Hulk Hogan left abode at the age of 71 in July, 2025
He died due to heart attack
Fauja Singh - aged 114 also died in 2025 in a road accident
From larger-than-life personalities like Hulk Hogan, who brought pro wrestling to the world stage to fierce two-time heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, the global sporting community mourned the loss of many notable figures in 2025.
Not only legends, but we also witnessed some heartbreaking tragedies this year that took away from us some of the prominent sports personalities who were in the prime of their sporting careers. Let's have a look at the list of some of these personalities who lost their lives in 2025:
1. Greg Biffle (55 years)
Greg Biffle also popularly known as the 'The Biff' or 'Biffle' died in a private jet crash at a North Carolina airport on December 18, 2025. He won many titles during his lifetime such as the 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Rookie of the Year, the 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck championship, the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year, and the 2002 NASCAR Busch Series championship. He also achieved a feat of winning 19 races in the NASCAR Sprint Truck Series
2. Junior Bridgeman (71 years old)
Junior Bridgeman was a NBA veteran and had a record of 13.6 points per game in his career. He went on to become a billionaire towards his retirement and eventually purchased a 10% stake in the Milwaukee Bucks. He sadly passed away due to a heart attack on March 11, 2025
3. Elden Campbell (57 years old)
Elden Campbell, a power forward for the Lakers was a star in the 90s, known for his slick most moves. Unfortunately, he drowned in an accident while fishing in Pompano Beach, Florida.
4. Fauja Singh (114 years)
Fauja Singh was a British national born in India and was an astonishing 114-year old when he sadly died in a road accident in India. He was believed to be the 'world's oldest marathon runner and was famously nicknamed as the "Turbaned Tornado".
5. Octavio Dotel (51 years old)
Octavia Dotel featured as a pitcher for 13 different clubs. Only 10 pitchers are there in the world including Dotel, who have 700 appearances and 10 strikeouts in every 9 innings. He tragically died becauseb of a roof collapse in Santo Domingo on April 8, 2025.
6. Ken Dryden (78 years old)
Ken Dryden was a member of the Montreal Canadiens dynasty who won the Stanley Cup six times with his team. Dryden was also a member of the Canadian Parliament from 2004 to 2011. He unfortunately died from cancer on September 5, 2025.
7. Ricky Hatton (46 years old)
Ricky Hatton was a British professional boxer. He was a two-weight world champion and gained widespread popularity for his relentless style and huge fan base. He had massive wins in his career, including the one against Kostya Tszyu that made him a unified champion, thus adding to his popularity. The former champion committed suicide by hanging himself on September 14, 2025.
8. George Foreman (76 years old)
Big George won his first-ever heavyweight title by making short work of Joe Frazier in the second round in 1973. Twenty years later he again won the coveted title in 1994 at the age of 45. George even had Muhammad Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle and was a famous boxing colour commentator on HBO. He died on March 21, 2025, though his cause of death is not in the public domain yet.
9. Diogo Jota (28 years old)
Diogo Jota was an upcoming young footballer who came into limelight at Liverpool and also played for the Portuguese national team. He tragically deceased in a car crash in Spain on July 3, 2025.
10. Hulk Hogan (71 years old)
Terry Gene Bollea, popularly known as Hulk Hogan, was a prominent pro wrestler of all time. He laid the foundation of WWE's worldwide popularity back in the 1980s and again came into the fray in the mid 1990s as a villain. Hogan passed away due to a heart attack in Clearwater, Florida, on July 24, 2025.
