Sport
Athletes, coaches and commentators, and the moments they gave us. 513 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
Jorge Messi1958 – 2026 · Sports agent / businessmanFather, first coach and agent who walked Lionel Messi from Rosario youth pitches to world football.
64 candles · 5 tributes
Joe McDonald1929 – 2026 · Baseball executiveFrom Ebbets Field turnstiles to six World Series rings, a baseball lifer.
63 candles · 8 tributes- WWilfried Wesemael1950 – 2026 · Professional road cyclist (1973-1982)
Tour de Suisse winner who became Aalst's WilFrit, serving fries as hard as he rode.
61 candles · 7 tributes 
Ian Miller1949 – 2026 · Australian rules footballerSandover Medallist and West Coast father figure known as Serge.
60 candles · 9 tributes
Matt Suhey1958 – 2026 · American football fullbackLead blocker. Loyal friend. Super Bowl XX champion.
59 candles · 9 tributes
Annette O'Callaghan† 2026 · Thoroughbred breeder and ownerYeomanstown matriarch and family rock who helped build a champion stud.
58 candles · 9 tributes
Arthur Marshall1969 – 2026 · American football wide receiver (NFL)Undrafted Georgia star who threw an 81-yard NFL touchdown and never forgot Hephzibah.
58 candles · 5 tributes
Davion Fewell† 2026 · High school studentPage High Pirate whose shining light touched Greensboro teammates and friends.
57 candles · 6 tributes
Penny Gillies1951 – 2026 · Olympic hurdlerDual Olympian, hurdles champion, and mentor who shaped Australian athletics.
55 candles · 3 tributes
Kippy Brown1955 – 2026 · American football QBGreat man, great mentor: Memphis pioneer QB and Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII WR coach.
54 candles · 8 tributes
Iwan Setiawan† 2026 · Association football coachCharismatic local coach who spent nearly thirty years teaching Indonesian football, sharp-tongued on the touchline and remembered by peers as a mentor.
53 candles · 5 tributes
Alphonso Smith1985 – 2026 · American football cornerback (NFL)Wake Forest ballhawk who set the ACC interceptions record and never stopped smiling.
53 candles · 5 tributes
Luděk Mikloško1961 – 2026 · Football goalkeeperCzech giant who became West Ham's cult No.1 and kept singing long after the final whistle.
52 candles · 3 tributes
Bob McKay1947 – 2026 · American football offensive tackleTexas Wishbone All-American and College Football Hall of Famer who paved the way for the 1969 national champions.
51 candles · 6 tributes
Tadeusz Kasyanov1938 – 2026 · BoxerBoatswain Matveich and a pioneer of Soviet karate, who taught the fight and staged the stunts.
51 candles · 8 tributes
Robert Wolk1985 – 2026 · Racing driverA fierce competitor on track and a gentleman off it.
49 candles · 4 tributes
Eberhard Vogel1943 – 2026 · Footballer (left winger / striker)Oberliga record man who said no to Santos and stayed East.
49 candles · 6 tributes
Hidetoshi Nakanishi1958 – 2026 · Judoka1983 world champion who turned Olympic experience into a lifetime of teaching judo at Tokai.
48 candles · 6 tributes
Barry Melrose1956 – 2026 · Ice hockey defensemanMulleted Kings Cup Final coach and ESPN's unmistakable hockey voice for nearly three decades.
48 candles · 6 tributes
Essie Fogarty† 2026 · GAA volunteerWicklow GAA volunteer and club stalwart who gave a lifetime of quiet service.
46 candles · 7 tributes
Jackson Nascimento1924 – 2026 · Professional footballer (midfielder / meia-esquerda)Furacão 1949 idol, Athletico's second-highest scorer, lived 102 years for the club.
46 candles · 5 tributes
Jimmy Batten1955 – 2026 · Professional boxer (British light-middleweight champion)British light-middleweight champion who went the distance with Roberto Duran and never stopped smiling.
46 candles · 6 tributes
Amanda Mack† 2026 · College volleyball outside hitterMaryville-to-IMG outside hitter who reached Division I and left teammates grieving.
45 candles · 5 tributes
Jim Bradshaw1939 – 2026 · American football safetySteelers safety of the 1960s; Chattanooga Hall of Famer; Ohio family man.
45 candles · 8 tributes
Enos Mafokate1944 – 2026 · Show jumperKgosi ya Dipere who opened the arena and then the Soweto gates.
45 candles · 10 tributes
Brian Wolfe1980 – 2026 · Baseball pitcher (MLB and NPB)A Fullerton arm who found a second career and two Japan Series rings overseas.
44 candles · 7 tributes
Livio Berruti1939 – 2026 · SprinterRome 1960: the Angel who broke the American hold on the Olympic 200.
44 candles · 7 tributes
Gary Myers1950 – 2026 · Stock car racing driverBowman Gray Modified legend and SMART champion who anchored a four-generation NASCAR racing family.
43 candles · 8 tributes
Jean-Pierre Clar1942 – 2026 · Rugby league lock/loose forward (later hooker)Villeneuve XIII legend; France RL World Cup finalist 1968; champion at XV and XIII.
42 candles · 6 tributes
Ron Hurst1931 – 2026 · Ice hockey player (right wing)Oldest living Maple Leaf; a try guy whose stories outlasted his 64 NHL games.
41 candles · 4 tributes
Ken Laufman1932 – 2026 · Ice hockey centreOlympic hockey centre who won bronze in 1956 and silver in 1960 for Canada.
41 candles · 4 tributes
Isao Harimoto1940 – 2026 · Professional baseball outfielderNPB's only 3,000-hit man, Hiroshima survivor, and Sunday Morning's blunt Appare / Kats voice.
41 candles · 8 tributes
Recah Trinidad1943 – 2026 · Sports journalistThe Bare Eye of Philippine sports: poet, editor and ringside witness who made athletes famous in sentences.
40 candles · 10 tributes
Harry Burrows1941 – 2026 · Professional footballer (winger/forward)Cannonball left foot. Villa League Cup pioneer. Stoke terrace legend.
40 candles · 5 tributes
Billy Smith1942 – 2026 · Rugby league halfback (early centre)Little General of Kogarah. Forever a Dragon.
40 candles · 5 tributes
Ginger Molloy1937 – 2026 · Grand Prix motorcycle racerHuntly privateer who finished second to Agostini in the 1970 500cc world championship.
39 candles · 4 tributes
Brian Wolfe1980 – 2026 · Baseball pitcher (MLB and NPB)A Fullerton arm who found a second career and two Japan Series rings overseas.
38 candles · 9 tributes
Fabio Mosquera1947 – 2026 · Colombian footballerGuaracha: Deportivo Cali champion forward who carried Cali, Cúcuta and Junior on the wing.
38 candles · 7 tributes
Marty Lowe1971 – 2026 · QuarterbackCardinals QB who won the Cup, then taught kids at Seneca Park.
38 candles · 8 tributes
Randy Pedersen1962 – 2026 · Professional bowlerThirteen-time PBA champion who became bowling's longest-tenured TV voice.
36 candles · 5 tributes
Hans Andersson-Tvilling1928 – 2026 · Ice hockey forwardDjurgården twin; Olympic bronze and world champion on ice, SM gold on grass.
35 candles · 6 tributes
Michael Sweetney1982 – 2026 · Professional basketball playerGeorgetown star and Knicks pick who later coached and spoke for mental health.
35 candles · 10 tributes
Aleksandr Kupriyanov1952 – 2026 · Soviet footballerKuybyshev one-club man, Master of Sport, and Krylia Sovetov's 1,000th league goalscorer.
35 candles · 8 tributes
Pinula Contreras1934 – 2026 · Guatemalan footballerCrema outside right who scored Comunicaciones' first title goal and gave his name to a stadium.
35 candles · 6 tributes
Willie Mays1931 – 2024 · Professional baseball player (center fielder)Say Hey forever: five-tool brilliance, joy, and The Catch.
35 candles · 8 tributes
Dory Funk Jr.1941 – 2026 · Professional wrestlerNever quit: NWA world champion, Hall of Famer, and Ocala's master teacher.
34 candles · 4 tributes
Bartina Koeman1961 – 2026 · Public figureForty-one years beside Ronald Koeman, and a private strength made public by love.
33 candles · 7 tributes
Gianfranco Pieri1937 – 2026 · Italian basketball playerIl Professore: Italy's first modern point guard, nine-time scudetto winner and 1966 European champion.
33 candles · 4 tributes