- Oct 16 Kelso, American racehorse (b. 1957)
- Oct 18 Vijay Manjrekar, Indian cricket batsman (55 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 189no; Bombay, Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra), dies at 52
- Oct 18 Willie Jones, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1950, 51; Philadelphia Phillies), dies from cancer at 58
- Oct 26 Mike Michalske, American football NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers), dies at 80
George Halas (1895-1983)
Oct 31 American Pro Football HOF coach (NFL C'ship 1921, 32, 33, 40, 41, 43, 46, 63; NFL Coach of the Year 1963, 65 Chicago Bears) and executive (owner Chicago Bears 1921-83), dies of pancreatic cancer at 88
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