Notable athletes and coaches who died in 2016

Notable athletes and coaches who died in 2016

Andrew Smith

Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service

(Sept. 9, 1990 – Jan. 12, 2016)

Lawrence Phillips

Joe Robbins/Getty Images Sport

(May 12, 1975 – Jan. 13, 2016)

Tray Walker

Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Sport

(Aug. 5, 1992 – March 18, 2016)

Kevin Turner

Brian Bahr/Getty Images Sport

(June 12, 1969 – March 24, 2016)

Johan Cruyff

STF/AFP

(April 25, 1947 – March 24, 2016)

Will Smith

Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Sport

(July 4, 1981 – April 9, 2016)

Dwayne “Pearl” Washington

Andy Hayt/National Basketball Association

(Jan. 6, 1964 – April 20, 2016)

Ron Brace

Leon Halip/Getty Images Sport

(Dec. 18, 1986 – April 23, 2016)

Steve McElvene

Joe Robbins/Getty Images Sport

(Sept. 26, 1995 – May 12, 2016)

Bryce Dejean-Jones

Ed Zurga/Getty Images Sport

(Aug. 21, 1992 – May 28, 2016)

Rick MacLeish

Steve Babineau/National Hockey League

(Jan. 3, 1950 – May 30, 2016)

Muhammad Ali

The Stanley Weston Archive/Archive Photos

(Jan. 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016)

Kimbo Slice

Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images Sport

(Feb. 8, 1974 – June 6, 2016)

Gordie Howe

Denis Brodeur/National Hockey League

(March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016)

Zurlon Tipton

Michael Hickey/Getty Images Sport

(April 27, 1990 – June 28, 2016)

Buddy Ryan

Kidwiler Collection/Diamond Images

(Feb. 17, 1934 – June 28, 2016)

Pat Summitt

Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Sport

(June 14, 1952 – June 28, 2016)

Nate Thurmond

Dick Raphael/National Basketball Association

(July 25, 1941 – July 16, 2016)

Dennis Green

Robert B. Stanton/Getty Images Sport

(Feb. 17, 1949 – July 21, 2016)

Arnold Palmer

Hulton Archive/Archive Photos

(Sept. 10, 1929 – Sept. 25, 2016)

Jose Fernandez

Rob Foldy/Getty Images Sport

(July 31, 1992 – Sept. 25, 2016)

Carlos Alberto

Focus On Sport/Getty Images Sport

(July 17, 1944 – October 25, 2016)

Chapecoense soccer team

NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP

(Nov. 28, 2016)

Joe McKnight

Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Sport

(April 16, 1988 – Dec. 1, 2016)

Rashaan Salaam

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Sport

(Oct. 8, 1974 – Dec. 5, 2016)

Craig Sager

Christian Petersen/Getty Images Sport

(June 29, 1951 – Dec. 15, 2016)