Alain Delon has died at the age of 88. This “monster” of French cinema passed away during the night from Saturday to Sunday, around three in the morning. He was suffering from lymphoma.
“Alain Fabien, Anouchka, Anthony, as well as (his dog) Loubo, have the immense sorrow to announce the departure of their father. He passed away peacefully in his house in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family (…) His family asks you to kindly respect his privacy, in this extremely painful moment of mourning”announced his three children in a joint statement sent to Agence France Presse.
The news spread like wildfire. Several sports journalists shared their emotion on social networks. “The last giant of French cinema. Have a good trip, Mr. Delon.”wrote
Pierre Menes on X. “I was going to rejoice in Hugo Guillemet’s excellent editorial in today’s L’Equipe! Finally!!! And then I learn about Delon…”commented Daniel Riolo.
Alain Delon was a sports enthusiast
Another football specialist to be affected by this disappearance is Vincent Duluc. “There was the famous aphorism by Thierry Roland: ‘Hrubesch, he’s still not Alain Delon’. But there was this letter, too.”recalled the great reporter of The Teamin reference to a letter from Alain Delon to Jean-Claude Bouttier, before his fight against Monzon, in 1973.
Passionate about sport, particularly boxing, Alain Delon had organised a world championship at his own expense to ensure the fight of one of the stars of the “noble art” of the 1970s.
