Sports Deaths 2021

John Madden, TV’s Top Sports Analyst, Dies At 85

NFL icon and football legend John Madden died Tuesday morning at age 85. The Hall of Fame coach-turned-broadcaster whose eponymous…

3 years ago

Detroit Tigers First Base Coach, Former Player Kimera Bartee Dies At 49

Detroit Tigers first base coach and former player Kimera Bartee died Monday after he collapsed while visiting family in Nebraska.…

3 years ago

Former Jr. Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Rave Dies At 39 After Triple Amputation

Former pro wrestler, Jimmy Rave, is dead at 39 after a triple amputation. He had his legs and an arm…

3 years ago

Former AL Cy Young Winner LaMarr Hoyt Dies At 66

On Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox announced that 1983 American League Cy Young Award winner and former White Sox hurler…

3 years ago

Texas Player Jake Ehlinger Died Of Accidental Fentanyl Overdose

On Thursday, the family of the late Jake Ehlinger released a statement saying that the former Texas football player died…

3 years ago

A’s Broadcaster & MLB Catcher Ray Fosse Dies At 74

On Wednesday, broadcaster and former Major League catcher Ray Fosse died at 74 after battling cancer for the past 16…

3 years ago

Former Linebacker Keith McCants Dies At 53 From Suspected Drug Overdose

On September 2, former NFL linebacker Keith McCants was found dead in his home in Florida in what is suspected…

3 years ago

Wrestler ‘Beautiful’ Bobby Eaton Dies At 62, Cause Of Death Still Known

Bobby Eaton, known for making up one-half of the “Midnight Express” tag-team wrestling duo, has died at age 62. His…

3 years ago

Blue Jackets’ Matiss Kivlenieks Dies In July Fourth Fire Works-Related Accident At 24

Matiss Kivlenieks, the goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets, has tragically died at the age of 24. Kivlenieks died after…

3 years ago

Former WR Vincent Jackson Found Dead At 38

On Monday, former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead in a Florida hotel room, according to the Hillsborough…

4 years ago

Veteran ESPN Reporter Pedro Gomez Dies Unexpectedly At 58

Pedro Gomez, the long-time ESPN reporter, has died unexpectedly on Sunday. Gomez was 58 years old. On Sunday evening, the…

4 years ago

Dodgers Legend & Hall Of Famer Don Sutton Dies At 75

Los Angeles Dodgers legend and Hall of Fame Pitcher Don Sutton has died at the age of 75. The news…

4 years ago

Beloved NBA Reporter Sekou Smith Dies At 48 From COVID-19

Longtime NBA reporter and television analyst, Sekou Smith, died on Tuesday after a battle with COVID-19. Smith was 48 years…

4 years ago

Former Steelers FB Tim Lester Dies At 52 From COVID-19

Tim Lester, the former Pittsburgh Steelers full back known as the "Bus Driver," died last week from COVID-19 at 52.…

4 years ago