Sport

Athletes, coaches and commentators, and the moments they gave us. 512 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.

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  Bob Pettit

  1932 – 2026 · NBA basketball player

  NBA's first MVP, 1958 Hawks champion, and the first player to score 20,000 points.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Leon Duray "Jigger" Sirois

  1935 – 2026 · Racing driver (midget

  Indy 500 hard-luck rookie whose waved-off 1969 pole run became racing folklore.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Leon Sirois

  1935 – 2026 · Racing driver (midget

  Indy lore's hard-luck rookie whose waved-off pole day became the Jigger Award.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Jacko McDonagh

  1962 – 2026 · Footballer

  Ireland international and Rovers great of the four-in-a-row years.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Mickey Reyes

  † 2026 · Professional skateboarder

  SF skate patriarch who had your back, then poured the next round in Portland.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  John Delaney

  1942 – 2026 · Footballer (defender)

  Slough Town and Wycombe captain who won England amateur caps and played in the Football League.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Joe Morgan

  1930 – 2026 · Major League Baseball player

  Walpole Joe: the hometown skipper behind Morgan Magic.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  József Rusznyák

  1947 – 2026 · Wrestler and coach

  Hungarian Olympian and 1970 European freestyle silver medallist.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Mike Bailey

  1942 – 2026 · Footballer (Charlton Athletic

  Wolves' Captain Marvel, who lifted the League Cup in 1974 and never asked anyone to do what he would not do himself.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Duca

  1934 – 2026 · Footballer

  Flamengo forward who wrote Zaragoza's first European goal.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Baek In-chun

  1942 – 2026 · Baseball player

  KBO's only .400 hitter, NPB standout, and the manager who led LG Twins to their first title.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Rufat Riskiyev

  1949 – 2026 · Boxer

  The Tashkent Tiger, Uzbekistan's first world boxing champion and an Olympic silver medallist.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Skip Bertman

  1938 – 2026 · College baseball coach

  LSU's five-time CWS champion who packed The Box and remade college baseball into a must-see sport.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Dumitru Marcu

  1950 – 2026 · Footballer and football manager

  The Motorbike of Craiova, who helped bring the club its first title.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Robby Albarado

  1973 – 2026 · Thoroughbred jockey

  Louisiana-born jockey of Curlin and Swiss Skydiver; two-time Preakness winner with 5,222 career victories.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ken Bates

  1931 – 2026 · Businessman

  He bought Chelsea for a pound, saved Stamford Bridge, and made his friends laugh.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Joe Doering

  1982 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  Two-time AJPW Triple Crown champion who fought brain cancer with quiet courage.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kenny Jackett

  1962 – 2026 · Footballer and football manager

  Watford's own. One-club player, Wales international, and a manager who left every club better than he found it.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ned Jarrett

  1932 – 2026 · NASCAR racing driver

  Gentleman Ned. Two-time NASCAR champion, beloved voice of the sport, and the proudest father in the booth.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Raymond Berry

  1933 – 2026 · American football player and coach (Baltimore Colts split end

  The 20th-round pick who outworked everyone, caught 12 in the Greatest Game and taught the NFL how to run a route.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kyle Busch

  1985 – 2026 · NASCAR racing driver and team owner

  Two-time NASCAR Cup champion, winningest driver in NASCAR national series history, and a devoted husband and father.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Brandon Clarke

  1996 – 2026 · Professional basketball player

  Grizzlies power forward and All-Rookie star who played with grit and gave back in Memphis.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Alex Manninger

  1977 – 2026 · Professional footballer (goalkeeper)

  The Salzburg goalkeeper who helped Arsenal to the Double and stood in for Buffon at Juventus.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Giuseppe Savoldi

  1947 – 2026 · Footballer (centre-forward) and coach

  Beppegol. Mister Two Billion. A Bergamo boy who rose higher than anyone to head the ball home.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Barret Robbins

  1973 – 2026 · American football center (Oakland Raiders)

  Raiders All-Pro center whose battle with bipolar disorder played out on football's biggest stage.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Willi Forrer

  1935 – 2026 · Alpine skier

  Swiss downhill racer who won the 1962 Hahnenkamm Streif.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Hulk Hogan

  1953 – 2025 · Professional wrestler

  The face of Hulkamania who took pro wrestling into mainstream pop culture.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Martin Jelínek

  1971 – 2026 · Basketball player

  Czech league champion and international, a tough forward and Josef Jelínek's brother.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Józef Lipień

  1949 – 2026 · Greco-Roman wrestler and coach

  Four-time Olympian and world champion who wrestled for Poland alongside his twin brother.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Matthias Strauss

  1956 – 2026 · Basketball player and dentist

  He led Germany's basketball team as captain with heart, dignity and tireless commitment.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Daniel Stewart

  1988 – 2026 · Australian rules footballer

  Tall Port Adelaide forward, loyal friend, husband and father of two.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  George Thomas

  1937 – 2026 · Baseball player

  He played every position but pitcher and kept the dugout laughing.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ron Duguay

  1957 – 2026 · Ice hockey player

  The flowing-haired Ranger who turned the Garden ice into a stage and never stopped loving the game.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  John Vaughan

  1964 – 2026 · Footballer and goalkeeping coach

  Cambridge United's promotion-winning goalkeeper and a coach to keepers for two decades.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Romano Hummel

  1999 – 2026 · Long track and grasstrack motorcycle racer

  2021 long track world champion and three-time European grasstrack champion from Hoogkerk. Rider 666, father of two.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Cornell Green

  1940 – 2026 · American football defensive back and NFL scout

  The basketball All-American who never played college football and became a Cowboys great.

  3 candles · 2 tributes
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  Kevin O'Neill

  † 2026 · Gaelic footballer and council chief executive

  Newry defender who helped Down bring the Sam Maguire Cup across the border in 1960 and 1961.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Skip Nipper

  † 2026 · Baseball historian and author

  Nashville's baseball historian, who kept the stories of Sulphur Dell alive

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Demetris Kizas

  1953 – 2026 · Cypriot footballer (central defender)

  Cypriot defender who won the 1977 double with Panathinaikos and made Patras his home.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  John Beake

  1938 – 2026 · American football coach and executive

  Broncos general manager who helped bring John Elway to Denver and built two Super Bowl champions.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Vítor Murta

  † 2026 · Lawyer and president of Boavista FC (2018-2025) and Boavista SAD (2020-2024)

  Boavista man from childhood, he led the chequered club from the stands to the presidency.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Edward Oratowski

  1948 – 2026 · Footballer and team manager

  Stal Mielec's 1976 Polish champion, captain and later team manager, remembered for his goal in Hamburg.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Fabián Zurita

  1934 – 2026 · Mountaineer and outdoor educator

  The Quito mountain teacher who opened the Andes to generations of children.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Michelle Pearson

  1962 – 2026 · Swimmer

  Australian Olympic swimmer who won bronze in the 200m individual medley at Los Angeles 1984.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Angiolino Piscaglia

  1932 – 2026 · Professional cyclist

  Novafeltria cyclist, maglia nera of the 1957 Giro, who rode for joy into his nineties.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Wilfredo Gómez

  1956 – 2026 · Professional boxer

  Bazooka, three-weight world champion and one of the hardest punchers boxing has known.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Abdelghani El Mansouri

  † 2026 · Footballer and football coach

  Elegant Kawkab Marrakech defender, three-time Throne Cup winner and 1964 Moroccan Olympian.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Tony Fox

  1933 – 2026 · Rugby union player

  St George wing who won one Test cap for Australia in Paris in 1958, Wallaby number 435.

  3 candles · 1 tributes