- Dec 2 Atholl Mckinnon, South African cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 26 wickets), dies from a heart attack at 51
- Dec 3 Al Watrous, American golfer (British Open 1926 runner-up), dies at 84
- Dec 4 Bruce Drake, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Oklahoma 1938-55, 200-181), dies at 77
- Dec 17 Erik Christensen, NHL player
Jimmy Demaret (1910-1983)
Dec 28 American golfer (US Masters 1940, 47, 50), dies of a heart attack at 73
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