01-06-2022, 03:13 PM
January
Jan 1
Floyd Little,
American Pro/College Football Hall of Fame halfback
(Syracuse University; 5 x Pro Bowl;
First-team All-Pro 1969; Denver Broncos),
dies from cancer at 78
Jan 1
Misty Morgan,
American country keyboardist
(duo with Jack Blanchard - "Tennessee Bird Walk"),
dies of cancer at 75
Jan 2
Don Salls,
American football linebacker (Alabama)
and coach (Jacksonville State University 1946-52, 1954-64),
dies at 101
Jan 2
Paul Westphal,
American Basketball Hall of Fame guard
(NBA C'ship 1974; NBA All-Star 1977–81; Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns)
and coach (NBA: Phoenix, Seattle, Sacramento),
dies from glioblastoma at 70
Jan 3
Roger Hassenforder,
French racing cyclist
(8 stage wins Tour de France 1955-59),
dies at 90
Jan 3
Gerry Marsden,
British rock vocalist and TV personality
(Gerry & Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey),
dies at 78
Jan 4 [Victoria] Tanya Roberts,
American actress
(Charlie's Angels, 1980-81; A View To A Kill;
That 70's Show),
dies of sepsis at 65
Jan 4
John Muckler,
Canadian ice hockey coach
(Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers 1990; Buffalo Sabres, NY Rangers)
and executive (GM Ottawa Senators),
dies at 86
Jan 4
Albert Roux,
French chef and restaurateur
(Le Gavroche, 1st Michelin three-starred restaurant in Britain),
dies at 85
Jan 4
Gregory Sierra,
American stage and screen actor
(Barney Miller - "Chano"),
dies of cancer at 83
Jan 5
Colin Bell,
English soccer midfielder
(48 caps; Manchester City 394 games),
dies at 74
Jan 5
Bob Brett,
Australian tennis coach
(Boris Becker, Goran Ivanišević, Marin Čilić),
dies from cancer at 67
Jan 5
Pat Patrick,
American auto racing team owner
(Patrick Racing; Indianapolis 500, 1973, 1982, 1989;
Emerson Fittipaldi IndyCar title, 1989),
dies at 91
Jan 6
Satya Paul,
Indian fashion designer and entrepreneur
who invented the modern sari,
dies of a stroke at 79
Jan 6
Bobby Few,
American jazz pianist and vocalist,
dies at 85
Jan 7
Vladimir Kiselyov,
Russian athlete
(Olympic gold, Soviet Union, shot put 1980),
dies at 64
Jan 7
Tommy Lasorda,
American Baseball Hall of Fame manager
(World Series 1981, 88; NL Manager of the Year 1983, 88;
LA Dodgers 1976-96),
dies of a heart attack at 93
Jan 7
Michael Apted,
English director and producer
(7 Up, The World is Not Enough),
dies at 79
Jan 8
Shirley Wilson,
American football coach
(Elon University 1967-76;
Duke University 1979-82; 88–61–3),
dies at 95
Jan 8
[William Edwin] Ed Bruce,
American country singer
("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"),
dies at 81
Jan 9
Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov,
Russian physicist,
dies at 101
Jan 9
Vivalyn Latty-Scott,
West Indian women's cricket all-rounder
(10 Tests, 25 wickets; Jamaica),
dies at 82
Jan 10
Hubert Auriol,
French off-road motorcyclist and auto racer
(Dakar Rally 1981, 83, 92),
dies from COVID-19 at 68
Jan 10
Dee Rowe,
American college basketball coach
(UConn Huskies men's team 1969-76; 103–78 [.569]),
dies at 91
Jan 10
Donald Smith,
English cricket batsman
(3 Tests; Sussex),
dies at 97
Jan 10
David Barclay,
British hotel magnate (The Ritz)
and multi-billionaire,
dies at 86
Jan 11
Colin McDonald,
Australian cricket batsman
(47 Tests, 5 x 100s; Victoria),
dies at 92
Jan 11
Wálter Taibo,
Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper
(30 caps; Huracán, C.A. Peñarol),
dies at 89
Jan 11
Sheldon Adelson,
American business magnate
(CEO of Las Vegas Sands casino company)
and major political donor to the GOP and Israel,
dies at 87
Jan 11
Kathleen Heddle,
Canadian rower
(Olympic gold coxless pair, 8's 1992; double sculls 1996),
dies from breast and lymph node cancer at 55
Jan 11
William Edgar Thornton,
American medical doctor,
USAF officer, and astronaut
(STS-8, STS-51B),
dies at 91
Jan 12
Frank Arok,
Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach
(Australia 1983-89),
dies at 88
Jan 12
Álvaro Mejía,
Colombian athlete
(Boston Marathon 1971 2:18:45),
dies at 80
Jan 12
John Ward,
New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper
(8 Tests; 17 dismissals),
dies at 83
Jan 12
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud,
Saudi thoroughbred racing owner and breeder
(Juddmonte Farms; Dancing Brave, Enable, Frankel, Arrogate),
dies at 84
Jan 13
Tim Bogert,
American rock bassist
(Vanilla Fudge; Jeff Beck),
dies at 76
Jan 13
Siegfried Fischbacher,
German American entertainer and magician
(Siegfried and Roy),
dies at 81
Jan 13
Bernd Kannenber,
German race walker
(Olympic gold FRG 50k 1972),
dies at 78
Jan 13
Joël Robert,
Belgian motocross racer
(Motocross World C'ships 250cc 1964, 68–72),
dies from COVID-19 at 77
Jan 13
Hannes Viljoen,
South African rugby union winger
(3 caps; Natal),
dies at 77
Jan 14
Sylvain Sylvain [Mizrahi],
Egyptian-American rock guitarist
(New York Dolls),
dies of cancer at 69
Jan 15
Vicente Cantatore,
Argentine soccer manager
(Chile, Real Valladolid, Colo Colo, Real Betis,
Sevilla, Sporting de Gijón),
dies at 85
Jan 15
Bruce Headley,
American thoroughbred horse trainer and
owner (Breeders' Cup Sprint 2000 Kona Gold),
dies from a stroke at 86
Jan 16
[Harvey] Phil Spector,
American record producer (Wall of Sound),
and convicted murderer,
dies of Covid-19 complications at 81
Jan 16
Jon Arnett,
American College Football Hall of Fame halfback
(USC; 5 × Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Chicago Bears),
dies from heart failure at 85
Jan 17
Julian "Junior" Mance,
American jazz pianist
(Dinah Washington; Dizzy Gillespie),
dies of a brain hemorrhage after a fall at 92
Jan 18
Don Sutton,
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
(MLB All-Star 1972, 73, 75, 77; MLB ERA leader 1980; LA Dodgers),
dies from cancer at 75
Jan 18
James Frederick "Jimmie" Rodgers,
American pop singer and guitarist
("Honey Comb" ; “Oh-Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again”),
dies of kidney disease at 87
Jan 18
Perry Botkin Jr,
American arranger, composer
("Nadia's Theme"), and
producer (Incredible Bongo Band),
dies at 87
Jan 20
Peter Swan,
English soccer defender
(19 caps; Sheffield Wednesday, Bury),
dies at 84
Jan 20
Ted Thompson,
American NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers)
and executive (GM Green Bay Packers 2005-17),
dies from autonomic disorder at 68
Jan 21
David Bolton,
English rugby league five eighth
(23 caps Great Britain; Wigan, Balmain)
and coach (Parramatta),
dies at 83
Jan 22
Hank Aaron,
American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder
(MLB record 755 HRs; NL MVP 1957; 25 × MLB All-Star;
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers),
dies at 86
Jan 22
Nick Drake-Lee,
English rugby union prop
(8 caps; Leicester Tigers),
dies at 78
Jan 22
Tony Jones,
American NFL tackle
(Super Bowl 1997, 98; Second-team All-Pro 1994;
Pro Bowl 1998; Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos),
dies at 54
Jan 22
Luton Shelton,
Jamaican soccer striker
(75 caps; Vålerenga, Karabükspor, Sheffield United),
dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 35
Jan 22
James Purify,
American R&B singer ("I'm Your Puppet"),
dies of Covid-19 complications at 76
Jan 23
Larry King [Zeiger],
American radio/TV host
("Larry King Live", CNN),
dies of COVID-19 at 87
Jan 23
Hal Holbrook,
American stage and screen Tony and Emmy
award-winning actor
(All the President's Men; “Mark Twain Tonight!”),
dies at 95
Jan 24
George Armstrong,
Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame centre
(Stanley Cup 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64,
1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs; 7 x NHL All Star),
dies from heart complications at 90
Jan 24
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson,
Icelandic soccer defender
(34 caps; Celtic, Tulsa Roughnecks, Hannover 96, Motherwell),
dies from COVID-19 at 70
Jan 24
Gunnel Lindblom,
Swedish actress
(Hunger, Virgin Spring),
dies at 89
Jan 25
Maryan Synakowski,
French soccer defender
(16 caps; UA Sedan Torcy 241 games),
dies at 84
Jan 25
Barry Heywood,
British director of the British Antarctic Survey,
dies at 83
Jan 26
Alan Ashcroft,
English rugby union number 8
(16 caps England, 2 caps British & Irish Lions; Waterloo FC),
dies at 90
Jan 26
Margitta Gummel-Helmbold,
German track & field athlete
(Olympic gold GDR women's shot put 1968),
dies at 79
Jan 26
John Mortimore,
English soccer defender
(Chelsea 249 games) and
manager (Portsmouth, Benfica, Real Betis),
dies at 86
Jan 26
Sekou Smith,
American sportswriter
(The Clarion-Ledger, The Indianapolis Star,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; NBA TV),
dies from COVID-19 at 48
Jan 26
Peter Thorburn,
New Zealand rugby union coach
(North Harbour, NZ sevens, Bristol RFC, United States),
dies at 81
Jan 26
Jozef Vengloš,
Slovak soccer manager
(Australia, Czechoslovakia, Malaysia,
Fenerbahçe, Aston Villa, Celtic, Slovakia),
dies at 84
Jan 27
Cloris Leachman,
American Oscar and Emmy Award-winning actress
(The Last Picture Show; The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Phyllis"),
dies at 94
Jan 27
Mehrdad Minavand,
Iranian soccer midfielder
(67 caps; Persepolis, Sturm Graz),
dies from COVID-19 at 45
Jan 28
Cicely Tyson,
American stage and screen actress
(Roots; The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman),
dies at 96
Jan 28
Eddie Connachan,
Scottish soccer goalkeeper
(2 caps; Dunfermline Athletic, Middlesbrough, Falkirk),
dies at 85
Jan 29
Hilton Valentine,
British rock guitarist
(Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"),
dies at 77
Jan 29
John Chaney,
American Basketball Hall of Fame college coach
(Cheyney University, Temple University),
dies at 89
Jan 29
Yvon Douis,
French soccer striker
(20 caps; Lille, Le Havre, Monaco, Cannes),
dies from COVID-19 at 85
February
Feb 1
Dustin Diamond,
American actor
(Saved By Bell - "Screech"),
dies of cancer at 44
Feb 2
Tom Moore,
English army captain knighted for raising
£32 million for the NHS,
dies with COVID-19 at 100
Feb 2
Grant Jackson,
American baseball pitcher
(MLB All Star 1969; World Series 1979;
Philadelphia Phillies; Baltimore Orioles; Pittsburgh Pirates),
dies from complications of COVID-19 at 78
Feb 2
Danny Ray,
American MC, stage manager, valet and
"cape man" for soul singer James Brown,
dies at 85
Feb 3
Tony Trabert,
American tennis player
(Wimbledon 1955; US Open 1953, 55;
French Open 1954, 55),
dies at 90
Feb 3
Jim Weatherly
American pop and country songwriter
("Midnight Train To Georgia"),
dies at 77
Feb 3
Jean-Pierre Bastiat,
French rugby union lock
(32 Tests; US Dax),
dies from a stroke at 71
Feb 5
Christopher Plummer,
Canadian Emmy, Tony, and Oscar winning actor
(Sound of Music; Cyrano; Beginners),
dies at 91
Feb 5
Joseph Benz,
Swiss bobsledder
(Olympic gold 2-man 1980; World C'ship gold 4-man 1975;
2-man 1978, 79),
dies from COVID-19 at 76
Feb 5
Julio Canani,
Peruvian thoroughbred horse racing trainer
(Breeders' Cup Mile 1999, 2001; Juvenile Fillies 2004),
dies at 82
Feb 5
Sam Gannon,
Australian cricket fast bowler
(3 Tests, 11 wickets; Western Australia;
Chairman WACA),
dies at 73
Feb 5
Charlie Krueger,
American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle
(Texas A&M; Pro Bowl 1960, 64; San Francisco 49ers),
dies from heart and kidney failure at 84
Feb 5
John Pullin,
English rugby union hooker
(42 caps; British Lions 7 caps; Bristol RFC),
dies at 79
Feb 5
Leon Spinks,
American boxer
(WBC, WBA heavyweight champion 1978;
Olympic gold light heavyweight 1976),
dies from prostate cancer at 67
Feb 5
Alan Scott,
American lyricist
(Candid Camera theme),
writer, TV host (Spin the Picture), and actor,
dies at 98
Feb 6
Ezra Moseley,
Barbadian cricket fast bowler
(2 Tests; 9 ODIs, West Indies; Barbados; Glamorgan),
dies in a road accident at 63
Feb 6
Bruce Taylor,
New Zealand cricket all-rounder
(30 Tests, 111 wickets; 2 x 100s),
dies at 77
Feb 6
George P. Shultz,
American economist, and statesman
(Secretary of State, 1982-89;
Secretary of the Treasury, 1972-74),
dies at 100
Feb 6
Ken McCaffery,
Australian rugby league centre
(12 Tests; North Sydney; Queensland),
broadcaster (9 Network) and
administrator (North Sydney DRLFC),
dies at 91
Feb 7
Ralph Backstrom,
Canadian ice hockey center
(6 x Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens;
6 x NHL All-Star),
dies at 83
Feb 7
Pedro Gomez,
American sports journalist
(ESPN 2003-21),
dies at 58
Feb 7
Leslie Laing,
Jamaican athlete
(Olympic gold men's 4x400m relay 1952 WR 3:03.9),
dies at 91
Feb 7
Mario Osbén,
Chilean soccer goalkeeper
(36 caps; Unión Española, Colo Colo, Cobreloa),
dies from a heart attack at 70
Feb 8
Mary Wilson,
American pop vocalist
(Supremes - "Where Did Our Love Go?"),
dies at 76
Feb 8
David Egerton,
English rugby union #8 (7 caps; Bath Rugby)
and broadcaster (BBC),
dies from COVID-19 at 59
Feb 8
Marty Schottenheimer,
American football coach
(Cleveland Browns, KC Chiefs; NFL Coach of Year 2004,
San Diego Chargers),
dies from Alzheimer's disease at 77
Feb 9
Armando "Chick" Corea,
American jazz-fusion pianist and composer;
23 time Grammy winner
(Return To Forever, Delhpi I, Toy Dance),
dies of cancer at 79
Feb 10
Pachín,
Spanish soccer defender
(8 caps; Real Madrid) and
manager (Osasuna, Levante, Granada),
dies at 82
Feb 10
Larry Flynt,
American magazine publisher (Hustler),
dies of heart failure at 78
Feb 11
Phil Horrocks-Taylor,
English rugby union fly half
(9 caps England, 1 British & Irish Lions;
Leicester Tigers),
dies at 86
Feb 12
Milford Graves,
American avant-garde and
free jazz drummer, percussionist
(New York Art Quartet), and educator
(Bennington College, Vermont, 1973-2012),
dies of heart failure at 79
Feb 13
Olle Nygren,
Swedish speedway rider
(World Team Cup 1960; World C'ship 1954 3rd;
World Longtrack C'ship 1961 runner-up),
dies at 91
Feb 13
Frank Orr,
Canadian sports author and journalist
(Hockey Hall of Fame; Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award;
Toronto Star),
dies at 84
Feb 14
Doug Mountjoy,
Welsh snooker player
(Masters 1977; Pot Black 1978, 85;
UK C'ship 1988, World C'ship 1981 runner-up),
dies at 78
Feb 15
Vincent Jackson,
American NFL wide receiver
(Pro Bowl 2009, 11, 12; SD Chargers, TB Buccaneers),
dies at 38
Feb 15
Leopoldo Luque,
Argentine soccer striker
(43 caps; River Plate),
dies from COVID-19 at 71
Feb 15
(Juan) "Johnny" Pacheco,
Dominican-American salsa flutist,
bandleader, composer, record producer and
label executive (Fania Records),
dies at 85
Feb 16
Wayne Giardino,
Canadian football linebacker
(Grey Cup 1968, 69, 73;Ottawa Rough Riders),
dies at 77
Feb 17
Rush Limbaugh,
American right wing radio personality,
dies of lung cancer at 70
Feb 17
Özcan Arkoç,
Turkish soccer goalkeeper
(9 caps; Hamburger SV) and manager
(Hamburger SV, Hannover 96),
dies at 81
Feb 17
Gianluigi Saccaro,
Italian fencer
(Olympic gold épée team 1960;
silver épée team 1964; bronze épée 1968),
dies at 82
Feb 17
Martí Vergés,
Spanish soccer midfielder
(12 caps; FC Barcelona),
dies at 86
Feb 17
Murray Weideman,
Australian rules football CHF
(Collingwood VFL premiers 1953, 58 [c];
B&F 1957, 61, 62; Victoria 1956-60) and
coach (Collingwood 1975-76),
dies at 85
Feb 17
Doug Grisby,
American soul music bassist, composer and
producer (Patti LaBelle; Teena Marie),
dies after suffering a stroke at 57
Feb 18
Prince Markie Dee [Mark Anthony Morales],
American rapper and songwriter
(Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"; "Wipe-Out"),
and actor (Disorderlies),
dies at 52
Feb 20
Mauro Bellugi,
Italian soccer defender
(32 caps; Inter Milan, Bologna, Napoli),
dies from COVID-19 at 71
Feb 20
Stan Williams,
American baseball pitcher
(MLB All-Star 1960²; World Series 1959,
1990 [coach: Cincinnati Reds]; NY Yankees, LA Dodgers),
dies from cardio-pulmonary illness at 84
Feb 21
Doug Wilkerson,
American football guard
(Pro Bowl 1980–82; First-team All-Pro 1982; SD Chargers),
dies at 73
Feb 21
Zlatko Saračević,
Croatian handball player
(145 caps Yugoslavia, 75 Croatia;
Olympic gold 1996 Croatia),
dies at 59
Feb 22
Lawrence Ferlinghetti,
American beat poet
(Coney Island of the Mind),
dies at 101
Feb 23
Fausto Gresini,
Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer
(125cc World C'ship 1985, 87) and
team manager (Aprilia Racing, Gresini MotoGP),
dies from COVID-19 at 60
Feb 23
Tormod Knutsen,
Norwegian cross country skier
(Olympic gold individual 1964, silver 1960),
dies at 89
Feb 23
Juan Carlos Masnik,
Uruguayan soccer defender
(26 caps; NY Skyliners, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Nacional, NY Cosmos),
dies at 77
Feb 23
Art Michalik,
American football linebacker / guard
(All-Pro 1953; Pro Bowl 1953; San Francisco 49ers,
Pittsburgh Steelers),
dies at 91
Feb 24
Gary Halpin,
Irish rugby union prop
(11 caps; Wanderers F.C, Leinster, London Irish, Harlequins),
dies at 55
Feb 24
Tom Foley,
Irish racehorse trainer
(trainer Danoli, "the People's Champion"),
dies from cancer at 74
Feb 24
Atsushi Miyagi,
Japanese tennis player
(US Open doubles 1955 [with Kosei Kamo]
first Japanese players to win a Grand Slam event),
dies at 89
Feb 24
Peter Ostroushko,
American fiddler, mandolin player,
and composer (A Prairie Home Companion),
dies of heart failure at 67
Feb 25
John Geddert,
American gymnastics coach
(US head coach London Olympic Team 2012),
dies from self-inflicted gunshot wounds at 63
Feb 25
Jim Johnson,
Australian jockey
(Melbourne Cup: Gatum Gatum 1963,
Rain Lover 1968, 69),
dies at 92
Feb 26
Aleksandr Klepikov,
Russian rower
(Olympic gold Soviet Union coxed four 1976),
dies at 70
Feb 26
Hannu Mikkola,
Finnish rally driver
(World Rally champion 1983),
dies from cancer at 78
Feb 26
John Mallard,
English medical physicist
(developed MRI and PET scans),
dies at 94
Feb 28
Johnny Briggs,
English actor
(Mike Baldwin on Coronation Street),
dies at 85
Feb 28
Irv Cross,
American football cornerback
(Pro Bowl 1964, 65; Philadelphia Eagles)
and broadcaster (CBS),
dies from ischemic cardiomyopathy at 81
Feb 28
Glenn Roeder,
English soccer defender
(QPR, Newcastle United),
and manager (Watford, West Ham, Newcastle, Norwich),
dies from a brain tumour at 65
March
Mar 1
Zlatko Kranjčar,
Croatian soccer striker
(2 caps; Dinamo Zagreb, Rapid Wien)
and manager (Croatia, Montenegro, Dinamo Zagreb),
dies at 64
Mar 1
Ian St John,
Scottish soccer forward
(21 caps; Motherwell; Liverpool 425 games),
manager (Motherwell, Portsmouth) and
broadcaster (ITV: Saint and Greavsie),
dies from cancer at 82
Mar 1
Ralph Peterson Jr.,
American jazz drummer
(Jazz Messengers; Fo'tet),
and educator (Berklee),
dies of cancer at 58
Mar 1
Vladimír Heger,
Czech basketball coach
(Czechoslovakia 1965-69, 72-76;
Netherlands 1983-85),
dies at 89
Mar 2
Peter Grosser,
German soccer midfielder
(2 caps; Bayern Munich, 1860 Munich,
Austria Salzburg),
dies at 82
Mar 2
Bunny Wailer [Neville O'Riley Livingston],
Jamaican vocalist and percussionist
(The Wailers with Bob Marley),
dies of stroke complications at 73
Mar 2
Chris Barber,
English jazz trombonist
("Petite Fleur"),
dies at 90
Mar 3
Joe Altobelli,
American baseball utility
(Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins)
and manager
(SF Giants, World Series Baltimore Orioles 1983, Chicago Cubs),
dies at 88
Mar 3
Yuri Rozanov,
Russian sports broadcaster
(NTV Plus, Match TV; TEFI Award 2012),
dies from cancer at 59
Mar 4
Mark Pavelich,
American NHL forward
(Olympic gold 1980 'Miracle on Ice'; NY Rangers,
Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks),
dies at 63
Mar 4
Chris Schultz,
Canadian football offensive tackle
(NFL Dallas Cowboys; CFL All Star 1987, 88; Toronto Argonauts)
and sportscaster (The Sports Network),
dies from a heart attack at 61
Mar 5
Michael Stanley [Gee],
American rocker
(Michael Stanley Band- "My Town"),
dies of lung cancer at 72
Mar 6
Bengt Åberg,
Swedish motocross racer
(World 500cc Motocross Champion 1969, 70;
Motocross des Nations gold 1970, 71, 74),
dies at 76
Mar 6
Chi Shangbin,
Chinese soccer midfielder
(58 caps; Liaoning) and coach
(Dalian Wanda: Chinese Jia-A League champions &
Coach of the Year 1996, 97),
dies from a heart attack at 71
Mar 6
Miguel Miranda,
Peruvian soccer goalkeeper
(47 caps; Sporting Cristal) and
coach (Alianza Atlético),
dies at 54
Mar 6
Louis Ottens,
Dutch engineer,
developed the audio cassette tape,
and worked on the compact disc,
dies at 94
Mar 8
Norm Sherry,
American baseball catcher
(Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets)
and manager (California Angels),
dies at 89
Mar 8
Rhéal Cormier,
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
(St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Boston Red Sox),
dies of pancreatic cancer at 53
Mar 8
Norton Juster,
American architect and children's author
(The Phantom Tollbooth; The Dot and The Line),
dies at 91
Mar 8
Fergal McCann,
Irish Gaelic football coach and trainer
(All-Ireland Championship 2005, 08; Tyrone),
dies from cancer at 47
Mar 8
Julien-François Zbinden,
Swiss jazz pianist, and jazz and
classical composer (Monophrases),
dies at 103
Mar 8
Trevor Peacock,
British stage and screen actor
(The Vicar of Dibley - "Jim Trott"), screenwriter,
and songwriter ("Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter"),
dies at 89
Mar 9
Agustín Balbuena,
Argentine soccer striker
(8 caps; Copa Libertadores 1972, 73, 74, 75;
Copa Intercontinental 1973; Club Atlético Independiente),
dies at 75
Mar 9
Tommy Troelsen,
Danish soccer striker
(16 caps; Vejle Boldklub)
and broadcaster (Danmarks Radio, dk4),
dies at 80
Mar 9
James Levine,
American conductor
(director of the Metropolitan Opera, 1976-2017),
dies at 77
Mar 10
Joe Tait,
American sports broadcaster
(Cleveland Cavaliers [radio],
Cleveland Indians [TV & radio]),
dies at 83
Mar 10
Stephen Scott,
American composer
(Bowed Piano Ensemble; Vikings of Sunrise),
and educator (Colorado College),
dies from complications of dementia at 76
Mar 12
Ivo Trumbić,
Croatian water polo player
(Olympic gold 1968 Yugoslavia)
and coach (Olympic bronze Netherlands 1976),
dies at 85
Mar 13
'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler,
American boxer
(undisputed World Middleweight champion 1980-87;
second-longest unified C'ship reign in history),
dies at 66
Mar 13
Murray Walker,
English motorsport commentator and journalist
(Formula 1: BBC 1976-96, ITV 1997-2001),
dies at 97
Mar 13
Kenneth Cooper,
American harpsichordist, pianist,
musicologist, and professor
(Barnard College, Brooklyn, NYC ),
dies shortly after a stroke at 79
Mar 14
Henry Darrow [Enrique Delgado],
American stage and screen character actor
(The High Chaparral; Harry O; The New Dick Van Dyke Show),
dies at 87
Mar 15
Doug Parkinson,
Australian pop and rock singer
(Focus - "Dear Prudence"),
dies at 74
Mar 15
Yaphet Kotto,
African-American stage and screen actor
(Live And Let Die; Alien; Homicide: Life on the Street),
dies at 81
Mar 16
Erhan Önal,
Turkish soccer central defender
(12 caps; FC Bayern Munich, Standard Liège, Galatasaray),
dies at 63
Mar 16
Sabine Schmitz,
German professional motor racing driver,
and television personality (Top Gear),
dies of cancer at 51
Mar 17
John Magufuli,
Tanzanian politician,
President of Tanzania (2015-2021)
dies in office at 61
Mar 17
Freddie Redd,
American hard-bop jazz pianist,
organist, and composer,
dies at 92
Mar 18
Jerzy Prokopiuk,
Polish philosopher and anthroposophist,
dies at 89
Mar 20
Peter Lorimer,
Scottish soccer midfielder
(21 caps; Leeds United 526 games),
dies at 74
Mar 21
Nawal el-Saadawi,
Egyptian feminist writer and activist
(Women at Point Zero),
dies at 89
Mar 21
Jeff Grayshon MBE,
English rugby league utility
(England 11 caps; GB 13 caps;
Dewsbury, Cronulla-Sutherland, Bradford Northern,
Leeds, Featherstone Rovers, Batley),
dies at 72
Mar 21
Trisutji Kamal,
Indonesian classical pianist and composer
(Prayer of Redemption),
dies at 84
Mar 22
Elgin Baylor,
American Basketball Hall of Fame small forward
(11 x NBA All Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 1959;
Minneapolis/LA Lakers),
dies at 86
Mar 22
Frank Worthington,
English soccer forward
(8 caps; Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers)
and manager (Tranmere Rovers),
dies at 72
Mar 23
George Segal,
American actor
(Carbon Copy; Fun With Dick & Jane; Just Shoot Me!),
and banjo player,
dies at 87
Mar 23
Benny Dees,
American college basketball coach
(U of New Orleans; U of Wyoming;
Western Carolina Uni),
dies at 86
Mar 23
Julié Pomagalski,
French snowboarder
(World C'ship gold snowboard cross 1999),
dies in an avalanche at 40
Mar 23
Don Heffington,
American touring and session drummer,
singer, songwriter and producer
(Lone Justice; Watkins Family Hour; Emmylou Harris),
dies of leukemia at 70
Mar 23
Ethel Gabriel (nee Nagy),
American record producer and label executive
(RCA, 1943-84),
dies at 99
Mar 24
Toshihiko Koga,
Japanese judoka
(Olympic gold - 71kgs 1992; silver 1996),
dies at 53
Mar 24
Craig "muMS" Grant,
American poet and actor (Oz),
dies at 52
Mar 25
Beverly Cleary,
American Newberry Medal winning writer of children's
and young adult fiction
(Ramona series, 1955-99),
dies at 104
Mar 25
Stan Albeck,
American basketball coach
(Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs,
New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls),
dies from a stroke at 89
Mar 25
Bobby Brown,
American baseball third baseman
(NY Yankees; World Series 1947, 49–51)
and executive (president American League 1984-94),
dies at 96
Mar 25
Larry McMurtry, American Pulitzer Prize winning
novelist (Lonesome Dove), and
Academy Award-winning scriptwriter
(Brokeback Mountain),
dies at 84
Mar 25
Bill Brock,
American Republican politician
(Senator from Tennessee 1971-77)
and US Secretary of Labor (1985-87),
dies at 90
Mar 27
Howard Schnellenberger,
American football coach
(National C'ship Uni of Miami 1983; Uni of Oklahoma,
Uni of Louisville, Florida Atlantic Uni; Baltimore Colts),
dies at 87
Mar 27
Derek Ufton,
English soccer defender
(1 cap; Charlton Athletic),
manager (Plymouth Argyle) and
cricket wicketkeeper (Kent),
dies at 92
Mar 27
Todd Kabel,
Canadian jockey
(Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey 1992, 95, 2003-06;
Queen's Plate 1995, 2000; Prince of Wales Stakes 2000, 07),
dies at 55
Mar 29
Jerry McGee,
American golfer
(US Ryder Cup 1977, 4 PGA Tour titles),
dies at 77
Mar 29
Bibian Mentel-Spee,
Dutch para-snowboarding athlete
(Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18;
banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C'ship),
dies from cancer at 48
Mar 30
G. Gordon Liddy,
American Watergate felon
and radio host,
dies at 90
Mar 31
Ron Greene,
American college basketball coach
(Uni of New Orleans, Mississippi State,
Murray State, Indiana State),
dies at 82
Mar 31
Ken Reitz,
American baseball third baseman
(MLB All Star 1980; Gold Glove Award 1975;
St. Louis Cardinals),
dies at 69
April
Apr 2
Morris "B. B." Dickerson,
American bassist
(War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"),
dies at 71
Apr 2
Valentin Afonin,
Russian soccer defender
(42 caps; SKA Rostov-on-Don, CSKA Moscow),
dies at 81
Apr 3
Gloria Henry [McEniry],
American actress (Dennis the Menace),
dies at 98
Apr 3
Yevgeniy Zagorulko,
Russian high jump coach
(Andrey Silnov, Yelena Yelesina, Anna Chicherova),
dies of COVID-19 at 78
Apr 3
Jill Corey [Norma Jean Speranza],
American pop singer
(Your Hit Parade),
dies at 85
Apr 5
Paul Ritter [Simon Paul Adams],
British actor (Friday Night Dinner; Chernobyl;
Quantum of Solace),
dies of a brain tumor at 54
Apr 7
Tommy Raudonikis,
Australian rugby league halfback
(20 Tests; Rothmans Medal 1972; Wests, Newtown)
and coach (Wests, NSW),
dies from cancer at 70
Apr 7
James Hampton,
American actor (F Troop - "Bugler Dobbs"; Teen Wolf),
writer, and director,
dies from Parkinson’s disease complications at 84
Apr 7
Anne Beatts,
American comedy writer
(National Lampoon magazine;
Saturday Night Live, 1975-79; Square Pegs),
dies at 74
Apr 7
Doug Holden,
English soccer winger
(5 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End),
dies at 90
Apr 7
Viktor Kurentsov,
Belarusian weightlifter
(Olympic gold middleweight 1968; silver 1964;
5 x World C'ship gold middleweight),
dies at 80
Apr 8
Conn Findlay,
American rower
(Olympic gold coxed pair 1956, 64)
and sailor (Olympic bronze Tempest 1976),
dies at 90
Apr 8
Diána Igaly,
Hungarian sport shooter
(Olympic gold women's skeet 2004; bronze 2000),
dies from COVID-19 at 56
Apr 9
Philip Mountbatten,
Duke of Edinburgh and consort of
Great Britain's Elizabeth II,
dies at 99
Apr 9
DMX [Earl Simmons],
American rapper
(..And Then There Was X), and
actor (Romeo Must Die),
dies of a heart attack at 50
Apr 9
Ekkehard Fasser,
Swiss bobsledder
(Olympic gold, four-man 1988;
World C'ship gold 1983;
World Cup champion 1985-86),
dies at 68
Apr 9
Ramsey Clark,
American lawyer,
US Attorney General (1967-69)
and activist,
dies at 93
Apr 11
Massimo Cuttitta,
Italian rugby union prop
(69 caps [captain 16];
Milano, Harlequins, Bologna),
dies from COVID-19 at 54
Apr 11
Colin Baker,
Welsh soccer wing half
(7 caps; Cardiff City 298 games),
dies at 86
Apr 11
Marco Bollesan,
Italian rugby union number 8
(47 caps; CUS Genova, Partenope)
and coach (Italy 1985-88),
dies at 79
Apr 13
Bobby Leonard,
American Basketball Hall of Fame coach
(ABA C'ship 1970, 72, 73; Indiana Pacers)
& point guard (Minneapolis/LA Lakers,
Chicago Packers/Zephyrs),
dies at 88
Apr 14
Bernard "Bernie" Madoff,
American fraudster and financier who
committed the largest fraud in US history,
dies in prison of natural causes at 82
Apr 14
Norman "Rusty" Young,
American pedal-steel guitarist,
singer and songwriter
(Poco - "Rose of Cimarron"; "Crazy Love"),
dies of a heart attack at 75
Apr 15
Leroy Keyes,
American College Football Hall of Fame
running back / safety
(Purdue; Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs),
dies from heart failure at 74
Apr 16
Helen McCrory,
English actress
(The Queen, Peaky Blinders),
dies of cancer at 52
Apr 16
Felix Silla,
Italian-American circus performer,
Hollywood stuntman, and actor
(The Addams Family - "Cousin Itt"),
dies of pancreatic cancer at 84
Apr 16
Mike Mitchell,
American rock guitarist
(The Kingsmen -"Louie, Louie"),
dies on his 77th birthday
Apr 16
John Dawes,
Welsh rugby union centre
(22 caps Wales, 4 caps British & Irish Lions;
London Welsh; Barbarians),
dies at 80
Apr 16
Serhiy Novikov,
Russian judoka
(Olympic gold heavyweight 1976),
dies at 71
Apr 16
Johnny Peirson,
Canadian ice hockey right wing
(NHL All Star 1950, 51; Boston Bruins)
and broadcaster (WBZ and WSBK),
dies at 95
Apr 17
Fred Arbanas,
American football tight end
(All-AFL 1962–67; Super Bowl 1970;
Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs),
dies at 82
Apr 18
Iain Watson Gallaway,
New Zealand sports broadcaster
(Radio Sport; Halberg Award) and
author ("Not a Cloud in the Sky"),
dies at 98
Apr 19
Walter Mondale,
American politician
(US Senator from Minnesota (D), 1964-76 ;
42nd Vice President, 1977-81),
dies at 93
Apr 19
Willy van der Kuijlen,
Dutch soccer forward
(22 caps; PSV 528 games),
dies from Alzheimer's disease at 74
Apr 19
Jim Steinman,
American Grammy Award-winning songwriter
and record producer
(Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell;
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart),
dies of kidney failure at 73
Apr 19
Monica Bandini,
Italian racing cyclist
(World Championship gold women's team time trial 1988),
dies from a heart attack at 56
Apr 20
Idriss Déby,
Chadian politician and military officer
(President of Chad, 1990–2021),
dies of injuries inflicted on a battlefield at 68
Apr 20
Leslie McKeown,
Scottish pop vocalist
(Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"),
dies at 65
Apr 20
Atli Heimir Sveinsson,
Icelandic composer
(Time and Water),
dies at 80
Apr 21
Håkon Brusveen,
Norwegian cross-country skier
(Olympic gold 15 km, silver 4 × 10 km relay 1960),
dies at 93
Apr 23
Bill Whittington,
American auto racer
(24 Hours of Le Mans 1979),
dies in a plane crash at 71
Apr 23
Charlie Black,
American country music songwriter
(Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight";
K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"),
dies at 71
Apr 24
Sarolta Monspart,
Hungarian orienteering competitor
(first non-Scandinavian female to win World C'ship 1972;
14 x national titles),
dies at 76
Apr 24
Christa Ludwig,
German soprano
(Vienna State Opera, 1955-94;
Metropolitan Opera, 1959-93),
dies at 93
Apr 24
John T. Ward Jr.,
American racehorse trainer
(Kentucky Derby 2001 Monarchos;
Breeders' Cup Distaff 1999 Beautiful Pleasure),
dies at 75
Apr 25
John Konrads,
Australian swimmer
(Olympic gold 1500m freestyle, bronze 400m freestyle,
4x200m freestyle 1960; 26 individual world records),
dies at 78
Apr 25
Rajan Mishra,
Indian classical music vocalist,
dies of Covid-19 complications at 69
Apr 26
Tamara Press,
Soviet athlete
(Olympic gold shot put 1960, 64;
discus 1960, 64),
dies at 83
Apr 26
Albert "Al" Schmitt,
American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer
and record producer
(Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand),
dies at 91
Apr 26
Dick Mann,
American motorcycle racer
(A.M.A. Grand National C'ship 1963, 71;
Motorcycle Hall of Fame 1998),
dies at 86
Apr 28
Michael Collins,
American Major General USAF/astronaut
(Gemini 10, Apollo 11),
dies of cancer at 90
Apr 28
Anita Lane,
Australian rock singer-songwriter
(The Bad Seeds - "From Her To Eternity"),
dies at 61
Apr 29
Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu,
Queen of the Zulu nation,
dies a month after becoming regent at 65
Apr 29
Johnny Crawford,
American actor
(The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"),
singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO),
dies at 75
Apr 29
Zhang Enhua,
Chinese soccer defender
(65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town),
dies from cardiac arrest at 48
Apr 29 Billie Hayes [Brosch],
American stage, film, and
television actress Li'l Abner - "Mammy Yokum";
Witchiepoo),
dies at 96
Apr 29
Pierce Fulton,
American electronic dance music DJ
and record producer
("Runaway"; "Better Places"),
dies at 28
Apr 29
Courtney Hall,
American NFL center
(San Diego Chargers),
dies at 52
Apr 30
Anthony Payne,
British composer
(Phoenix Mass; Visions and Journeys),
critic, and musicologist,
dies at 84
May
May 1
Olympia Dukakis,
Greek-American stage and screen,
Obie, Oscar, and Golden Globe award-winning actress
(Man Equals Man; Moonstruck; Steel Magnolias),
dies at 89
May 1
Al Jamison,
American football offensive lineman
(AFL All Star 1961, 62; AFL C'ship 1960, 61; Houston Oilers),
dies at 83
May 2
Bobby Unser,
American auto racer
(Indianapolis 500 1968, 1975, 1981;
USAC C'ship 1968, 1974),
dies at 87
May 2
Jacques d'Amboise,
American ballet dancer, and choreographer
(NYC Ballet Company, 1949-84),
actor (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers), and
educator (founded National Dance Institute, 1976),
dies from stroke complications at 86
May 3
Rafael Albrecht,
Argentine soccer defender
(39 caps; San Lorenzo, Club León),
dies from COVID-19 at 79
May 3
Lloyd Price,
American R&B singer
("Lawdy Miss Clawdy"; "Stagger Lee"; "Personality"),
dies at 88
May 4
Margaret Forsyth,
New Zealand netball goal attack
(NZ 1979-87; World Cup gold 1979, 87)
and coach (Waikato BOP Magic),
dies from cancer at 59
May 4
Alan McLoughlin,
Irish soccer midfielder
(42 caps Rep of Ireland; Swindon Town, Portsmouth),
dies from cancer at 54
May 4
Ray Miller,
American baseball manager
(Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles),
dies at 76
May 4
Bertil Johansson,
Swedish soccer striker
(5 caps; IFK Göteborg 267 games)
and manager (IFK Göteborg),
dies at 86
May 5
Del Crandall,
American baseball catcher
(11 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957;
4 × Gold Glove Award; Boston/Milwaukee Braves)
and manager (Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners),
dies at 91
May 6
Carlos Timoteo Griguol,
Argentine soccer midfielder
(Atlanta, Rosario Central)
and manager
(Ferro Carril Oeste, Real Betis, River Plate),
dies from COVID-19 at 84
May 6
Pervis Staples,
American gospel vocalist
(The Staple Singers -"Uncloudy Day"),
dies at 85
May 6
Kentaro Miura,
Japanese manga author
(Berserk),
dies at 54
May 7
[Julie] Tawny Kitaen,
American actress
(Bachelor Party; Whitesnake videos; Witchboard),
dies at 59
May 7
Martín Pando,
Argentine soccer forward
(11 caps; Argentinos Juniors, River Plate),
dies at 86
May 8
Bo,
Obama family's Portuguese water dog
and "First Dog" of the White House,
dies of cancer
May 8
Helmut Jahn,
German-American architect who
designed the O'Hare United Airlines Terminal
and the Thompson Center in Chicago and
One Liberty Place in Philadelphia,
killed when struck by cars while bicycling at 80
May 8
Georgi Dimitrov,
Bulgarian soccer centre-back
(77 caps; CSKA Sofia, Saint-Étienne),
dies from cancer at 62
May 8
Curtis Fuller,
American jazz trombonist
(Yusef Lateef; John Coltrane;
Farmer/Golson Jazztet),
dies at 88
May 10
Norman Lloyd,
American actor
(St. Elsewhere - "Dr. Auschlander";
Dead Poets Society), producer and
director (Alfred Hitchcock Presents),
dies at 106
May 10
Tony Armatrading,
British stage and screen actor
(Colour Blind; Notting Hill),
dies of cancer at 59
May 10
Néstor Montelongo,
Uruguayan soccer utility
(36 caps; Montevideo Wanderers,
Peñarol, Nacional, Racing),
dies at 66
May 12
Jerry Burns,
American football coach
(University of Iowa 1961-65;
Minnesota Vikings 1986-91),
dies at 94
May 12
Higinio Vélez,
Cuban baseball manager
(Olympic gold 2004; Santiago de Cuba,
Cuban National Series 1999–2001),
dies from COVID-19 at 73
May 13
Nelson Marcenaro,
Uruguayan soccer defender
(8 caps; Mundialito 1980; Progreso, Portuguesa,
Peñarol, Emelec),
dies from a heart attack at 68
May 14
Ester Mägi,
Estonian composer
'First Lady of Estonian music',
dies at 99
May 14
Torkild Brakstad,
Norwegian soccer defender
(3 caps; Molde) and
coach (Molde, Tromsø, Rosenborg),
dies at 75
May 14
Olga Domuladzhanova,
Russian boxer
(World amateur heavyweight gold 2001),
dies from COVID-19 at 52
May 15
Fred Martinelli,
American College Football Hall of Fame coach
(Ashland University 1959-93),
dies at 92
May 16
Rildo da Costa Menezes,
Brazilian soccer defender
(38 caps; Santos, CEUB, New York Cosmos),
dies at 79
May 17
Héctor Silva,
Argentine rugby union number 8
(24 caps; Los Tilos) and
coach (Argentina 1985-87),
dies from COVID-19 at 76
May 17
Joe Mercer,
English thoroughbred race horse jockey
(British flat racing Champion Jockey 1979),
dies at 86
May 18
Franco Battiato,
Italian pop, rock, and new wave singer, songwriter
(“La Voce del Padrone” (“The Master’s Voice”),
and filmmaker ("Lost Love"),
dies at 76
May 18
Charles Grodin,
American stage and screen actor
(Heartbreak Kid; Midnight Run; Ishtar: Beethoven series),
writer, and talk show host,
dies of bone marrow cancer at 86
May 18
Arthur Hills,
American golf course designer
(designed and renovated more than 200 new courses),
dies at 91
May 18
Rennie Stennett,
Panamanian baseball infielder
(World Series 1979; SF Giants; one of 3 players
to collect 7 hits in a MLB game),
dies from cancer at 70
May 19
Lee Evans,
American athlete
(Olympic gold men's 400m,
4x400m relay 1968),
dies from stroke complications at 74
May 19
Alix Dobkin,
American folk and feminist singer-songwriter
(Lavender Jane Loves Women),
dies of a brain aneurysm and stroke at 80
May 19
Abubakar Shekau,
Nigerian Islamist militant
(leader of Boko Haram),
dies detonating a suicide vest
May 19
Joey Cathcart,
American rock guitarist
(Nelson - "Love & Affection")
dies of brain cancer at 53
May 20
Roger Hawkins,
American session drummer
(the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section -
Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin),
dies at 75
May 20
Sándor Puhl,
Hungarian soccer referee
(1994 FIFA World Cup Final; 1997 UEFA Champions League Final;
IFFHS World's Best Referee 1994-97),
dies at 65
May 23
Bob Fulton,
Australian rugby league five eighth
(35 Tests; Manly, Warrington, Easts; RL Immortal)
and coach (39 Tests Australia; Manly, Easts),
dies from cancer at 73
May 23
Ron Hill, British athlete
(Boston Marathon, 1970;
Commonwealth Games marathon gold, 1970),
dies at 82
May 23
Max Mosley,
British auto racer and lawyer
(President Fédération Internationale
de l'Automobile [FIA] 1993-2009),
dies from cancer at 81
May 23
Eric Carle,
American illustrator,
collage artist, and writer of children's books
(The Very Hungry Caterpillar),
dies of kidney failure at 91
May 23
Cristóbal Halffter,
Spanish conductor, and composer
(Yes, speak out, yes; Lazarus),
dies at 91
May 24
Dmitry Mindiashvili,
Soviet and Russian wrestling coach
(coach Olympic champions Ivan Yariguin 1972, 76
and Buvaisar Satiev (1992, 96, 2004),
dies from pneumonia at 87
May 24
Samuel E. Wright,
American stage and screen actor and singer
(Jesus Christ Superstar; Ball Four; The Little Mermaid;
The Lion King),
dies of prostate cancer at 74
May 25
J. D. Roberts,
American College Football Hall of Fame guard
(University of Oklahoma; Outland Trophy 1953)
and coach (New Orleans Saints),
dies at 88
May 26
Tarcisio Burgnich,
Italian soccer defender
(66 caps; Internazionale 358 games)
and manager (Como, Genoa),
dies at 82
May 26
Patrick Sky [Lynch],
American musician,
folk singer, songwriter, record producer,
and uilleann bagpiper
(Songs That Made America Famous),
dies of cancer at 80
May 28
Mark Eaton,
American basketball center
(NBA All-Star 1989; NBA Defensive Player of the Year
1985, 89; Utah Jazz),
dies after a bicycle accident at 64
May 29
Gavin MacLeod [Allan See],
American actor
(Mary Tyler Moore Show -"Murray";
The Love Boat - "Captain Stubing"),
dies at 90
May 29
B.J. Thomas, American singer
("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head";
"Hooked On A Feeling"; "Growing Pains Theme"),
dies of lung cancer at 78
May 29
Keith Mullings,
American boxer
(WBC and lineal light middleweight titles 1998),
dies at 53
May 30
Jason Dupasquier,
Swiss motorcycle racer, dies of injuries
incurred in Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
at 19
May 30
Frank Navarro,
American college football coach
(Williams College, Columbia University,
Princeton University),
dies at 91
May 31
Arlene Golonka,
American actress
(The Andy Griffith Show - "Millie Hutchins";
Mayberry R.F.D. - "Millie Swanson"),
dies of Alzheimer's disease at 85
May 31
Colin Appleton, English soccer midfielder
(Leicester City 277 games) and
manager (Hull City, Swansea City, Exeter City),
dies at 85
May 31
Leon Burtnett,
American college football coach
(Purdue University 1982-86;
Big Ten Coach of the Year 1984),
dies at 78
May 31
Mike Marshall,
American baseball pitcher
(MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974;
Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves),
dies at 78
June
Jun 1
Vince Promuto,
American football guard
(Pro Bowl 1963, 64; Washington Redskins),
dies of congestive heart failure at 82
Jun 1
Adnan Al Sharqi,
Lebanese soccer manager
(Lebanon 1974–76, 1987–93, 2006–08;
Ansar 11 x league titles),
dies from cancer at 79
Jun 2
Ottorino Sartor,
Peruvian soccer goalkeeper
(27 caps; Defensor Arica, CNI),
dies at 75
Jun 2
Bill Scanlon,
American tennis player
(World #9 1984; 6 x ATP titles),
dies from cancer at 64
Jun 3
F. Lee Bailey,
American criminal defense attorney
(Sam Shepard; Boston Strangler;
Patty Hearst; OJ Simpson),
dies at 87
Jun 4
Clarence Williams III,
American actor
(Mod Squad; 52 Pick Up; Purple Rain),
dies of colon cancer at 81
Jun 7
Jim Fassel,
American football coach
(University of Utah 1985–89;
New York Giants 1997-2003),
dies from a heart attack at 71
Jun 7
John McDonnell,
American track, cross country coach
(University of Arkansas 1972–2008;
40 x NCAA C'ships; 8 x NCAA Triple Crown;
30 x NCAA coach of the year),
dies at 82
Jun 7
Yoo Sang-chul,
South Korean soccer midfielder
(124 caps; 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team;
Ulsan Hyundai),
dies from pancreatic cancer at 49
Jun 7
Tim Pickup,
Australian rugby league five eighth
(11 Tests; North Sydney, Canterbury),
RL executive (Adelaide Rams) and
boxing manager (Jeff Harding),
dies from dementia at 72
Jun 8
John Angus,
English soccer defender
(1 cap; Burnley 439 games),
dies at 82
Jun 9
Gottfried Böhm,
German architect
(1986 Pritzker Prize),
dies at 101
Jun 10
Neno,
Portuguese soccer goalkeeper
(9 caps; Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica),
dies from a heart attack at 59
Jun 11
John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh],
American stage and screen actor
(Ryan's Hope), singer, lyricist, and producer,
dies at 90
Jun 12
Jim "Mudcat" Grant,
American baseball pitcher
(MLB All-Star 1963, 65; Cleveland Indians,
Minnesota Twins, and 5 other teams),
singer, and writer (Black Aces),
dies at 85
Jun 12
Anatoly Chukanov,
Russian cyclist
(Olympic gold Soviet Union team time trial 1976;
UCI Road World C'ships gold 1977),
dies at 67
Jun 12
Igor Zhelezovski,
Belarusian speed skater
(record 6 x World Sprint Champion;
Olympic silver 1994; bronze 1988),
dies from COVID-19 at 57
Jun 13
Ned Beatty,
American stage and screen actor
(Deliverance; Hear My Song; Network; Nashville),
dies at 83
Jun 13
Ziona Chana,
Indian head of a Christian sect and
'world's largest family' (38 wives, 89 children),
dies at 76
Jun 14
Markis Kido,
Indonesian badminton player
(Olympic gold men's doubles 2008
[with Hendra Setiawan]; World C'ships gold 2007;
World Cup gold 2006),
dies from a heart attack at 36
Jun 15
Jim Phelan,
American college basketball coach
(Mount Saint Mary's University 1954–2003),
dies at 92
Jun 16
Frank Bonner [Boers],
American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Herb Tarlek";
The Hoax; Just The Ten Of Us), and television director,
dies of complications from Lewy body dementia at 79
Jun 17
Kenneth Kaunda,
1st President of Zambia (1964-91),
dies at 97
Jun 18
Giampiero Boniperti,
Italian soccer striker
(38 caps; Juventus 443 games),
executive (chairman Juventus) and
politician (deputy in European Parliament),
dies from heart failure at 92
Jun 19
Champ,
Biden family pet and First Dog,
dies at The White House at 13
Jun 20
Luis del Sol,
Spanish soccer midfielder
(16 caps; Betis, Real Madrid, Juventus, Roma)
and manager (Betis),
dies at 86
Jun 20
[Beverly] Joanne Linville,
American character actress,
dies at 93
Jun 21
Tom Kurvers,
American ice hockey defenseman
(Hobey Baker Award 1984;
Stanley Cup 1986 Montreal Canadiens),
dies from adenocarcinoma at 58
Jun 21
Pat Lupo,
American rock bassist
(Beaver Brown Band, 1972-94 - "On The Dark Side";
"Tough All Over"),
dies at 66
Jun 22
René Robert,
Canadian ice hockey winger
(NHL All Star 1972-73, 74-75;
Buffalo Sabres 1st 100 point player 1974-75),
dies after a heart attack at 72
Jun 23
Ellen McIlwaine,
American blues singer-songwriter,
and slide guitarist ("Honky Tonky Angel";
“In My Time of Dying"),
dies of esophageal cancer at 75
Jun 23
Eldon Danenhauer,
American football offensive tackle
(AFL All Star 1962, 65; Denver Broncos 1960-65),
dies at 85
Jun 24
Benigno Aquino III,
15th President of the Philippines
(Liberal Party: 2010-16),
dies of diabetes related kidney failure at 61
Jun 24
Ludwig Müller,
German soccer defender
(6 caps; FC Nürnberg,
Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC),
dies at 79
Jun 24
Eleazar Soria,
Peruvian soccer defender
(29 caps, Copa America 1975;
Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal),
dies at 73
Jun 25
Marcos Ferrufino,
Bolivian soccer defender
(9 caps; Bolívar 252 games)
and manager (San José, Real Potosí),
dies from COVID-19 at 58
Jun 25
Jack Ingram,
American auto racer
(NASCAR Busch Series champion 1982, 85),
dies at 84
Jun 26
Johnny Solinger,
American rock singer-songwriter
(Skid Row, 1999 to 2015),
dies of liver failure at 55
Jun 26
Marcelo Campo,
Argentine rugby union winger
(20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC),
dies from a heart attack at 63
Jun 26
Mike Gravel,
American politician
(US Senator (D) - Alaska, 1969-81),
and peace activist (Pentagon Papers),
dies at 91
Jun 26
Frederic Rzewski,
American concert pianist, and composer
(Spacecraft),
dies of a heart attack at 83
Jun 27
Noel Furlong,
Irish businessman and poker player
(World Series of Poker main event 1999),
dies at 83
Jun 27
Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill, Cuban Latin and
Afro-Cuban jazz composer, arranger, and
conductor,
dies of pneumonia at 79
Jun 28
Sergio Victor Palma,
Argentine boxer
(WBA Super Bantamweight champion 1980-82),
dies from COVID-19 at 65
Jun 28
Jock Aird,
Scottish soccer defender
(4 caps Scotland, 2 New Zealand; Burnley),
dies at 94
Jun 29
Stuart Damon [Zonis],
American stage and screen actor
(General Hospital, 1977-2007 - "Dr. Alan Quartermaine"),
dies of kidney failure at 84
Jun 29
Donald Rumsfeld,
American politician
(US Congress, 1963-69; Nixon Whitehouse,
1969-74; Secretary of Defense, 1975-77 & 2001-06),
dies at 88
Jun 29
John Lawton,
British rock singer
(Lucifer's Friend, 1970-76, 1981-82, 2014–21;
Uriah Heep, 1977-79),
dies at 74
Jun 29
Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz,
Israeli soccer striker
(40 caps; Maccabi Tel Aviv, Strasbourg, Rennes),
dies at 68
Jun 29
Goolam Rajah,
South African cricket administrator
(manager RSA national team 1991-2011),
dies from COVID-19 at 74
Jun 29
Carlos Vilar,
Argentine sailor
(Snipe World Championships gold 1948, 51),
dies from COVID-19 at 91
Jun 30
Inge Danielsson,
Swedish soccer midfielder
(17 caps; Ifö/Bromölla IF, Helsingborgs IF,
AFC Ajax, IFK Norrköping),
dies at 80
Jun 30
Janet Moreau Stone,
American athlete
(Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952),
dies at 93
Jan 1
Floyd Little,
American Pro/College Football Hall of Fame halfback
(Syracuse University; 5 x Pro Bowl;
First-team All-Pro 1969; Denver Broncos),
dies from cancer at 78
Jan 1
Misty Morgan,
American country keyboardist
(duo with Jack Blanchard - "Tennessee Bird Walk"),
dies of cancer at 75
Jan 2
Don Salls,
American football linebacker (Alabama)
and coach (Jacksonville State University 1946-52, 1954-64),
dies at 101
Jan 2
Paul Westphal,
American Basketball Hall of Fame guard
(NBA C'ship 1974; NBA All-Star 1977–81; Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns)
and coach (NBA: Phoenix, Seattle, Sacramento),
dies from glioblastoma at 70
Jan 3
Roger Hassenforder,
French racing cyclist
(8 stage wins Tour de France 1955-59),
dies at 90
Jan 3
Gerry Marsden,
British rock vocalist and TV personality
(Gerry & Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey),
dies at 78
Jan 4 [Victoria] Tanya Roberts,
American actress
(Charlie's Angels, 1980-81; A View To A Kill;
That 70's Show),
dies of sepsis at 65
Jan 4
John Muckler,
Canadian ice hockey coach
(Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers 1990; Buffalo Sabres, NY Rangers)
and executive (GM Ottawa Senators),
dies at 86
Jan 4
Albert Roux,
French chef and restaurateur
(Le Gavroche, 1st Michelin three-starred restaurant in Britain),
dies at 85
Jan 4
Gregory Sierra,
American stage and screen actor
(Barney Miller - "Chano"),
dies of cancer at 83
Jan 5
Colin Bell,
English soccer midfielder
(48 caps; Manchester City 394 games),
dies at 74
Jan 5
Bob Brett,
Australian tennis coach
(Boris Becker, Goran Ivanišević, Marin Čilić),
dies from cancer at 67
Jan 5
Pat Patrick,
American auto racing team owner
(Patrick Racing; Indianapolis 500, 1973, 1982, 1989;
Emerson Fittipaldi IndyCar title, 1989),
dies at 91
Jan 6
Satya Paul,
Indian fashion designer and entrepreneur
who invented the modern sari,
dies of a stroke at 79
Jan 6
Bobby Few,
American jazz pianist and vocalist,
dies at 85
Jan 7
Vladimir Kiselyov,
Russian athlete
(Olympic gold, Soviet Union, shot put 1980),
dies at 64
Jan 7
Tommy Lasorda,
American Baseball Hall of Fame manager
(World Series 1981, 88; NL Manager of the Year 1983, 88;
LA Dodgers 1976-96),
dies of a heart attack at 93
Jan 7
Michael Apted,
English director and producer
(7 Up, The World is Not Enough),
dies at 79
Jan 8
Shirley Wilson,
American football coach
(Elon University 1967-76;
Duke University 1979-82; 88–61–3),
dies at 95
Jan 8
[William Edwin] Ed Bruce,
American country singer
("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"),
dies at 81
Jan 9
Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov,
Russian physicist,
dies at 101
Jan 9
Vivalyn Latty-Scott,
West Indian women's cricket all-rounder
(10 Tests, 25 wickets; Jamaica),
dies at 82
Jan 10
Hubert Auriol,
French off-road motorcyclist and auto racer
(Dakar Rally 1981, 83, 92),
dies from COVID-19 at 68
Jan 10
Dee Rowe,
American college basketball coach
(UConn Huskies men's team 1969-76; 103–78 [.569]),
dies at 91
Jan 10
Donald Smith,
English cricket batsman
(3 Tests; Sussex),
dies at 97
Jan 10
David Barclay,
British hotel magnate (The Ritz)
and multi-billionaire,
dies at 86
Jan 11
Colin McDonald,
Australian cricket batsman
(47 Tests, 5 x 100s; Victoria),
dies at 92
Jan 11
Wálter Taibo,
Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper
(30 caps; Huracán, C.A. Peñarol),
dies at 89
Jan 11
Sheldon Adelson,
American business magnate
(CEO of Las Vegas Sands casino company)
and major political donor to the GOP and Israel,
dies at 87
Jan 11
Kathleen Heddle,
Canadian rower
(Olympic gold coxless pair, 8's 1992; double sculls 1996),
dies from breast and lymph node cancer at 55
Jan 11
William Edgar Thornton,
American medical doctor,
USAF officer, and astronaut
(STS-8, STS-51B),
dies at 91
Jan 12
Frank Arok,
Yugoslavian-Australian soccer coach
(Australia 1983-89),
dies at 88
Jan 12
Álvaro Mejía,
Colombian athlete
(Boston Marathon 1971 2:18:45),
dies at 80
Jan 12
John Ward,
New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper
(8 Tests; 17 dismissals),
dies at 83
Jan 12
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud,
Saudi thoroughbred racing owner and breeder
(Juddmonte Farms; Dancing Brave, Enable, Frankel, Arrogate),
dies at 84
Jan 13
Tim Bogert,
American rock bassist
(Vanilla Fudge; Jeff Beck),
dies at 76
Jan 13
Siegfried Fischbacher,
German American entertainer and magician
(Siegfried and Roy),
dies at 81
Jan 13
Bernd Kannenber,
German race walker
(Olympic gold FRG 50k 1972),
dies at 78
Jan 13
Joël Robert,
Belgian motocross racer
(Motocross World C'ships 250cc 1964, 68–72),
dies from COVID-19 at 77
Jan 13
Hannes Viljoen,
South African rugby union winger
(3 caps; Natal),
dies at 77
Jan 14
Sylvain Sylvain [Mizrahi],
Egyptian-American rock guitarist
(New York Dolls),
dies of cancer at 69
Jan 15
Vicente Cantatore,
Argentine soccer manager
(Chile, Real Valladolid, Colo Colo, Real Betis,
Sevilla, Sporting de Gijón),
dies at 85
Jan 15
Bruce Headley,
American thoroughbred horse trainer and
owner (Breeders' Cup Sprint 2000 Kona Gold),
dies from a stroke at 86
Jan 16
[Harvey] Phil Spector,
American record producer (Wall of Sound),
and convicted murderer,
dies of Covid-19 complications at 81
Jan 16
Jon Arnett,
American College Football Hall of Fame halfback
(USC; 5 × Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Chicago Bears),
dies from heart failure at 85
Jan 17
Julian "Junior" Mance,
American jazz pianist
(Dinah Washington; Dizzy Gillespie),
dies of a brain hemorrhage after a fall at 92
Jan 18
Don Sutton,
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
(MLB All-Star 1972, 73, 75, 77; MLB ERA leader 1980; LA Dodgers),
dies from cancer at 75
Jan 18
James Frederick "Jimmie" Rodgers,
American pop singer and guitarist
("Honey Comb" ; “Oh-Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again”),
dies of kidney disease at 87
Jan 18
Perry Botkin Jr,
American arranger, composer
("Nadia's Theme"), and
producer (Incredible Bongo Band),
dies at 87
Jan 20
Peter Swan,
English soccer defender
(19 caps; Sheffield Wednesday, Bury),
dies at 84
Jan 20
Ted Thompson,
American NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers)
and executive (GM Green Bay Packers 2005-17),
dies from autonomic disorder at 68
Jan 21
David Bolton,
English rugby league five eighth
(23 caps Great Britain; Wigan, Balmain)
and coach (Parramatta),
dies at 83
Jan 22
Hank Aaron,
American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder
(MLB record 755 HRs; NL MVP 1957; 25 × MLB All-Star;
Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers),
dies at 86
Jan 22
Nick Drake-Lee,
English rugby union prop
(8 caps; Leicester Tigers),
dies at 78
Jan 22
Tony Jones,
American NFL tackle
(Super Bowl 1997, 98; Second-team All-Pro 1994;
Pro Bowl 1998; Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos),
dies at 54
Jan 22
Luton Shelton,
Jamaican soccer striker
(75 caps; Vålerenga, Karabükspor, Sheffield United),
dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 35
Jan 22
James Purify,
American R&B singer ("I'm Your Puppet"),
dies of Covid-19 complications at 76
Jan 23
Larry King [Zeiger],
American radio/TV host
("Larry King Live", CNN),
dies of COVID-19 at 87
Jan 23
Hal Holbrook,
American stage and screen Tony and Emmy
award-winning actor
(All the President's Men; “Mark Twain Tonight!”),
dies at 95
Jan 24
George Armstrong,
Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame centre
(Stanley Cup 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64,
1966–67 Toronto Maple Leafs; 7 x NHL All Star),
dies from heart complications at 90
Jan 24
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson,
Icelandic soccer defender
(34 caps; Celtic, Tulsa Roughnecks, Hannover 96, Motherwell),
dies from COVID-19 at 70
Jan 24
Gunnel Lindblom,
Swedish actress
(Hunger, Virgin Spring),
dies at 89
Jan 25
Maryan Synakowski,
French soccer defender
(16 caps; UA Sedan Torcy 241 games),
dies at 84
Jan 25
Barry Heywood,
British director of the British Antarctic Survey,
dies at 83
Jan 26
Alan Ashcroft,
English rugby union number 8
(16 caps England, 2 caps British & Irish Lions; Waterloo FC),
dies at 90
Jan 26
Margitta Gummel-Helmbold,
German track & field athlete
(Olympic gold GDR women's shot put 1968),
dies at 79
Jan 26
John Mortimore,
English soccer defender
(Chelsea 249 games) and
manager (Portsmouth, Benfica, Real Betis),
dies at 86
Jan 26
Sekou Smith,
American sportswriter
(The Clarion-Ledger, The Indianapolis Star,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; NBA TV),
dies from COVID-19 at 48
Jan 26
Peter Thorburn,
New Zealand rugby union coach
(North Harbour, NZ sevens, Bristol RFC, United States),
dies at 81
Jan 26
Jozef Vengloš,
Slovak soccer manager
(Australia, Czechoslovakia, Malaysia,
Fenerbahçe, Aston Villa, Celtic, Slovakia),
dies at 84
Jan 27
Cloris Leachman,
American Oscar and Emmy Award-winning actress
(The Last Picture Show; The Mary Tyler Moore Show - "Phyllis"),
dies at 94
Jan 27
Mehrdad Minavand,
Iranian soccer midfielder
(67 caps; Persepolis, Sturm Graz),
dies from COVID-19 at 45
Jan 28
Cicely Tyson,
American stage and screen actress
(Roots; The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman),
dies at 96
Jan 28
Eddie Connachan,
Scottish soccer goalkeeper
(2 caps; Dunfermline Athletic, Middlesbrough, Falkirk),
dies at 85
Jan 29
Hilton Valentine,
British rock guitarist
(Animals - "House of the Rising Sun"),
dies at 77
Jan 29
John Chaney,
American Basketball Hall of Fame college coach
(Cheyney University, Temple University),
dies at 89
Jan 29
Yvon Douis,
French soccer striker
(20 caps; Lille, Le Havre, Monaco, Cannes),
dies from COVID-19 at 85
February
Feb 1
Dustin Diamond,
American actor
(Saved By Bell - "Screech"),
dies of cancer at 44
Feb 2
Tom Moore,
English army captain knighted for raising
£32 million for the NHS,
dies with COVID-19 at 100
Feb 2
Grant Jackson,
American baseball pitcher
(MLB All Star 1969; World Series 1979;
Philadelphia Phillies; Baltimore Orioles; Pittsburgh Pirates),
dies from complications of COVID-19 at 78
Feb 2
Danny Ray,
American MC, stage manager, valet and
"cape man" for soul singer James Brown,
dies at 85
Feb 3
Tony Trabert,
American tennis player
(Wimbledon 1955; US Open 1953, 55;
French Open 1954, 55),
dies at 90
Feb 3
Jim Weatherly
American pop and country songwriter
("Midnight Train To Georgia"),
dies at 77
Feb 3
Jean-Pierre Bastiat,
French rugby union lock
(32 Tests; US Dax),
dies from a stroke at 71
Feb 5
Christopher Plummer,
Canadian Emmy, Tony, and Oscar winning actor
(Sound of Music; Cyrano; Beginners),
dies at 91
Feb 5
Joseph Benz,
Swiss bobsledder
(Olympic gold 2-man 1980; World C'ship gold 4-man 1975;
2-man 1978, 79),
dies from COVID-19 at 76
Feb 5
Julio Canani,
Peruvian thoroughbred horse racing trainer
(Breeders' Cup Mile 1999, 2001; Juvenile Fillies 2004),
dies at 82
Feb 5
Sam Gannon,
Australian cricket fast bowler
(3 Tests, 11 wickets; Western Australia;
Chairman WACA),
dies at 73
Feb 5
Charlie Krueger,
American College Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle
(Texas A&M; Pro Bowl 1960, 64; San Francisco 49ers),
dies from heart and kidney failure at 84
Feb 5
John Pullin,
English rugby union hooker
(42 caps; British Lions 7 caps; Bristol RFC),
dies at 79
Feb 5
Leon Spinks,
American boxer
(WBC, WBA heavyweight champion 1978;
Olympic gold light heavyweight 1976),
dies from prostate cancer at 67
Feb 5
Alan Scott,
American lyricist
(Candid Camera theme),
writer, TV host (Spin the Picture), and actor,
dies at 98
Feb 6
Ezra Moseley,
Barbadian cricket fast bowler
(2 Tests; 9 ODIs, West Indies; Barbados; Glamorgan),
dies in a road accident at 63
Feb 6
Bruce Taylor,
New Zealand cricket all-rounder
(30 Tests, 111 wickets; 2 x 100s),
dies at 77
Feb 6
George P. Shultz,
American economist, and statesman
(Secretary of State, 1982-89;
Secretary of the Treasury, 1972-74),
dies at 100
Feb 6
Ken McCaffery,
Australian rugby league centre
(12 Tests; North Sydney; Queensland),
broadcaster (9 Network) and
administrator (North Sydney DRLFC),
dies at 91
Feb 7
Ralph Backstrom,
Canadian ice hockey center
(6 x Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens;
6 x NHL All-Star),
dies at 83
Feb 7
Pedro Gomez,
American sports journalist
(ESPN 2003-21),
dies at 58
Feb 7
Leslie Laing,
Jamaican athlete
(Olympic gold men's 4x400m relay 1952 WR 3:03.9),
dies at 91
Feb 7
Mario Osbén,
Chilean soccer goalkeeper
(36 caps; Unión Española, Colo Colo, Cobreloa),
dies from a heart attack at 70
Feb 8
Mary Wilson,
American pop vocalist
(Supremes - "Where Did Our Love Go?"),
dies at 76
Feb 8
David Egerton,
English rugby union #8 (7 caps; Bath Rugby)
and broadcaster (BBC),
dies from COVID-19 at 59
Feb 8
Marty Schottenheimer,
American football coach
(Cleveland Browns, KC Chiefs; NFL Coach of Year 2004,
San Diego Chargers),
dies from Alzheimer's disease at 77
Feb 9
Armando "Chick" Corea,
American jazz-fusion pianist and composer;
23 time Grammy winner
(Return To Forever, Delhpi I, Toy Dance),
dies of cancer at 79
Feb 10
Pachín,
Spanish soccer defender
(8 caps; Real Madrid) and
manager (Osasuna, Levante, Granada),
dies at 82
Feb 10
Larry Flynt,
American magazine publisher (Hustler),
dies of heart failure at 78
Feb 11
Phil Horrocks-Taylor,
English rugby union fly half
(9 caps England, 1 British & Irish Lions;
Leicester Tigers),
dies at 86
Feb 12
Milford Graves,
American avant-garde and
free jazz drummer, percussionist
(New York Art Quartet), and educator
(Bennington College, Vermont, 1973-2012),
dies of heart failure at 79
Feb 13
Olle Nygren,
Swedish speedway rider
(World Team Cup 1960; World C'ship 1954 3rd;
World Longtrack C'ship 1961 runner-up),
dies at 91
Feb 13
Frank Orr,
Canadian sports author and journalist
(Hockey Hall of Fame; Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award;
Toronto Star),
dies at 84
Feb 14
Doug Mountjoy,
Welsh snooker player
(Masters 1977; Pot Black 1978, 85;
UK C'ship 1988, World C'ship 1981 runner-up),
dies at 78
Feb 15
Vincent Jackson,
American NFL wide receiver
(Pro Bowl 2009, 11, 12; SD Chargers, TB Buccaneers),
dies at 38
Feb 15
Leopoldo Luque,
Argentine soccer striker
(43 caps; River Plate),
dies from COVID-19 at 71
Feb 15
(Juan) "Johnny" Pacheco,
Dominican-American salsa flutist,
bandleader, composer, record producer and
label executive (Fania Records),
dies at 85
Feb 16
Wayne Giardino,
Canadian football linebacker
(Grey Cup 1968, 69, 73;Ottawa Rough Riders),
dies at 77
Feb 17
Rush Limbaugh,
American right wing radio personality,
dies of lung cancer at 70
Feb 17
Özcan Arkoç,
Turkish soccer goalkeeper
(9 caps; Hamburger SV) and manager
(Hamburger SV, Hannover 96),
dies at 81
Feb 17
Gianluigi Saccaro,
Italian fencer
(Olympic gold épée team 1960;
silver épée team 1964; bronze épée 1968),
dies at 82
Feb 17
Martí Vergés,
Spanish soccer midfielder
(12 caps; FC Barcelona),
dies at 86
Feb 17
Murray Weideman,
Australian rules football CHF
(Collingwood VFL premiers 1953, 58 [c];
B&F 1957, 61, 62; Victoria 1956-60) and
coach (Collingwood 1975-76),
dies at 85
Feb 17
Doug Grisby,
American soul music bassist, composer and
producer (Patti LaBelle; Teena Marie),
dies after suffering a stroke at 57
Feb 18
Prince Markie Dee [Mark Anthony Morales],
American rapper and songwriter
(Fat Boys - "Jail House Rap"; "Wipe-Out"),
and actor (Disorderlies),
dies at 52
Feb 20
Mauro Bellugi,
Italian soccer defender
(32 caps; Inter Milan, Bologna, Napoli),
dies from COVID-19 at 71
Feb 20
Stan Williams,
American baseball pitcher
(MLB All-Star 1960²; World Series 1959,
1990 [coach: Cincinnati Reds]; NY Yankees, LA Dodgers),
dies from cardio-pulmonary illness at 84
Feb 21
Doug Wilkerson,
American football guard
(Pro Bowl 1980–82; First-team All-Pro 1982; SD Chargers),
dies at 73
Feb 21
Zlatko Saračević,
Croatian handball player
(145 caps Yugoslavia, 75 Croatia;
Olympic gold 1996 Croatia),
dies at 59
Feb 22
Lawrence Ferlinghetti,
American beat poet
(Coney Island of the Mind),
dies at 101
Feb 23
Fausto Gresini,
Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer
(125cc World C'ship 1985, 87) and
team manager (Aprilia Racing, Gresini MotoGP),
dies from COVID-19 at 60
Feb 23
Tormod Knutsen,
Norwegian cross country skier
(Olympic gold individual 1964, silver 1960),
dies at 89
Feb 23
Juan Carlos Masnik,
Uruguayan soccer defender
(26 caps; NY Skyliners, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, Nacional, NY Cosmos),
dies at 77
Feb 23
Art Michalik,
American football linebacker / guard
(All-Pro 1953; Pro Bowl 1953; San Francisco 49ers,
Pittsburgh Steelers),
dies at 91
Feb 24
Gary Halpin,
Irish rugby union prop
(11 caps; Wanderers F.C, Leinster, London Irish, Harlequins),
dies at 55
Feb 24
Tom Foley,
Irish racehorse trainer
(trainer Danoli, "the People's Champion"),
dies from cancer at 74
Feb 24
Atsushi Miyagi,
Japanese tennis player
(US Open doubles 1955 [with Kosei Kamo]
first Japanese players to win a Grand Slam event),
dies at 89
Feb 24
Peter Ostroushko,
American fiddler, mandolin player,
and composer (A Prairie Home Companion),
dies of heart failure at 67
Feb 25
John Geddert,
American gymnastics coach
(US head coach London Olympic Team 2012),
dies from self-inflicted gunshot wounds at 63
Feb 25
Jim Johnson,
Australian jockey
(Melbourne Cup: Gatum Gatum 1963,
Rain Lover 1968, 69),
dies at 92
Feb 26
Aleksandr Klepikov,
Russian rower
(Olympic gold Soviet Union coxed four 1976),
dies at 70
Feb 26
Hannu Mikkola,
Finnish rally driver
(World Rally champion 1983),
dies from cancer at 78
Feb 26
John Mallard,
English medical physicist
(developed MRI and PET scans),
dies at 94
Feb 28
Johnny Briggs,
English actor
(Mike Baldwin on Coronation Street),
dies at 85
Feb 28
Irv Cross,
American football cornerback
(Pro Bowl 1964, 65; Philadelphia Eagles)
and broadcaster (CBS),
dies from ischemic cardiomyopathy at 81
Feb 28
Glenn Roeder,
English soccer defender
(QPR, Newcastle United),
and manager (Watford, West Ham, Newcastle, Norwich),
dies from a brain tumour at 65
March
Mar 1
Zlatko Kranjčar,
Croatian soccer striker
(2 caps; Dinamo Zagreb, Rapid Wien)
and manager (Croatia, Montenegro, Dinamo Zagreb),
dies at 64
Mar 1
Ian St John,
Scottish soccer forward
(21 caps; Motherwell; Liverpool 425 games),
manager (Motherwell, Portsmouth) and
broadcaster (ITV: Saint and Greavsie),
dies from cancer at 82
Mar 1
Ralph Peterson Jr.,
American jazz drummer
(Jazz Messengers; Fo'tet),
and educator (Berklee),
dies of cancer at 58
Mar 1
Vladimír Heger,
Czech basketball coach
(Czechoslovakia 1965-69, 72-76;
Netherlands 1983-85),
dies at 89
Mar 2
Peter Grosser,
German soccer midfielder
(2 caps; Bayern Munich, 1860 Munich,
Austria Salzburg),
dies at 82
Mar 2
Bunny Wailer [Neville O'Riley Livingston],
Jamaican vocalist and percussionist
(The Wailers with Bob Marley),
dies of stroke complications at 73
Mar 2
Chris Barber,
English jazz trombonist
("Petite Fleur"),
dies at 90
Mar 3
Joe Altobelli,
American baseball utility
(Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins)
and manager
(SF Giants, World Series Baltimore Orioles 1983, Chicago Cubs),
dies at 88
Mar 3
Yuri Rozanov,
Russian sports broadcaster
(NTV Plus, Match TV; TEFI Award 2012),
dies from cancer at 59
Mar 4
Mark Pavelich,
American NHL forward
(Olympic gold 1980 'Miracle on Ice'; NY Rangers,
Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks),
dies at 63
Mar 4
Chris Schultz,
Canadian football offensive tackle
(NFL Dallas Cowboys; CFL All Star 1987, 88; Toronto Argonauts)
and sportscaster (The Sports Network),
dies from a heart attack at 61
Mar 5
Michael Stanley [Gee],
American rocker
(Michael Stanley Band- "My Town"),
dies of lung cancer at 72
Mar 6
Bengt Åberg,
Swedish motocross racer
(World 500cc Motocross Champion 1969, 70;
Motocross des Nations gold 1970, 71, 74),
dies at 76
Mar 6
Chi Shangbin,
Chinese soccer midfielder
(58 caps; Liaoning) and coach
(Dalian Wanda: Chinese Jia-A League champions &
Coach of the Year 1996, 97),
dies from a heart attack at 71
Mar 6
Miguel Miranda,
Peruvian soccer goalkeeper
(47 caps; Sporting Cristal) and
coach (Alianza Atlético),
dies at 54
Mar 6
Louis Ottens,
Dutch engineer,
developed the audio cassette tape,
and worked on the compact disc,
dies at 94
Mar 8
Norm Sherry,
American baseball catcher
(Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets)
and manager (California Angels),
dies at 89
Mar 8
Rhéal Cormier,
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
(St. Louis Cardinals; Philadelphia Phillies; Boston Red Sox),
dies of pancreatic cancer at 53
Mar 8
Norton Juster,
American architect and children's author
(The Phantom Tollbooth; The Dot and The Line),
dies at 91
Mar 8
Fergal McCann,
Irish Gaelic football coach and trainer
(All-Ireland Championship 2005, 08; Tyrone),
dies from cancer at 47
Mar 8
Julien-François Zbinden,
Swiss jazz pianist, and jazz and
classical composer (Monophrases),
dies at 103
Mar 8
Trevor Peacock,
British stage and screen actor
(The Vicar of Dibley - "Jim Trott"), screenwriter,
and songwriter ("Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter"),
dies at 89
Mar 9
Agustín Balbuena,
Argentine soccer striker
(8 caps; Copa Libertadores 1972, 73, 74, 75;
Copa Intercontinental 1973; Club Atlético Independiente),
dies at 75
Mar 9
Tommy Troelsen,
Danish soccer striker
(16 caps; Vejle Boldklub)
and broadcaster (Danmarks Radio, dk4),
dies at 80
Mar 9
James Levine,
American conductor
(director of the Metropolitan Opera, 1976-2017),
dies at 77
Mar 10
Joe Tait,
American sports broadcaster
(Cleveland Cavaliers [radio],
Cleveland Indians [TV & radio]),
dies at 83
Mar 10
Stephen Scott,
American composer
(Bowed Piano Ensemble; Vikings of Sunrise),
and educator (Colorado College),
dies from complications of dementia at 76
Mar 12
Ivo Trumbić,
Croatian water polo player
(Olympic gold 1968 Yugoslavia)
and coach (Olympic bronze Netherlands 1976),
dies at 85
Mar 13
'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler,
American boxer
(undisputed World Middleweight champion 1980-87;
second-longest unified C'ship reign in history),
dies at 66
Mar 13
Murray Walker,
English motorsport commentator and journalist
(Formula 1: BBC 1976-96, ITV 1997-2001),
dies at 97
Mar 13
Kenneth Cooper,
American harpsichordist, pianist,
musicologist, and professor
(Barnard College, Brooklyn, NYC ),
dies shortly after a stroke at 79
Mar 14
Henry Darrow [Enrique Delgado],
American stage and screen character actor
(The High Chaparral; Harry O; The New Dick Van Dyke Show),
dies at 87
Mar 15
Doug Parkinson,
Australian pop and rock singer
(Focus - "Dear Prudence"),
dies at 74
Mar 15
Yaphet Kotto,
African-American stage and screen actor
(Live And Let Die; Alien; Homicide: Life on the Street),
dies at 81
Mar 16
Erhan Önal,
Turkish soccer central defender
(12 caps; FC Bayern Munich, Standard Liège, Galatasaray),
dies at 63
Mar 16
Sabine Schmitz,
German professional motor racing driver,
and television personality (Top Gear),
dies of cancer at 51
Mar 17
John Magufuli,
Tanzanian politician,
President of Tanzania (2015-2021)
dies in office at 61
Mar 17
Freddie Redd,
American hard-bop jazz pianist,
organist, and composer,
dies at 92
Mar 18
Jerzy Prokopiuk,
Polish philosopher and anthroposophist,
dies at 89
Mar 20
Peter Lorimer,
Scottish soccer midfielder
(21 caps; Leeds United 526 games),
dies at 74
Mar 21
Nawal el-Saadawi,
Egyptian feminist writer and activist
(Women at Point Zero),
dies at 89
Mar 21
Jeff Grayshon MBE,
English rugby league utility
(England 11 caps; GB 13 caps;
Dewsbury, Cronulla-Sutherland, Bradford Northern,
Leeds, Featherstone Rovers, Batley),
dies at 72
Mar 21
Trisutji Kamal,
Indonesian classical pianist and composer
(Prayer of Redemption),
dies at 84
Mar 22
Elgin Baylor,
American Basketball Hall of Fame small forward
(11 x NBA All Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 1959;
Minneapolis/LA Lakers),
dies at 86
Mar 22
Frank Worthington,
English soccer forward
(8 caps; Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers)
and manager (Tranmere Rovers),
dies at 72
Mar 23
George Segal,
American actor
(Carbon Copy; Fun With Dick & Jane; Just Shoot Me!),
and banjo player,
dies at 87
Mar 23
Benny Dees,
American college basketball coach
(U of New Orleans; U of Wyoming;
Western Carolina Uni),
dies at 86
Mar 23
Julié Pomagalski,
French snowboarder
(World C'ship gold snowboard cross 1999),
dies in an avalanche at 40
Mar 23
Don Heffington,
American touring and session drummer,
singer, songwriter and producer
(Lone Justice; Watkins Family Hour; Emmylou Harris),
dies of leukemia at 70
Mar 23
Ethel Gabriel (nee Nagy),
American record producer and label executive
(RCA, 1943-84),
dies at 99
Mar 24
Toshihiko Koga,
Japanese judoka
(Olympic gold - 71kgs 1992; silver 1996),
dies at 53
Mar 24
Craig "muMS" Grant,
American poet and actor (Oz),
dies at 52
Mar 25
Beverly Cleary,
American Newberry Medal winning writer of children's
and young adult fiction
(Ramona series, 1955-99),
dies at 104
Mar 25
Stan Albeck,
American basketball coach
(Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs,
New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls),
dies from a stroke at 89
Mar 25
Bobby Brown,
American baseball third baseman
(NY Yankees; World Series 1947, 49–51)
and executive (president American League 1984-94),
dies at 96
Mar 25
Larry McMurtry, American Pulitzer Prize winning
novelist (Lonesome Dove), and
Academy Award-winning scriptwriter
(Brokeback Mountain),
dies at 84
Mar 25
Bill Brock,
American Republican politician
(Senator from Tennessee 1971-77)
and US Secretary of Labor (1985-87),
dies at 90
Mar 27
Howard Schnellenberger,
American football coach
(National C'ship Uni of Miami 1983; Uni of Oklahoma,
Uni of Louisville, Florida Atlantic Uni; Baltimore Colts),
dies at 87
Mar 27
Derek Ufton,
English soccer defender
(1 cap; Charlton Athletic),
manager (Plymouth Argyle) and
cricket wicketkeeper (Kent),
dies at 92
Mar 27
Todd Kabel,
Canadian jockey
(Sovereign Award for Outstanding Jockey 1992, 95, 2003-06;
Queen's Plate 1995, 2000; Prince of Wales Stakes 2000, 07),
dies at 55
Mar 29
Jerry McGee,
American golfer
(US Ryder Cup 1977, 4 PGA Tour titles),
dies at 77
Mar 29
Bibian Mentel-Spee,
Dutch para-snowboarding athlete
(Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18;
banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C'ship),
dies from cancer at 48
Mar 30
G. Gordon Liddy,
American Watergate felon
and radio host,
dies at 90
Mar 31
Ron Greene,
American college basketball coach
(Uni of New Orleans, Mississippi State,
Murray State, Indiana State),
dies at 82
Mar 31
Ken Reitz,
American baseball third baseman
(MLB All Star 1980; Gold Glove Award 1975;
St. Louis Cardinals),
dies at 69
April
Apr 2
Morris "B. B." Dickerson,
American bassist
(War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"),
dies at 71
Apr 2
Valentin Afonin,
Russian soccer defender
(42 caps; SKA Rostov-on-Don, CSKA Moscow),
dies at 81
Apr 3
Gloria Henry [McEniry],
American actress (Dennis the Menace),
dies at 98
Apr 3
Yevgeniy Zagorulko,
Russian high jump coach
(Andrey Silnov, Yelena Yelesina, Anna Chicherova),
dies of COVID-19 at 78
Apr 3
Jill Corey [Norma Jean Speranza],
American pop singer
(Your Hit Parade),
dies at 85
Apr 5
Paul Ritter [Simon Paul Adams],
British actor (Friday Night Dinner; Chernobyl;
Quantum of Solace),
dies of a brain tumor at 54
Apr 7
Tommy Raudonikis,
Australian rugby league halfback
(20 Tests; Rothmans Medal 1972; Wests, Newtown)
and coach (Wests, NSW),
dies from cancer at 70
Apr 7
James Hampton,
American actor (F Troop - "Bugler Dobbs"; Teen Wolf),
writer, and director,
dies from Parkinson’s disease complications at 84
Apr 7
Anne Beatts,
American comedy writer
(National Lampoon magazine;
Saturday Night Live, 1975-79; Square Pegs),
dies at 74
Apr 7
Doug Holden,
English soccer winger
(5 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End),
dies at 90
Apr 7
Viktor Kurentsov,
Belarusian weightlifter
(Olympic gold middleweight 1968; silver 1964;
5 x World C'ship gold middleweight),
dies at 80
Apr 8
Conn Findlay,
American rower
(Olympic gold coxed pair 1956, 64)
and sailor (Olympic bronze Tempest 1976),
dies at 90
Apr 8
Diána Igaly,
Hungarian sport shooter
(Olympic gold women's skeet 2004; bronze 2000),
dies from COVID-19 at 56
Apr 9
Philip Mountbatten,
Duke of Edinburgh and consort of
Great Britain's Elizabeth II,
dies at 99
Apr 9
DMX [Earl Simmons],
American rapper
(..And Then There Was X), and
actor (Romeo Must Die),
dies of a heart attack at 50
Apr 9
Ekkehard Fasser,
Swiss bobsledder
(Olympic gold, four-man 1988;
World C'ship gold 1983;
World Cup champion 1985-86),
dies at 68
Apr 9
Ramsey Clark,
American lawyer,
US Attorney General (1967-69)
and activist,
dies at 93
Apr 11
Massimo Cuttitta,
Italian rugby union prop
(69 caps [captain 16];
Milano, Harlequins, Bologna),
dies from COVID-19 at 54
Apr 11
Colin Baker,
Welsh soccer wing half
(7 caps; Cardiff City 298 games),
dies at 86
Apr 11
Marco Bollesan,
Italian rugby union number 8
(47 caps; CUS Genova, Partenope)
and coach (Italy 1985-88),
dies at 79
Apr 13
Bobby Leonard,
American Basketball Hall of Fame coach
(ABA C'ship 1970, 72, 73; Indiana Pacers)
& point guard (Minneapolis/LA Lakers,
Chicago Packers/Zephyrs),
dies at 88
Apr 14
Bernard "Bernie" Madoff,
American fraudster and financier who
committed the largest fraud in US history,
dies in prison of natural causes at 82
Apr 14
Norman "Rusty" Young,
American pedal-steel guitarist,
singer and songwriter
(Poco - "Rose of Cimarron"; "Crazy Love"),
dies of a heart attack at 75
Apr 15
Leroy Keyes,
American College Football Hall of Fame
running back / safety
(Purdue; Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs),
dies from heart failure at 74
Apr 16
Helen McCrory,
English actress
(The Queen, Peaky Blinders),
dies of cancer at 52
Apr 16
Felix Silla,
Italian-American circus performer,
Hollywood stuntman, and actor
(The Addams Family - "Cousin Itt"),
dies of pancreatic cancer at 84
Apr 16
Mike Mitchell,
American rock guitarist
(The Kingsmen -"Louie, Louie"),
dies on his 77th birthday
Apr 16
John Dawes,
Welsh rugby union centre
(22 caps Wales, 4 caps British & Irish Lions;
London Welsh; Barbarians),
dies at 80
Apr 16
Serhiy Novikov,
Russian judoka
(Olympic gold heavyweight 1976),
dies at 71
Apr 16
Johnny Peirson,
Canadian ice hockey right wing
(NHL All Star 1950, 51; Boston Bruins)
and broadcaster (WBZ and WSBK),
dies at 95
Apr 17
Fred Arbanas,
American football tight end
(All-AFL 1962–67; Super Bowl 1970;
Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs),
dies at 82
Apr 18
Iain Watson Gallaway,
New Zealand sports broadcaster
(Radio Sport; Halberg Award) and
author ("Not a Cloud in the Sky"),
dies at 98
Apr 19
Walter Mondale,
American politician
(US Senator from Minnesota (D), 1964-76 ;
42nd Vice President, 1977-81),
dies at 93
Apr 19
Willy van der Kuijlen,
Dutch soccer forward
(22 caps; PSV 528 games),
dies from Alzheimer's disease at 74
Apr 19
Jim Steinman,
American Grammy Award-winning songwriter
and record producer
(Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell;
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart),
dies of kidney failure at 73
Apr 19
Monica Bandini,
Italian racing cyclist
(World Championship gold women's team time trial 1988),
dies from a heart attack at 56
Apr 20
Idriss Déby,
Chadian politician and military officer
(President of Chad, 1990–2021),
dies of injuries inflicted on a battlefield at 68
Apr 20
Leslie McKeown,
Scottish pop vocalist
(Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"),
dies at 65
Apr 20
Atli Heimir Sveinsson,
Icelandic composer
(Time and Water),
dies at 80
Apr 21
Håkon Brusveen,
Norwegian cross-country skier
(Olympic gold 15 km, silver 4 × 10 km relay 1960),
dies at 93
Apr 23
Bill Whittington,
American auto racer
(24 Hours of Le Mans 1979),
dies in a plane crash at 71
Apr 23
Charlie Black,
American country music songwriter
(Anne Murray - "Shadows in the Moonlight";
K.T. Oslin - "Come Next Monday"),
dies at 71
Apr 24
Sarolta Monspart,
Hungarian orienteering competitor
(first non-Scandinavian female to win World C'ship 1972;
14 x national titles),
dies at 76
Apr 24
Christa Ludwig,
German soprano
(Vienna State Opera, 1955-94;
Metropolitan Opera, 1959-93),
dies at 93
Apr 24
John T. Ward Jr.,
American racehorse trainer
(Kentucky Derby 2001 Monarchos;
Breeders' Cup Distaff 1999 Beautiful Pleasure),
dies at 75
Apr 25
John Konrads,
Australian swimmer
(Olympic gold 1500m freestyle, bronze 400m freestyle,
4x200m freestyle 1960; 26 individual world records),
dies at 78
Apr 25
Rajan Mishra,
Indian classical music vocalist,
dies of Covid-19 complications at 69
Apr 26
Tamara Press,
Soviet athlete
(Olympic gold shot put 1960, 64;
discus 1960, 64),
dies at 83
Apr 26
Albert "Al" Schmitt,
American Grammy Award-winning recording engineer
and record producer
(Sam Cooke, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand),
dies at 91
Apr 26
Dick Mann,
American motorcycle racer
(A.M.A. Grand National C'ship 1963, 71;
Motorcycle Hall of Fame 1998),
dies at 86
Apr 28
Michael Collins,
American Major General USAF/astronaut
(Gemini 10, Apollo 11),
dies of cancer at 90
Apr 28
Anita Lane,
Australian rock singer-songwriter
(The Bad Seeds - "From Her To Eternity"),
dies at 61
Apr 29
Shiyiwe Mantfombi Dlamini Zulu,
Queen of the Zulu nation,
dies a month after becoming regent at 65
Apr 29
Johnny Crawford,
American actor
(The Mickey Mouse Club; The Rifleman - "Mark"),
singer ("Sandy"), and bandleader (JCO),
dies at 75
Apr 29
Zhang Enhua,
Chinese soccer defender
(65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town),
dies from cardiac arrest at 48
Apr 29 Billie Hayes [Brosch],
American stage, film, and
television actress Li'l Abner - "Mammy Yokum";
Witchiepoo),
dies at 96
Apr 29
Pierce Fulton,
American electronic dance music DJ
and record producer
("Runaway"; "Better Places"),
dies at 28
Apr 29
Courtney Hall,
American NFL center
(San Diego Chargers),
dies at 52
Apr 30
Anthony Payne,
British composer
(Phoenix Mass; Visions and Journeys),
critic, and musicologist,
dies at 84
May
May 1
Olympia Dukakis,
Greek-American stage and screen,
Obie, Oscar, and Golden Globe award-winning actress
(Man Equals Man; Moonstruck; Steel Magnolias),
dies at 89
May 1
Al Jamison,
American football offensive lineman
(AFL All Star 1961, 62; AFL C'ship 1960, 61; Houston Oilers),
dies at 83
May 2
Bobby Unser,
American auto racer
(Indianapolis 500 1968, 1975, 1981;
USAC C'ship 1968, 1974),
dies at 87
May 2
Jacques d'Amboise,
American ballet dancer, and choreographer
(NYC Ballet Company, 1949-84),
actor (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers), and
educator (founded National Dance Institute, 1976),
dies from stroke complications at 86
May 3
Rafael Albrecht,
Argentine soccer defender
(39 caps; San Lorenzo, Club León),
dies from COVID-19 at 79
May 3
Lloyd Price,
American R&B singer
("Lawdy Miss Clawdy"; "Stagger Lee"; "Personality"),
dies at 88
May 4
Margaret Forsyth,
New Zealand netball goal attack
(NZ 1979-87; World Cup gold 1979, 87)
and coach (Waikato BOP Magic),
dies from cancer at 59
May 4
Alan McLoughlin,
Irish soccer midfielder
(42 caps Rep of Ireland; Swindon Town, Portsmouth),
dies from cancer at 54
May 4
Ray Miller,
American baseball manager
(Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles),
dies at 76
May 4
Bertil Johansson,
Swedish soccer striker
(5 caps; IFK Göteborg 267 games)
and manager (IFK Göteborg),
dies at 86
May 5
Del Crandall,
American baseball catcher
(11 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957;
4 × Gold Glove Award; Boston/Milwaukee Braves)
and manager (Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners),
dies at 91
May 6
Carlos Timoteo Griguol,
Argentine soccer midfielder
(Atlanta, Rosario Central)
and manager
(Ferro Carril Oeste, Real Betis, River Plate),
dies from COVID-19 at 84
May 6
Pervis Staples,
American gospel vocalist
(The Staple Singers -"Uncloudy Day"),
dies at 85
May 6
Kentaro Miura,
Japanese manga author
(Berserk),
dies at 54
May 7
[Julie] Tawny Kitaen,
American actress
(Bachelor Party; Whitesnake videos; Witchboard),
dies at 59
May 7
Martín Pando,
Argentine soccer forward
(11 caps; Argentinos Juniors, River Plate),
dies at 86
May 8
Bo,
Obama family's Portuguese water dog
and "First Dog" of the White House,
dies of cancer
May 8
Helmut Jahn,
German-American architect who
designed the O'Hare United Airlines Terminal
and the Thompson Center in Chicago and
One Liberty Place in Philadelphia,
killed when struck by cars while bicycling at 80
May 8
Georgi Dimitrov,
Bulgarian soccer centre-back
(77 caps; CSKA Sofia, Saint-Étienne),
dies from cancer at 62
May 8
Curtis Fuller,
American jazz trombonist
(Yusef Lateef; John Coltrane;
Farmer/Golson Jazztet),
dies at 88
May 10
Norman Lloyd,
American actor
(St. Elsewhere - "Dr. Auschlander";
Dead Poets Society), producer and
director (Alfred Hitchcock Presents),
dies at 106
May 10
Tony Armatrading,
British stage and screen actor
(Colour Blind; Notting Hill),
dies of cancer at 59
May 10
Néstor Montelongo,
Uruguayan soccer utility
(36 caps; Montevideo Wanderers,
Peñarol, Nacional, Racing),
dies at 66
May 12
Jerry Burns,
American football coach
(University of Iowa 1961-65;
Minnesota Vikings 1986-91),
dies at 94
May 12
Higinio Vélez,
Cuban baseball manager
(Olympic gold 2004; Santiago de Cuba,
Cuban National Series 1999–2001),
dies from COVID-19 at 73
May 13
Nelson Marcenaro,
Uruguayan soccer defender
(8 caps; Mundialito 1980; Progreso, Portuguesa,
Peñarol, Emelec),
dies from a heart attack at 68
May 14
Ester Mägi,
Estonian composer
'First Lady of Estonian music',
dies at 99
May 14
Torkild Brakstad,
Norwegian soccer defender
(3 caps; Molde) and
coach (Molde, Tromsø, Rosenborg),
dies at 75
May 14
Olga Domuladzhanova,
Russian boxer
(World amateur heavyweight gold 2001),
dies from COVID-19 at 52
May 15
Fred Martinelli,
American College Football Hall of Fame coach
(Ashland University 1959-93),
dies at 92
May 16
Rildo da Costa Menezes,
Brazilian soccer defender
(38 caps; Santos, CEUB, New York Cosmos),
dies at 79
May 17
Héctor Silva,
Argentine rugby union number 8
(24 caps; Los Tilos) and
coach (Argentina 1985-87),
dies from COVID-19 at 76
May 17
Joe Mercer,
English thoroughbred race horse jockey
(British flat racing Champion Jockey 1979),
dies at 86
May 18
Franco Battiato,
Italian pop, rock, and new wave singer, songwriter
(“La Voce del Padrone” (“The Master’s Voice”),
and filmmaker ("Lost Love"),
dies at 76
May 18
Charles Grodin,
American stage and screen actor
(Heartbreak Kid; Midnight Run; Ishtar: Beethoven series),
writer, and talk show host,
dies of bone marrow cancer at 86
May 18
Arthur Hills,
American golf course designer
(designed and renovated more than 200 new courses),
dies at 91
May 18
Rennie Stennett,
Panamanian baseball infielder
(World Series 1979; SF Giants; one of 3 players
to collect 7 hits in a MLB game),
dies from cancer at 70
May 19
Lee Evans,
American athlete
(Olympic gold men's 400m,
4x400m relay 1968),
dies from stroke complications at 74
May 19
Alix Dobkin,
American folk and feminist singer-songwriter
(Lavender Jane Loves Women),
dies of a brain aneurysm and stroke at 80
May 19
Abubakar Shekau,
Nigerian Islamist militant
(leader of Boko Haram),
dies detonating a suicide vest
May 19
Joey Cathcart,
American rock guitarist
(Nelson - "Love & Affection")
dies of brain cancer at 53
May 20
Roger Hawkins,
American session drummer
(the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section -
Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin),
dies at 75
May 20
Sándor Puhl,
Hungarian soccer referee
(1994 FIFA World Cup Final; 1997 UEFA Champions League Final;
IFFHS World's Best Referee 1994-97),
dies at 65
May 23
Bob Fulton,
Australian rugby league five eighth
(35 Tests; Manly, Warrington, Easts; RL Immortal)
and coach (39 Tests Australia; Manly, Easts),
dies from cancer at 73
May 23
Ron Hill, British athlete
(Boston Marathon, 1970;
Commonwealth Games marathon gold, 1970),
dies at 82
May 23
Max Mosley,
British auto racer and lawyer
(President Fédération Internationale
de l'Automobile [FIA] 1993-2009),
dies from cancer at 81
May 23
Eric Carle,
American illustrator,
collage artist, and writer of children's books
(The Very Hungry Caterpillar),
dies of kidney failure at 91
May 23
Cristóbal Halffter,
Spanish conductor, and composer
(Yes, speak out, yes; Lazarus),
dies at 91
May 24
Dmitry Mindiashvili,
Soviet and Russian wrestling coach
(coach Olympic champions Ivan Yariguin 1972, 76
and Buvaisar Satiev (1992, 96, 2004),
dies from pneumonia at 87
May 24
Samuel E. Wright,
American stage and screen actor and singer
(Jesus Christ Superstar; Ball Four; The Little Mermaid;
The Lion King),
dies of prostate cancer at 74
May 25
J. D. Roberts,
American College Football Hall of Fame guard
(University of Oklahoma; Outland Trophy 1953)
and coach (New Orleans Saints),
dies at 88
May 26
Tarcisio Burgnich,
Italian soccer defender
(66 caps; Internazionale 358 games)
and manager (Como, Genoa),
dies at 82
May 26
Patrick Sky [Lynch],
American musician,
folk singer, songwriter, record producer,
and uilleann bagpiper
(Songs That Made America Famous),
dies of cancer at 80
May 28
Mark Eaton,
American basketball center
(NBA All-Star 1989; NBA Defensive Player of the Year
1985, 89; Utah Jazz),
dies after a bicycle accident at 64
May 29
Gavin MacLeod [Allan See],
American actor
(Mary Tyler Moore Show -"Murray";
The Love Boat - "Captain Stubing"),
dies at 90
May 29
B.J. Thomas, American singer
("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head";
"Hooked On A Feeling"; "Growing Pains Theme"),
dies of lung cancer at 78
May 29
Keith Mullings,
American boxer
(WBC and lineal light middleweight titles 1998),
dies at 53
May 30
Jason Dupasquier,
Swiss motorcycle racer, dies of injuries
incurred in Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
at 19
May 30
Frank Navarro,
American college football coach
(Williams College, Columbia University,
Princeton University),
dies at 91
May 31
Arlene Golonka,
American actress
(The Andy Griffith Show - "Millie Hutchins";
Mayberry R.F.D. - "Millie Swanson"),
dies of Alzheimer's disease at 85
May 31
Colin Appleton, English soccer midfielder
(Leicester City 277 games) and
manager (Hull City, Swansea City, Exeter City),
dies at 85
May 31
Leon Burtnett,
American college football coach
(Purdue University 1982-86;
Big Ten Coach of the Year 1984),
dies at 78
May 31
Mike Marshall,
American baseball pitcher
(MLB All-Star 1974, 75; NL Cy Young Award 1974;
Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers, Atlanta Braves),
dies at 78
June
Jun 1
Vince Promuto,
American football guard
(Pro Bowl 1963, 64; Washington Redskins),
dies of congestive heart failure at 82
Jun 1
Adnan Al Sharqi,
Lebanese soccer manager
(Lebanon 1974–76, 1987–93, 2006–08;
Ansar 11 x league titles),
dies from cancer at 79
Jun 2
Ottorino Sartor,
Peruvian soccer goalkeeper
(27 caps; Defensor Arica, CNI),
dies at 75
Jun 2
Bill Scanlon,
American tennis player
(World #9 1984; 6 x ATP titles),
dies from cancer at 64
Jun 3
F. Lee Bailey,
American criminal defense attorney
(Sam Shepard; Boston Strangler;
Patty Hearst; OJ Simpson),
dies at 87
Jun 4
Clarence Williams III,
American actor
(Mod Squad; 52 Pick Up; Purple Rain),
dies of colon cancer at 81
Jun 7
Jim Fassel,
American football coach
(University of Utah 1985–89;
New York Giants 1997-2003),
dies from a heart attack at 71
Jun 7
John McDonnell,
American track, cross country coach
(University of Arkansas 1972–2008;
40 x NCAA C'ships; 8 x NCAA Triple Crown;
30 x NCAA coach of the year),
dies at 82
Jun 7
Yoo Sang-chul,
South Korean soccer midfielder
(124 caps; 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team;
Ulsan Hyundai),
dies from pancreatic cancer at 49
Jun 7
Tim Pickup,
Australian rugby league five eighth
(11 Tests; North Sydney, Canterbury),
RL executive (Adelaide Rams) and
boxing manager (Jeff Harding),
dies from dementia at 72
Jun 8
John Angus,
English soccer defender
(1 cap; Burnley 439 games),
dies at 82
Jun 9
Gottfried Böhm,
German architect
(1986 Pritzker Prize),
dies at 101
Jun 10
Neno,
Portuguese soccer goalkeeper
(9 caps; Vitória de Guimarães, Benfica),
dies from a heart attack at 59
Jun 11
John Gabriel [Jack Monkarsh],
American stage and screen actor
(Ryan's Hope), singer, lyricist, and producer,
dies at 90
Jun 12
Jim "Mudcat" Grant,
American baseball pitcher
(MLB All-Star 1963, 65; Cleveland Indians,
Minnesota Twins, and 5 other teams),
singer, and writer (Black Aces),
dies at 85
Jun 12
Anatoly Chukanov,
Russian cyclist
(Olympic gold Soviet Union team time trial 1976;
UCI Road World C'ships gold 1977),
dies at 67
Jun 12
Igor Zhelezovski,
Belarusian speed skater
(record 6 x World Sprint Champion;
Olympic silver 1994; bronze 1988),
dies from COVID-19 at 57
Jun 13
Ned Beatty,
American stage and screen actor
(Deliverance; Hear My Song; Network; Nashville),
dies at 83
Jun 13
Ziona Chana,
Indian head of a Christian sect and
'world's largest family' (38 wives, 89 children),
dies at 76
Jun 14
Markis Kido,
Indonesian badminton player
(Olympic gold men's doubles 2008
[with Hendra Setiawan]; World C'ships gold 2007;
World Cup gold 2006),
dies from a heart attack at 36
Jun 15
Jim Phelan,
American college basketball coach
(Mount Saint Mary's University 1954–2003),
dies at 92
Jun 16
Frank Bonner [Boers],
American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Herb Tarlek";
The Hoax; Just The Ten Of Us), and television director,
dies of complications from Lewy body dementia at 79
Jun 17
Kenneth Kaunda,
1st President of Zambia (1964-91),
dies at 97
Jun 18
Giampiero Boniperti,
Italian soccer striker
(38 caps; Juventus 443 games),
executive (chairman Juventus) and
politician (deputy in European Parliament),
dies from heart failure at 92
Jun 19
Champ,
Biden family pet and First Dog,
dies at The White House at 13
Jun 20
Luis del Sol,
Spanish soccer midfielder
(16 caps; Betis, Real Madrid, Juventus, Roma)
and manager (Betis),
dies at 86
Jun 20
[Beverly] Joanne Linville,
American character actress,
dies at 93
Jun 21
Tom Kurvers,
American ice hockey defenseman
(Hobey Baker Award 1984;
Stanley Cup 1986 Montreal Canadiens),
dies from adenocarcinoma at 58
Jun 21
Pat Lupo,
American rock bassist
(Beaver Brown Band, 1972-94 - "On The Dark Side";
"Tough All Over"),
dies at 66
Jun 22
René Robert,
Canadian ice hockey winger
(NHL All Star 1972-73, 74-75;
Buffalo Sabres 1st 100 point player 1974-75),
dies after a heart attack at 72
Jun 23
Ellen McIlwaine,
American blues singer-songwriter,
and slide guitarist ("Honky Tonky Angel";
“In My Time of Dying"),
dies of esophageal cancer at 75
Jun 23
Eldon Danenhauer,
American football offensive tackle
(AFL All Star 1962, 65; Denver Broncos 1960-65),
dies at 85
Jun 24
Benigno Aquino III,
15th President of the Philippines
(Liberal Party: 2010-16),
dies of diabetes related kidney failure at 61
Jun 24
Ludwig Müller,
German soccer defender
(6 caps; FC Nürnberg,
Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hertha BSC),
dies at 79
Jun 24
Eleazar Soria,
Peruvian soccer defender
(29 caps, Copa America 1975;
Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal),
dies at 73
Jun 25
Marcos Ferrufino,
Bolivian soccer defender
(9 caps; Bolívar 252 games)
and manager (San José, Real Potosí),
dies from COVID-19 at 58
Jun 25
Jack Ingram,
American auto racer
(NASCAR Busch Series champion 1982, 85),
dies at 84
Jun 26
Johnny Solinger,
American rock singer-songwriter
(Skid Row, 1999 to 2015),
dies of liver failure at 55
Jun 26
Marcelo Campo,
Argentine rugby union winger
(20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC),
dies from a heart attack at 63
Jun 26
Mike Gravel,
American politician
(US Senator (D) - Alaska, 1969-81),
and peace activist (Pentagon Papers),
dies at 91
Jun 26
Frederic Rzewski,
American concert pianist, and composer
(Spacecraft),
dies of a heart attack at 83
Jun 27
Noel Furlong,
Irish businessman and poker player
(World Series of Poker main event 1999),
dies at 83
Jun 27
Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill, Cuban Latin and
Afro-Cuban jazz composer, arranger, and
conductor,
dies of pneumonia at 79
Jun 28
Sergio Victor Palma,
Argentine boxer
(WBA Super Bantamweight champion 1980-82),
dies from COVID-19 at 65
Jun 28
Jock Aird,
Scottish soccer defender
(4 caps Scotland, 2 New Zealand; Burnley),
dies at 94
Jun 29
Stuart Damon [Zonis],
American stage and screen actor
(General Hospital, 1977-2007 - "Dr. Alan Quartermaine"),
dies of kidney failure at 84
Jun 29
Donald Rumsfeld,
American politician
(US Congress, 1963-69; Nixon Whitehouse,
1969-74; Secretary of Defense, 1975-77 & 2001-06),
dies at 88
Jun 29
John Lawton,
British rock singer
(Lucifer's Friend, 1970-76, 1981-82, 2014–21;
Uriah Heep, 1977-79),
dies at 74
Jun 29
Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz,
Israeli soccer striker
(40 caps; Maccabi Tel Aviv, Strasbourg, Rennes),
dies at 68
Jun 29
Goolam Rajah,
South African cricket administrator
(manager RSA national team 1991-2011),
dies from COVID-19 at 74
Jun 29
Carlos Vilar,
Argentine sailor
(Snipe World Championships gold 1948, 51),
dies from COVID-19 at 91
Jun 30
Inge Danielsson,
Swedish soccer midfielder
(17 caps; Ifö/Bromölla IF, Helsingborgs IF,
AFC Ajax, IFK Norrköping),
dies at 80
Jun 30
Janet Moreau Stone,
American athlete
(Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952),
dies at 93
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