2026 - They died this year

[92tide]

sad day for the atlanta running community

Jeff Galloway, Olympian and Pioneer of the Run/Walk Method, Dies at 80

After qualifying for the Olympic Games in the 10,000 meters in 1972, he went on to become an influential running author.

www.runnersworld.com

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Umpire Bruce Froemming at 86. He fell down and because he was on blood thinners, he suffered a brain bleed that eventually killed him the following day.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/02/26/umpiring-legend-bruce-froemming-lifelong-milwaukeean-dies-at-86/88886412007/

 

[Toddrn]

Atlanta running legend, first Peachtree Road race winner Jeff Galloway dies at 80

Jeff Galloway, a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic team, winner of the first Peachtree Road Race and founder of running store Phidippides, died Wednesday at age 80.

www.wabe.org

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Neil Sedaka at 86.

Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.

www.nytimes.com