Sport

Athletes, coaches and commentators, and the moments they gave us. 514 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.

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  Lawrence Tanter

  1949 – 2026 · Public address announcer

  The calm baritone soundtrack of Lakers home games for 43 seasons.

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  Zeke Moore

  1943 – 2026 · AFL/NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers 1967-1977)

  Oilers cornerback, Pro Bowler and lifelong Houston football ambassador.

  9 candles · 1 tributes
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  Terry Harryman

  † 2026 · World Rally Championship co-driver

  Bangor navigator who called six WRC wins beside Ari Vatanen.

  9 candles · 1 tributes
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  Chris Spatola

  1979 – 2026 · College basketball analyst

  Army veteran, Duke coach and ESPN analyst whose service, family and voice shaped college hoops.

  9 candles · 1 tributes
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  Sandro Mazzola

  1942 – 2026 · Footballer

  Grande Inter's eternal number 10; son of Torino, forever Nerazzurro.

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  Arthur B. Hancock III

  1943 – 2026 · Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder

  Stone Farm horseman who bred Sunday Silence and never quit.

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  Josh West

  1979 – 2026 · College baseball outfielder

  A Bulldog outfielder whose SEC championship catch still echoes in Starkville.

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  Glenn Hall

  1931 – 2026 · Professional ice hockey goaltender (NHL)

  Mr. Goalie. Hall of Fame goaltender who started 502 straight NHL games without a mask and pioneered the butterfly style.

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  Terry Yorath

  1950 – 2026 · Footballer and football manager

  Captain and manager of Wales, Leeds United champion, and a gentle father who carried his grief with quiet dignity.

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  Roman Maksymyuk

  1974 – 2025 · Footballer (midfielder)

  Cup-final scorer, Ukraine international and volunteer soldier who went to the front at the call of his heart.

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  Neeraj Yadav

  1984 – 2026 · Para-athlete (F55 javelin

  Three-time Asian Para Games champion who rose from childhood paralysis to the top of Asian para throwing.

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  Franco Carrera

  1943 – 2026 · Footballer

  Novara captain from Turin who swapped the midfield for the kitchen and made ravioli for forty years.

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  Pete Banaszak

  1944 – 2026 · American football player

  Raiders running back for 13 seasons, Super Bowl XI scorer and part of the Holy Roller.

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  Dale Brown

  1935 – 2026 · College basketball coach

  The Master Motivator who hung nets across Louisiana and took LSU to two Final Fours.

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  Todd Benzinger

  1963 – 2026 · Baseball player and coach

  He caught the last out of 1990 and spent his life passing the game on to children.

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  Lee Kwan-Young

  1946 – 2026 · Taekwondo master

  The Korean master who brought taekwondo to France and taught it for more than fifty years.

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  Hyron Andrews

  1995 – 2026 · Rugby union player

  Towering Sharks, Sale and Lions lock, a husband and father of two, taken far too young.

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  Angelo Groppelli

  1946 – 2026 · Athlete (shot put)

  Seven times Italian champion who threw the shot beyond 20 metres in 1979.

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  Bob Morris

  † 2026 · Football manager

  Papua New Guinea football manager who led Lae City to NSL titles and coached the Kapuls.

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  Guy Conti

  1942 – 2026 · MLB coach and former catcher

  Beloved Mets and Dodgers coach who mentored Pedro Martínez and counted Sandy Koufax as a friend.

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  Sarah Dambanevana

  1990 – 2026 · Cricket umpire and former international cricketer

  From Zimbabwe Women to World Cup finals: a pioneering umpire.

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  José María Salcines (Chisco)

  1943 – 2026 · Footballer

  Raza, pundonor and Racing spirit: his name is the club's prize for courage.

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  Larry Bertlemann

  1955 – 2026 · Professional surfer

  The Rubberman. Hawaiian surf pioneer whose low, springy style rewired modern surfing and gave skateboarding the Bert slide.

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  Penny Moor

  1951 – 2026 · Professional tennis player and coach

  Exeter tennis player who helped found the WTA and spent her life opening the game to others.

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  Heidi Burge

  1971 – 2026 · Basketball player

  WNBA pioneer, Virginia Final Four star, and Houston coach who inspired Disney's Double Teamed.

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  Metal Maniac

  † 2026 · Professional wrestler (ECW and independents)

  ECW and Northeast indie veteran whose metal paint and loyalty to Snuka defined a generation of road warriors.

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  Jim Ray Smith

  1932 – 2026 · American football guard (Cleveland Browns

  Baylor All-American, five-time Pro Bowl guard who led the way for Jim Brown, and a gentle giant of Texas football.

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  Bob Hitchcock

  1929 – 2026 · High school football coach and teacher

  The coach who put Temple City on the map: seven CIF titles and 46 wins in a row.

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  Ray Close

  1969 – 2026 · Professional boxer

  Belfast boxing great who took Chris Eubank the distance twice and became Irish and European champion.

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  Khawaja Zakauddin

  1936 – 2026 · Field hockey forward

  Pakistani hockey Olympian and coach who helped win Asian Games gold and guided the 1984 Olympic champions.

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  Chuck Amato

  1946 – 2026 · American college football coach

  Chuck the Chest. Wolfpack player, coach and forever fan, who took NC State to a record 11 wins.

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  André Lacroix

  1945 – 2026 · Ice hockey centre

  The Magician who made the puck disappear, and the WHA's all-time leading scorer.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Norm Kimball

  1930 – 2026 · Canadian football executive

  Architect of Edmonton's five Grey Cups in a row.

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  Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje Jr.

  1938 – 2026 · Filipino martial artist

  Guardian of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali who carried a Filipino family blade art to the world.

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  Reinaldo Sánchez

  1944 – 2026 · Football administrator and transport entrepreneur

  Don Choco of Wanderers and the ANFP, who built CDF and crowned Valparaíso champions.

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  Lauren Burke Smith

  † 2026 · Field hockey coach and athletics operations administrator

  A devoted mother, wife and field hockey coach who shaped programs and players for more than a decade.

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  Kim Geon-woo

  1998 – 2026 · Short track speed skater

  Korean short track ace who topped World Cup golds then left the ice too soon.

  8 candles · 1 tributes
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  Cameron Bell

  1939 – 2026 · Rugby league coach

  New Zealand rugby league coach who led Auckland past Great Britain and Australia.

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  Franco Colombo

  1953 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  Welterweight champion who shaped CMLL cards and polished its stars.

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  Miguel Mumbere Masaisai

  2003 – 2026 · Cyclist

  Goma cyclist who rode thousands of kilometres so Congo would be seen as more than war.

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  Hans Grodotzki

  1936 – 2026 · Long-distance runner

  The only German Olympic medallist in the men's 10,000 metres, and a Potsdam legend.

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  René Bianchi

  1934 – 2026 · Cyclist

  Olympic silver pursuiter who carried Champagne cycling pride from Melbourne to home.

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  Admire Moon

  2003 – 2026 · Thoroughbred racehorse

  Japanese Horse of the Year who won Dubai, Takarazuka and the Japan Cup in 2007.

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  Ken Todd

  1957 – 2026 · Footballer (midfielder)

  Wolves, Vale and Pompey midfielder who scored in the club centenary match.

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  Jim Sutton

  1935 – 2026 · Stock contractor

  ProRodeo Hall of Fame stock contractor who built Sutton Rodeo into a multi-generation legend.

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  Barry Pearson

  1950 – 2026 · American football wide receiver and businessman

  An undrafted rookie whose first NFL play was the Immaculate Reception.

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  Finlay Tarling

  2006 – 2026 · Professional cyclist (track and road

  Son, brother and best mate. A Welsh time triallist with the driest humour, whose smile was known far and wide.

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  Phan Thanh Hùng

  1960 – 2026 · Footballer and football manager

  A Da Nang forward who became one of Vietnam's most successful football coaches.

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