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

 

[selmaborntidefan]

The last head coach to win a national title at Notre Dame has crossed over Jordan.

Lou Holtz, legendary Notre Dame coach, dead at 89

Lou Holtz, the legendary Notre Dame coach who led the Fighting Irish to the 1988 national title, has died.

nypost.com

 

[CrimsonTheory]

Lou Holtz.

RIP Coach.

 

[Padreruf]

Great coach and even greater person. He resigned ND so he would not be the all time winningest coach there...thought that should belong to Knute Rockne. Of course, BK hung on long enough to break that record.

SC paper leads with : Famed South Carolina coach dies...LOL.

 

[OakMtn4Bama]

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

He will be greatly missed. RIP