Sport
Athletes, coaches and commentators, and the moments they gave us. 509 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
Sergio Carpanesi1936 – 2026 · Football midfielderSpezia native who won Fiorentina's first Scudetto and twice steadied the Aquilotti.
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Lucien Gardon1937 – 2026 · Footballer (centre-forward)OL centre-forward and twin of Raymond, 14 matches and seven goals at Gerland.
6 candles · 1 tributes- MMatt Kimbrel1990 – 2026 · Professional baseball pitcher (minor leagues)
Huntsville pitcher who chased the majors in his brother Craig's shadow, and on his own terms.
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Willie Callaghan1943 – 2026 · Professional footballerPars and Scotland full back of the 1968 Cup-winning side.
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Marvins Antoine† 2026 · College football playerA bright Fall River athlete whose college chapter had only just begun.
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Xaxá1951 – 2026 · Brazilian footballer (right winger)Guarujá winger Super Xaxá who shared 1973 Paulista glory with Lusa and lit Londrina's 1977 run
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Colin Powers1956 – 2026 · BoxerBritish and European light welterweight champion who stopped Morrison at York Hall.
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Martin Ashby1944 – 2026 · Motorcycle speedway riderSwindon Robins legend and World Team Cup winner who rode with style and stayed a gentleman.
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Hubert Immler1962 – 2026 · Ski boot developerVorarlberg ski-boot pope who quietly shaped World Cup champions.
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Andy Gallagher1936 – 2026 · Hurling goalkeeperOffaly goalkeeper and manager who steered the Faithful to their first Liam MacCarthy Cup in 1981.
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James Storme1943 – 2026 · Footballer (midfielder/winger)Gent's 1964 Cup pioneer who coached with flair and called life a feast.
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Malcolm Dawes1944 – 2026 · Footballer (defender)Defender for Hartlepool and Workington who also played for the New York Cosmos.
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Tony Buss1939 – 2026 · cricketer (Sussex fast-medium bowler)Sussex fast-medium bowler who took 958 first-class wickets and helped win the first Gillette Cups.
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Pierre Tordo1939 – 2026 · Footballer and manager (goalkeeper)Sedan's long-serving goalkeeper and a coach who left his mark from the Ardennes to Arlon.
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Paul LeDuc1936 – 2026 · Professional wrestlerQuebec lumberjack tag legend who built houses, then built a media second act.
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Butch Huskey1971 – 2026 · Baseball playerMets slugger from Oklahoma who proudly wore Jackie Robinson's No. 42.
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Cozell McQueen1962 – 2026 · Basketball player (NC State WolfpackCardiac Pack center who stood on the rim in 1983 and never feared the biggest names.
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Duane Ward1964 – 2026 · Baseball pitcher and broadcasterTwo-time World Series champion whose 45 saves for the 1993 Blue Jays still stand as the club record.
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Osvaldo Bagnoli1935 – 2026 · Football player and coachIl Mago della Bovisa who guided Hellas Verona to its only Serie A title.
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Oscar Schmidt1958 – 2026 · Brazilian basketball playerMão Santa. The trained hand that scored for Brazil and turned down the NBA to wear the yellow shirt.
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Davey Lopes1945 – 2026 · Baseball second basemanDodgers captain, base-stealing master and 45-year baseball lifer who never forgot East Providence.
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Terrance Gore1991 – 2026 · Professional baseball outfielder and pinch runnerSpeedster and pinch-running specialist who won three World Series rings with the Royals, Dodgers and Braves.
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Jim Hartung1960 – 2026 · Artistic gymnast and gymnastics coach1984 Olympic team gold gymnast and Husker coach who defined consistency.
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Mieke Sterk1946 – 2026 · Athlete and politicianAn Olympic sprinter who spoke her mind on the track, in protest and in parliament.
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Carlos "El Topo" Gerena1971 – 2026 · Professional boxerBayamón's El Topo: Olympian, Pan American medallist and a fearless challenger who never stopped coming forward.
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Robin Stubbs1941 – 2026 · FootballerThe Prince of Plainmoor, whose goals thrilled a generation of Torquay United fans.
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Jumbo Baretta1967 – 2026 · Professional wrestler (WCWTampa's big man who took Florida wrestling to WCW, the WWF and Japan, and never stopped showing up.
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Oleg Kim1949 – 2026 · Basketball coachHonoured Coach of the USSR who built teams in Alma-Ata, Samara and Tula over five decades.
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Choi Hyoung-woo1983 – 2026 · Baseball playerChoi Hyoung-woo, KBO slugger who rebuilt his career from the ground up and became one of Korea's greatest hitters.
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Lawrence McCutcheon1950 – 2026 · American football running backClutch. Five-time Pro Bowl Rams running back who gave the franchise 42 seasons as player and scout.
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Petr Slaný1952 – 2026 · FootballerBaník's first champion, Sparta's cup winner, and always a Moravian from Olomouc.
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Leaname Maotoanong1991 – 2026 · Sprinter (200 m and 400 m)Botswana's Lux: Commonwealth champion, Olympic finalist and a voice for fellow athletes.
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Bill Thorn1930 – 2026 · High school coach and distance runnerGeorgia coach and Peachtree Iron Man who showed up, year after year, for 53 straight races.
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Gustavo Oliva† 2026 · Padel player and coachCatalan padel player and captain whose farewell became a plea to get screened for cancer.
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Ken Ward1935 – 2026 · Australian rules footballerA cool Richmond back pocket whose day against Melbourne in 1957 is still remembered.
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Alain Piana1945 – 2026 · Footballer and sports organiserMonaco defender of the 1971 promotion side who later gave Menton its races.
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Daniel Zorzetto1953 – 2026 · Footballer and coachTroyes and Monaco defender who won the 1980 Coupe de France and taught a generation.
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Per Haftorsen1947 – 2026 · FootballerHaugesund's goalkeeper who earned eleven Norway caps and a famous 10 from VG.
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Jorge Dubanced1950 – 2026 · Footballer and football coachMoustached Argentine striker whose goals made him a lasting hero of Santiago Wanderers.
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Yuri Chashin1940 – 2026 · Footballer and coachPerm defender and coach who gave his city's football eleven seasons on the pitch and many more on the touchline.
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Cliff Hagan1931 – 2026 · Basketball playerKentucky legend, NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer.
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Stefan Lord1954 – 2026 · Darts playerSweden's greatest darts player, the only overseas winner of the News of the World, and a friend to his club for life.
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Josie Boyle† 2026 · Gaelic footballerBallyshannon's own renaissance man, who won it all on the field and then taught generations how.
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Liu Changcheng1964 – 2026 · Volleyball player and coachOlympic volleyballer for China who became a Moerser SC champion player and coach.
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Yoo Ji-won† 2026 · Graduate researcher and running influencerKAIST researcher and runner who shared the long work of getting faster.
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Mike Ditka1939 – 2026 · American football playerIron Mike. Hall of Fame tight end and the coach who led the 1985 Bears to Super Bowl glory.
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Eduardo Vilarete1953 – 2026 · Association football playerColombian striker remembered for his goals, his nickname El Loco, and his fight against cancer.
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Les Latcham1942 – 2026 · Association football playerBurnley full-back who played on, bandaged and bloodied, in the Battle of Naples.
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