Athletes Deaths Thread

[rafalgorka 1,808]

43 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

John Sherwood, bronze medallists in the 1968 400m Hurdles, the race in which David Hemmery ran the World Record.

 

In Memory of Olympic Medalist John Sherwood: The Story of a Sports Legend and Teacher - all the latest news today – 112.ua

The infamous BBC's David Coleman words were about him... 

 

“And David Hemery is going to take the gold. David Hemery wins for Britain! Hemery takes the gold, in second place Hennige and who cares who’s third? It doesn’t matter.”

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2012/apr/27/stunning-olympic-moments-david-hemery

[phelps 8,279]

not a professional athlete, but surely one of the greatest sports supporter in the world...

 

"King" Giorgio Armani passed away earlier Today. He was 91.

 

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/09/04/giorgio-armani-person-death-designer/85970068007/

 

RIP 

[Triplecast 168]

Two passings of note in North America.  

 

Dave Johnson, age 82, baseball, longtime 2nd baseman for Baltimore Orioles and later Atlanta Braves, World Series champion in as a player in 1966 and 1970, then as a manager he won World Series with New York Mets in 1986. He later managed the US Olympic baseball squad that won the bronze medal at 2008 Olympics.

 

Ken Dryden, age 78, goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens throughout the 1970s and was on 6 Stanley Cup winning teams.  He also played for Team Canada in the 1960s and 1970s, but he didn't get to the Olympics with the Canadian team in 1968.  Was also goaltender for Canada in the 1972 Summit Series, and then later in life he was a MP in Canada's House of Commons.  

 

 

[intoronto 6,393]

Probably one of the world's greatest known hockey goaltenders. RIP

[hckošice 15,518]

Time flies so fast.

 

Today is 14 years since the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash which caused death of 43 members of that hockey club including our eternal natioanl team captain Pavol Demitra 

 

[Gianlu33 5,276]

After two days in a coma and agony, Franzoso died in Chile following a fall during training. Yet another tragedy in recent years for Italian skiing

[copravolley 498]

1 minute ago, Gianlu33 said:

After two days in a coma and agony, Franzoso died in Chile following a fall during training. Yet another tragedy in recent years for Italian skiing

No, very sad info

[phelps 8,279]

46 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

After two days in a coma and agony, Franzoso died in Chile following a fall during training. Yet another tragedy in recent years for Italian skiing

https://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news/2025-26/matteo-franzoso-has-passed-away-in-santiago-chile-winter-sports-are-in-mourning

[copravolley 498]

3 minutes ago, phelps said:

https://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news/2025-26/matteo-franzoso-has-passed-away-in-santiago-chile-winter-sports-are-in-mourning

I just hope he didn't suffer before he died, but it seems he didn't.

[heywoodu 16,000]

He would have turned 26 tomorrow...