Sports
The latest profiles in Sports, with newly reported deaths appearing first.
Lazar Radović
Radović won four Yugoslav league titles with Partizan, played seven times for Yugoslavia and later served in football administration.
Robert Mouynet
Robert Mouynet, a French defender who was part of France’s third-place squad at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, died Aug. 19, 2026, at 96.
O. J. Brigance
O. J. Brigance, an American american football player and Baltimore Ravens player-engagement executive, died Aug. 17, 2026, at 56.
Alex Fiorio
Alex Fiorio, an Italian rally driver who won the 1987 Group N world championship, died Aug. 17, 2026, at 61.
Tommy John
Tommy John, an American baseball pitcher, died Aug. 15, 2026, at 83.
Rufat Riskiyev
Rufat Riskiyev, the Uzbekistani boxer, died Aug. 15, 2026, at 76.
Finlay Tarling
Finlay Tarling, the Welsh; British track and road cyclist, died Aug. 14, 2026, at 19.
Skip Bertman
Skip Bertman, a former LSU baseball coach who built the Tigers into a national power, died Aug. 14, 2026, at 88.
Dumitru Marcu
Dumitru Marcu, who helped Universitatea Craiova win its first Romanian league title, died Aug. 13, 2026, at 76.
Adolf Prokop
Adolf Prokop, the East German (GDR) football referee who officiated at two World Cups and the 1976 Olympics, died Aug. 12, 2026, at 87.
Brian Smith
Brian Smith, an Australian rugby union player and coach who represented Australia and Ireland and also played professional rugby league, died Aug. 12, 2026, at 59.
Don Nelson
Don Nelson, a Hall of Fame NBA coach and five-time champion with the Boston Celtics, died Aug. 9, 2026, at 86.
Livio Berruti
Livio Berruti, the Italian sprinter who won the men's 200 meters at the 1960 Rome Olympics, died Aug. 9, 2026, at 87.