Nike Exec and basketball coaching legend George Raveling passes away
George Raveling, a former Nike marketing executive and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member, died at the age of 88, his family announced in a statement on social media.
Giorgio Armani dies aged 91
The legendary fashion designer had also diversified into sports.
Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier dies at 31
Alpine athlete and former biathlete Laura Dahlmeier has died. The 31-year-old German died in a rockfall while climbing Laila Peak in Pakistan’s Karakorum Mountains. The news was confirmed by her management on Dahlmeier’s Instagram channel.
CIP’s ‘leading force’ has died
Jaume Ferrer, the “leading force and soul” of the International Padel Cluster (CIP), has died. The news comes to us from the CIP itself, where Ferrer was serving as Technical Secretary and Coordinator.
Quiksilver’s founder has died
The founder of Quiksilver, Alan Green, died of cancer on Jan. 14, we have learned from Surfer magazine and others. He was 77.
Luanvi founder among the dead in Valencia
Vicente Tarancón, CEO of Luanvi, was among the victims of the 29 October floods in Valencia.
One of Nike’s ‘unsung heroes’ has passed away
Douglas Houser, whom Phil Knight calls ‘an unsung hero’ of Nike, dies at 89.
Former Nordica president Franco Vaccari has passed away
Franco Vaccari, a former shareholder of the Tecnica Group, passed away unexpectedly on March 11, 2023, at 83, according to Tecnica Group information. Vaccari was one of the most important entrepreneurs in the history of the so-called Sportsystem district of Montebelluna in the Northern Italian Treviso province.
German ski racing icon Rosi Mittermaier passes away at 72
Former German ski racer Rosi Mittermaier has died. With her two gold medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, “Gold Rosi,” as she was subsequently known, mesmerized all of Germany. Her family told Bayerischer Rundfunk that Mittermaier fell asleep peacefully at the age of 72 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Jan. ...
DC Shoes co-founder and pro driver Ken Block dies in snowmobile accident
Ken Block, the co-founder of DC Shoes, died in a snowmobile accident in Utah. He was 55 years old.
