Notable sports figures who died in 2016
- 1/39
Monte Irvin
- 2/39
Andrew Smith
- 3/39
Lawrence Phillips
- 4/39
Luis Arroyo
- 5/39
Ted Marchibroda
- 6/39
Johnny Bach
- 7/39
Bill Johnson
- 8/39
Barney Hall
- 9/39
Dave Mirra
- 10/39
Tony Phillips
- 11/39
Bud Collins
- 12/39
Clyde Lovellette
- 13/39
Bill Gadsby
- 14/39
Tray Walker
- 15/39
Joe Garagiola
- 16/39
Johan Cruyff
- 17/39
Will Smith
- 18/39
Ed Snider
- 19/39
Milt Pappas
- 20/39
Dwayne “Pearl” Washington
- 21/39
Bryce Dejean-Jones
- 22/39
Rick MacLeish
- 23/39
Muhammad Ali
- 24/39
Kimbo Slice
- 25/39
Sean Rooks
- 26/39
Gordie Howe
- 27/39
Pat Summitt
- 28/39
Buddy Ryan
- 29/39
Nate Thurmond
- 30/39
Dennis Green
- 31/39
Bryan Clauson
- 32/39
John Saunders
- 33/39
Jose Fernandez
- 34/39
Arnold Palmer
- 35/39
Dennis Byrd
- 36/39
Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer team
- 37/39
Joe McKnight
- 38/39
Rashaan Salaam
- 39/39
Craig Sager
Notable sports figures who died in 2016