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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  John Anderson

  1955 – 2026 · College baseball coach

  Minnesota Gophers coach and Big Ten career victories leader across 43 seasons.

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  Antonio Rattín

  1937 – 2026 · Footballer (Boca Juniors and Argentina captain)

  Boca's eternal caudillo and Argentina's 1966 captain. Two shirts, one life. Hasta siempre, Rata.

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  Garret Anderson

  1972 – 2026 · Professional baseball left fielder (Angels

  Angels icon whose Game 7 double won the 2002 World Series. Quiet, steady, and devoted to his family.

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  Sonny Jurgensen

  1934 – 2026 · American football quarterback and broadcaster

  Hall of Fame quarterback with a golden arm, and the voice of Washington football for 38 seasons.

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  John Virgo

  1946 – 2026 · Snooker player

  1979 UK Champion, Big Break's trick shot man and the voice who asked where the cue ball was going. Goodnight, JV.

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  Vladimir Dengin

  1942 – 2026 · Climber

  Uncle Vova of the Krasnoyarsk Pillars, who climbed, explored and wrote for a lifetime.

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  Domenico Falzier

  1942 – 2026 · Football referee

  He refereed with balance and taught a generation of Treviso officials to do the same.

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  Phil O'Callaghan

  † 2026 · Rugby union player (prop) and coach

  Philo. Dolphin, Munster and Ireland prop, 21 caps, and one of rugby's greatest characters.

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  Jack Armstrong

  1947 – 2026 · Professional wrestler

  California's Wildman of the ring, and a friend who opened his door to anyone starting out.

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  János Basa

  1944 – 2026 · Ice hockey player and coach

  Olympian, champion coach and teacher who gave his life to hockey in Miercurea Ciuc.

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  Mariusz Urbaniak

  1972 – 2026 · Footballer

  Polish champion with Zagłębie Lubin in 1991 who gave his football life to Lower Silesia.

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  Richard Green

  1967 – 2026 · Footballer

  Gillingham's captain and twice Player of the Year, a centre half fans could always rely on.

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  Toya Jones

  1976 – 2026 · Track athlete

  Refugio's record breaker, the Aggie who made the tackle, and the funniest man in the room.

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  Julio Dalmao

  1940 – 2026 · Footballer

  Uruguay's 1959 South American champion and a Cerro defender never forgotten.

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  Andy King

  1948 – 2026 · Labour MP for Rugby and Kenilworth

  The postman turned social services manager who represented Rugby and Kenilworth in Parliament.

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  Frank Goode

  1939 – 2026 · Australian rules footballer and coach

  North Melbourne full-forward, twice the club's top goalkicker, and lifelong friend to its past players.

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  Li Kou-tin

  † 2026 · Table tennis player and coach

  First Asian Games table tennis singles champion, who built a coaching tradition in Brazil.

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  Chiaki Ishii

  1941 – 2026 · Judoka

  Brazil's first Olympic judo medallist, the sensei who opened the path for generations.

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  Alan Brown

  1935 – 2026 · Cricketer

  Kent's fast-bowling spearhead and 1970 champion, an England Test cricketer and a goalscorer too.

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  Mariusz Strzałka

  1959 – 2026 · Fencer (épée) and fencing coach

  Olympic silver medallist for Poland who became a world champion and coach in Germany.

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  Vin Denson

  1935 – 2026 · Professional cyclist

  Chester cyclist who rode for Anquetil and became the first Briton to win a Giro stage.

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  Giuseppe Moschioni

  1936 – 2026 · Footballer (goalkeeper)

  Italian goalkeeper who kept Foggia's goal in their first Serie A and helped them beat the Grande Inter.

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  Cheryl Smith

  1970 – 2026 · Rugby union player and coach

  Two-time world champion Black Fern who gave everything she could to rugby and to Te Tai Tokerau.

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  Jean-Max de Chavigny

  1965 – 2026 · Windsurfer

  Martinique's Olympic windsurfer, from the Schœlcher shore to an Olympic final.

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  Dionysius "Dan" Dulchinos

  † 2026 · High school baseball coach

  Chicopee Comp baseball legend who shaped generations of student athletes.

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  Amund Sjøbrend

  1952 – 2026 · Speed skater and skating coach

  One of Norway's four S's, world and European allround champion in 1981, who later gave his knowledge to young skaters.

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  Nelson Toburen

  1938 – 2026 · American football player and judge

  A Lombardi Packer whose career ended in one tackle, and who built a second life on the bench.

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  Jeff Van Note

  1946 – 2026 · NFL center for the Atlanta Falcons

  Eighteen seasons, one team. Falcons Ring of Honor center who defined toughness and loyalty.

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  Bo "Bosse" Johansson

  1942 – 2026 · Football coach

  The Swedish gentleman who gave Denmark its greatest World Cup summer.

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  SoCal Crazy

  † 2026 · Professional wrestler and trainer

  Southern California indie staple who kept wrestling after a Stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis.

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  Gordon Johncock

  1936 – 2026 · IndyCar driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner

  Two-time Indy 500 winner who held off Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds in 1982.

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  Armando Vega

  1935 – 2026 · Olympic gymnast and collegiate men's gymnastics coach

  Olympic gymnast and LSU Hall of Fame coach who built champions from Penn State to Baton Rouge.

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  Lutz Gössing

  1938 – 2026 · Eventing and show-jumping rider

  Olympic eventing bronze medallist who bred champions and mentored Westphalian riders

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  Athanasios Iliadis

  1952 – 2026 · Greek Olympic welterweight boxer

  Greek Olympic boxer whose welterweight career set a standard for amateur boxing in Greece.

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  Roy Belliveau

  1930 – 2026 · Basketball player

  Seton Hall Pirate, EPBL champion and New Jersey teacher-coach who kept the game close to home.

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  Mary Stevenson

  † 2026 · Para lawn bowler

  Scottish para bowls champion who won Commonwealth gold in her seventies.

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  Hurricane Fly

  2004 – 2026 · Thoroughbred racehorse

  Dual Champion Hurdle winner and Grade 1 record hurdler who lit up Closutton and Cheltenham.

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  Phil Spence

  1954 – 2026 · Basketball player and coach

  Raleigh's sixth man who helped NC State win 1974, then coached the Triangle.

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  John Lowe

  1950 – 2026 · Jockey and work rider

  Cock O' The North jockey who rode over 2,000 winners worldwide.

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  Ben Duggan

  † 2026 · Charity manager and football club director

  Youngest Chester FC director and Wirral charity manager remembered for warmth and dedication.

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  Milton Viera

  1946 – 2026 · Footballer

  Uruguay World Cup midfielder who won titles with Nacional, Olympiacos and AEK.

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  Gerard Jouault

  1952 – 2026 · Volleyball coach

  Calais volleyball builder, France women's coach and 1994 Coupe de France winner.

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  Bruce Bergey

  1946 – 2026 · American football defensive end (UCLA

  UCLA and three-league defensive end who settled in Oregon after the Storm and Thunder years.

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  Mike Burton

  1947 – 2026 · Olympic swimmer

  Iron Mike: three-time Olympic gold, distance freestyle legend.

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  Bruce Swayze

  1939 – 2026 · Professional wrestler and manager

  Beautiful Bruce and Black Baron, a Hamilton wrestler who heated up territorial rings.

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  Jack Dale

  1945 – 2026 · ice hockey player

  Minnesota hockey Olympian at Grenoble 1968, later a painter and devoted father.

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  Tim Janus

  1976 – 2026 · Competitive eater (Eater X)

  Simsbury-born Eater X who made competitive eating theatrical, curious, and human.

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  Karl Finch

  1939 – 2026 · American football wide receiver

  Modesto Rams receiver, teacher and coach who mentored generations of Central Valley youth.

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