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This is a list of sports officials who died while active. This list is organized alphabetically by the sport the individual officiated in, and notes the deaths in chronological order within each sport. Also noted are age, leagues/associations or events they were part of when they died, officiating position (if applicable), cause of death, and date of death. Some deaths occurred due to an in-game injury or medical emergency, but most were the result of injuries and illnesses sustained elsewhere. There are also deaths that occurred due to violence directed towards officials. Abuse of officials, whether it be physical violence or verbal threats, has been of increasing concern in many sports. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Although this list primarily consists of professional sports officials, amateur sports officials may be included if their deaths are related to games they worked, or were scheduled to do so. Officials who worked in notable high level amateur sports (such as NCAA Division I college sports and Major Junior ice hockey), and officials who worked world championship or Olympic/Paralympic events shortly before their deaths are treated as professional. This list does not include officiating supervisors or officials who retired shortly before their deaths, unless they were working a game at the time.

Association football

RPL referee Vladimir Pettay died in the 2011 crash of RusAir Flight 9605 Vladimir Pettay - Referee, Russia (01).jpg
RPL referee Vladimir Pettay died in the 2011 crash of RusAir Flight 9605
Ligue 1 referee Johan Hamel [simple] died of a stroke in 2022 RC Lens - US Orleans (17-05-2019) 39.jpg
Ligue 1 referee Johan Hamel  [ simple ] died of a stroke in 2022

The following are association football/soccer referees who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgeLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Vladimir Pettay 38 Russian Premier League plane crash June 20, 2011 [4]
Richard Nieuwenhuizen 41 Royal Dutch Football Association assaulted by playersDecember 2, 2012 [5]
Ricardo Portillo46Liga Continental de Futbol (amateur, Salt Lake City, United States)assault by playerMay 4, 2013 [6]
Otávio da Silva 20unknown league in Pio XII, Brazil (amateur) decapitated by spectatorsJune 30, 2013 [7]
John Bieniewicz44recreational league in Detroit, United Statesassault by playerJuly 1, 2014 [8]
Edwin Quintero49unknown league in Toronto, Canada shot during gameOctober 9, 2022 [9]
Johan Hamel (simple)42 Ligue 1 stroke November 15, 2022 [10]
Max Molelekoa31 Premier Soccer League car accidentJanuary 21, 2023 [11]
Akho Ndzingo30Premier Soccer Leaguegunshot woundsJune 12, 2024 [12]
Wilverglen Lamey48 Jamaica Football Federation in-game collapseSeptember 21, 2024 [13]
Peter Kabugo27 Uganda Premier League in-game cardiac arrest due to asthma attack November 1, 2024 [14]

Athletics

Track and field

The following are track and field officials who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgeEventAssociationCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Maree Rodebaugh56 shot put Amateur Athletic Union [a] internal bleeding after being struck in back during meetMay 29, 1977 [15]
Paul Suzuki77 shot put USA Track & Field [b] brain injury during pre-meet practiceJune 22, 2005 [16]
Dieter Strack74 javelin throw Düsseldorf Athletics (DLV) impaled during meetAugust 26, 2012 [17]
Douglas Koban75 hammer throw USA Track & Field Niagara brain injury during meetDecember 7, 2014 [18]
Ethan Roser19 hammer throw College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin [c] brain injury during meetApril 22, 2017 [19]

Australian rules football

VFL umpire Alexander Salton was a casualty of World War I, and is the only VFL/AFL umpire to die in military service Alexander Salton 1915.jpg
VFL umpire Alexander Salton was a casualty of World War I, and is the only VFL/AFL umpire to die in military service
VFL umpire Ern Jenkins died less than three months after the conclusion of the 1927 season Ern Jenkins 1907 punch.jpg
VFL umpire Ern Jenkins died less than three months after the conclusion of the 1927 season

The following are Australian football umpires who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgePositionLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Alexander Salton 47 goal umpire Victorian Football League killed in action during WWI September 10, 1916 [20]
Ern Jenkins 48goal umpireVictorian Football LeagueunknownDecember 21, 1927 [21] [22]
Teddy Shorten 51goal umpireVictorian Football LeagueunknownJuly 9, 1949 [22]
Greg Sidebottom 61 field umpire Kyabram District Football League [d] in-game heart attack April 2, 2016 [23] [24]
Jesse Baird 26goal umpire Australian Football League murdered February 19, 2024 [25]

Baseball

AL umpire (and Honor Rolls of Baseball inductee) Jack Sheridan died of a heart attack in 1914 Jack Sheridan at South Side Park.jpeg
AL umpire (and Honor Rolls of Baseball inductee) Jack Sheridan died of a heart attack in 1914
NL umpire John McSherry (pictured umpiring a 1985 game) died after collapsing during the Cincinnati Reds 1996 home opener Johnnie-lemaster pittsburgh 09-21-1985.jpg
NL umpire John McSherry (pictured umpiring a 1985 game) died after collapsing during the Cincinnati Reds 1996 home opener
MLB umpire Eric Cooper died of surgery complications two weeks after working a 2019 postseason game Eric Cooper 2007.jpg
MLB umpire Eric Cooper died of surgery complications two weeks after working a 2019 postseason game

The following are baseball umpires who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgeLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Jack McQuaid 35–36 National League unknownApril 16, 1895 [26]
Jack Sheridan 52 American League heart attack November 2, 1914 [27]
Steve Kane 45 Ohio State League [e] heart attackOctober 30, 1915 [28] [29]
Silk O'Loughlin 42American League influenza December 20, 1918 [30]
Pete Harrison 36National League tuberculosis March 10, 1921 [31]
Paul Sentell 43National Leaguecollapsed during pre-game warmup from appendicitis April 27, 1923 [32]
Frank Wilson 38National LeagueappendicitisJune 12, 1928 [33]
Sherry Magee 44National League pneumonia March 13, 1929 [34]
Cy Pfirman 48National League kidney disease May 16, 1937 [35]
Lou Kolls 48 American Association [f] car accidentFebruary 23, 1941 [36]
Cal Drummond 52American Association [g] in-game stroke May 3, 1970 [37]
Tony Venzon 56National Leaguecomplications of open heart surgery September 20, 1971 [38]
Lou DiMuro 51American Leaguepost-game car accidentJune 7, 1982 [39]
Bill Kunkel 48American League colon cancer May 4, 1985 [40]
Dick Stello 53National Leaguecar accidentNovember 18, 1987 [41]
Lee Weyer 51National Leaguepost-game heart attackJuly 4, 1988 [42]
Nick Bremigan 43American Leagueheart attackMarch 28, 1989 [43]
John McSherry 51National Leaguein-game heart attackApril 1, 1996 [44]
Wally Bell 48 Major League Baseball heart attackOctober 14, 2013 [45]
Eric Cooper 52Major League Baseball blood clot following knee surgeryOctober 20, 2019 [46]
David Simon51 Frontier League [h] cardiac arrest December 5, 2022 [47]
Conor McKenzie29 Northwoods League car accident while travelling to gameJuly 9, 2023 [48]
Marty Bauer55 Atlantic League unknownOctober 4, 2024 [49]

Softball

The following are softball umpires who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgeLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Ricky Scearce Jr60 University Interscholastic League in-game heart attack May 4, 2012 [50]
Jeff Reynolds65 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association in-game heart attackMay 25, 2016 [51] [52]
Rick Rogers61Softball Ontariocollapsed during tournamentJuly 21, 2024 [53]

Basketball

The following are basketball referees that died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgeLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Troy Raymond 46 Sun Belt Conference, Southland Conference [i] suicide August 12, 2011 [54]
Greg Willard 54 National Basketball Association pancreatic cancer April 1, 2013 [55]
Tony Brown 55National Basketball Associationpancreatic cancerOctober 20, 2022 [56]
Don McGillicuddy56 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association in-game cardiac arrest March 1, 2024 [57]

Boxing

The following are boxing referees who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgeFinal matchCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Richard Green 46 Page def. Snipes (May 20, 1983, USBA) suicide September 15, 1983 [58]
Mitch Halpern 33 Mendoza def. Álvarez (August 12, 2000, WBA)suicideAugust 20, 2000 [59]

Cricket

The following are cricket umpires who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgeLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Alcwyn Jenkins72 South Wales Cricket Association in-game brain injury July 4, 2009 [60]
Hillel Awaskar55 Israel Cricket Association in-game neck injuryNovember 30, 2014 [61]
John Williams80Pembroke County Cricket Leaguein-game brain injuryAugust 15, 2019 [62]
Sumit Bansal46 Delhi & District Cricket Association cardiac arrest shortly after recovering from in-game injuryOctober 10, 2021 [63]

Gridiron football

The following are gridiron football officials (including Canadian rules officials and those of other football variations) who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgePositionLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
James Barnhill 45 referee American Football League heart attack March 11, 1966 [64]
George Young 45 umpire American Football League brain tumor September 21, 1969 [65]
Jack Vest 45referee National Football League motorcycle crashJune 2, 1972 [66] [67]
Harry Kessel 47 head linesman National Football LeagueunknownOctober 9, 1972 [68] [69]
George Ellis 53 field judge National Football Leagueunknown illnessJuly 31, 1974

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Vince Jacob 51 side judge National Football Leagueheart attackOctober 26, 1982 [72]
Dick Jorgensen 56refereeNational Football Leaguecomplications of a blood disorder October 10, 1990 [73]
Dave Hamilton 61umpireNational Football League liver failure January 9, 1995 [74] [75]
Donnie Hampton 47field judgeNational Football Leagueheart attackJanuary 30, 1995 [76] [77]
Bob Lawing 58 back judge National Football League cancer May 6, 2010 [78] [79]
Carl Madsen 71 replay official National Football League cardiac arrest while driving home from gameOctober 24, 2021 [80]

Ice hockey

The following are ice hockey officials who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgePositionLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Stéphane Provost 37 linesman National Hockey League motorcycle crashApril 22, 2005

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Roland Hedberg62 referee Swedish Ice Hockey Association in-game brain injury January 30, 2010 [82] [83]
Butch Mousseau48 referee Western Collegiate Hockey Association brain injury during pre-game warmupMarch 25, 2016 [84]
Pavel Lainka (cs)24 referee WSM Liga [j] in-game brain injurySeptember 10, 2016 [85]
Rafael Kadyrov 47 referee Kontinental Hockey League brain cancer January 20, 2017 [86]

Rugby football

Rugby league

The following are rugby league match officials/referees who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgeLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Ted Hooper 54 New South Wales Rugby Football League [k] collapsed after matchAugust 22, 1925 [87]
Chris Leatherbarrow 27 Super League suicide November 1, 2015 [88]

Rugby union

The following are rugby union match officials/referees who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgeLeagueCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Kerry Fitzgerald 43 Queensland Rugby Union [l] heart attack December 18, 1991 [89] [90]
Ian Rogers 41 South African Rugby Football Union [m] cancer November 26, 1998 [91]
Ian Hooper60 Far North Coast Rugby Union in-match heart attackApril 28, 2019 [92]

Tennis

The following are tennis umpires who died during their careers or officiating assignments.

NameAgePositionFinal tournamentCause of deathDate of deathRef(s)
Dick Wertheim 60–61 linesman 1983 US Open in-game brain injury September 15, 1983 [93]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Rodebaugh was fatally struck during the 1977 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
  2. ↑ Suzuki was fatally struck during the 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
  3. ↑ Roser was fatally struck while assisting officials as a volunteer.
  4. ↑ Sidebottom was an umpire in the VFL from 1976 to 1987.
  5. ↑ Kane previously umpired in the National League and Federal League.
  6. ↑ Kolls previously umpired in the AL.
  7. ↑ Drummond umpired in the AL from 1960 to 1969, where he suffered a serious head injury that led to his death.
  8. ↑ Simon was also umpiring college baseball at the time of his death.
  9. ↑ Raymond was a referee for the 2003-04 NBA season.
  10. ↑ Lainka was refereeing a junior hockey game when he was mortally injured.
  11. ↑ Hooper had retired in 1915, and was working as the NSWRFL’s referee assignor when he died after officiating an exhibition match in 1925.
  12. ↑ Fitzgerald refereed the 1987 Rugby World Cup final and his final match was during the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
  13. ↑ Rogers refereed the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and was assigned to 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying but had fallen ill.

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