- Oct 2 Maury Wills, American baseball shortstop (7 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1962, World Series 1959, 63, 65; LA Dodgers), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2022)
- Oct 4 Roger Harring, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Uni of Wisconsin–La Crosse 1969–99, record 261–75–7), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 2021)
- Oct 5 Madhav Apte, Indian cricketer (bro of Arvind 7 Tests for India, 1 century), born in Mumbai, India
- Oct 7 Dick Szymanski, American football center (Pro Bowl 1955, 62, 64; Baltimore Colts) and executive (GM Baltimore Colts 1977-82), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2021)
- Oct 8 Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player, born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales
- Oct 12 Ned Jarrett, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1961, 65; Motorsports HOF of America) and broadcaster (CBS, ESPN, TNN, FSN), born in Conover, North Carolina
- Oct 12 Vitold Kreyer, Russian athlete (Olympic bronze, triple jump 1956, 60) and coach (Soviet athletics team 1967–80; head Russian team 2000 Olympics), born in Krasnodar, Russia (d. 2020)
- Oct 17 Paul Anderson, American light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic gold 1956)
- Oct 20 "Rosey" Roosevelt Brown, American NFL hall of fame tackle (NY Giants), born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 2004)
- Oct 24 J. D. Roberts, American College Football Hall of Fame guard (University of Oklahoma; Outland Trophy 1953) and coach (New Orleans Saints), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2021)
- Oct 24 Johnny Lattner, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1953, Notre Dame; Pro Bowl 1954, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
- Oct 26 Chinadorai Deshmutu, Indian field hockey player (1952 Olympics)
- Oct 27 Chuck Stobart, American college football coach (University of Toledo, University of Utah, University of Memphis), born in Middleport, Ohio (d. 2022)
- Oct 27 Harry Gregg, Irish soccer goalkeeper (25 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Swansea, Crewe Alexandra), born in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
- Oct 27 Kathy Cornelius, American golfer (US Open 1956), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Oct 29 Dick Garmaker, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1957-60; Minneapolis Lakers), born in Hibbing, Minnesota (d. 2020)
- Oct 29 Ted Nash, American rower (Olympic gold coxless four 1960), born in Melrose, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
About October 1932
How Old? 91 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: Yes
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