Whether engaging in competition, practicing their athletic pursuits for fun, or just living their lives, these professional athletes died before they turned 45.
Trinity Rodman is a child of a famous athlete, and here's inside the Women's National Soccer Team star's relationship with her NBA father, Dennis Rodman.
Drew Drechsel was a champion on "American Ninja Warrior" before allegations surfaced that he had sexual relations with a 15-year-old. Here's where he is now.
We think of professional athletes as being in top physical form, but even that's not enough to keep a person from tragically drowning in some circumstances.
In 2000, Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis had a two-week stint in prison. He was later released, and the murder charges against him were dropped.
X Games athletes are prone to engaging in extremely risky behavior, and some have paid the ultimate price. Here are the X Games athletes who died too young.
Muhammad Ali defeated the greatest fighters of his time and secured himself a legacy still discussed and lauded today. Here are 12 of his greatest victories.
The tragic 1999 plane crash death of golfer Payne Stewart was extra eerie because all on board were unconscious for hours before the plane hit the ground.
Vince Papale's story of beating the odds late in life to make the Philadelphia Eagles inspired the 2006 film "Invincible." Here's what happened to him.
It's hard to imagine two Indy 500 drivers dying in the same race, but the sport includes a lot of danger elements. Luckily this is the only time that happened.