We have lost so many sports stars last year. Now lets review the ones we lost in the last 7 days of December of 2015 who may not got the recognition tribute that they deserved.
Meadowlark Lemon Harlem Globetrotters
Dave Henderson MLB
Now, lets start recognizing 2016 of the stars we lost in the sports world.
Red Parker football coach 1931-2016
George McIntyre football coach 1939-2016
Christy O'Connor JR. Golfer 1948-2010
Bill Foster college basketball coach 1929-2016
John Johnson basketball 1947-2016
Maria Teresa de Fillippis first female driver for F1 racing 1926-2016
Monte Irvin MLB 1919-2016
Dave Sime sprinter 1936-2016
Lawrence Phillips NFL 1975-2016
Mike Salmon race car driver 1933-2016
Bob Harkey USAC champ, Indy driver 1930-2016
Mike McDowell auto racer 1932-2016
Bill Johnson Olympic's Alpine Skier 1960-2016
Rik Wilson Hockey 1962-2016
Bobby Wanzer basketball 1921-2016
Betty Francis all women pro baseball team 1931-2016
Ken Sailors basketball 1921-2016
Dave Mirra BMX 1974-2016
Axl Rotten pro wrestler 1971-2016
Lennie Pond NASCAR 1940-2016
Kevin Randleman UCF 1971-2016
Lewis Feild PRCA cowboy 1956-2016
Steve Thompson football player 1965-2016
Tony Phillips MLB 1959-2016
Mark Young pro wrestler 1967-2016
Bobby Johns auto racer 1932-2016
Joe Garagiola MLB 1926-2016
Kevin Turner NFL battling ALS 1969-2016
George Curry football coach 1944-2016
Blackjack Mulligan pro wrestler 1942-2016
Will Smith NFL 1981-2016
Balls Mahoney pro wrestler 1972-2016
Chyna pro wrestler/actress 1969-2016
Don White American Speed Association drove until 2015 1926-2016
Blas Avena MMA fighter 1983-2016
Ken Ramos MLB 1967-2016
Kimbo Slice UCF 1974-2016
Ryan Jimmo UCF 1981-2016
Buddy Ryan NFL coach 1934-2016
Pat Summitt college basketball coach 1952-2016
Carl Haas Indy Car owner 1929-2016
Nate Thurmond NBA 1947-2016
Dennis Green NFL coach 1949-2016
Bryan Clauson USAC champ, Indy 500 and NASCAR driver 1989-2016
Bill Alsup NASCAR modify driver 1938-2016
Bill Dooley college football coach 1934-2016
Juan Bell MLB 1968-2016
Mr. Fuji pro wrestler 1935-2016
Dee Dowis Air Force Academy QB 1968-2016
Kyle Calloway NFL 1987-2016
Bob Bissonette singer, hockey player and pro baseball owner 1981-2016
Cary Blanchard NFL 1968-2016
Bobby Chacon boxer 1951-2016
Frank Masley Luger 1960-2016
Jose Fernandez MLB 1992-2016
Arnold Palmer golfer 1929-2016
Lorenzo Freeman NFL 1964-2016
Dylan Rieder skateboarder/model 1988-2016
Dennis Byrd NFL 1966-2016
Quentin Groves NFL 1984-2016
Jack Sellers NASCAR 1944-2016
Peggy Kirk Bell LPGA 1921-2016
Matt Snorton NFL 1942-2016
Keion Carpenter NFL 1977-2016
Lavell Edwards former BYU head football coach 1930-2016
John Barfield MLB 1964-2016
Rebecca Black Jockey 1976-2016
Harley Saito Japanese woman pro wrestler 1967-2016
Gene Hamm golfer 1923-2016
Herm Johnson auto racer 1953-2016
Rashaan Salaam NFL 1974-2016
Joe McKnight NFL 1988-2016
"Baja' Bob Gordon SCORE off road racer and father of NASCAR driver Robby Gordon. 1947/48-2026
Dave Malcolmson former NASCAR truck owner 1949?-2016
Betty Jane France wife of the founder of NASCAR 1938-2016
Waymond Stricklin auto race and father of NASCAR driver Hut Stricklin 1940-2016
Josephine Bonnett mother of late NASCAR driver Neil Bonnett 1917-2016
David Sisco former NASCAR driver 1937-2016
Rex Robbins founder of American Speed Association 1935?-2016
Josh Sculla bull rider 1987?-2016
Luis Alonso Villarreal Flores ranked PBR bull rider, murdered on his way to an event in Mexico 1987?-2016
Coy Lutz bareback bronc rider 1996?-2016
Stevie Smith downhill mountain bike racer 1989-2016
Cody Hopkins youth bull rider died from West Nile Virus 2004-2016
Kalee Chandler barrel racer, crush to death from her horse landing on top of her at a rodeo event. 2004-2016
Cole Wohle bareback bronc rider and future firefighter 1997-2016
Steve Unger modify driver at Eldora Speedway 1980?-2016
Dylan Noble bull rider suicide by Fresno, California police officers 1996?-2016
Kyle Travis pro wrestler 1983-2016
Iron Mike Sharpe pro wrestler 1951-2016
Charlie Fulton pro wrestler 1949-2016
Christian Abel pro wrestler 1984-2016
Frenchy Martin pro wrestler 1950-2016
Gordie Howe NHL 1946-2016
Muhammad Ali Boxer 1942-2016
Gardnar Mulloy Tennis 1913-2016
Sammy Lee Olympic Diving Gold medalist 1920-2016
Lee Reherman college football player, Hawk on American Gladiators and Actor 1966-2016
I will continue working on updates to the tributes and add info to them all.
