2016 might go down as the one year we want to forget forever. So many of our favorite stars and biggest role models as kids passed away and it unfortunately doesn’t feel like it’s going to end until this year is through. George Michael, the star musician, passed away on Christmas day, really crushing us this holiday season. Who else passed away in 2016? Let’s celebrate some of the lives we lost in 2016…
No bigger star died in 2016 than Muhammad Ali. The man was a living legend and one that was known by all. He left us on June 3rd after a long fight with Parkinson’s disease. He would succumb to septic shock when it was all said and done.
Jose Fernandez might have been the most surprising death this year. He died at the ripe age of 24-years old after a boating accident in South Beach. Jose was one of the great young pitchers in the game of baseball.
Arnold Palmer’s life was lost in 2016. He died at the age of 87 to cardiovascular disease on September 25.
Gordie Howe passed away June 10 at the age of 88. He was one of the greatest hockey players ever. He played until he was 60 it seemed like and was a 23-time All-Star.
Others we lost in sports in 2016 included Craig Sager, John Saunders and Pat Summitt among others.