- Jan 20 Dudley Benjafield, British racing driver, dies at 69
- Jan 20 James Connolly, American athlete and author, 1st Modern Olympic Champion in 1896, dies at 88
- Jan 24 Dan Taylor, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 36; Natal), dies at 70
- Feb 19 Maurice Garin, Italian-born French road bicycle racer (winner of Tour de France in 1903), dies at 85
- Mar 12 Harry Dean, English cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies at 72
- Apr 8 Frank Chester, English cricketer and distinguished 1-armed Test umpire, dies at 62
- May 9 Ezio Pinza, Italian American operatic bass (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1926-48), and Tony Award-winning singer (South Pacific), dies at 64
- May 12 Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928)
- May 16 Dick Irvin, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Stanley Cup 1932 Toronto Maple Leafs; 1944, 46, 53 Montreal Canadiens), dies at 64
- May 21 Edwin St Hill, Trinidadian cricketer (two Tests for West Indies 1930-31), dies at 53
- May 31 John Kilbane, American featherweight boxer and World Featherweight Champion (1912-23), dies at 68
- Jun 29 Johan Hin, Dutch yachtsman (Olympic gold 12' Dinghy 1920), dies at 58
- Jul 3 Dolf Luque, Cuban Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1919, 33; MLB wins leader & MLB ERA leader 1923; Cincinnati Reds, NY Giants), dies at 66
- Jul 9 Manfred Julius Susskind, South African cricketer (1924 Test series), dies
- Jul 21 Rockley Wilson, English cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 3 wickets; Cambridge University, Yorkshire CCC), dies at 78
- Aug 21 Nels Stewart, Canadian Hockey HOF center (Stanley Cup 1925 Montreal Maroons; Hart Memorial Trophy 1926, 30), dies at 57
- Oct 28 Tony Morabito, American football executive who founded and co-owned the San Francisco 49ers, dies of a heart attack at 47
- Nov 1 Charlie Caldwell, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Williams, Princeton), dies at 56
- Nov 2 Ted Meredith, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m in world record 1:51.9s 1912), dies at 64
- Nov 7 Roy Worters, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Hart Memorial Trophy 1929; Vezina Trophy 1931; NY Americans), dies at 57
- Nov 9 Peter O'Connor, Irish athlete (1st recognised world long jump record 1901), dies at 85
- Dec 9 Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies
Maurice McLoughlin (1890-1957)
Dec 10 American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1912-13), dies at 67
- Dec 29 Tom Richmond, cricketer (Notts leg-spinner took 2-86 in Eng Test), dies at 67
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