- Sep 1 Ruud Gullit, Dutch soccer midfielder (66 caps; Ballon d'Or 1987; Feyenoord, PSV, AC Milan, Chelsea), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Sep 1 Tony Cascarino, Irish soccer striker, broadcaster (88 caps Rep of Ireland; Millwall, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Marseille, Nancy), born in St Paul's Cray, Kent, England
- Sep 3 Dave Clark, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1986-98 (Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, and 5 other teams), manager (Houston Astros, 2009), and coach (Houston, Detroit Tigers), born in Tupelo, Mississippi
- Sep 4 Kiran More, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (49 Tests, 130 dismissals, 7 x 50; Baroda), born in Baroda, India
- Sep 5 Beth Underhill, Canadian equestrian jumper (Olympics 26-92, 96), born in Georgetown, Ontario
- Sep 6 Kevin Willis, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 2003 SA Spurs; NBA All-Star 1992 Atlanta Hawks; one of 15 players 16,000+ career points & 11,000+ rebounds), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 8 Sergio Casal, Spanish tennis player (Olympic silver 1988), born in Barcelona, Spain
- Sep 9 Jack Trudeau, American NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers), born in Forest Lake, Minnesota
- Sep 11 Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer (Barcelona), born in Bilbao, Spain
- Sep 13 Brian Fowler, New Zealand cyclist (C'wealth Games gold team time trial 1990; Tour of Southland x 8), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Sep 13 Neal Lancaster, American golfer (US Open 1995 4th), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
- Sep 14 Tom Kurvers, American ice hockey defenseman (Hobey Baker Award 1984; Stanley Cup 1986 Montreal Canadiens), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2021)
- Sep 15 Earnest Byner, American NFL running back (Cleveland Browns) and coach, born in Milledgeville, Georgia
- Sep 16 Julie Larsen Piers, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship runner-up 1996), born in Westchester, New York
- Sep 18 John Fashanu, English soccer striker (2 caps; Wimbledon FC) and TV presenter (Gladiators; Fash's Football Challenge; Deal or No Deal Nigeria), born in London, England
- Sep 19 Ken Rosenthal, American sportswriter and reporter, born in Oyster Bay, Long Island
- Sep 19 Randy Myers, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1990, 94, 95, 97; World Series 1990; NLCS MVP 1990; Cincinnati Reds), born in Vancouver, Washington
- Sep 21 Rune Richardsen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (4 caps; Lillestrøm SK), born in Jessheim, Norway (d. 2023)
- Sep 23 Jack Warren Pierce, Cherry Hill NJ, hurdler
- Sep 23 John Harbaugh, American NFL coach (Super Bowl 2012, Baltimore Ravens 2008-20), born in Toledo, Ohio
- Sep 24 Jake Phelps, American skateboarder, journalist (editor Thrasher magazine), born in San Francisco, CA (d. 2019)
- Sep 24 Mike Phelan, English footballer and coach (Manchester United), born in Nelson, England
- Sep 25 Rajiv Kulkarni, Indian cricket pace bowler (3 Tests, 5 wickets, BB 3/85; Mumbai), born in Mumbai, India
- Sep 26 Steve Moneghetti, Australian marathoner (Olympic 5th 1988, 92, 96), born in Ballarat, Australia
- Sep 27 Gavin Larsen, New Zealand cricket fast/medium bowler (8 Tests, 24 wickets; 121 ODIs, 113 wickets; chairman selectors), born in Wellington, New Zealand
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Sep 28 Canadian NHL goalie (Oilers), born in Spruce Grove, Alberta
- Sep 28 Irving Fryar, American NFL wide receiver (5-time Pro Bowl, #1 pick 1984 Draft), born in Mount Holly Township, New jersey
- Sep 28 Laurie Rinker-Graham, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1987 3rd), born in Stuart, Florida
- Sep 30 Dave Magadan, American baseball player (NY Mets, Chicago Cubs), born in Tampa, Florida
- Sep 30 Frank Rijkaard, Surinam-Dutch soccer star (Ajax, AC Milan)
About September 1962
How Old? 61 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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