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.
Győző Martos1949 – 2026 · Footballer (right-back / defender)Fradi right-back who marked Blohin and wore the crest at two World Cups.
33 candles · 6 tributes
Steve Luke† 2026 · Track and field coachDanville and Illinois State pole vault coach who taught athletes to meet hard moments with courage.
31 candles · 9 tributes
Jacob Graner1998 – 2026 · College football playerFormer UTSA lineman remembered for his laugh, loyalty, and love of his boys.
31 candles · 7 tributes
Bill Dundee1943 – 2026 · Professional wrestlerMemphis Superstar. Circus flyer turned territory legend. Forever Lawler's greatest rival and partner.
31 candles · 6 tributes- JJohn O'Leary1954 – 2026 · American and Canadian football running back (Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska I-back and 1977 Grey Cup champion with the Montreal Alouettes.
31 candles · 4 tributes 
Kevin Miller1969 – 2026 · FootballerCornish goalkeeper of 700-plus games who later shaped keepers at Exeter and Wigan.
30 candles · 7 tributes
Emily McNamara† 2026 · Ice hockey coachThree-time national champion Panther who became a Division III coach of the year.
30 candles · 7 tributes
Arvid Kramer1956 – 2026 · Basketball player and sports managerThe NBA's double expansion pick who found his home in Bonn and helped build the Telekom Baskets.
18 candles · 1 tributes
Sergei Tchepikov1967 – 2026 · BiathleteSix Olympics, two crystal globes, a life on skis and in public service.
18 candles · 7 tributes
Erik Brown† 2026 · Technical and cave diverCanadian cave diver who helped free the Wild Boars team at Tham Luang.
16 candles · 1 tributes
John Cordts1935 – 2026 · Racing driver (Can-AmA quiet man from North Bay who could drive anything fast, from an MGA on Lake Nipissing ice to Can-Am McLarens.
11 candles · 1 tributes
David Rigert1947 – 2026 · Weightlifter and coachOlympic champion and record breaker remembered in Russia as the god of the barbell.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Andrés Hernando1938 – 2026 · BullfighterA classical Castilian matador who opened the great gate of Las Ventas three times.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Bo Johansson1942 – 2026 · Football coachThe gentle Swede who took Denmark to the 1998 World Cup quarter-finals.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Ēvalds Grabovskis1941 – 2026 · Ice hockey coachCoach of Dinamo Riga and Podhale, and keeper of Latvian hockey's memory.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Jean Manga Onguéné1946 – 2026 · FootballerLa Tête d'Or of Canon Yaoundé, 1980 African Footballer of the Year, and a lifelong servant of Cameroonian football.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Larry Gay1951 – 2026 · College basketball assistant coach and former Florida State playerWinchester's own, from the 1972 Final Four to a life on the bench. His heart was always at GRC.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Myles O'Connor1967 – 2026 · Professional ice hockey defencemanMichigan captain, NHL defenceman with the Devils and Mighty Ducks, and proud hockey dad.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Hayden O'Dell2004 – 2026 · College baseball pitcherFierce competitor, infectious smile: Mobile's Hayden O'Dell, gone at 22.
10 candles · 1 tributes
John Salzman Sr.† 2026 · Thoroughbred racehorse trainerMaryland trainer who conditioned Hall of Fame sprinter Xtra Heat over nearly five decades.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Frank Busch1951 – 2026 · Swimming coach and USA Swimming National Team DirectorArizona and USA Swimming legend who built champions with humility
10 candles · 1 tributes
Alejandra Franco2006 – 2026 · College rodeo athleteTarleton State rodeo athlete remembered for her smile, leadership and kindness.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Bill Cahill1951 – 2026 · American football defensive backSixkiller-era Husky free safety and Bills returner who hit bigger than his size and never forgot Bellevue.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Joe Heinz† 2026 · CIF San Diego Section commissionerSixth CIF San Diego commissioner who kept prep sports together through the pandemic.
10 candles · 1 tributes- NNuno Pereira Alves† 2026 · Football club official
A dedicated FC Porto official remembered for loyalty, competence and discretion.
10 candles · 1 tributes 
Jimmy Revie1947 – 2026 · BoxerStockwell southpaw who held the British featherweight title on half-point nights.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Roland Collombin1951 – 2026 · Alpine ski racer (downhill)La Colombe of Bagnes: Olympic silver, two downhill globes, and a laugh the whole valley still hears.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Les Mills1934 – 2026 · Olympic athleteNew Zealand Olympian, Auckland mayor and founder of the Les Mills fitness brand.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Kojiro Ikegaya1952 – 2026 · Baseball pitcherCarp ace who won the 1976 Sawamura Award and never backed down from a hitter.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Émerson Leal1980 – 2026 · FootballerGrêmio academy midfielder and 2001 Copa do Brasil winner from Esteio, who died aged 46.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Barry Murphy1940 – 2026 · Footballer and coachBarnsley's record appearance maker, 569 games for the Reds. Once a Red, always a Red.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Yury Tsyhalka1983 – 2026 · Footballer (goalkeeper)Champion in goal for Dinamo Minsk, a Belarus international, and forever one of the Tsyhalka twins.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Oleg Garin1966 – 2026 · Footballer and coachFar Eastern striker whose goals won Lokomotiv two Russian Cups and a scoring record.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Mária Szolnoki1947 – 2026 · Hungarian foil fencer and fencing coachHungarian foil fencer, Olympic silver medallist in Munich and team world champion in 1973.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Denis Boytsov1986 – 2026 · Professional boxer (heavyweight)World junior champion and unbeaten heavyweight hope whose career ended in a Berlin tunnel in 2015.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Jack Berry1931 – 2026 · Sports journalist and golf writerDetroit sportswriter who covered more than 70 golf majors and opened doors for women in the game.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Jack Evens1934 – 2026 · High school basketball coach and teacherBloomington Jefferson's first basketball coach, the first in Minnesota to win four state titles.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Ken Friar1934 – 2026 · Football club administratorMr Friar, who served Arsenal for more than seventy years and built the Emirates era.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Roger Cooreman1941 – 2026 · Professional cyclistBoom cyclist who was fourth in Liège and rode the 1969 Tour for Herman Van Springel.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Keven McDonald1956 – 2026 · Basketball playerPenn's Ivy League Player of the Year who traded the hardwood for the law.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Musa Taimazov1984 – 2026 · Para athleteTokyo Paralympic champion and world record holder who never gave up.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Jeff Guerriero† 2026 · Professional wrestlerIndie deathmatch star who faced ALS with humour and an open heart.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Jeff Cannonball1987 – 2026 · Professional wrestlerDeathmatch Hall of Famer, punk lifer, devoted husband and father. Jeff Cannonball forever.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Vlado Jug1947 – 2026 · Ice hockey playerJesenice born defenceman who anchored Yugoslavia's best Olympic hockey team.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Trevor Ryan1954 – 2026 · Rugby league footballer (Balmain Tigers captainCountry kid from Nambucca who captained the Balmain Tigers and wore the NSW jersey.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Eddie Osbourne1983 – 2026 · Professional wrestlerCanadian wrestler, trainer and promoter who built the independent scene he loved.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Jalal Abdul-Rahman1944 – 2026 · footballerIraq goalkeeper of the 1970s who played at the 1976 Asian Cup.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Jeoff Long1941 – 2026 · Professional baseball player (first basemanA Cardinals and White Sox utility man whose power bat outpaced a career shortened by injury.
9 candles · 1 tributes