Harum -"A Whiter Shade of Pale"),
dies of cancer at 76

Feb 19
Charley Taylor,
American Pro Football HOF wide receiver
and running back
(8 × Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1967;
Washington Redskins),
dies at 80

Feb 19
Emile Francis,
Canadian Hockey HOF coach
(NY Rangers 1965-75; St. Louis Blues)
and executive (GM: NY Rangers, St. Louis Blues,
Hartford Whalers),
dies at 95

Feb 19
HO de Villiers,
South African rugby union fullback
(14 caps; Villager FC, Western Province),
dies at 76

Feb 20
Aleksandr Sidorenko,
Ukrainian swimmer
(Olympic gold USSR 400m IM 1980;
World C'ship gold 200m IM 1982),
dies at 61

Feb 20
Joni James [Joan Babbo],
American pop singer
("Why Don't You Believe Me?";
"How Important Can It Be?"),
dies at 91

Feb 21
Eduardo González Pálmer,
Mexican soccer forward
(4 caps; Club América),
dies at 87

Feb 22
Mark Lanegan,
American grunge-rock singer-songwriter
(Screaming Trees; Queens of the Stone Age),
dies at 57

Feb 22
Anna Karen [Ann McCall]
British comic actress
(On the Buses - "Olive"; EastEnders, 1996-2017 - "Aunt Sal"),
dies in a house fire at 85

Feb 23
Ion Adrian Zare,
Romanian soccer defender
(7 caps; FC Bihor, BFC Siófok),
dies at 62

Feb 23
Joeli Vidiri,
Fijian rugby union winger
(7 Tests Fiji, 2 New Zealand; Auckland RU,
Barbarian FC),
dies from COVID-19 at 48

Feb 24
Sally Kellerman,
American actress (M*A*S*H; Back to School; The Player),
and singer,
dies of heart failure at 84




Feb 24
Ken Burrough,
American football wide receiver
(Pro Bowl 1975, 77; Houston Oilers),
dies at 73

Feb 24
Jan Gomola,
Polish soccer goalkeeper
(7 caps; Górnik Zabrze),
dies at 80

Feb 24
Ivanka Khristova,
Bulgarian athlete
(Olympic gold women's shot put 1976),
dies at 80

Feb 24
John Landy,
Australian athlete
(2nd man to run sub-4 min mile; WR mile (3:58.0)
and 1500m (3:41.8+) 1954; Olympic bronze 1956),
dies at 91

Feb 24
Kathleen Nord,
German swimmer
(Olympic gold GDR 200m butterfly 1988;
World C'ship gold 400m medley 1986),
dies at 56

Feb 24
Va'aiga Tuigamala,
Samoan rugby union centre/winger
(19 Tests NZ, 23 Samoa; Newcastle Falcons, Auckland RU)
and rugby league (2 Tests, Samoa; Wigan Warriors),
dies from diabetes at 52

Feb 25
Dick Versace,
American basketball coach
(Bradley University, Indiana Pacers),
broadcaster (TNT) and executive
(GM Memphis Grizzlies),
dies at 81

Feb 26
Danny Ongais,
American auto racer
(inducted Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 2000),
dies at 79

Feb 27
Sonny Ramadhin,
West Indian cricket spin bowler
(43 Tests, 158 wickets, BB 7/49),
dies at 92

March 2022



Mar 1
Alevtina Kolchina,
Russian cross-country skier
(Olympic gold 3×5km relay 1964, silver 1956,
bronze 1968; bronze 5k 1964, 68),
dies at 91

Mar 1
Warner Mark [McPherson],
American country music singer-songwriter
(Sittin' on a Rock (Cryin' in a Creek)); Talkin' to the Wall),
dies at 86

Mar 2
Robert Cohen,
French boxer
( NYSAC, NBA, The Ring bantamweight titles 1954-56),
dies at 91

Mar 2
Johnny Brown,
American stage and screen comic actor
(Good Times - "Bookman"; Laugh-In), and singer,
dies of heart failure at 84

Mar 3
Frank Connor,
Scottish soccer manager
(Cowdenbeath FC, Berwick Rangers FC,
Celtic FC, Raith Rovers FC),
dies at 86

Mar 3
Dean Woods,
Australian track cyclist
(Olympic gold team pursuit 1984;
silver individual pursuit 1988;
bronze team pursuit 1988, 96),
dies from cancer at 55

Mar 3
Tim Considine,
American actor
(Spin & Marty; My Three Sons, 1960-65 - "Mike"),
and photographer,
dies at 81

Mar 4
Rod Marsh,
Australian cricket wicket-keeper
(96 Tests, 355 dismissals, 3 x 100;
coach Australian & England Academies)
and broadcaster (9 Network),
dies following heart attack at 74

Mar 4
Shane Warne,
Australian cricket spin bowler and
broadcaster
(145 Tests, 708 wickets, BB 8/71;
194 ODIs; Victoria CA, Hampshire CCC),
dies from a heart attack at 52

Mar 4
Maryan Wisniewski,
French soccer striker
(33 caps; Lens, Sampdoria, Saint-Étienne,
Sochaux, Grenoble),
dies at 85

Mar 7
Raja,
Sri Lanka's most revered elephant
(carried golden casket of Buddhist relics
at Esala Perahera pageant),
dies at 68

Mar 7
Berkrerk Chartvanchai,
Thai boxer
(WBA flyweight title 1970),
dies at 77

Mar 8
Johnny Grier,
American football official
(1981-2004; first African-American referee
in NFL history 1988),
dies at 74

Mar 8
Tomás Boy,
Mexican football midfielder and
manager (52 caps; Tigres UANL 413 games),
dies from a pulmonary thromboembolism at 70

Mar 8
Gordon Lee,
English soccer manager
(Port Vale, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United,
Everton, Preston NE, KR Reykjavik),
dies at 87

Mar 8
Ron Miles,
American jazz cornetist, composer,
and bandleader,
dies Polycythemia vera, a rare blood disorder, at 58

Mar 9
Justice Christopher,
Nigerian soccer midfielder
(11 caps; Antwerp FC, Trelleborg FF,
Herfølge Boldklub),
dies at 40

Mar 10
Jürgen Grabowski,
German soccer midfielder/forward
(44 caps West Germany;
Eintracht Frankfurt 441 games),
dies from kidney disease at 77

Mar 10
Odalis Pérez,
Dominican baseball pitcher
(MLB All Star 2002; Atlanta Braves,
LA Dodgers, KC Royals),
dies after a fall at 44

Mar 13
William Hurt,
American Academy Award-winning actor
(Big Chill; Children of a Lesser God;
Kiss of the Spider Woman; Broadcast News),
dies of prostate cancer at 71

Mar 14
Scott Hall,
American pro wrestler
(9 x WCW World Tag Team Champion; WWE HOF 2014),
dies from a heart attack at 63

Mar 15
David Stephenson,
English rugby league outside back
(10 caps Great Britain; Wigan RLFC, Salford RLFC),
dies at 63

Mar 15
Lu Liang-Huan,
Taiwanese golfer
(British Open 1971 runner-up),
dies at 85

Mar 16
Slobodan Škrbić,
Serbian soccer defender
(4 caps Yugoslavia; Red Star Belgrade, Lille),
dies at 77

Mar 16
Ralph Terry,
American baseball pitcher
(MLB All Star 1962, 62²; World Series 1961,
62 [MVP]; NY Yankees, KC Athletics,
Cleveland Indians, NY Mets),
dies at 86

Mar 17
Alan Rees,
Welsh rugby union fly-half
(3 Tests; Maesteg RFC),
rugby league five eighth (Leeds RLFC)
and cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan CCC),
dies at 84

Mar 18
John Clayton,
American sports journalist/reporter
(The Pittsburgh Press, The News Tribune; ESPN),
dies at 67

Mar 18
Alfons Dirnberger,
Austrian soccer midfielder
(3 caps; FC Austria Wien),
dies at 80

Mar 18
Murray Day,
New Zealand sports administrator
(President World Squash Federation 1975-81),
dies at 90

Mar 19
Tom Young,
American basketball coach
(American Uni, Rutgers Uni, Catholic Uni,
Old Dominion Uni),
dies at 89

Mar 19
Federico Martín Aramburú,
Argentine rugby union winger
(22 Tests; 11 competitions Argentina Sevens;
Biarritz Olympique, Perpignan, Glasgow Warriors),
dies in a drive-by shooting at 42

Mar 19
Dave Sims,
English rugby union lock
(3 Tests; Gloucester RFC;
Barbarians RFC 1995, 96, 99),
dies at 52

Mar 19
Scoey Mitchell [Roscoe Mitchill],
American TV writer,
director, and actor
(Barefoot in the Park; Rhoda),
dies of kidney failure at 92

Mar 21
Nikolai Osyanin,
Russian soccer striker
(3 caps; PFC Krylia Sovetov Kuibyshev,
FC Spartak Moscow),
dies at 80

Mar 21
Fevzi Zemzem,
Turkish soccer striker
(18 caps; AS Göztepe 356 games)
and manager (Orduspor),
dies at 80

Mar 23
Madeleine Albright (née Korbell),
American diplomat (UN Delegate, 1993-97),
and 1st female US Secretary of State (1997-2001),
dies of cancer at 84

Mar 23
Jimmy Lindley,
English jockey
(2,000 Guineas 1963, 66; St Leger 1964)
and broadcaster (BBC),
dies at 86

Mar 25
Taylor Hawkins,
American drummer
(Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"),
dies at 50

Mar 26
Joe Williams,
American men's college basketball coach
(Jacksonville Uni 1964-70; Furman Uni 1970-78;
Florida State Uni 1978-86),
dies at 88

Mar 27
Titus Buberník,
Czech soccer midfielder
(23 caps Czechoslovakia; ČH Bratislava, LASK Linz),
dies at 88

Mar 27
Alexandra Zabelina,
Russian fencer
(Olympic gold USSR women's team
foil 1960, 68, 72),
dies at 85

Mar 28
Naci Erdem,
Turkish soccer centre-back
(31 caps; Fenerbahçe),
dies at 91

April 2022


Apr 1
C. W. McCall [William Dale Fries, Jr.],
American country singer (Convoy),
dies of cancer at 93




Apr 1
Neil Stevens,
Canadian Hockey HOF,
Lacrosse HOF sportswriter
(The Canadian Press),
dies from cancer at 74

Apr 1
Roland White [LeBlanc],
American bluegrass mandolin player
and vocalist (Kentucky Colonels;
Lester Flatt's Nashville Grass),
dies after a heart attack at 83

Apr 2
Leonel Sánchez,
Chilean soccer striker
(85 caps; Club Universidad de Chile 413 games,
167 goals),
dies at 85

Apr 3
Tommy Davis,
American baseball utility
(3 x MLB All Star; World Series 1963;
NL batting champion 1962, 63 LA Dodgers),
dies at 83

Apr 3
Stan Parrish,
American football coach
(Ball State Uni, Wabash College, Kansas State Uni,
Marshall Uni; TB Buccaneers QB coach Super Bowl 2002),
dies at 75

Apr 3
Gene Shue,
American NBA basketball guard, 1954-64,
5X All-Star (New York Knicks, Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons,
and 2 other teams), and NBA coach, 1966-89,
2X Coach of the Year (Baltimore/Washington Bullets,
Philadelphia 76ers, and 2 other teams),
dies from melanoma at 90

Apr 4
Petar Skansi,
Croatian basketball center
(Olympic silver Yugoslavia 1968; Jugoplastika)
and coach (Yugoslavia, Croatia, Jugoplastika,
Benetton Treviso),
dies at 78

Apr 5
Bobby Rydell [Ridarelli],
American pop singer ("Wild One"; "Wildwood Days"),
and actor (Bye Bye Birdie),
dies of pneumonia at 79




Apr 5
Josef Panáček,
Czech sport shooter
(Olympic gold skeet 1976),
dies at 84

Apr 5
Boris Brott,
Canadian conductor
(Hamilton Philharmonic, 1969-90)
and music promoter
(Brott Music Festival: National Academy
Orchestra of Canada),
killed in a hit-and-run accident at 78

Apr 5
Joaquim Carvalho,
Portuguese soccer goalkeeper
(6 caps; Sporting CP),
dies at 84

Apr 5
Paul Siebel,
American folk singer and songwriter
(Louise; Spanish Johnny),
dies from complications of pulmonary fibrosis at 84

Apr 6
John Creighton,
New Zealand rugby union hooker
(1 Test, 6 apps NZ; Canterbury),
dies at 85

Apr 6
Tom Smith,
Scottish rugby union loosehead prop
(61 Tests, 6 British & Irish Lions; Glasgow Warriors,
Caledonia Reds, Northampton Saints RUFC),
dies from cancer at 50

Apr 7
Rayfield Wright,
American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle
(Super Bowl 1971, 77; 3 × First-team All-Pro;
6 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys),
dies at 76




Apr 8
Henri Depireux,
Belgian soccer midfielder
(2 caps; RFC Liège, Standard de Liège)
and manager
(Cameroon, Congo DR, FC Metz),
dies at 78

Apr 10
John Drew,
American basketball small forward
(NBA All-Star 1976, 80; Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz),
dies from bone cancer at 67

Apr 11
Mohammad Hussain,
Pakistani cricket all-rounder
(2 Tests, 3 wickets; 14 ODIs, 13 wickets; Lahore),
dies from kidney related illness at 45

Apr 12
Gilbert Gottfried,
American stand-up comedian,
and actor (SNL; Aladdin - "Iago the Parrot";
The Afflac Duck),
dies at 67




Apr 12
Shirley Spork,
American golfer and administrator
(co-founder LPGA; Women's PGA C'ship
runner-up 1962),
dies at 94

Apr 12
Sergei Yashin,
Russian & Soviet Hockey HOF left winger
(Olympic gold 1988; HC Dynamo Moscow,
EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen),
dies at 60

Apr 13
Wolfgang Fahrian,
German soccer goalkeeper
(10 caps DRG; SC Fortuna Köln),
dies from pneumonia at 80

Apr 13
Alex Gilady,
Israeli journalist
(VP NBC Sports; Chairman IAAF Television Commission;
7 x Emmy Awards) and sports official (IOC),
dies at 79

Apr 13
Freddy Rincón,
Colombian soccer midfielder
(84 caps; Santa Fe, América de Cali,
SC Corinthians),
dies in car accident at 55

Apr 14
Mike Bossy,
Canadian Hockey HOF right wing
(Stanley Cup 1980-83; Conn Smythe Trophy 1982;
7 x NHL All Star; NY Islanders),
dies of lung cancer at 65

Apr 15
Art Rupe [Goldberg],
American gospel, R&B, and early rock
record producer and label executive
(Specialty Records - Little Richard,
Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price),
dies at 104

Apr 15
Tony Brown,
Australian rugby league five-eighth
(10 Tests; Newtown RLFC, Penrith RLFC),
dies at 86

Apr 15
Andy Coen,
American college football coach
(Lehigh University Mountain Hawks 2006-18;
record 85-64),
dies from Alzheimer's disease at 57

Apr 15
Bernhard Germeshausen,
German bobsledder
(Olympic gold x 4 GDR 1976, 80),
dies at 70

Apr 15
Jack Newton,
Australian golfer
(British Open runner-up 1975;
US Masters runner-up 1980),
dies at 72

Apr 16
Joachim Streich,
German soccer striker
(102 caps GDR; FC Hansa Rostock, 1. FC Magdeburg)
and manager (1. FC Magdeburg),
dies at 71

Apr 17
Radu Lupu,
Romanian Grammy Award-winning
concert pianist (Van Cliburn Competition - gold, 1966;
George Enesco Competition - 1st prize, 1967),
dies at 76

Apr 17
Kevin Meates,
New Zealand rugby union flanker
(2 Tests; Canterbury),
dies at 92

Apr 17
Re Styles [Shirley Macleod],
Dutch-American actress
(Space Is The Place), designer,
and rock vocalist (The Tubes, 1976-79),
dies at 72

Apr 17
Jim Hartz,
American journalist and newscaster
(NBC-TV Today, 1974-77; PBS - Innovations),
dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at 82

Apr 18
Harrison Birtwistle,
British contemporary classical composer
(The Minotaur; The Mask of Orpheus),
dies at 87

Apr 18
Sid Mark [Fliegelman],
American disc jockey and 'Frank-ophile'
(The Sounds of Sinatra, 1960-2022),
dies at 88

Apr 18
Nicholas Angelich,
American concert pianist,
dies of degenerative lung disease at 51

Apr 19
Mike Gregory,
English darts player
(BDO World C'ship 1992 runner-up),
dies from dementia at 65

Apr 19
Sandra Pisani,
Australian field hockey captain
(Olympic gold 1988),
dies from cancer at 63

Apr 19
Kane Tanaka,
Japanese centenarian
(world's 2nd oldest recorded person),
dies as the world's oldest living person at 119




Apr 20
Robert Morse,
American Tony and Emmy Award-winning stage a
nd screen singer and actor (Mad Men; How to
Succeed in Business Without Really Trying),
dies at 90

Apr 21
Daryle Lamonica,
American football quarterback
(Pro Bowl 1970, 72; AFL MVP 1967, 69;
Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills),
dies at 80




Apr 21
Jack Rutherford,
Australian cricket all-rounder
(1 Test, HS 30, 1 wicket; WA CA),
dies at 92

Apr 22
Guy Lafleur,
Canadian Hockey HOF right wing
(5 x Stanley Cup, 2 x NHL MVP, NHL Playoff
MVP Montreal Canadiens; NY Rangers,
Quebec Nordiques),
dies of lung cancer at 70

Apr 22
Pedrie Wannenburg,
South African rugby union flanker
(20 Tests; Bulls, Ulster, Castres, Oyonnax),
dies in a car accident at 41

Apr 22
Mwai Kibaki,
Kenyan economist and politician
(President of Kenya, 2002-13),
dies at 90

Apr 23
Orrin Hatch,
American politician
(US Senator from Utah ®, 1977-2019)
longest-serving Utah US Senator,
dies at 88

Apr 23
Johnnie Jones,
American attorney,
civil rights activist
(1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott), and
US Army veteran
(Normandy Invasion - Purple Heart;
Battle of the Bulge),
dies at 102

Apr 23
Dawie de Villiers,
South African rugby union captain
and halfback (25 Tests; Western Province),
dies at 81

Apr 24
Richie Moran,
American Lacrosse HOF midfielder
(Uni of Maryland) and coach
(NCAA National C'ship 1971, 76, 77;
Coach of the Year 1971, 77, 87; Cornell),
dies at 85

Apr 26
İsmail Ogan,
Turkish freestyle wrestler
(Olympic gold 78kg 1964, silver 1960),
dies at 89

Apr 30
(Diana) "Naomi" Judd,
American Grammy Award-winning
country singer
(The Judds - "Why Not Me"),
dies at 76




Apr 30
Mino Raiola,
Italian soccer agent
(Pavel Nedvěd, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paul Pogba),
dies at 54

May 1
Ivan Osim,
Bosnian soccer midfielder
(19 caps Yugoslavia; FK Željezničar,
RC Strasbourg, CS Sedan) and
manager (Yugoslavia, Sturm Graz, Japan),
dies at 80

May 1
Ric Parnell,
British rock drummer
(Atomic Rooster; Spinal Tap),
dies at 70




May 1
Charles Siebert,
American television actor
(One Day at A Time; Trapper John, M.D. - "Stanley"),
and director,
dies at 84




May 2
Yuri Vasenin,
Russian soccer midfielder
(9 caps USSR; FC Zorya Voroshylovhrad),
dies at 73

May 3
Norman Mineta,
American politician,
1st cabinet member of Asian descent
(Secretary of Transportation, 2001-6;
US Representative (D)-CA, 1975-95),
dies of a heart ailment at 90

May 3
Tony Brooks,
English auto racer
(F1 World C'ship third 1958,
runner-up 1959; 6 x F1 wins),
dies at 90

May 4
Gerhard Mans,
Namibian rugby union utility back
(27 Tests; Orange Free State RFU,
South West Africa RFU),
dies at 60

May 4
Harm Ottenbros,
Dutch bicycle racer
(World C'ships gold men's road race 1969),
dies at 78

May 5
Leo Wilden,
German soccer defender
(15 caps West Germany; 1. FC Köln,
Bayer Leverkusen),
dies at 85

May 6
George Pérez,
American comic book artist
(The Avenger; Teen Titans),
dies of pancreatic cancer at 67

May 7
Mickey Gilley,
American nightclub owner (Urban Cowboy)
and country singer (Roomful of Roses),
dies at 86




May 7
Kang Soo-yeon,
South Korean actress
(The Surrogate Woman, Come Come Come Upward),
dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at 55

May 8
Fred Ward,
American actor
(Escape From Alcatraz; The Right Stuff:
Remo Williams; Thunderheart),
dies at 79




May 10
Bob Lanier,
American Basketball HOF center
(8 x NBA All-Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 1974;
Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks),
dies at 73




May 10
Mike Davis,
English rugby union lock
(16 caps; Sherborne RFC) and
coach (England 20 Tests 1979-83),
dies at 80

May 10
Glyn Shaw,
Welsh rugby union prop
(12 caps; Neath RFC), and
rugby league prop
(7 caps Wales, 1 GB; Widnes RLFC, Wigan RLFC),
dies at 71

May 11
Shireen Abu Akleh,
Palestinian-American journalist (Al Jazeera),
shot and killed by Israeli forces at 51

May 11
Henk Groot,
Dutch soccer attacking midfielder/forward
(39 caps; Ajax, Feyenoord),
dies at 84

May 11
Alexander Toradze,
Soviet Georgian-American concert pianist
and music professor (University of Indiana, 1991-2017),
dies of heart failure at 69

May 12
Gino Cappelletti,
American football running back
(AFL All-Star 1961, 63-66; AFL MVP 1964;
Boston Patriots),
dies at 88




May 12
Robert McFarlane,
American Marine Corps veteran and civil servant
(National Security Adviser, 1983-85),
involved in the Space Defense Initiative,
and Iran-Contra Affair,
dies at 84




May 13
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
2nd President of the United Arab Emirates
(2004-2022),
dies at 73

May 14
Andrew Symonds,
Australian cricket all-rounder
(26 Tests, 2 x 100, 10 x 50, HS 162no, 24 wickets;
Queensland CA, Kent CCC, Deccan Chargers),
dies in a single-car crash at 46

May 14
David West,
American MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-98
(Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, and 3 other teams),
dies of brain cancer at 57




May 15
Ricky Gardiner,
Scottish rock guitarist
(David Bowie - Low; Iggy Pop - Lust for Life),
and composer,
dies at 73




May 15
Stevan Ostojić,
Serbian soccer striker
(2 caps Yugoslavia; Red Star Belgrade)
and manager (RS Belgrade),
dies at 80

May 16
Maurice Lindsay,
British sports administrator
(chairman Preston North End FC, Wigan Warriors RLFC;
CEO RFL 1992-99),
dies at 81

May 17
Rodri,
Spanish soccer defender
(4 caps; FC Barcelona)
and manager (CD Condal),
dies at 88

May 17
Vangelis [Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou],
Greek composer, keyboardist, and
Academy Award winner (Chariots of Fire),
dies at 79

May 17
Shiv Kumar Sharma,
Indian santoor
(100-string dulcimer-like instrument) master,
and composer,
dies of cardiac arrest at 84

May 17
Larry Lacewell,
American college football coach
(Arkansas State Uni 1979-89) and administrator
(AD Arkansas State; Dallas Cowboys Dir college
& pro scouting 1992-2004),
dies at 85

May 17
Rick Price,
British rock bassist
(The Move, 1969-71; Wizzard, 1972-75),
and pedal steel guitar player,
dies at 77




May 18
Faouzi Mansouri,
Algerian soccer defender
(13 caps; Montpellier, FC Mulhouse),
dies at 66

May 20
Roger Angell,
American literary editor and baseball journalist
(The New Yorker),
dies of congestive heart failure at 101




May 21
Marco Cornez,
Chilean soccer goalkeeper,
(20 caps; FC Deportivo Palestino, Universidad Católica,
Everton de Viña del Mar),
dies from stomach cancer at 64

May 21
Jiří Zídek Sr.,
Czech basketball center
(considered best Czech player ever;
FIBA European All-Star 1966, 67; USK Praha)
and coach (USK Praha, Sparta Praha),
dies at 78

May 22
József Duró,
Hungarian soccer midfielder
(21 caps; Debreceni VSC, Vasas SC,
Budapest Honvéd FC),
dies at 55

May 22
Les Dyl,
English rugby league utility back
(11 caps Great Britain, 13 England;
Leeds RLFC, Bramley RLFC),
dies at 69

May 23
Wendell,
Brazilian soccer goalkeeper
(7 caps; Botafogo, Fluminense FC,
Santa Cruz FC),
dies at 74

May 24
Thomas Ulsrud,
Norwegian curler
(World C'ship gold [skip] 2014;
Olympics silver 2010),
dies from cancer at 50

May 24
John Thompson,
American football executive
(GM Seattle Seahawks 1976-82;
NFL Executive of the Year 1978),
dies at 95

May 25
Dick Conway,
New Zealand rugby union flanker/#8
(10 Tests; Otago RFU, Bay of Plenty RU),
dies at 87

May 26
Alan White,
British rock drummer
(John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band; Yes, 1972-2022;
solo - Ramshackled),
dies at 72




May 26
Ray Liotta,
American actor
(Goodfellas; Field of Dreams: Cop Land),
dies at 67




May 26
Andy Fletcher,
Britich synthesizer and bass player
(Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"),
dies at 60




May 29
Ronnie Hawkins,
American-Canadian rock musician,
dies at 87

May 29
Lester Piggott,
English jockey
(11 x British flat racing C'ship Jockey;
record 9 x Epsom Derby; 30 x British Classic Race wins),
dies at 86

May 30
David Holford,
West Indian cricket all-rounder
(24 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105no, 51 wickets,
BB 5/23; Barbados),
dies at 82

May 30
Bob Talamini,
American football guard
(Super Bowl 1968 NY Jets; 3 × First-team All-AFL;
6 × AFL All-Star; Houston Oilers),
dies at 83

May 31
Jim Parks,
English cricket wicketkeeper
(46 Tests, 114 dismissals, 2 x 100, 9 x 50,
HS 108no; Sussex CCC, Somerset CCC),
dies at 90

Jun 3
Larry Hillman,
Canadian NHL defenceman
(Stanley Cup 1955 Detroit RWs, 1962, 63,
64, 1967 Toronto MLs, 1969 Montreal Canadiens)
and coach (Winnipeg Jets 1977-79),
dies at 85

Jun 3
Grachan Moncur III,
American post-bop and modern jazz trombonist
and composer (Evolution; Exploration),
dies on his 85th birthday

Jun 4
Tony Pajaczkowski,
Canadian Football Hall of Fame offensive guard
(CFL All-Star 1962–65; Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes),
dies at 86

Jun 4
Isaac Berger,
American weightlifter
(Olympic gold 60kg 1956, silver 1960, 64;
World C'ship gold 1958, 61),
dies at 85

Jun 5
Alec John Such [Szűcs],
American rock bassist
(Bon Jovi, 1983-94 - "Wanted Dead or Alive"),
dies at 70




Jun 5
Shaun Greatbatch,
English darts player
(first player to hit perfect 9-dart finish on live television 2002),
dies at 52




Jun 6
Jim Seals,
American singer-songwriter, guitarist,
and fiddler (Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze";
"Diamond Girl"),
dies at 79




Jun 6
Eric Nesterenko,
Canadian ice hockey center
(NHL All Star 1961, 65; Toronto Maple Leafs;
Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks),
dies at 88

Jun 8
Julio Jiménez,
Spanish road cyclist
(King of the Mountains: Tour de France 1965,
66, 67 & Vuelta a España 1963, 64, 65),
dies at 87

Jun 8
Paula Rego,
Portuguese-British artist
(The Policeman’s Daughter),
dies at 87

Jun 8
Aarno Turpeinen,
Finnish soccer defender
(16 caps; HJK 225 games),
dies at 51

Jun 9
Oleg Moliboga,
Ukrainian volleyball player
(Olympic gold USSR 1980, silver 1976;
World C'ship gold 1978, 82),
dies at 69

Jun 9
Don Perkins,
American football fullback
(Pro Bowl 1961–63, 66–68; All-Pro 1962,
67, 68; Dallas Cowboys) and
broadcaster (CBS, ABC),
dies at 84




Jun 9
Billy Bingham,
Irish soccer forward
(56 caps Northern Ireland; Sunderland,
Luton Town, Everton) and manager
(Northern Ireland, Greece, Everton),
dies at 90

Jun 10
Vladimir Kuzyutkin,
Russian volleyball coach
(Russia Women - World Cup gold 2010;
Bulgaria Women),
dies at 74

Jun 10
Bobby Hope,
Scottish soccer midfielder
(7 caps; West Bromwich Albion 336 games,
Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday),
dies at 78

Jun 10
Jorge Spedaletti,
Chilean soccer forward (5 caps; Everton Viña del Mar,
Universidad de Chile Santiago, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata),
dies at 74

Jun 11
Bernd Bransch,
German soccer defender
(64 caps GDR; Chemie Halle FC, FC Carl Zeiss Jena),
dies at 77

Jun 12
Phil Bennett,
Welsh rugby union fly-half
(29 Tests Wales, 8 British & Irish Lions; Barbarians FC;
Llanelli RFC 414 games & 2,535 points),
dies at 73

Jun 12
Buster Welch,
American cutting horse trainer
(4 x NCHA World Championship;
5 x NCHA World Championship Futurity),
dies at 94

Jun 13
Noel Campbell,
Irish soccer midfielder
(11 caps; St Patrick's Athletic FC, SC Fortuna Köln,
Shamrock Rovers FC),
dies at 72

Jun 13
Carlos Ortiz,
Puerto Rican boxer
(World Light Welterweight Champion 1959-60;
World Lightweight Champion 1962-65, 65-68),
dies at 85




Jun 13
Rolando Serrano,
Columbian soccer midfielder
(7 caps; AD Union Magdalena; Millonarios FC;
Independiente Santa Fe),
dies at 83

Jun 13
Franklin Anangonó,
Ecuadorian soccer defender
(7 caps; ESPoli Quito, El Nacional Quito, Macará),
dies at 47

Jun 14
Gene Kenney,
American soccer coach
(Michigan State Spartans 1956-69;
NCAA C'ship 1967, 68),
dies at 94

Jun 14
Davie Wilson,
Scottish soccer forward
(22 caps; Rangers, Dundee United)
and manager (Dumbarton),
dies at 83

Jun 14
Bill Ashurst,
English rugby league second rower
(3 Tests GB; Wigan, Penrith RLFC, Wakefield Trinity),
dies at 74

Jun 15
Maureen Arthur,
American stage and screen actress
(How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying;
The Love God?),
dies at 88




Jun 15
Jan Klijnjan,
Dutch soccer attacking midfielder
(11 caps; FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Sochaux),
dies at 77

Jun 16
Steinar Amundsen,
Norwegian sprint canoeist
(Olympic gold K-4 1000m 1968;
World C'ship gold 1970, 75),
dies at 76

Jun 16
Don Neely,
New Zealand cricket historian,
administrator (President NZ Cricket 2006-09),
dies at 86

Jun 17
Hugh McElhenny,
American Pro/College Football HOF halfback
(University of Washington; 5 × First-team All-Pro;
6 × Pro Bowl; Minnesota Vikings, SF 49ers),
dies at 93




Jun 18
Mark Shields,
American political journalist and commentator
(PBS NewsHour, 1988-2020;
CNN Capitol Gang, 1998-2005),
dies of kidney failure at 85

Jun 19
Brett Tuggle,
American session and touring rock keyboard player
(David Lee Roth, 1986-94; Fleetwood Mac, 1997-2017),
dies of cancer at 70




Jun 19
Colin Grainger,
English soccer forward
(7 caps; Sheffield United, Sunderland, Leeds United),
dies at 89

Jun 21
James Rado [Radomski],
American stage actor, playwright, director, and
composer (Hair!; Rainbow),
dies at 90

Jun 22
Alec Head,
French horse trainer and breeder
(6 x champion trainer France; 4 x Arc de Triomphe;
owner Haras du Quesnay),
dies at 97

Jun 22
Jonny Nilsson,
Swedish speed skater
(Olympic gold 10k 1964;
World C'ships gold allround 1963),
dies at 79

Jun 22
Tony Siragusa,
American football defensive tackle
(Super Bowl 2000 Baltimore Ravens; Indianapolis Colts)
and broadcaster (Fox, The Sopranos, Man Caves),
dies at 55




Jun 22
Bruton Smith,
American motor sports promoter and
owner (CEO NASCAR; track owner Speedway Motorsports, Inc.),
dies at 95

Jun 22
Jüri Tarmak,
Estonian athlete
(Olympic gold USSR high jump 1972),
dies at 75

Jun 23
Alain Plantefol,
French rugby union second rower
(11 Tests; Racing CF, SU Agen),
dies at 79

Jun 23
Christina Bass-Kaiser,
Dutch speed skater
(Olympic gold 3000m 1972; World C'ship gold
all round 1967, 68; 9 x WR's),
dies at 84

Jun 25
Russell Watt,
New Zealand rugby union wing
(9 Tests; Otago, Southland, Wellington),
dies at 86

Jun 25
Javier Cárdenas,
Mexican soccer midfielder
(12 caps; CD Guadalajara 215 games),
dies at 69

Jun 26
Jupiter,
Amur tiger at Columbus Zoo and
Aquarium (Ohio),
dies of COVID-19 at 14

Jun 26
Margaret Keane,
American painter whose husband claimed
credit for her work (Big Eyes paintings),
dies at 94

Jun 27
Marlin Briscoe,
American College Football HOF
quarterback/wide receiver
(Uni Nebraska–Omaha; Super Bowl 1972,
73 Miami Dolphins; Pro Bowl 1970 Buffalo Bills),
dies of pneumonia at 76




Jun 29
Ralph Hubert Barger, "Sonny"
American outlaw biker who was a founding member of the
Oakland, California, chapter of the
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in 1957,
dies of cancer at 83

Jul 1
Richard Taruskin,
American musicologist
(Oxford History of Western Music),
and educator,
dies of esophageal cancer at 77

Jul 2
Alain de Cadenet,
English auto racer
(3 x 24 Hours of Le Mans class 3rd place)
and broadcaster
(Speed Channel, ESPN, Velocity Channel,
Petrolicious website),
dies at 76

Jul 2
Andy Goram,
Scottish soccer goalkeeper
(43 caps; Oldham Athletic, Hibernian,
Rangers, Motherwell),
dies from oesophageal cancer at 58




Jul 2
Saúl Lorenzo Rivero,
Uruguayan soccer midfielder
(9 caps; Liverpool de Montevideo,
Atlético Español México),
dies at 67

Jul 3
Ni Kuang,
Hong Kong-American screenwriter and novelist
(The 36th Chamber of Shaolin),
dies at 87

Jul 4
Hank Goldberg,
American sports broadcaster
(radio colour commentator Miami Dolphins 1978-92;
ESPN2, ESPN Radio),
dies from chronic kidney disease at 82

Jul 4
Janusz Kupcewicz,
Polish soccer midfielder
(20 caps; KS Arka Gdynia, ASSE Saint-Étienne),
dies from a stroke at 66

Jul 6
Bryan Marchment,
Canadian NHL defenseman, 1989-2006
(Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, and 7 other teams),
dies at 53




Jul 6
James Caan,
American actor
(Brian's Song; The Godfather; Rollerball; Misery; Elf),
dies at 82




Jul 6
Dale Douglass,
American golfer
(3 x PGA Tour titles; 11 x Champions Tour titles;
US Senior Open 1986),
dies at 88

Jul 7
(Patrick Henry} "Adam" Wade,
American pop singer
(The Writing On The Wall), actor (Kiss Me Goodbye),
and 1st US Black game show host (Musical Chairs),
dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 87

Jul 7
Pedro Ferrándiz,
Spanish basketball coach
(EuroLeague 1965, 67, 68, 74 Real Madrid;
Spain 1964-65),
dies at 93

Jul 8
Shinzō Abe,
Prime Minister of Japan
(2006-07 and 2012-2020),
dies after being shot twice while giving
a speech in Nara, Japan,
at 67




Jul 8
Larry Storch,
American stage and screen comic
and character actor
(F Troop - "Cpl. Agarn";
Tennessee Tuxedo - "Prof. Whoopee"),
dies at 99




Jul 8
Tony Sirico,
American actor
(The Sopranos - "Paulie Walnuts";
Cop Land; Family Guy),
dies at 79




Jul 9
John Gwynne,
English sports commentator and reporter
(PDC darts tournaments Sky Sports),
dies from cancer at 77

Jul 9
Davie Robb,
Scottish soccer forward
(5 caps; Aberdeen FC 251 games),
dies at 74

Jul 9
András Törőcsik,
Hungarian soccer forward
(45 caps; Újpest Dozsa FC, Montpellier),
dies of pneumonia at 67

Jul 9
Tommy Jacobs,
American golfer
(US Open 1964 runner-up; US Masters 1966 runner-up),
dies at 87

Jul 10
Barry Sinclair,
New Zealand cricket batsman and captain
(21 Tests, 3 x 100s; Wellington CA),
dies at 85

Jul 11
Monty Norman [Noserovitch],
British big band singer, songwriter
(False Hearted Lover), and
film composer (James Bond Theme),
dies at 94

Jul 11
Víctor Benítez,
Peruvian soccer centre-back / defensive midfielder
(11 caps; AC Milan, Roma, Inter Milan, Boca Juniors),
dies at 86

Jul 11
Gary Moeller,
American football coach
(University of Michigan 1990-94;
Uni of Illinois 1977-79; Detroit Lions),
dies at 81

Jul 12
Bramwell Tovey,
British conductor
(Vancouver Symphony, 2000-18;
NY Philharmonic Summer Series, 2004-14),
and composer (Stream of Limelight),
dies of sarcoma at 69

Jul 14
Ivana Trump (née Zelníčková),
Czech-American model and ex-wife of Donald Trump
(1st Wives Club),
dies after a fall inside her Manhattan apartment at 73




Jul 14
Pleun Strik,
Dutch soccer defender
(8 caps, FIFA World Cup 1974 runner-up;
PSV Eindhoven 270 games),
dies at 78

Jul 14
William Hart,
American soul singer and songwriter
(4 Gents; Delfonics - "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)";
"La-La Means I Love You"),
dies of surgery complications at 77

Jul 14
Ken Kennedy,
Irish rugby union hooker
(45 Tests Ireland, 4 British & Irish Lions;
London Irish RFC),
dies at 81

Jul 15
Georgi Yartsev,
Russian soccer forward
(5 caps USSR; FC Spartak Moscow)
and manager (Russia; Spartak, Dynamo,
Torpedo Moscow),
dies at 74

Jul 16
Hobie Billingsley,
American ISHOF diving coach
(Indiana University 1959-89;
6 x NCAA team championships;
US Olympic team 1968, 72, 76),
dies from myasthenia gravis at 95

Jul 17
Francesco Rizzo,
Italian soccer midfielder
(2 caps; Cagliari, ACF Fiorentina,
Bologna FC, Genoa CFC),
dies at 79

Jul 18
Claes Oldenburg,
Swedish-American pop artist
(Clothespin; Alphabet; Good Humor),
dies at 93

Jul 18
Ottavio Cinquanta,
Italian sports executive
(President International Skating Union 1994-2016;
IOC Executive Committee 2000-08),
dies at 83

Jul 20
Douglas Mitchell,
Canadian Football Hall of Fame executive
(CFL Commissioner 1984-88),
dies at 83

Jul 20
Phil Jackson,
English rugby league inside back
(29 Tests GB, 1 England; World Cup 1954,
57 GB 6 games; Barrow RLFC),
dies at 90

Jul 21
Johnny Egan,
American basketball point guard
(Detroit Pistons, NY Knicks, Baltimore Bullets,
LA Lakers, SD/Houston Rockets) and
coach (Houston Rockets 1973-76),
dies after a fall at 83

Jul 21
Jim Lynch,
American College Football HOF linebacker
(Notre Dame; AFL–NFL World C'ship Game 1970;
Kansas City Chiefs),
dies at 76




Jul 21
Uwe Seeler,
German soccer striker
(72 caps West Germany;
Hamburger SV 476 games, 404 goals),
dies at 85

Jul 21
Taurean Blacque [Herbert Middleton Jr],
American stage and screen actor
(Hill Street Blues - "Det. Neal Washington"),
and adoption advocate,
dies at 82

Jul 21
Milan Dvořák,
Czech soccer utility
(13 caps Czechoslovakia; Dukla Prague 261 games),
dies at 87

Jul 21
Paddy Hopkirk,
Irish rally driver
(Monte Carlo Rally 1964),
dies at 89

Jul 22
David Moores,
British football executive
(Chairman Liverpool FC 1991-2007;
Honorary Life President),
dies at 76

Jul 23
Bob Rafelson,
American Emmy Award-winning television producer
(The Monkees), and film maker
(Five Easy Pieces; Easy Rider; Head),
dies at 89

Jul 24
David Warner,
British Emmy Award-winning stage,
screen, radio, and voice actor
(Masada; Star Trek VI; Time Bandits),
dies of lung cancer at 80

Jul 24
Yuri Kolmakov,
Russian biathlete
(World C'ship gold relay 1973, 74),
dies at 76

Jul 25
Paul Sorvino,
American stage and screen actor
(Goodfellas; Law and Order, 1991-92;
Dick Tracy; That's Life),
dies at 83

Jul 27
Tony Dow,
American actor
(Leave it to Beaver - "Wally"),
director, and sculptor,
dies of cancer at 77




Jul 27
Mary Alice [Smith],
American stage and screen actress
(Fences - Tony Award, 1987; I'll Fly Away -
Emmy Award, 1993; A Different World - "Lettie"),
dies at 85 or 80 [year of birth disputed]

Jul 28
Bernard Cribbins,
British character actor
(Old Jack’s Boat; Doctor Who – “Wilfred Mott”;
The Railway Children), voice-over artist
(The Wombles; Jackanory), and novelty song singer
(Right Said Fred),
dies at 93

Jul 28
Wayne Hawkins,
American football guard
(5 × AFL All-Star 1963–1967;
Oakland Raiders),
dies at 84

Jul 28
Terry Neill,
Northern Irish soccer defender
(59 caps; Arsenal, Hull City FC) and
manager (Hull City FC, Tottenham, Arsenal),
dies at 80

Jul 30
[Grace] Nichelle Nichols,
American actress (Star Trek - "Lt. Uhura")
and singer (Down To Earth; "Fly Me To The Moon"),
dies at 89

Jul 30
Pat Carroll,
American comedienne and
Emmy Award-winning actress
(The Little Mermaid - "Ursula";
Make Room for Daddy),
dies at 95

Jul 31
Fidel V. Ramos,
Filipino general and
12th President of the Philippines (1992-98),
dies at 94

Jul 31
Bill Russell,
American Basketball HOF center
(11 × NBA C'ship; 5 x NBA MVP; 12 x NBA All-Star;
Boston Celtics; Olympic gold 1956) and
coach (NBA C'ship 1968, 69 Boston Celtics),
dies at 88




Jul 31
Hartmut Heidemann,
German soccer defender
(3 caps West Germany; MSV Duisburg 347 games),
dies at 81

Jul 31
Mo Ostin [Ostrofsky],
American record company executive
(Verve; Reprise; Warner Bros,; Dreamworks),
dies at 95