Sport

Athletes, coaches and commentators, and the moments they gave us. 68 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.

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  Tadeusz Kasyanov

  1938 – 2026 · Boxer

  Boatswain Matveich and a pioneer of Soviet karate, who taught the fight and staged the stunts.

  51 candles · 9 tributes
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  Barry Melrose

  1956 – 2026 · Ice hockey defenseman

  Mulleted Kings Cup Final coach and ESPN's unmistakable hockey voice for nearly three decades.

  49 candles · 6 tributes
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  Eberhard Vogel

  1943 – 2026 · Footballer (left winger / striker)

  Oberliga record man who said no to Santos and stayed East.

  49 candles · 6 tributes
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  Jackson Nascimento

  1924 – 2026 · Professional footballer (midfielder / meia-esquerda)

  Furacão 1949 idol, Athletico's second-highest scorer, lived 102 years for the club.

  47 candles · 5 tributes
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  Jimmy Batten

  1955 – 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
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  Enos Mafokate

  1944 – 2026 · Show jumper

  Kgosi ya Dipere who opened the arena and then the Soweto gates.

  45 candles · 10 tributes
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  Livio Berruti

  1939 – 2026 · Sprinter

  Rome 1960: the Angel who broke the American hold on the Olympic 200.

  44 candles · 7 tributes
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  Jean-Pierre Clar

  1942 – 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
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  Recah Trinidad

  1943 – 2026 · Sports journalist

  The Bare Eye of Philippine sports: poet, editor and ringside witness who made athletes famous in sentences.

  41 candles · 10 tributes
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  Isao Harimoto

  1940 – 2026 · Professional baseball outfielder

  NPB's only 3,000-hit man, Hiroshima survivor, and Sunday Morning's blunt Appare / Kats voice.

  41 candles · 8 tributes
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  Harry Burrows

  1941 – 2026 · Professional footballer (winger/forward)

  Cannonball left foot. Villa League Cup pioneer. Stoke terrace legend.

  40 candles · 5 tributes
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  Billy Smith

  1942 – 2026 · Rugby league halfback (early centre)

  Little General of Kogarah. Forever a Dragon.

  40 candles · 5 tributes
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  Marty Lowe

  1971 – 2026 · Quarterback

  Cardinals QB who won the Cup, then taught kids at Seneca Park.

  39 candles · 8 tributes
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  Dory Funk Jr.

  1941 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  Never quit: NWA world champion, Hall of Famer, and Ocala's master teacher.

  35 candles · 4 tributes
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  Willie Mays

  1931 – 2024 · Professional baseball player (center fielder)

  Say Hey forever: five-tool brilliance, joy, and The Catch.

  35 candles · 8 tributes
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  Győző Martos

  1949 – 2026 · Footballer (right-back / defender)

  Fradi right-back who marked Blohin and wore the crest at two World Cups.

  33 candles · 6 tributes
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  Bill Dundee

  1943 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  Memphis Superstar. Circus flyer turned territory legend. Forever Lawler's greatest rival and partner.

  31 candles · 6 tributes
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  Tony Mundine

  1951 – 2026 · Professional boxer

  Four-division Australian champion who never lost to another Aussie, then opened Redfern's doors to the next generation.

  1 candles · 0 tributes
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  Alan Knight

  1961 – 2026 · Professional footballer (goalkeeper)

  Pompey's Legend: 801 games, one club, and a life spent helping others after the gloves came off.

  0 candles · 0 tributes
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  Don Nelson

  1940 – 2026 · NBA player

  Five-time Celtics champ and Hall of Fame coach who invented Nellie Ball and remade the modern NBA.

  0 candles · 0 tributes